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HRES 292 118th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Firearms and explosives Racial and ethnic relations State and local government operations Tennessee Violent crime

Condemning the expulsion of two Black, duly elected Tennessee Representatives as a blatant act of racism and an attack on the democracy of the United States and observing that the Tennessee House of…

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Condemning the expulsion of two Black, duly elected Tennessee Representatives as a blatant act of racism and an attack on the democracy of the United States and observing that the Tennessee House of Representatives preferred to take this action of expulsion rather than to act on gun control measures to protect children.

Introduced: April 13, 2023 Introduced by: Kamlager-Dove, Sydney Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Apr 17, 2023
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1749-1750)
Apr 13, 2023
Introduced in House
Apr 13, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution condemns the expulsion of state representatives Justin Jones and Justin J. Pearson from the Tennessee General Assembly as an attack on American democracy and an overt act of racism. It also expresses the belief that state and federal lawmakers should address gun violence.

What's happening now April 17, 2023

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1749-1750)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 13
D
Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Apr 20, 2023
 D
Lee, Summer L.
Pennsylvania · Apr 17, 2023
Bowman, Jamaal
· Apr 13, 2023
 D
Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Apr 13, 2023
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 13, 2023
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Apr 13, 2023
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Apr 13, 2023
 D
Ivey, Glenn
Maryland · Apr 13, 2023
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 13, 2023
 D
Mullin, Kevin
California · Apr 13, 2023
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 13, 2023
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Apr 13, 2023
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Apr 13, 2023
 D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Apr 13, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 292: Condemning the expulsion of two Black, duly elected Tennessee Representatives as a blatant act of racism and an attack on the democracy of the United States and observing that the Tennessee House of Representatives preferred to take this action of expulsion rather than to act on gun control measures to protect children.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-292/
MLA
"H. Res. 292: Condemning the expulsion of two Black, duly elected Tennessee Representatives as a blatant act of racism and an attack on the democracy of the United States and observing that the Tennessee House of Representatives preferred to take this action of expulsion rather than to act on gun control measures to protect children.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-292/.
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H. Res. 292, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-292/.
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[H. Res. 292: Condemning the expulsion of two Black, duly elected Tennessee Representatives as a blatant act of racism and an attack on the democracy of the United States and observing that the Tennessee House of Representatives preferred to take this action of expulsion rather than to act on gun control measures to protect children.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-292/)
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