Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the pioneering of college students whose determination and nonviolent resistance led to the desegregation of lunch counters and places of public accommodation over a 5-year period.

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

1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat

0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Steve Cohen (D-TN).

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Lewis.

• H.R. 4275 (111th) To designate the annex building under construction for the Elbert P. Tuttle United States Court of Appeals Building in Atlanta, Georgia…
• H.R. 4994 (111th) Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010
• H.Con.Res. 135 (111th) Directing the Architect of the Capitol to place a marker in Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center which acknowledges the role…
• H.Res. 73 (111th) Observing the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., and encouraging the people of the United States to observe the birthday of Martin…
• H.Res. 765 (111th) Expressing condolences to the families of the individuals killed during unusual storms and floods in the State of Georgia between…
• H.Res. 1058 (111th) Honoring and praising the Sojourn to the Past organization on the occasion of its 10th anniversary.

Sponsor’s state and district

Georgia in Congress · GA-5 district