Law. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
- Sponsor:
- Peter King
- Summary:
- Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should grant a posthumous pardon to John Arthur "Jack" Johnson for the 1913 racially motivated conviction of Johnson, which diminished his athletic, cultural, and historic significance, and tarnished his reputation. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill was voted on in the House on September 26, 2008
House Vote: On Passage
PASSED by voice vote on September 26, 2008.
Other Votes:
Expressing the Sense of Congress That the President Should Grant a Posthumous Pardon to John Arthur "Jack" Johnson for the 1913 Racially Motivated Conviction of Johnson, Which Diminished His Athletic, Cultural, and Historic Significance, and Tarnished His
H.Con.Res. 214 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should grant a posthumous pardon to John Arthur "Jack" Johnson for the 1913 racially motivated conviction of Johnson, which diminished his athletic, cultural, and historic significance, and tarnished his reputation. (by CRS)
- Learn More
- at OpenCongress
- Title
- Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should grant a posthumous pardon to John Arthur "Jack" Johnson for the 1913 racially motivated conviction of Johnson, which diminished his athletic, cultural, and historic significance, and tarnished his reputation.
- Other Titles
- Sponsor
- Peter King
- Co-Sponsors
- Sanford Bishop
- Robert Brady
- Corrine Brown
- George Butterfield
- Donna Christensen
- Yvette Clarke
- William Clay
- Steve Cohen
- Jim Costa
- Elijah Cummings
- Danny Davis
- Chaka Fattah
- Al Green
- Raul Grijalva
- Maurice Hinchey
- Jesse Jackson
- Sheila Jackson-Lee
- William Jefferson
- Henry Johnson
- Eddie Johnson
- Stephanie Jones
- Carolyn Kilpatrick
- Dennis Kucinich
- Barbara Lee
- John Lewis
- Edward Markey
- Michael McNulty
- Gregory Meeks
- Gwen Moore
- Eleanor Norton
- John Olver
- Ronald Paul
- Donald Payne
- Charles Rangel
- Bobby Rush
- Bennie Thompson
- Edolphus Towns
- Maxine Waters
- Diane Watson
- Lynn Woolsey
- Subjects
- Law
- Athletes
- Blacks
- Boxing
- Civil rights
- Criminal justice
- Minorities
- Pardons
- Racial discrimination
- Sports
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 9/18/2007 Referred to Committee Passed House 9/26/2008 - Bill History
-
Chamber Motion Date Result currently selected House On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 9/25/2008 H9886) 9/26/2008 PASSED by voice vote Action Date Description Introduced 9/18/2007 9/18/2007 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 9/26/2008 Ms. Lofgren, Zoe moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution. 9/26/2008 Considered under suspension of the rules. 9/26/2008 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 214. 9/26/2008 At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Cannon objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn. 9/26/2008 Received in the Senate. 9/26/2008 Considered as unfinished business. currently selected House Vote on Passage 9/26/2008 On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 9/25/2008 H9886) 10/02/2008 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
- Total Contributions
- Contributions by Vote
- $ Near Votes
- Timeline of Contributions
MAPLight.org did not identify any interest groups that took a position on this vote.
You may be able to explore campaign contributions data if you add interest groups.
Help your colleagues by suggesting an organization that took a position on this vote.
Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of House members in office on day of vote, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MAPLight.org, January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2008.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
