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H.Res. 715 (115th)

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Memphis sanitation workers' strike.

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Introduced

29 January 2018

Last action

29 January 2018 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Sponsors

Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1], Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8], Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3], Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5], Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11], Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3], Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43], David Scott, Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10], Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6], Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE], Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5], Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4], Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7], Rep. Love, Mia B. [R-UT-4], Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12], Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33], Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2], Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]

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Summary

Honors the memory of Echol Cole, Robert Walker, and all the Memphis sanitation workers who struggled for economic justice and human dignity. Honors and remembers the extraordinary moral leadership of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Calls upon and encourages all Americans to remember all those who struggle for justice and to dedicate themselves to realizing the dream of Dr. King.

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Timeline

  1. 29 January 2018

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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  2. 29 January 2018

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

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  3. 29 January 2018

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

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