S.Con.Res. 29 · 111th Congress

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the 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.

Stage: Passed Congress
Sponsor: John McCain
Introduced: 2009-06-16
Latest action: 2009-07-29 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Subjects

Athletes

Congressional tributes

Crime and law enforcement

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Criminal procedure and sentencing

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Professional sports

Racial and ethnic relations

U.S. history