Original Slavery Remembrance Day Resolution

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 113 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 113 Designating a ``Slavery Remembrance Day'' on August 20, to serve as a reminder of the evils of slavery. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 15, 2025 Mr. Green of Texas (for himself, Ms. Balint, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Brown, Mr. Carson, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. McIver, Ms. Norton, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Soto, Mr. Takano, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Tlaib, and Ms. Williams of Georgia) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Designating a ``Slavery Remembrance Day'' on August 20, to serve as a reminder of the evils of slavery. Whereas this resolution may be cited as the ``Original Slavery Remembrance Day Resolution''; Whereas the House of Representatives and the Senate recognize August 20th, as ``Slavery Remembrance Day'' and commemorate the lives of all enslaved people while also condemning the act and perpetuation of slavery in the United States of America and across the world; Whereas we posthumously recognize the following Members of Congress, who served during and after the Reconstruction Era, as honorary cosponsors of this resolution: the Honorable Joseph Hayne Rainey (SC-01), Member of Congress from 1870 to 1879; Jefferson Franklin Long (GA-04), Member of Congress from January 1871 to March 1871; Robert Carlos De Large (SC- 02), Member of Congress from 1871 to 1873; Robert Brown Elliott (SC-3), Member of Congress from 1871 to 1874; Benjamin Sterling Turner (AL-01), Member of Congress from 1871 to 1873; Josiah Thomas Walls (FL-At Large), Member of Congress from 1871 to 1876; Alonzo Jacob Ransier (SC-02), Member of