Urging the discontinued use of the Confederate battle flag, which represents pain, humiliation, torture, and racial oppression, in remembrance of the Emanuel 9.

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Introduced

25 June 2015

Last action

9 July 2015 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Sponsors

Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6], Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5], Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1], Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12], Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4], Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2], Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11], Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2], David Scott, Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33], Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43], Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24], Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]

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Summary

Urges: states hanging the Confederate battle flag in public and state locations to remove the flag; states to discontinue use of the Confederate battle flag and its likeness on any property deemed governmental speech, including license plates; businesses to discontinue selling Confederate battle flags and related merchandise; and states with flags that include depictions of and symbolic references to the Confederate battle flag to remove those depictions and references.

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Timeline

25 June 2015
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
25 June 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 June 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
9 July 2015
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Source: Committee

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-resolution/344
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