Expressing support for the designation of September 23, 2024, as "Mary Church Terrell Day", and calling on Congress to recognize Mary Church Terrell's lasting contributions to the civil rights and women's rights movements.
This resolution designates September 23, 2024, as "Mary Church Terrell Day" to honor the civil rights and women's rights activist. It calls on Congress to recognize her contributions, including her leadership in founding the NAACP, her campaign to desegregate Washington, D.C., restaurants in the 1950s, and her work as president of the National Association of Colored Women. The bill is symbolic and does not create new legal requirements.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Sep 23, 2024
Last action Sep 23, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Sep 23, 2024
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
lower
Sep 23, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Sep 23, 2024
Introduced
Submitted in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about HRES 1490
Scope: US
Hi! I can help you understand HRES 1490. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline