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House resolution · 112th Congress · Did not become law

Recognizing the coordinated struggle of workers during the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike to voice their grievances and reach a collective agreement for rights in the workplace.

H.Res. 198Introduced Apr 1, 2011Policy area: Labor and Employment
Sponsor: Rep. Donna Edwards D-MD
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 1, 2011 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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

57 cosponsors — 57 Democrats

0 of 57 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), André Carson (D-IN), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), James Clyburn (D-SC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Conyers (D-MI), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), John Dingell (D-MI), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), John Garamendi (D-CA), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Michael Honda (D-CA), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), Dale Kildee (D-MI), John Lewis (D-GA) and 27 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Donna Edwards.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maryland in Congress · MD-4 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.