US SR508 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 27 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-02-27 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1175-1176; text: CR S1226)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 27 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-02-27 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1175-1176; text: CR S1226)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
This resolution commemorates the 150th anniversary of the historic seating of Hiram Rhodes Revels, Senator of Mississippi, as the first African American Senator.
Title
A resolution commemorating the 150th anniversary of the historic seating of Hiram Rhodes Revels as the first African American United States Senator.
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-02-27 | Senate | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1175-1176; text: CR S1226) |
Subjects
Commemorative events and holidays
Congress
Congressional tributes
Members of Congress
Mississippi
Racial and ethnic relations
Senate
U.S. history
Congress
Congressional tributes
Members of Congress
Mississippi
Racial and ethnic relations
Senate
U.S. history
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-resolution/508/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sres508/BILLS-116sres508ats.pdf |