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H.RES.265

H.RES.265: Commemorating the life and legacy of Sojourner Truth.

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Introduced March 28, 2019
Latest Major Action April 12, 2019
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Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas)

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29 (All Democrats)

Karen Bass (D-Calif.)
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.)
Lucy McBath (D-Ga.)
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.)
Marcia L. Fudge (D-Ohio)
Robin Kelly (D-Ill.)
Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.)
Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands)
Yvette D. Clarke (D-N.Y.)
Grace Meng (D-N.Y.)
Steven Horsford (D-Nev.)
Josh Harder (D-Calif.)
Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas)
Chris Pappas (D-N.H.)
John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)
Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)
Norma Torres (D-Calif.)
Donna Shalala (D-Fla.)
Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.)
Terri Sewell (D-Ala.)
Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (D-Ga.)
Alcee L. Hastings (D-Fla.)
Emanuel Cleaver II (D-Mo.)
William Lacy Clay (D-Mo.)
Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio)
James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.)
Cedric Richmond (D-La.)
G. K. Butterfield (D-N.C.)
Brenda Lawrence (D-Mich.)

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Introduced in House - March 28, 2019

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This resolution commemorates the life and legacy of Sojourner Truth, who demonstrates the indomitable will of people who yearn to be free and overcome impossible odds to win freedom for themselves and others.

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Date	Description
April 12, 2019	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
March 28, 2019	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
March 28, 2019	Introduced in the House by Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas)

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Introduced in the House by Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas)