H.Con.Res. 403: Recognizing the important contributions of African-American doctors on the event of the apology of the American Medical Association to the National Medical Association, an association of African-American doctors, for over a century of racial prejudices and wrongdoings, and for other purposes.

H.Con.Res. 403: Recognizing the important contributions of African-American doctors on the event of the apology of the American Medical Association to the National Medical Association, an association of African-American doctors, for over a century of racial prejudices and wrongdoings, and for other purposes.

110th Congress · introduced 2008-07-31 · Commemorations · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Where it came from: introduced 2008-07-31 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Recognizing the important contributions of African-American doctors on the event of the apology of the American Medical Association to the National Medical Association, an association of African-American doctors, for over a century of racial prejudices and wrongdoings, and for other purposes.

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Recognizes: (1) the important contributions of African-American doctors on the event of the apology of American Medical Association (AMA) to the National Medical Association (NMA) for over a century of racial prejudices and wrongdoings; (2) the efforts of Dr. W. Montague Cobb, former president of the NMA, to break down the racial prejudices at the AMA that led to its full integration; and (3) Shaw University's Leonard Medical School and other historically black colleges and universities for their role in training African-American doctors. Encourages more African-Americans to work in medicine and become doctors, nurses, and researchers.

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Recognizing the important contributions of African-American doctors on the event of the apology of the American Medical Association to the National Medical Association, an association of African-American doctors, for over a century of racial prejudices and wrongdoings, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] · 72 cosponsors

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Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Al Green (D-TX), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), André Carson (D-IN), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and 12 more.

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hconres403.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hconres>

Record fed-us-cong110-hconres403 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110