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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jun 22, 1999
Expresses the sense of Congress that all people in the United States should reach out across our differences in ethnicity, race, and religion to respect each other and to celebrate, in friendship and unity, one America.
People & committees
Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] · D–NY
Legislative record
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Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S14925)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S14925)
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 390.
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Hatch without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Hatch without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Chabot asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H9957-9958)
Committee on Judiciary discharged.
Committee on Judiciary discharged.
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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