295 -- Recognizing the enduring cultural and historical significance of emancipation in the Nation's capital on the anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's signing of the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, which established the "first freed" on April 16, 1862, and celebrating passage of the District of Columbia statehood bill in the House of Representatives. | Poliscope

Recognizing the enduring cultural and historical significance of emancipation in the Nation's capital on the anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's signing of the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, which established the "first freed" on April 16, 1862, and celebrating passage of the District of Columbia statehood bill in the House of Representatives.

295

118th Congress

Government Operations and Politics

In Committee

Recognizing the enduring cultural and historical significance of emancipation in the Nation's capital on the anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's signing of the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, which established the "first freed" on April 16, 1862, and celebrating passage of the District of Columbia statehood bill in the House of Representatives.

Legislative Progress

✓

Introduced

2

Committee

3

Floor Vote

4

Other Chamber

5

Enacted

Introduced

April 13, 2023

Latest Action

April 13, 2023

Primary Sponsor

Eleanor Holmes NortonDemocratic(DC)

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vs 1,627 other HRES bills in the 118th — cohort avg 7d

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Subjects (8)

Commemorative events and holidays

Congressional tributes

District of Columbia

Due process and equal protection

Legislative rules and procedure

Racial and ethnic relations

State and local government operations

Actions (2)

April 13, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

April 13, 2023

Introduced in House

Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H

Committees

Committee	Chamber	Activity	Date
Oversight and Government Reform Committee	House	Referred To	April 13, 2023

Text Versions

Version	Date	Links
Introduced in House	April 13, 2023	XML

Related Bills (1)

Bill	Congress	Relationship
HRES 1146	118th	Identical bill

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Recognizing the enduring cultural and historical significance of emancipation in the Nation's capital on the anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's signing of the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, which established the "first freed" on April 16, 1862, and celebrating passage of the District of Columbia statehood bill in the House of Representatives.

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Recognizing the enduring cultural and historical significance of emancipation in the Nation's capital on the anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's signing of the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, which established the "first freed" on April 16, 1862, and celebrating passage of the District of Columbia statehood bill in the House of Representatives.

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