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

9/26/2008--Passed House without amendment.    (There is 1 other summary)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Calls for the President to grant a pardon, posthumously, to Jack Johnson (the first African-American professional boxer to hold the title of Heavyweight Champion of the World) 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.

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  • 10/02/2008 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • 09/26/2008 - On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 9/25/2008 H9886)
  • 09/26/2008 - Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10059)
  • 09/26/2008 - Considered as unfinished business.
  • 09/26/2008 - On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

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Bill Text
File name Last Updated
H.CON.RES.214 Referred to Senate Committee after being Received from House10/07/2008
H.CON.RES.214 Engrossed as Agreed to or Passed by House09/27/2008
H.CON.RES.214 Introduced in House09/20/2007