HRES 1180
Recognizing the enduring cultural and historical significance of emancipation in the Nation's capital on the anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's signing of the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, which established the "first freed" on April 16, 1862, and celebrating passage of the District of Columbia statehood bill in the House of Representatives.
Bill status
- Status
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton [D-DC-At Large]
- Cosponsors
- 0
- Policy area
- Government Operations and Politics
- Introduced
- 2026-04-15
- Latest action
- 2026-04-15: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Committee referrals
Recent actions
- 2026-04-15: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- 2026-04-15: Submitted in House