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House concurrent resolution · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the murder of Emmett Till.

H.Con.Res. 77Introduced Feb 17, 2005Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Rep. Bobby Rush D-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 4, 2005 — 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

38 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 37 Democrats

1 of 38 cosponsors (3%) are from the other party.

Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Artur Davis (D-AL), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Harold Ford (D-TN), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Kendrick Meek (D-FL), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA), Dennis Moore (D-KS), Major Owens (D-NY), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Charles Rangel (D-NY) and 8 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bobby Rush.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-1 district

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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.