HRES 646 · 119th Congress · Congress

Calling on the Senate to remove the name of Richard B. Russell from the Russell Senate Office Building.

Introduced 2025-08-08· Sponsored by Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]· House

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Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.(2025-08-09)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H. Res. 646 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 646 Calling on the Senate to remove the name of Richard B. Russell from the Russell Senate Office Building. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 8, 2025 Mr. Green of Texas submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION Calling on the Senate to remove the name of Richard B. Russell from the Russell Senate Office Building. Whereas this resolution may be cited as the original resolution calling on the Senate to remove the name of Richard B. Russell from the Russell Senate Office Building; Whereas Senator Richard B. Russell opposed civil rights as ``unconstitutional and unwise''; Whereas, in 1935, Senator Russell participated in his first filibuster of a civil rights bill, when he and his colleagues in the Senate stopped an anti-lynching bill with 6 days of nonstop talking; Whereas, in 1936, Senator Russel…

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