United States · Resolution · HRES
H.Res. 487 (105th)
Relating to the emancipation of African slaves in the Danish West Indies, now the United States Virgin Islands.
Introduced
23 June 1998
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
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7 April 2025
Summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the emancipation of African slaves in what is now the United States Virgin Islands is part of the process of extending civil rights to all individuals in what is now the United States.
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3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 23 June 1998
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 23 June 1998
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 23 June 1998
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-resolution/487
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hres/487