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H.Res. 1038: Recognizing the forthcoming centennial of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

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H.Res. 1038: Recognizing the forthcoming centennial of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

116th Congress · introduced 2020-07-01 · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Latest: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-07-01 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Recognizing the forthcoming centennial of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

Plain summary

This resolution recognizes the forthcoming centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. The resolution, among other things acknowledges the historical significance of this event as one of the largest single instances of state-sanctioned violence against black people in American history; honors the lives and legacies of the estimated 300 black individuals who were killed during the massacre and the nearly 9,000 who were left homeless and penniless; condemns efforts to cover up the truth and shield the white community, especially government officials, from accountability; condemns the continued legacy of racism and white supremacy against black people in the United States, particularly in the form of police brutality; encourages education about the massacre, the history of white supremacy that fueled the massacre, and subsequent attempts to deny or cover up the massacre, in all elementary and secondary education settings and in institutions of higher education; and recognizes the commitment of Congress to acknowledge and learn from the history of racism and racial violence to reverse the legacy of white supremacy and fight for racial justice.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Recognizing the forthcoming centennial of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · 84 cosponsors

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Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), André Carson (D-IN), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Peter Welch (D-VT), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Al Green (D-TX), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and 24 more.

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Words on this page, explained (2)
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

Record fed-us-cong116-hres1038 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116