# 119-hres-661: Expressing support for the designation of August 22, 2025, as "Chuck Brown Day", and honoring Chuck Brown's contributions to music and to the District of Columbia.

119-hres-661, Expressing support for the designation of August 22, 2025, as "Chuck Brown Day", and honoring Chuck Brown's contributions to music and to the District of Columbia., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-661
- Congress: 119
- Title: Expressing support for the designation of August 22, 2025, as "Chuck Brown Day", and honoring Chuck Brown's contributions to music and to the District of Columbia.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-08-22
- Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Designates August 22, 2025 as "Chuck Brown Day" to honor Chuck Brown's contributions to music and the District of Columbia.** The nonbinding resolution highlights Brown as the "Godfather of Go-Go," notes his 22 studio albums and his 1979 hit "Bustin' Loose," which topped the Billboard R&B chart for four weeks. It records his 2005 National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship, a 2010 Grammy nomination, his influence on go-go groups like Trouble Funk and Rare Essence, his 2010 Capitol performance for DC voting rights, and local honors including a street and park named for him.

## 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-661 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/661)

## 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-661 (as of 2026-04-21).