H.Res. 194 (110th): Apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of African-Americans.

Introduced:
Feb 27, 2007 (110th Congress, 2007–2009)
Sponsor:
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN9]
Status:
Agreed To (Simple Resolution)

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This simple resolution was agreed to on July 29, 2008. That is the end of the legislative process for a simple resolution.

Progress
Introduced Feb 27, 2007
Agreed To (Simple Resolution) Jul 29, 2008
Cosponsors
120 cosponsors (118D, 2R) (show)
Committees

House Judiciary

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Last updated Jul 29, 2008.
4 pages

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7/29/2008--Passed House amended. Acknowledges that slavery is incompatible with the basic principle recognized in the Declaration of Independence that all men are created equal. Acknowledges the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery and Jim Crow. Apologizes to African-Americans on behalf of the U.S. people for the wrongs committed against them and their ancestors. Commits to rectifying the lingering consequences of slavery and Jim Crow and to stopping future human rights violations.

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