A joint resolution designating September 5, 1983, as "National Beale Street, Home-of-the-Blues Day" to commemorate the redevelopment of the historic area where W. C. Handy, originator of the famous music form known as the "Blues", composed the "Memphis Blues" some seventy years ago.

Introduced

2 May 1983

Last action

9 May 1983 · Referred

Status

Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

Sponsors

Rep. Ford, Harold E. [D-TN-9], Rep. Sundquist, Don [R-TN-7], Rep. Boner, William H. [D-TN-5], Rep. Jones, Ed [D-TN-8], Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5], Rep. Lloyd, Marilyn [D-TN-3], Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN], Rep. Duncan, John J. [R-TN-2], Rep. Quillen, James H. (Jimmy) [R-TN-1], Rep. Alexander, Bill [D-AR-1], Rep. Dowdy, Wayne [D-MS-4], Rep. Whitten, Jamie L. [D-MS-1], Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8], Rep. Dixon, Julian C. [D-CA-32], Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4], Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2], Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-29], Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3], Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17], Rep. Crockett, George W., Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Barnes, Michael D. [D-MD-8], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Kennelly, Barbara B. [D-CT-1], Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15], Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12], Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4], Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL], Rep. Hatcher, Charles [D-GA-2], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-9], Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31], Rep. Boland, Edward P. [D-MA-2], Del. Won Pat, Antonio B. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-15], Rep. Leland, Mickey [D-TX-18], Rep. Vandergriff, Tommy J. [D-TX-26], Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-11], Rep. Hall, Katie [D-IN-1], Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16], Rep. Gray, William H., III [D-PA-2], Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7], Rep. McNulty, James F., Jr. [D-AZ-5], Rep. Andrews, Michael [D-TX-25], Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3], Rep. Hansen, George V. [R-ID-2]

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6 February 2024