HRES 1180 119th Congress House Government Operations and Politics

Recognizing the enduring cultural and historical significance of emancipation in the Nation's capital on the anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's signing of the District of Columbia Compensated…

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Recognizing the enduring cultural and historical significance of emancipation in the Nation's capital on the anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's signing of the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, which established the "first freed" on April 16, 1862, and celebrating passage of the District of Columbia statehood bill in the House of Representatives.

Introduced: April 15, 2026 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov

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Apr 15, 2026

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1180: Recognizing the enduring cultural and historical significance of emancipation in the Nation's capital on the anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's signing of the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, which established the "first freed" on April 16, 1862, and celebrating passage of the District of Columbia statehood bill in the House of Representatives.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-1180/

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"H. Res. 1180: Recognizing the enduring cultural and historical significance of emancipation in the Nation's capital on the anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's signing of the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, which established the "first freed" on April 16, 1862, and celebrating passage of the District of Columbia statehood bill in the House of Representatives.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-1180/.

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H. Res. 1180, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-1180/.

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[H. Res. 1180: Recognizing the enduring cultural and historical significance of emancipation in the Nation's capital on the anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's signing of the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, which established the "first freed" on April 16, 1862, and celebrating passage of the District of Columbia statehood bill in the House of Representatives.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-1180/)