US HR165 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 30-4)
Status: Introduced on February 28 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

This resolution (1) recognizes the Chinese railroad workers for their contributions to the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad and the growth of the United States; (2) honors the Chinese railroad workers who lost their lives working in the Sierra Nevada Mountains; and (3) acknowledges the Chinese railroad workers for all the risks they faced, while enduring discrimination and unequal pay and treatment, to complete the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad.

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Title

Recognizing Chinese railroad workers who worked on the Transcontinental Railroad from 1865 to 1869, and their important contribution to the growth of the United States.

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History

DateChamberAction
2019-03-01HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
2019-02-28HouseReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2019-02-28HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SR681 (Related) 2020-08-13 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S5411)

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