House Bill 817 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the African Americans who duly won election to the House during the post-Civil War Reconstruction Era but were wrongly denied the right to take their seats should be recognized as former Members of the House.
Purpose and Summary
Chamber: House
Introduced date: 2023-10-26
Recent Activity
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Alternative Names
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the African Americans who duly won election to the House during the post-Civil War Reconstruction Era but were wrongly denied the right to take their seats should be recognized as former Members of the House.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the African Americans who duly won election to the House during the post-Civil War Reconstruction Era but were wrongly denied the right to take their seats should be recognized as former Members of the House.
Associated Legislation
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Potential Impact
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Rep. Carter, Troy [D-LA-2]
Cosponsors and Supporters
Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]
Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4]
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]
Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]
Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30]
Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]
Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4]
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6]
Committees and Subcommittees
Committee on House Administration
Variations and Revisions
Glenn Ivey