A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that John Arthur "Jack" Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation.

3.0.0 21 2022-11-15T16:33:39Z 2022-11-15T16:33:39Z House H HCONRES 2013-03-05 113 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2013-04-08T20:48:57Z Referred to 2013-03-05T15:04:00Z A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that John Arthur "Jack" Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation. 113 5 SCONRES 2013-04-18 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Identical bill CRS 2013-04-08 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. Committee 2013-03-05 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2013-03-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-03-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] PETER KING R NY T. 2 N M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 5 2013-03-05 True S000937 Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36] STEVE STOCKMAN R TX 36 2013-03-05 True G000569 Rep. Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-11] Michael Grimm R NY G. 11 2013-03-05 True B001242 Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] Timothy Bishop D NY H. 1 2013-03-05 True J000126 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] EDDIE JOHNSON D TX BERNICE 30 2013-03-12 False C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2013-03-12 False M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2013-03-12 False L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2013-03-12 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2013-03-15 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2013-03-21 False M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2013-03-21 False R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 13 2013-04-12 False B001251 Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] G. K. Butterfield D NC 1 2013-04-12 False C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] JOHN CONYERS D MI 13 2013-04-18 False J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2013-05-14 False Crime and Law Enforcement Athletes Congressional tributes Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal procedure and sentencing Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Professional sports Racial and ethnic relations U.S. history Crime and Law Enforcement

00 2013-03-05 Introduced in House 2013-03-07T21:15:32Z Expresses the sense of Congress that Jack Johnson (the first African-American professional boxer to hold the title of Heavyweight Champion of the World) should receive a posthumous pardon 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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Expressing the sense of Congress that John Arthur "Jack" Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation. Display Title Expressing the sense of Congress that John Arthur "Jack" Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation. Official Title as Introduced Expressing the sense of Congress that John Arthur "Jack" Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation. Introduced in House 2013-03-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hconres21ih/xml/BILLS-113hconres21ih.xml 2013-04-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. 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.