US SCR5 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Engrossed on April 18 2013 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-18 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on April 18 2013 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-18 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [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 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. John McCain [R-AZ] | Sen. William Cowan [D-MA] | Sen. Harry Reid [D-NV] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-04-18 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2013-04-18 | House | Received in the House. |
| 2013-04-18 | Senate | Message on Senate action sent to the House. |
| 2013-04-17 | Senate | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. |
| 2013-04-17 | Senate | Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2773-2774) |
| 2013-03-05 | Senate | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1134) |
| 2013-03-05 | Senate | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1134-1135) |
Same As/Similar To
HCR21 (Same As) 2013-04-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
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
