S.Res. 63: A resolution celebrating Black History Month.

118th Congress · introduced 2023-02-14 · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Latest: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S402; text: CR S400-401)

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Where it came from: introduced 2023-02-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S402; text: CR S400-401) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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A resolution celebrating Black History Month.

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Official text

A resolution celebrating Black History Month.

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118sres63.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/sres>

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Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · 62 cosponsors

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Tim Scott (R-SC), Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA), John Boozman (R-AR), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Ron Wyden (D-OR), James E. Risch (R-ID), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Rick Scott (R-FL), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Todd Young (R-IN), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Katie Boyd Britt (R-AL), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Tina Smith (D-MN), Peter Welch (D-VT), John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Jack Reed (D-RI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Patty Murray (D-WA), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), John Fetterman (D-PA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and 2 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] reported raising $21.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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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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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118sres63.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/sres>

Record fed-us-cong118-sres63 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118