Supporting the values and goals of the "Joint Action Plan Between the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil and the Government of the United States of America to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Promote Equality", signed by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Brazilian Minister of Racial Integration Edson Santos on March 13, 2008.

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

34 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 29 Democrats

5 of 34 cosponsors (15%) are from the other party.

Howard Berman (D-CA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Dan Burton (R-IN), John Conyers (D-MI), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Danny Davis (D-IL), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Phil English (R-PA), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Gene Green (D-TX), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Michael Honda (D-CA), Bob Inglis (R-SC), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), William Jefferson (D-LA), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), John Kuhl (R-NY), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), James Moran (D-VA), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Bobby Rush (D-IL), David Scott (D-GA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Albio Sires (D-NJ), Victor Snyder (D-AR) and 4 more.

More from the sponsor

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• H.R. 2295 (110th) ALS Registry Act
• H.R. 1567 (110th) Stop Tuberculosis (TB) Now Act of 2007
• H.R. 251 (110th) Truth in Caller ID Act of 2007
• H.Res. 564 (110th) Recognizing that violence poses an increasingly serious threat to peace and stability in Central America and supporting expanded…

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-17 district