US Congress Senate Concurrent Resolution 26 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 39-4-1)
Status: Engrossed on June 18 2009 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-06-18 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Acknowledges the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery and Jim Crow laws. Apologizes to African-Americans on behalf of the people of the United States for the wrongs committed against them and their ancestors who suffered under slavery and Jim Crow laws. Expresses Congress's recommitment to the principle that all people are created equal and endowed with inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and calls on all people of the United States to work toward eliminating racial prejudices, injustices, and discrimination from our society. Declares that nothing in this resolution authorizes, supports, or serves as a settlement of any claim against the United States.

A concurrent resolution apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of African Americans.

Sen. Evan Bayh [D-IN]	Sen. Mark Begich [D-AK]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D-NM]
Sen. Christopher Bond [R-MO]	Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Sam Brownback [R-KS]
Sen. Roland Burris [D-IL]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]
Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS]	Sen. Bob Corker [R-TN]	Sen. Christopher Dodd [D-CT]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]
Sen. Russell Feingold [D-WI]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Tom Harkin [D-IA]
Sen. Edward Kennedy [D-MA]	Sen. John Kerry [D-MA]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Mary Landrieu [D-LA]
Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ]	Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]	Sen. Carl Levin [D-MI]	Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D-AR]
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD]	Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]
Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL]	Sen. Benjamin Nelson [D-NE]	Sen. Mark Pryor [D-AR]	Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]	Sen. Arlen Specter [D-PA]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]
Sen. Mark Udall [D-CO]	Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]	Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-06-18		Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2009-06-18		Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2009-06-18		Received in the House.
2009-06-18		Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (text: CR S6761-6762)
2009-06-18		Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6761-6768)
2009-06-11		Submitted in the Senate and ordered held at desk by unanimous consent. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6568-6569)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/26/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/sconres26/BILLS-111sconres26es.pdf