House joint resolution · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Original Slavery Remembrance Month Resolution
Official title: Supporting the designation of August as "Slavery Remembrance Month", to serve as a reminder of the evils of slavery, its continuing effects, and the freedom fighters who fought to end this horrific crime against humanity.
Sponsor: Rep. Al Green D-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 3, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 3, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 67.
- 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. 40, March 3, 2025, Page H947):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 3, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 67, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hjres/67
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 4, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c38930d9cb58fe4f46a4baa64985757c2993519879b04e1b37eac6188b6f1a16
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of June 4, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
37 cosponsors — 37 Democrats
0 of 37 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Wesley Bell (D-MO), Shontel Brown (D-OH), Janelle Bynum (D-OR), André Carson (D-IN), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Shomari Figures (D-AL), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Timothy Kennedy (D-NY), Summer Lee (D-PA), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), David Scott (D-GA), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Bennie Thompson (D-MS) and 7 more.
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.Res. 1405 (119th) Original LGBTQIA+ Pride Month Resolution of 2026
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.