Acknowledging that the decisions rendered by the United States Supreme Court in the so-called Insular Cases rest on the same racist and ethnocentric assumptions leading to Plessy v. Ferguson's infamous "separate but equal" doctrine, that the legal doctrine emanating from the Insular Cases has no place in United States Constitutional law, and that the Insular Cases must be rejected in their entirety.
USA116th CongressHRES-641| House
| Updated: 10/28/2019
Raúl M. Grijalva
Democratic Representative
Arizona
Cosponsors (33)
Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Joaquin Castro (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)
Judiciary Committee, Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This resolution rejects the Supreme Court's decisions in the Insular Cases (a series of cases regarding the application of constitutional rights in U.S. territories) and recognizes the importance of supporting equal rights of Americans living in the U.S. territories.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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Constitution and constitutional amendmentsDue process and equal protectionRacial and ethnic relationsU.S. territories and protectorates
Acknowledging that the decisions rendered by the United States Supreme Court in the so-called Insular Cases rest on the same racist and ethnocentric assumptions leading to Plessy v. Ferguson's infamous "separate but equal" doctrine, that the legal doctrine emanating from the Insular Cases has no place in United States Constitutional law, and that the Insular Cases must be rejected in their entirety.
USA116th CongressHRES-641| House
| Updated: 10/28/2019
This resolution rejects the Supreme Court's decisions in the Insular Cases (a series of cases regarding the application of constitutional rights in U.S. territories) and recognizes the importance of supporting equal rights of Americans living in the U.S. territories.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Raúl M. Grijalva
Democratic Representative
Arizona
Cosponsors (33)
Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Joaquin Castro (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)
Judiciary Committee, Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee
Law
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Constitution and constitutional amendmentsDue process and equal protectionRacial and ethnic relationsU.S. territories and protectorates