Bills About Civil Rights And Liberties, Minority Issues Sponsored by John Lewis (D-Ga.)

Rep. Lewis sponsored 16 bills about civil rights and liberties, minority issues in the 116th Congress (2019-20).

Introduced Number Title Cosponsors Cosponsor Party Latest Action
Jan. 23, 2019 H.RES.71 Observing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day. 58
Bipartisan
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
April 26, 2016 H.R.5067 To reauthorize the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007. 78
Bipartisan
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
July 30, 2013 H.RES.319 Recognizing Bayard Rustin for his lifelong leadership in the civil rights, labor, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights movements and for his exemplary dedication to realizing true equality and freedom in the United States. 43
Bipartisan
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Dec. 17, 2010 H.RES.1779 Honoring the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Rides. 0 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
July 28, 2010 H.RES.1566 Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the pioneering of college students whose determination and nonviolent resistance led to the desegregation of lunch counters and places of public accommodation over a 5-year period. 1
All Democrats
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Feb. 2, 2010 H.RES.1058 Honoring and praising the Sojourn to the Past organization on the occasion of its 10th anniversary. 28
All Democrats
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
March 4, 2010 H.CON.RES.249 Commemorating the 45th anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the role that it played in ensuring the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. 1
All Democrats
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
July 17, 2009 H.CON.RES.166 Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner, and the "Freedom Summer" of 1964, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued. 15
All Democrats
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Feb. 4, 2009 H.RES.134 Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s visit to India, and the positive influence that the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi had on Dr. King's work during the Civil Rights Movement. 9
Bipartisan
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jan. 16, 2009 H.RES.73 Observing the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., and encouraging the people of the United States to observe the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and for other purposes. 52
Bipartisan
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jan. 23, 2008 H.R.5129 To restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes. 33
All Democrats
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Sept. 20, 2005 H.CON.RES.247 Expressing the sense of Congress that a requirement that United States citizens obtain photo identification cards before being able to vote has not been shown to ensure ballot integrity and places an undue burden on the legitimate voting rights of citizens. 25
All Democrats
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Feb. 11, 2004 H.R.3809 To restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes. 102
Bipartisan
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Jan. 7, 1997 H.R.74 To protect the voting rights of homeless citizens. 71
Bipartisan
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Jan. 4, 1995 H.R.55 To protect voting rights of homeless citizens. 17
Bipartisan
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
March 24, 1993 H.R.1457 To protect the voting rights of homeless citizens. 72
Bipartisan
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
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