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House concurrent resolution · 108th Congress · Did not become law

Encouraging the people of the United States to honor and celebrate the 140th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and commending Abraham Lincoln's efforts to end slavery.

H.Con.Res. 36Introduced Feb 12, 2003Policy area: Commemorations
Sponsor: Rep. Danny Davis D-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 27, 2003 — Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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

116 cosponsors — 16 Republicans, 99 Democrats, 1 independent

16 of 116 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.

W. Akin (R-MO), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Frank Ballance (D-NC), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Howard Berman (D-CA), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Robert Brady (D-PA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Brad Carson (D-OK), Julia Carson (D-IN), Ed Case (D-HI), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Wm. Clay (D-MO), John Conyers (D-MI), James Cooper (D-TN), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Artur Davis (D-AL), Jo Ann Davis (R-VA), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Norman Dicks (D-WA), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) and 86 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Danny Davis.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-7 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.