H.R. 923 (IH) - Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act - BILLS-110hr923ih | Content Details

Category

Bills and Statutes

Collection

Congressional Bills

SuDoc Class Number

Y 1.6:
Y 1.4/6:

Congress Number

110th Congress

Congress Session

1st Session

Last Action Date Listed

February 8, 2007

Action

Mr. Lewis of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Butterfield, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Watt, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Payne, Ms. Waters, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Clay, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Towns, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Ms. Watson, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Serrano, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Rush, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Carson, Mr. Honda, Ms. Norton, Mr. Berman, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Gutierrez, and Ms. Castor) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Bill Number

H.R. 923

Bill Version

Introduced in House (IH)

Short Title

Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act

Full Title

To establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, and an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

John Lewis(GA)

Cosponsors

Kenny C. Hulshof (MO); John Conyers, Jr. (MI); Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA); Charles B. Rangel (NY); Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA); James E. Clyburn (SC); G. K. Butterfield (NC); Carolyn McCarthy (NY); Alcee L. Hastings (FL); Chaka Fattah (PA); Emanuel Cleaver (MO); Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX); Donna M. Christensen (VI); Melvin L. Watt (NC); Danny K. Davis (IL); Elijah E. Cummings (MD); Gregory W. Meeks (NY); Donald M. Payne (NJ); Maxine Waters (CA); Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (GA); Wm. Lacy Clay (MO); Barbara Lee (CA); Stephanie Tubbs Jones (OH); Carolyn C. Kilpatrick (MI); Edolphus Towns (NY); David Scott (GA); Keith Ellison (MN); Artur Davis (AL); Dennis Moore (KS); Diane E. Watson (CA); Corrine Brown (FL); Albert Russell Wynn (MD); Juanita Millender-McDonald (CA); Gwen Moore (WI); Raul M. Grijalva (AZ); Al Green (TX); Adam B. Schiff (CA); Jose E. Serrano (NY); Jim McDermott (WA); Dennis J. Kucinich (OH); William J. Jefferson (LA); Jim Marshall (GA); Bobby L. Rush (IL); Bennie G. Thompson (MS); Ms. Carson; Michael M. Honda (CA); Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC); Howard L. Berman (CA); Xavier Becerra (CA); Janice D. Schakowsky (IL); Lynn C. Woolsey (CA); Jerrold Nadler (NY); Leonard L. Boswell (IA); Chris Van Hollen (MD); Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL); Steve Cohen (TN); Kendrick B. Meek (FL); Luis V. Gutierrez (IL); Kathy Castor (FL)

Committees

Committee on the Judiciary (Standing)

United States Code References

18 U.S.C. 1581, 1584, 241, 242 and 245
42 U.S.C. 2000g, 2000h, 3631 and 5779