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H.Con.Res. 214 · 110th Congress

Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should grant a posthumous pardon to John Arthur "Jack"…

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Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should grant a posthumous pardon to John Arthur "Jack" Johnson for the 1913 racially motivated conviction of Johnson, which diminished his athletic, cultural, and historic significance, and tarnished his reputation.

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  1. House Introduced Sep 18, 2007
  2. House Passed Sep 26, 2008

Calls for the President to grant a pardon, posthumously, to Jack Johnson (the first African-American professional boxer to hold the title of Heavyweight Champion of the World) to expunge from the annals of American criminal justice a racially motivated abuse of the federal government's prosecutorial authority and to recognize his athletic and cultural…

What it does: CRS summary · Passed House without amendment · Sep 26, 2008

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Calls for the President to grant a pardon, posthumously, to Jack Johnson (the first African-American professional boxer to hold the title of Heavyweight Champion of the World) to expunge from the annals of American criminal justice a racially motivated abuse of the federal government's prosecutorial authority and to recognize his athletic and cultural contributions to society.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should grant a posthumous pardon to John Arthur "Jack" Johnson for the 1913 racially motivated conviction of Johnson, which diminished his athletic, cultural, and historic significance, and tarnished his reputation.

Latest action (Oct 2, 2008): Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Policy area: Law · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 18, 2007

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  1. House Introduced Sep 18, 2007
  2. House Passed Sep 26, 2008

No recorded floor vote found.