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- H.RES.344
H.RES.344: Urging the discontinued use of the Confederate battle flag, which represents pain, humiliation, torture, and racial oppression, in remembrance of the Emanuel 9.
About This Bill
- Introduced June 25, 2015
- Latest Major Action July 9, 2015
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
35 (All Democrats)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - June 25, 2015
Bill Summary
Urges: states hanging the Confederate battle flag in public and state locations to remove the flag; states to discontinue use of the Confederate battle flag and its likeness on any property deemed governmental speech, including license plates; businesses to discontinue selling Confederate battle flags and related merchandise; and states with flags that include depictions of and symbolic references to the Confederate battle flag to remove...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| July 9, 2015 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
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| June 25, 2015 |
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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| June 25, 2015 |
Introduced in the House by James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) |