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HRES 333 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 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 14, 2025 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 14, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Apr 14, 2025
Submitted in House
What's happening now April 14, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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