House joint resolution · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Original Slavery Remembrance Day Resolution
Official title: Designating a "Slavery Remembrance Day" on August 20, to serve as a reminder of the evils of slavery.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedAug 15, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 15, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 113.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GREEN of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 138, August 15, 2025, Page H3699):Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 18)Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record August 15, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 52 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 113, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hjres/113
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 2, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 3, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
29 cosponsors — 29 Democrats
0 of 29 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Becca Balint (D-VT), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Shontel Brown (D-OH), André Carson (D-IN), Troy Carter (D-LA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Kevin Mullin (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Deborah Ross (D-NC), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Mark Takano (D-CA), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Nikema Williams (D-GA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Al Green.
- H.R. 3716 (119th) Systemic Risk Authority Transparency Act
- H.Res. 846 (119th) Original National Domestic Violence Awareness Month Resolution of 2025
- H.Res. 550 (119th) Original LGBTQIA+ Pride Month Resolution of 2025
- H.Res. 181 (119th) Original Black History Month Resolution of 2025
- H.Res. 1080 (119th) Original Black History Month Resolution of 2026
- H.J.Res. 67 (119th) Original Slavery Remembrance Month Resolution
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 3, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.