Bill114th CongressFiled Jun 25, 2015Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
H.Res. 344
Urging the discontinued use of the Confederate battle flag, which represents pain, humiliation, torture, and racial oppression, in remembrance of the Emanuel 9.
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jun 25, 2015)
Urges:
- states hanging the Confederate battle flag in public and state locations to remove the flag;
- states to discontinue use of the Confederate battle flag and its likeness on any property deemed governmental speech, including license plates;
- businesses to discontinue selling Confederate battle flags and related merchandise; and
- states with flags that include depictions of and symbolic references to the Confederate battle flag to remove those depictions and references.
What just happenedJul 9, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Who’s behind it
Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6](D-SC)Sponsor
35 cosponsors35 D
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- Introduced in HouseJun 25, 2015
- Jul 9, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee - Jun 25, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Jun 25, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jun 25, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House