US Congress House Concurrent Resolution 31 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-2)
Status: Introduced on February 28 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Expressing the sense of Congress that John Arthur "Jack" Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation. Expresses the sense of Congress that Jack Johnson, the first African-American professional boxer to hold the title of Heavyweight Champion of the World, should receive a posthumous pardon to expunge from the annals of American criminal justice a racially motivated abuse of the federal government's prosecutorial authority and to recognize his athletic and cultural contributions to society.

Expressing the sense of Congress that John Arthur "Jack" Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation.

Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]
Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2017-02-28	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2017-02-28	House	Introduced in House

SR71 (Related) 2017-02-28 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1505)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/31/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hconres31/BILLS-115hconres31ih.pdf