HR 789 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Commemorating the life and legacy of David Walker.

This bill (HR 789) is a commemorative resolution honoring David Walker, an influential 19th-century African American abolitionist and writer. It formally recognizes his life and legacy through a symbolic gesture by the U.S. House of Representatives. As a procedural resolution, it does not create new laws, allocate funding, or affect any specific group or policy. The bill was passed by the House on April 1, 2025, and now awaits Senate consideration.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

House of Delegates Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 17, 2025 Last action Apr 1, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill transitioned from an introduced House Resolution to its enrolled final version, primarily involving formatting and layout adjustments while maintaining identical substantive content. The core provisions commemorating Navy veteran David Walker's life and service remain unchanged, including the historical facts about his death at Pearl Harbor, his identification through DNA testing, and the House's resolution to honor his interment at Arlington National Cemetery.

TECHNICAL

Formatting and layout adjustments including removal of patron information, addition of session headers, and reorganization of text spacing and alignment

Deletion of patron attribution line and dash separators that were present in the introduced version

Addition of 'ENROLLED' designation and HR789ER identifier indicating the bill's final enrolled status

Text wrapping and line breaks were adjusted to accommodate enrolled document formatting standards

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House of Delegates by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House (HR789ER)

lower

Feb 17, 2025

Introduced

Presented and laid on Speaker's table 25107069D

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors