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S. Res. 39:
Lynching Victims Senate Apology resolution
109th Congress

A simple resolution (H.Res. or S.Res.) like this one in the U.S. Congress is a legislative proposal that does not require the approval of the other chamber or the signature of the President and does not have the force of law. Simple resolutions are used only to change the internal rules of one of the chambers of Congress or to express the sentiments of one of the houses.

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2005-2006
Track S. Res. 39 [109th]

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See S. Res. 39 [109th] on THOMAS for the official source of information on this bill or resolution.

A resolution apologizing to the victims of lynching and the descendants of those victims for the failure of the Senate to enact anti-lynching legislation.

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Status:
Occurred: IntroducedFeb 7, 2005
Occurred: Referred to CommitteeView Committee Assignments
Occurred: Passed SenateJun 13, 2005
This resolution was proposed in a previous session of Congress. Sessions of Congress last two years, and at the end of each session all proposed bills and resolutions that haven't passed are cleared from the books. Members often reintroduce bills that did not come up for debate under a new number in the next session.
Last Action:
Jun 13, 2005: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Related:
See the Related Legislation page for other bills related to this one and a list of subject terms that have been applied to this resolution. Sometimes the text of one bill or resolution is incorporated into another, and in those cases the original bill or resolution, as it would appear here, would seem to be abandoned.
Votes:
Jun 13, 2005: This resolution passed in the Senate by Unanimous Consent. A record of each senator’s position was not kept.
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