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HRES 314 118th Congress House Law Constitution and constitutional amendments Due process and equal protection Racial and ethnic relations Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status Supreme Court U.S. history U.S. territories and protectorates

Acknowledging that the United States Supreme Court's decisions in the Insular Cases and the "territorial incorporation doctrine" are contrary to the text and history of the United States Constitution, rest on racial views and stereotypes from the era of Plessy v. Ferguson that have long been rejected, are contrary to our Nation's most basic constitutional and democratic principles, and should be rejected as having no place in United States constitutional law.

Introduced: April 20, 2023 See on congress.gov
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May 22, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs .
Apr 20, 2023
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 20, 2023
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution rejects the Supreme Court's decisions in the Insular Cases (a series of cases regarding the application of constitutional rights in U.S. territories) and recognizes that constitutional and democratic principles apply throughout the states and territories of the United States.

What's happening now May 22, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs .

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