Recognizing and celebrating the significance of Black History Month.
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Feb 29, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
Feb 29, 2024
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
This resolution recognizes the importance of commemorating Black History Month as it acknowledges the achievements of Black Americans throughout the nation's history.
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
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64
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Adams, Alma S.
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Amo, Gabe
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Blumenauer, Earl
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Bowman, Jamaal
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Brown, Shontel M.
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Brownley, Julia
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Carbajal, Salud O.
Cárdenas, Tony
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Carson, André
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Carter, Troy A.
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Case, Ed
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Costa, Jim
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Crockett, Jasmine
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Davis, Donald G.
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Davis, Danny K.
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Dean, Madeleine
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DelBene, Suzan K.
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Deluzio, Christopher R.
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DeSaulnier, Mark
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Dingell, Debbie
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Doggett, Lloyd
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Escobar, Veronica
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Espaillat, Adriano
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Fletcher, Lizzie
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Frost, Maxwell
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Garamendi, John
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Garcia, Sylvia R.
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Goldman, Daniel S.
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Ivey, Glenn
Jackson Lee, Sheila
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
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Kamlager-Dove, Sydney
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
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Landsman, Greg
Lee, Barbara
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McCollum, Betty
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McGovern, James P.
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Moore, Gwen
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Morelle, Joseph D.
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Moulton, Seth
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Mullin, Kevin
Napolitano, Grace
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
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Omar, Ilhan
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Peters, Scott H.
Phillips, Dean
Porter, Katie
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1040: Recognizing and celebrating the significance of Black History Month.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-1040/
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H. Res. 1040, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-1040/.
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