US SR289 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-4)
Status: Introduced on October 6 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-10-06 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6354-6356; text as passed Senate: CR S6355; text of measure as introduced: CR S6349-6350)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Summary

Honors Reverend Fred Lee Shuttlesworth (established the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights, co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, helped organize the march from Selma to Montgomery to protest voting discrimination in Alabama, and worked with the Congress of Racial Equality to organize the Freedom Rides) for his efforts in the fight against segregation and commitment to the civil rights of all people.

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Title

A resolution celebrating the life and achievements of Reverend Fred Lee Shuttlesworth and honoring him for his tireless efforts in the fight against segregation and his steadfast commitment to the civil rights of all people.

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History

DateChamberAction
2011-10-06SenateSubmitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6354-6356; text as passed Senate: CR S6355; text of measure as introduced: CR S6349-6350)

Same As/Similar To

HR432 (Same As) 2011-10-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

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