US HR128 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 55-8)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Recognizing the significance of the Greensboro Four Sit In. Recognizes the contribution of the Greensboro Four to the revitalization of the civil rights movement and their significance as a catalyst for the mobilization of college students coalescing in the formation of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. Recognizes that ethnic and racial diversity of the United States enriches and strengthens the nation. Encourages states to include the history and contributions of the Greensboro Four in their year-round educational curriculum.

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Title

Recognizing the significance of the Greensboro Four Sit In.

Sponsors

Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]Rep. Mark Walker [R-NC]Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]
Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]
Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]Rep. Renee Ellmers [R-NC]
Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]
Rep. David Price [D-NC]Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]
Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]
Rep. David Scott [D-GA]Rep. John Carney [D-DE]Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA]Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]
Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC]Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]Rep. John Larson [D-CT]Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]Rep. Xavier Becerra [D-CA]
Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]Rep. Richard Hudson [R-NC]Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]
Rep. David Rouzer [R-NC]Rep. George Holding [R-NC]Rep. Robert Pittenger [R-NC]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-03-17HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2015-02-26HouseReferred to House Judiciary
2015-02-26HouseReferred to House Education and the Workforce
2015-02-26HouseReferred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2015-02-26HouseIntroduced in House

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