House resolution · 105th Congress · Did not become law
Relating to the emancipation of African slaves in the Danish West Indies, now the United States Virgin Islands.
Sponsor: Rep. Donna Christensen D-VIWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 23, 1998
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
Latest action: Jun 25, 1998 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
10 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 9 Democrats
1 of 10 cosponsors (10%) are from the other party.
Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), William Lipinski (D-IL), Victor Snyder (D-AR), J. Watts (R-OK).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Donna Christensen.
- H.Res. 495 (105th) Relating to the recognition of the connection between the emancipation of African slaves in the Danish West Indies, now the United States…
- H.R. 4313 (105th) To amend the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands to provide that the number of members on the legislature of the Virgin Islands and…
- H.Con.Res. 161 (105th) Recognizing the 150th anniversary of the emancipation of African slaves in the Danish West Indies, now the United States Virgin Islands.
- H.R. 1152 (105th) To amend the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1561 (105th) To amend the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 and title 23, United States Code, to allow the Virgin Islands and the other…
- H.R. 2498 (105th) To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend to certain fine jewelry certain trade benefits of insular…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.