United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 742 (95th)
A resolution to recognize the heritage of black citizens of the United States.
Introduced
16 February 1978
Last action
16 February 1978 · Introduced
Status
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Sponsors
Rep. Metcalfe, Ralph H. [D-IL-1], Rep. Burke, Yvonne B. [D-CA-28], Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1], Rep. Chisholm, Shirley [D-NY-12], Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7], JOHN CONYERS, Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-8], Rep. Diggs, Charles C., Jr. [D-MI-13], Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Ford, Harold E. [D-TN-8], Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29], Rep. Jordan, Barbara [D-TX-18], Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7], Rep. Nix, Robert N. C. [D-PA-2], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19], Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-21], Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Brodhead, William [D-MI-17], Rep. Flood, Daniel J. [D-PA-11], Rep. Davis, Mendel J. [D-SC-1], Rep. Van Deerlin, Lionel [D-CA-42], Rep. Baldus, Alvin J. [D-WI-3], Rep. Drinan, Robert F. [D-MA-4], Rep. Burke, James A. [D-MA-11], Rep. Price, Melvin [D-IL-23]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
1 August 2024
Summary
Designates February as "Black History Month."
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Timeline
16 February 1978
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Source: IntroReferral
16 February 1978
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 February 1978
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.
Documents
1 official file
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 16 February 1978
Sponsors
- Rep. Metcalfe, Ralph H. [D-IL-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Burke, Yvonne B. [D-CA-28] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Chisholm, Shirley [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7] · D · Cosponsor
- JOHN CONYERS · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Diggs, Charles C., Jr. [D-MI-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ford, Harold E. [D-TN-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jordan, Barbara [D-TX-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Nix, Robert N. C. [D-PA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-21] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brodhead, William [D-MI-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Flood, Daniel J. [D-PA-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Davis, Mendel J. [D-SC-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Van Deerlin, Lionel [D-CA-42] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Baldus, Alvin J. [D-WI-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Drinan, Robert F. [D-MA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Burke, James A. [D-MA-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Price, Melvin [D-IL-23] · D · Cosponsor
- · hspo00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/house-joint-resolution/742
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/95/hjres/742
- us · 95-hjres-742 · source updated 1 August 2024