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S.Res. 447 (108th)
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President of the United States should exercise his Constitutional Authority to pardon posthumously John Arthur "Jack" Johnson for Mr. Johnson's racially-motivated 1913 conviction that diminished his athletic, cultural, and historic significance, and unduly tarnished his reputation.
Introduced
5 October 2004
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Status
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10417-10419; text as passed Senate: CR S10418-10419; text of measure as introduced: CR S10445)
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29 September 2021
Summary
Calls for the President to grant a pardon, posthumously, to Jack Johnson, the first African-American professional boxer to hold the title of Heavyweight Champion of the World.
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4 official files
Agreed to Senate (text)
Agreed to Senate · EN · 5 October 2004
Agreed to Senate (PDF)
Agreed to Senate · EN · 5 October 2004
Passed Senate without amendment
summary · EN · 5 October 2004
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 5 October 2004
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-resolution/447
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/sres/447