H.Res. 1293 · 110th Congress
Commemorating the 44th anniversary of the deaths of civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Philadelphia, Mississippi, while working in the name of American democracy to register voters and secure civil rights during the summer of 1964, which has became known as "Freedom Summer".
- Stage
- Passed chamber resolution
- Sponsor
- John Lewis
- Introduced
- 2008-06-20
- Latest action
- 2008-06-23 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Subjects
Congress
Congressional tributes
Mississippi
Voting rights
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Government Operations and Politics
Commemorations
Civil rights workers
Murder
Legislation
Anniversaries
Civil rights movements
Voter registration