House resolution · 110th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of African-Americans.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2007
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJul 29, 2008 · by voice vote
Latest action: Jul 29, 2008 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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
120 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 118 Democrats
2 of 120 cosponsors (2%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Lois Capps (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Julia Carson (D-IN), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), John Conyers (D-MI), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Artur Davis (D-AL), Danny Davis (D-IL), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) and 90 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.