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S.Res. 39 (109th)

A resolution apologizing to the victims of lynching and the descendants of those victims for the failure of the Senate to enact anti-lynching legislation.

passedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

7 February 2005

Last action

13 June 2005 · Committee

Status

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6364-6365)

Sponsors

Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA], Sen. Allen, George [R-VA], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Frist, William H. [R-TN], Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV], Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO], Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS], Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE], Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ], Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN], Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN], Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI], Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL], Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO], Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA], Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL], Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR], Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV], Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK], Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN]

Subjects

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10 August 2026

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Summary

Declares that the Senate: (1) apologizes to the victims and survivors of lynching for its failure to enact anti-lynching legislation; (2) expresses its deepest sympathies and most solemn regrets to the descendants of such victims whose ancestors were deprived of life, human dignity, and the constitutional protections accorded all other U.S. citizens; and (3) remembers the history of lynching, to ensure that these personal tragedies will be neither forgotten nor repeated.

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Timeline

  1. 7 February 2005

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1059-1061)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 7 February 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 7 February 2005

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1059)

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 13 June 2005

    Passed

    Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6364-6365)

    Source: Floor

  5. 13 June 2005

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S6364-6365)

    Source: Floor

  6. 13 June 2005

    Discharge

    Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Discharge

  7. 13 June 2005

    Committee

    Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Committee

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Agreed to Senate (text)

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  • Agreed to Senate (text)

    Agreed to Senate · EN · 13 June 2005

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    summary · EN · 13 June 2005

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    Introduced in Senate · EN · 7 February 2005

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