H.J.Res. 117 · 115th Congress · 2017–2018
Condemning the violence and domestic terrorist attack that took place during events between August 11 and August 12, 2017, in Charlottesville, Virginia, recognizing the first responders who lost their lives while monitoring the events, offering deepest condolences to the families and friends of those individuals who were killed and deepest sympathies and support to those individuals who were injured in the attack, expressing support for the Charlottesville community, rejecting White nationalists, White supremacists, the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis, and other hate groups, and urging the President and the President's Cabinet to use all available resources to address the threats posed by those groups.
H.J.Res. 117 in the 115th Congress (2017–2018) was introduced on Sep 7, 2017, sponsored by Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. with 11 co-sponsors.
During the 115th Congress (2017–2018), Donald Trump was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Status
- Introduced
- Introduced
- Sep 7, 2017
- Co-sponsors
- 11
- Policy area
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
What it does
This joint resolution condemns the racist violence and domestic terror attack in Charlottesville, Virginia, and rejects white nationalism, white supremacy, and neo-Nazism sentiments as antithetical to U.S. values. Congress offers condolences to the families of those who died in Charlottesville and sympathy and support for those injured, and expresses support to the Charlottesville community.
Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.
Sponsor
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. (R-VA). Co-sponsors: 5 Democrats, 6 Republicans.
Where it stands
- IntroducedSep 7, 2017
- Passed the House—
- Passed the Senate—
- Sent to the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (Sep 7, 2017)
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Committees
- Judiciary Committee
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