House concurrent resolution · 108th Congress · Did not become law
Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the day civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner gave their lives in the struggle to guarantee the right to vote for every citizen of the United States and encouraging all Americans to observe the anniversary of the deaths of the 3 men by committing themselves to ensuring equal rights, equal opportunities, and equal justice for all people.
Sponsor: Rep. Major Owens D-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 15, 2004
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJun 21, 2004 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
Latest action: Jun 22, 2004 — 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
86 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 81 Democrats, 1 independent
4 of 86 cosponsors (5%) are from the other party.
Anibal Acevedo-Vila (D-PR), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Brian Baird (D-WA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Marion Berry (D-AR), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Dennis Cardoza (D-CA), Julia Carson (D-IN), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Wm. Clay (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), John Conyers (D-MI), James Cooper (D-TN), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Artur Davis (D-AL), Danny Davis (D-IL), Peter Deutsch (D-FL), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Terry Everett (R-AL), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Harold Ford (D-TN), Barney Frank (D-MA), Martin Frost (D-TX) and 56 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Major Owens.
- H.R. 601 (108th) To direct the Architect of the Capitol to enter into a contract to revise the statue commemorating women's suffrage located in the rotunda…
- H.R. 603 (108th) To provide for adjustment of immigration status for certain aliens granted temporary protected status in the United States because of…
- H.Res. 810 (108th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Homeland Security should designate Haiti, Grenada, Jamaica, the…
- H.R. 3151 (108th) HBCU Expansion Act of 2003
- H.R. 4746 (108th) Selective Service Registration Termination Act
- H.R. 4270 (108th) Wrongful Death Accountability Act
Sponsor’s state and district
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.