United States · Resolution · SRES
S.Res. 407 (109th)
A resolution recognizing the African American Spiritual as a national treasure.
Introduced
28 March 2006
Last action
28 March 2006 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2473)
Sponsors
Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL], Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY], Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC]
Subjects
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Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Recognizes that African American spirituals are a poignant and powerful genre of music that have become one of the most significant segments of American music in existence. Requests that the President issue a proclamation that reflects on the important contribution of African American spirituals to American history and that names the African American spiritual as a national treasure.
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Timeline
28 March 2006
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2473)
Source: IntroReferral
28 March 2006
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2473)
Source: IntroReferral
28 March 2006
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 28 March 2006 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-resolution/407
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/sres/407
- us · 109-sres-407 · source updated 10 August 2026