H.J.Res.113119th CongressHouse joint resolution
IntroducedCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Original Slavery Remembrance Day Resolution
Bill progressCurrent: Introduced
- Introduced
- Committee
- House
- Senate
- President
- Law
- Introduced
- August 15, 2025
- Sponsor
- · D–TX
- Recorded roll calls
- None recorded
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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The resolution would designate August 20 annually as Slavery Remembrance Day and encourage acknowledgment of the importance of remembering slavery. It would condemn slavery and its consequences and authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation calling for appropriate observances.
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