A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the hanging of nooses should be thoroughly investigated by Federal, State, and local law enforcement authorities and that any criminal violations should be vigorously prosecuted.

3.0.0 826 2023-01-11T14:50:59Z 2023-01-11T14:50:59Z House H HRES 2007-11-14 110 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-11-14T15:02:40Z A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the hanging of nooses should be thoroughly investigated by Federal, State, and local law enforcement authorities and that any criminal violations should be vigorously prosecuted. 110 396 SRES 2007-12-14 Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S15704-15705; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S15704-15705) Related bill CRS 2007-12-05 15:17:42 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2007-12-05 15:17:39 On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H14198-14199) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2007-12-05 15:17:39 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H14198-14199) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2007-12-05 14:41:15 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 826. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2007-12-05 14:41:12 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H14198-14203) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2007-12-05 14:40:50 Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2007-11-14 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2007-11-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-11-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 N R000581 Rep. 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00 2007-11-14 Introduced in House 2007-12-04T18:46:01Z Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the hanging of nooses for the purpose of intimidation is a horrible, and under certain circumstances, criminal act.

Calls for federal investigation of such conduct and vigorous prosecution of any criminal violations.

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81 2007-12-05 Passed House without amendment 2007-12-28T16:19:03Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the hanging of nooses for the purpose of intimidation is a horrible, and under certain circumstances, criminal act.

Calls for federal investigation of such conduct and vigorous prosecution of any criminal violations.

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the hanging of nooses is a horrible act when used for the purpose of intimidation and which under certain circumstances can be a criminal act that should be thoroughly investigated by Federal law enforcement authorities and that any criminal violations should be vigorously prosecuted. Display Title Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the hanging of nooses is a horrible act when used for the purpose of intimidation and which under certain circumstances can be a criminal act that should be thoroughly investigated by Federal law enforcement authorities and that any criminal violations should be vigorously prosecuted. Official Title as Introduced Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the hanging of nooses is a horrible act when used for the purpose of intimidation and which under certain circumstances can be a criminal act that should be thoroughly investigated by Federal law enforcement authorities and that any criminal violations should be vigorously prosecuted. Introduced in House IH Engrossed in House 2007-12-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hres826eh/xml/BILLS-110hres826eh.xml Introduced in House 2007-11-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hres826ih/xml/BILLS-110hres826ih.xml 2007-12-05 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 15:17:42 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.