US SCR16 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on April 1 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-04-01 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4196-4197)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 1 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-04-01 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4196-4197)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Calls for the President to grant a pardon, posthumously, to Jack Johnson (the first African-American professional boxer to hold the title of Heavyweight Champion of the World) 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
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President of the United States should exercise his constitutional authority to pardon posthumously John Arthur "Jack" Johnson for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation.
Sponsors
| Sen. Sam Brownback [R-KS] | Sen. John McCain [R-AZ] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-04-01 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4196-4197) | |
| 2009-04-01 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4197) |
Same As/Similar To
HCR91 (Related) 2009-04-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
SCR29 (Related) 2009-07-29 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
SCR29 (Related) 2009-07-29 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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
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/111th-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/16/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/sconres16/BILLS-111sconres16is.pdf |
