H.Res. 826 - Expressing the Sense of the House of Representatives That the Hanging of Nooses is a Horrible Act when Used for the Purpose of Intimidation and Which Under Certain Circumstances Can Be a Criminal Act That Should Be Thoroughly Investigated by Federal Law Enforcement Authorities and That Any Criminal Violations Should Be Vigorously Prosecuted.

Expressing the Sense of the House of Representatives That the Hanging of Nooses is a Horrible Act when Used for the Purpose of Intimidation and Which Under Certain Circumstances Can Be a Criminal Act That Should Be Thoroughly Investigated by Federal Law Enforcement Authorities and That Any Criminal Violations Should Be Vigorously Prosecuted.

H.Res. 826 — 110^th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the hanging of nooses is a horrible act when used for the purpose of intimidation and which under certain circumstances can be a criminal act that should be thoroughly investigated by Federal law enforcement authorities and that any criminal violations should be vigorously prosecuted. (by CRS)

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Title

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the hanging of nooses is a horrible act when used for the purpose of intimidation and which under certain circumstances can be a criminal act that should be thoroughly investigated by Federal law enforcement authorities and that any criminal violations should be vigorously prosecuted.

Other Titles

Sponsor

Al Green

Co-Sponsors

• Grace Napolitano
• Peter King
• Sheila Jackson-Lee
• Robert Scott
• Jerrold Nadler
• George Butterfield
• Raymond Green
• John Conyers
• Henry Cuellar
• Raul Grijalva
• Yvette Clarke
• Solomon Ortiz
• Alcee Hastings
• Melvin Watt
• Jesse Jackson
• Ed Perlmutter
• Diane Watson
• James McCrery
• Edolphus Towns
• Christopher Shays
• F. Sensenbrenner
• Diana DeGette
• Ted Poe
• Dan Burton
• Sanford Bishop
• Tom Lantos
• Bennie Thompson
• Laura Richardson
• John Spratt
• Nydia Velázquez
• Corrine Brown
• Henry Johnson
• Neil Abercrombie
• Joseph Crowley
• John Yarmuth
• Steven Rothman
• Barbara Lee
• Tammy Baldwin
• Maxine Waters
• Carolyn Kilpatrick
• Lloyd Doggett
• William Clay
• Thomas Edwards
• Patrick McHenry
• Steve Cohen
• Joe Baca
• Albio Sires
• Betty Sutton
• William Jefferson
• Michael Honda
• Brian Higgins
• Edward Pastor
• John Murtha
• Elijah Cummings
• Louis Gohmert
• John Lewis
• Albert Wynn
• Emanuel Cleaver
• William Pascrell
• George Miller

Subjects

• Civil rights
• Civil rights enforcement
• Criminal investigation
• Criminal justice
• Prosecution
• Racial discrimination

Related Bills

• S.Res. 396 (110^th) : A Resolution Expressing the Sense of the Senate That the Hanging of Nooses Should Be Thoroughly Investigated by Federal, State, and Local Law Enforcement Authorities and That Any Criminal Violations Should Be Vigorously Prosecuted.

Major Actions

Introduced	11/14/2007
Referred to Committee
Passed House	12/05/2007

Bill History

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	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
currently selected	House	On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.	12/05/2007	PASSED by voice vote

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	11/14/2007
		11/14/2007	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
		12/05/2007	Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
		12/05/2007	Considered under suspension of the rules.
		12/05/2007	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 826.
currently selected	House Vote on Passage	12/05/2007	On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

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