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SJRES 30 117th Congress Senate Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commemorative events and holidays Racial and ethnic relations U.S. history

Original Slavery Remembrance Day Resolution

Introduced: November 17, 2021 Introduced by: Warren, Elizabeth Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Nov 17, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 17, 2021
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Original Slavery Remembrance Day Resolution

This joint resolution designates a Slavery Remembrance Day annually on August 20 and condemns slavery and its progenies.

What's happening now November 17, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HJRES 64 Related bill Original Slavery Remembrance Day Resolution
  • HRES 517 Related bill Original Slavery Remembrance Day Resolution of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 9
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Nov 17, 2021
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Nov 17, 2021
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Nov 17, 2021
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Nov 17, 2021
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Nov 17, 2021
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Nov 17, 2021
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Nov 17, 2021
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Nov 17, 2021
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Nov 17, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 30: Original Slavery Remembrance Day Resolution. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SJRES-30/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 30: Original Slavery Remembrance Day Resolution." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SJRES-30/.
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S.J. Res. 30, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SJRES-30/.
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