Skip to content
PoliticalRepoPoliticalRepo

United States · Resolution · SRES

S.Res. 407 (109th)

A resolution recognizing the African American Spiritual as a national treasure.

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

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

Discovery layer

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.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

  1. 28 March 2006

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2473)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 28 March 2006

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2473)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 28 March 2006

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

Documents

3 official files

Introduced in Senate (text)

View fileDownload file

This file cannot be previewed here. Use View or Download.

Leesvertaling

Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in Senate (text)

    Introduced in Senate · EN · 28 March 2006

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

  • Introduced in Senate (PDF)

    Introduced in Senate · EN · 28 March 2006

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in Senate

    summary · EN · 28 March 2006

    Open at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Sponsors

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.