# 119-hres-336: Recognizing the historic abolitionist events surrounding the Pearl, and honoring its legacy in American history.

119-hres-336, Recognizing the historic abolitionist events surrounding the Pearl, and honoring its legacy in American history., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-336
- Congress: 119
- Title: Recognizing the historic abolitionist events surrounding the Pearl, and honoring its legacy in American history.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-17
- Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Honors the 1848 Pearl escape and the people who sought freedom.** This resolution would recount the April 1848 attempt by 77 enslaved people to flee aboard the schooner Pearl, name key participants including free Black organizers Paul Jennings and Paul Edmonson, captain Daniel Drayton, financier Gerrit Smith, and allies like William Chaplin and Henry Ward Beecher’s Plymouth Congregational Church, and recognize the episode as an important moment in the history of the District of Columbia and American abolitionism that helped inspire Uncle Tom’s Cabin.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hres-336 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/336)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-336 (as of 2025-12-21).