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H. Con. Res. 62 118th Congress House

Original Slavery Remembrance Day Memorialization Resolution

Official title: Expressing the sense of Congress that Congress, as well as people throughout the Nation, should hold an annual commemorative event on or near August 20th to re… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Expressing the sense of Congress that Congress, as well as people throughout the Nation, should hold an annual commemorative event on or near August 20th to revere, honor, and remember the victims of slavery in the United States as well as to prevent slavery from ever happening again.

Introduced: August 18, 2023 Introduced by: Al Green Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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Aug 18, 2023
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Aug 18, 2023
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 Latest action August 18, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

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Original Slavery Remembrance Day Memorialization Resolution

This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that (1) Congress should hold an annual commemorative event at a location in the U.S. Capitol Complex to revere, honor, and remember the victims of slavery; and (2) similar commemorative events should be held throughout the nation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HCONRES 125 Original Slavery Remembrance Day Commemorative Remembrance Program Resolution
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 62: Original Slavery Remembrance Day Memorialization Resolution. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HCONRES-62/
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"H. Con. Res. 62: Original Slavery Remembrance Day Memorialization Resolution." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HCONRES-62/.
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H. Con. Res. 62, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HCONRES-62/.
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