H.Res. 21: Commemorating the life and legacy of Sojourner Truth.
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H.Res. 21: Commemorating the life and legacy of Sojourner Truth.
118th Congress · introduced 2023-01-11 · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2023-01-11 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Commemorating the life and legacy of Sojourner Truth.
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Commemorating the life and legacy of Sojourner Truth.
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Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
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- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hres21.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hres>
Record fed-us-cong118-hres21 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118