United States · Resolution · HCONRES
H.Con.Res. 14 (114th)
Expressing the sense of Congress that John Arthur "Jack" Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation.
Introduced
4 February 2015
Last action
19 February 2015 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Sponsors
Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], David Scott, Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that Jack Johnson (the first African-American professional boxer to hold the title of Heavyweight Champion of the World) should receive a posthumous pardon to expunge from the annals of American criminal justice a racially motivated abuse of the federal government's prosecutorial authority and to recognize his athletic and cultural contributions to society.
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Timeline
4 February 2015
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
4 February 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 February 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
19 February 2015
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 4 February 2015 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · D · Sponsor
- David Scott · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Expressing the sense of Congress that John Arthur "Jack" Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation.
- related to ← A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that John Arthur "Jack" Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation.
- related to ← Every Student Succeeds Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/14
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hconres/14
- us · 114-hconres-14 · source updated 5 December 2025