House concurrent resolution · 109th Congress · Latest step: Passed Senate
Recognizing the 50th anniversary of Rosa Louise Parks' refusal to give up her seat on the bus and the subsequent desegregation of American society.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 13, 2005
- Committee actionJul 27, 2005
- Passed HouseSep 14, 2005 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateNov 18, 2005 · by unanimous consent
Latest action: Nov 18, 2005 — Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.Con.Res. 208.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 109-193 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on July 27, 2005.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 27, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/HRPT/193
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.Con.Res. 208, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hconres/208
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5936afc6d807b94647b3dcae5a6070817dba1780fad100d07952b424c1a6a23c
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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
44 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 39 Democrats, 1 independent
4 of 44 cosponsors (9%) are from the other party.
Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Julia Carson (D-IN), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James Cooper (D-TN), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Danny Davis (D-IL), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Sam Farr (D-CA), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Gene Green (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Michael Honda (D-CA), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Stephanie Jones (D-OH), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Martin Meehan (D-MA), Brad Miller (D-NC), Gwen Moore (D-WI), James Moran (D-VA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and 14 more.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.