110th Congress > House > Vote 78

Date: February 07, 2007

Result: 426-0 (Passed)

Clerk session vote number: 79

Vote Subject Matter: Government Management / Government Organization

Sponsor: DeLAURO, Rosa L. (D-CT)

Bill number: HRES120

Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree

Description: Recognizing the African American spiritual as a national treasure

Bill summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Declares that the House of Representatives: (1) recognizes that African American spirituals are a poignant and powerful genre of music that have become one of the most significant segments of American music in existence; (2) expresses the deepest gratitude, recognition, and honor to the former enslaved Africans in the United States for their gifts to our nation, including their original music and oral history; and (3) requests that the President issue a proclamation that reflects on the important contribution of African American spirituals to American history, and naming the African American spiritual a national treasure.

Bill titles: Recognizing the African American spiritual as a national treasure.

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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