US HCR52 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress

US Congress House Concurrent Resolution 52 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on May 24 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-08-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

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.

Title

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.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-08-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2011-05-24	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Same As/Similar To

SCR22 (Same As) 2011-05-24 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3280)

Subjects

Athletes
Congressional tributes
Crime and law enforcement
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Presidents and presidential powers
Professional sports
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history

US Congress State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/52/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hconres52/BILLS-112hconres52ih.pdf