Recognizing the 159th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1866.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H. Res. 315 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 315 Recognizing the 159th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1866. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 9, 2025 Mr. Jackson of Illinois (for himself, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Crockett, Ms. Brown, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Mr. Fields, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Espaillat, and Ms. Norton) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION Recognizing the 159th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1866. Whereas, on April 9, 1866, the Civil Rights Act of 1866 was passed and enacted into law; Whereas this year marks the 159th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1866; Whereas the Civil Rights Act of 1866 was the first Federal law to define citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law; Whereas the intent of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 was to combat the attempted suppression of the …