# 117-hres-517: Original Slavery Remembrance Day Resolution of 2021

117-hres-517, Original Slavery Remembrance Day Resolution of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX); status Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1256, H. Res. 517 is considered passed House. (consideration: CR H7182-7184; text: CR H7183-7184) (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hres-517
- Congress: 117
- Title: Original Slavery Remembrance Day Resolution of 2021
- Status: Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1256, H. Res. 517 is considered passed House. (consideration: CR H7182-7184; text: CR H7183-7184)
- Introduced: 2021-07-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 137
- Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Original Slavery Remembrance Day Resolution of 2021

## Cosponsors (137)

- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2021-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2021-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2021-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2021-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2021-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2021-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2021-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2021-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2021-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2021-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2021-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2021-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL), 2021-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2021-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2021-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2021-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2021-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2021-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2021-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2021-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2021-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2021-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2021-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2021-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2021-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2021-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2021-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2021-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2021-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2021-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2021-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2021-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2021-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2021-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2021-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2021-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6] (D-NC), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2021-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2021-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bourdeaux, Carolyn [D-GA-7] (D-GA), 2022-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] (D-MD), 2022-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hres-517 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/517)

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