US SCR29 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on June 25 2009 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-07-29 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on June 25 2009 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-07-29 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that Jack Johnson (the first African-American professional boxer to hold the title of Heavyweight Champion of the World) should receive a posthumous pardon to expunge from the annals of American criminal justice a racially motivated abuse of the federal government's prosecutorial authority and to recognize his athletic and cultural contributions to society.
Title
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that John Arthur "Jack" Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation.
Sponsors
| Sen. Sam Brownback [R-KS] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. John McCain [R-AZ] | Sen. Harry Reid [D-NV] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-07-29 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | |
| 2009-07-29 | On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9037) | |
| 2009-07-29 | Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H9036-9037) | |
| 2009-07-29 | Committee on Judiciary discharged. | |
| 2009-07-29 | Mr. Johnson (GA) asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider. | |
| 2009-07-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. | |
| 2009-06-25 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | |
| 2009-06-25 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | |
| 2009-06-25 | Received in the House. | |
| 2009-06-24 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7022) | |
| 2009-06-24 | Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7022) | |
| 2009-06-16 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6656) |
Same As/Similar To
HCR91 (Related) 2009-04-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
SCR16 (Related) 2009-04-01 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4196-4197)
SCR16 (Related) 2009-04-01 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4196-4197)
Subjects
Athletes
Congressional tributes
Crime and law enforcement
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Presidents and presidential powers
Professional sports
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history
Congressional tributes
Crime and law enforcement
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Presidents and presidential powers
Professional sports
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history
