Recognizing the teams and players of the Negro Baseball Leagues for their achievements, dedication, sacrifices, and contributions to both baseball and the Nation.

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

H.Res.701 through Congress

H.Res.701 is considered only in the House.

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Related Senate measure: S.Res.508 A resolution recognizing the teams and players of Negro League Baseball for their achievements, dedication, sacrifices, and contributions to baseball and the Nation.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jun 25, 2012

Recognizes the contributions of the Negro Baseball Leagues to baseball and the nation.

Expresses support for: (1) the designation of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as America's National Negro Leagues Baseball Museum; and (2) the Museum's efforts to recognize and preserve the history of the Negro Leagues and the impact of segregation on the nation.

Encourages present and future generations to understand the sensitive issues surrounding the Negro Leagues, how they helped shape the nation and Major League Baseball, and how the sacrifices made by Negro League players helped make baseball America's national pastime.

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Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] · D–MO

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Natural Resources Committee

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Jun 25, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jun 25, 2012
Introduced in House
Jun 25, 2012
Introduced in House

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SRES 508 · A resolution recognizing the teams and players of Negro League Baseball for their achievements, dedication, sacrifices, and contributions to baseball and the Nation.

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-resolution/701

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2012-06-25.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hres701/BILLS-112hres701ih.htm

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Discuss H.Res.701, 112th Congress: Recognizing the teams and players of the Negro Baseball Leagues for their achievements, dedication, sacrifices, and contributions to both baseball and the Nation.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-resolution/701

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2012-06-25.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hres701/BILLS-112hres701ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2024-02-07T13:39:55Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss H.Res.701, 112th Congress: Recognizing the teams and players of the Negro Baseball Leagues for their achievements, dedication, sacrifices, and contributions to both baseball and the Nation.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-resolution/701

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2012-06-25.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hres701/BILLS-112hres701ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2024-02-07T13:39:55Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss H.Res.701, 112th Congress: Recognizing the teams and players of the Negro Baseball Leagues for their achievements, dedication, sacrifices, and contributions to both baseball and the Nation.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-resolution/701

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2012-06-25.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hres701/BILLS-112hres701ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2024-02-07T13:39:55Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.Res.701 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.