# 117-hconres-13: Recognizing the difficult challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving in the Armed Forces, their heroic military sacrifices, and their patriotism in fighting for equal rights and for the dignity of a people and a Nation.

117-hconres-13, Recognizing the difficult challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving in the Armed Forces, their heroic military sacrifices, and their patriotism in fighting for equal rights and for the dignity of a people and a Nation., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH); status Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hconres-13
- Congress: 117
- Title: Recognizing the difficult challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving in the Armed Forces, their heroic military sacrifices, and their patriotism in fighting for equal rights and for the dignity of a people and a Nation.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced: 2021-02-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH)
- Cosponsors: 55
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Recognizing the difficult challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving in the Armed Forces, their heroic military sacrifices, and their patriotism in fighting for equal rights and for the dignity of a people and a Nation.

## Cosponsors (55)

- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2021-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2021-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2021-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2021-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2021-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2021-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2021-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2021-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2021-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bourdeaux, Carolyn [D-GA-7] (D-GA), 2021-02-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2021-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-1384: Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021
- 117-hr-5: Equality Act
- 117-hr-842: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021
- 117-hr-695: USPS Fairness Act
- 117-hr-7: Paycheck Fairness Act
- 117-hjres-17: Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.

## Sources
- [117-hconres-13 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/13)

## Related
- [117-hr-1384: Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1384)
- [117-hr-5: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5)
- [117-hr-842: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-842)
- [117-hr-695: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-695)
- [117-hr-7: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7)
- [117-hjres-17: Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-17)
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