US Congress House Concurrent Resolution 14 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-1)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Expressing the sense of Congress that John Arthur "Jack" Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation. Expresses the sense of Congress that Jack Johnson (the first African-American professional boxer to hold the title of Heavyweight Champion of the World) should receive a posthumous pardon to expunge from the annals of American criminal justice a racially motivated abuse of the federal government's prosecutorial authority and to recognize his athletic and cultural contributions to society.

Expressing the sense of Congress that John Arthur "Jack" Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation.

Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]
Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]
Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-19	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2015-02-04	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2015-02-04	House	Introduced in House

SCR6 (Same As) 2015-02-26 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1172)
SB1177 (Related) 2016-03-17 - By Senator Alexander from Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions filed written report. Report No. 114-231. Additional views filed.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/14/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hconres14/BILLS-114hconres14ih.pdf