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Senate resolution · 109th Congress · Latest step: Passed Senate

A resolution apologizing to the victims of lynching and the descendants of those victims for the failure of the Senate to enact anti-lynching legislation.

S.Res. 39Introduced Feb 7, 2005Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Sponsor: Sen. Mary Landrieu D-LA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 13, 2005 — Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6364-6365)

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

89 cosponsors — 44 Republicans, 43 Democrats, 2 independents

46 of 89 cosponsors (52%) are from the other party.

Daniel Akaka (D-HI), A. Allard (R-CO), George Allen (R-VA), Max Baucus (D-MT), Evan Bayh (D-IN), Joseph Biden (D-DE), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Christopher Bond (R-MO), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Conrad Burns (R-MT), Richard Burr (R-NC), Robert Byrd (D-WV), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Lincoln Chafee (R-RI), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Norm Coleman (R-MN), Susan Collins (R-ME), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Jon Corzine (D-NJ), Larry Craig (R-ID), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Mark Dayton (D-MN), James DeMint (R-SC), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Christopher Dodd (D-CT) and 59 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Mary Landrieu.

Sponsor’s state and district

Louisiana in Congress

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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.