House concurrent resolution · 109th Congress · Did not become law
Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the murder of Emmett Till.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 17, 2005
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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.
- H.R. 1285 (109th) Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Reauthorization Act of 2005
- H.Res. 231 (109th) Recognizing and celebrating the life and accomplishments of the great African American jockey Jimmy "Wink" Winkfield and the significant…
- H.R. 4343 (109th) To provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor of Rosa Parks.
- H.R. 1940 (109th) Melanie Blocker-Stokes Postpartum Depression Research and Care Act
- H.R. 1439 (109th) VOICE Act of 2005
- H.Res. 473 (109th) Condemning the racist remarks of William Bennett.
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.