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House resolution · 111th Congress · Did not become law

Supporting the goals and ideals of Black History Month and honoring the outstanding contributions of African-American Medal of Honor recipients.

H.Res. 185Introduced Feb 24, 2009Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Sponsor: Rep. Michael Castle R-DE
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 31, 2009 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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

52 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 40 Democrats

40 of 52 cosponsors (77%) are from the other party.

John Barrow (D-GA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), John Boccieri (D-OH), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Robert Brady (D-PA), Henry Brown (R-SC), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Anh Cao (R-LA), André Carson (D-IN), Steve Cohen (D-TN), James Cooper (D-TN), Bob Filner (D-CA), J. Forbes (R-VA), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), John Hall (D-NY), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Bob Inglis (R-SC), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Mark Kirk (R-IL), Frank Kratovil (D-MD), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Jim Marshall (D-GA) and 22 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Michael Castle.

Sponsor’s state and district

Delaware in Congress · DE at-large district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.