Condemning the expulsion of two Black, duly elected Tennessee Representatives as a blatant act of racism and an attack on the democracy of the United States and observing that the Tennessee House of Representatives preferred to take this action of expulsion rather than to act on gun control measures to protect children.
USA118th CongressHRES-292| House
| Updated: 4/17/2023
Sydney Kamlager-Dove
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (15)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Nikema Williams (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Troy A. Carter (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)Jill N. Tokuda (Democratic)Glenn Ivey (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Summer L. Lee (Democratic)Kevin Mullin (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Jamaal Bowman (Democratic)
Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This resolution condemns the expulsion of state representatives Justin Jones and Justin J. Pearson from the Tennessee General Assembly as an attack on American democracy and an overt act of racism. It also expresses the belief that state and federal lawmakers should address gun violence.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1749-1750)
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Firearms and explosivesRacial and ethnic relationsState and local government operationsTennesseeViolent crime
Condemning the expulsion of two Black, duly elected Tennessee Representatives as a blatant act of racism and an attack on the democracy of the United States and observing that the Tennessee House of Representatives preferred to take this action of expulsion rather than to act on gun control measures to protect children.
USA118th CongressHRES-292| House
| Updated: 4/17/2023
This resolution condemns the expulsion of state representatives Justin Jones and Justin J. Pearson from the Tennessee General Assembly as an attack on American democracy and an overt act of racism. It also expresses the belief that state and federal lawmakers should address gun violence.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1749-1750)
Sydney Kamlager-Dove
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (15)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Nikema Williams (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Troy A. Carter (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)Jill N. Tokuda (Democratic)Glenn Ivey (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Summer L. Lee (Democratic)Kevin Mullin (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Jamaal Bowman (Democratic)
Judiciary Committee
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Firearms and explosivesRacial and ethnic relationsState and local government operationsTennesseeViolent crime