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- H.RES.816
H.RES.816: Recognizing the significance of the Greensboro Four sit-in.
About This Bill
- Introduced Jan. 28, 2020
- Latest Major Action Feb. 7, 2020
- See the three similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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- Introduced in House - Jan. 28, 2020
Bill Summary
This resolution recognizes the contribution of the Greensboro Four to the civil rights movement and the significant role they played as a catalyst for the mobilization of college students coalescing in the formation of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. The resolution (1) recognizes that ethnic and racial diversity of the United States enriches and strengthens the nation, and (2) encourages states to include the history and...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Feb. 7, 2020 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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| Jan. 28, 2020 |
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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| Jan. 28, 2020 |
Introduced in the House by Alma Adams (D-N.C.) |