Recognizing the coordinated struggle of workers on the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike to voice their grievances and reach a collective agreement for rights in the workplace.
USA115th CongressHRES-720| House
| Updated: 1/30/2018
Steve Cohen
Democratic Representative
Tennessee
Cosponsors (94)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)Al Lawson (Democratic)Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Donald Norcross (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)David Kustoff (Republican)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Trent Kelly (Republican)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Charles W. Dent (Republican)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Brett Guthrie (Republican)Karen Bass (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (Democratic)Edward R. Royce (Republican)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Mark Sanford (Republican)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Jim Cooper (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Bill Shuster (Republican)John Lewis (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (Republican)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Richard E. Neal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Scott DesJarlais (Republican)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Diane Black (Republican)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Maxine Waters (Democratic)James E. Clyburn (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Bradley Byrne (Republican)Peter Welch (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)John J. Duncan (Republican)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)David P. Roe (Republican)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Education and Workforce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Recognizes the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike. Honors the perseverance of the members of Union Local 1733 and the contribution of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in resolving the labor dispute.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Latest Companion Bill Action
SRES 115-404Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1291-1292; text: CR 2/13/2018 S909)
Labor and Employment
Commemorative events and holidaysCongressional tributesLabor-management relationsProtest and dissentRacial and ethnic relationsTennessee
Recognizing the coordinated struggle of workers on the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike to voice their grievances and reach a collective agreement for rights in the workplace.
USA115th CongressHRES-720| House
| Updated: 1/30/2018
Recognizes the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike. Honors the perseverance of the members of Union Local 1733 and the contribution of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in resolving the labor dispute.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Latest Companion Bill Action
SRES 115-404Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1291-1292; text: CR 2/13/2018 S909)
Steve Cohen
Democratic Representative
Tennessee
Cosponsors (94)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)Al Lawson (Democratic)Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Donald Norcross (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)David Kustoff (Republican)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Trent Kelly (Republican)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Charles W. Dent (Republican)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Brett Guthrie (Republican)Karen Bass (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (Democratic)Edward R. Royce (Republican)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Mark Sanford (Republican)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Jim Cooper (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Bill Shuster (Republican)John Lewis (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (Republican)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Richard E. Neal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Scott DesJarlais (Republican)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Diane Black (Republican)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Maxine Waters (Democratic)James E. Clyburn (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Bradley Byrne (Republican)Peter Welch (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)John J. Duncan (Republican)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)David P. Roe (Republican)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Education and Workforce Committee
Labor and Employment
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Commemorative events and holidaysCongressional tributesLabor-management relationsProtest and dissentRacial and ethnic relationsTennessee