HRES 661 · 119th Congress · Arts, Culture, Religion

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.

Introduced 2025-08-22· Sponsored by Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]· House

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Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.(2025-08-22)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H. Res. 661 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 22, 2025 Ms. Norton submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION 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. Whereas Chuck Brown is known as the ``Godfather of Go-Go'' because he was the major architect of the musical genre known as ``go-go'', a unique mix of funk, soul, and Latin party sounds, whose popularity continues today; Whereas Chuck Brown, who was born on August 22, 1936, and passed away at the age of 75 on May 16, 2012, was a resident of the District of Columbia most of…

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