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H.Res. 509: Expressing support for the designation of June 2025 as "Black Music Month".

119th Congress · introduced 2025-06-12 · Arts, Culture, Religion · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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Expressing support for the designation of June 2025 as "Black Music Month".

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Expressing support for the designation of June 2025 as "Black Music Month".

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hres509.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hres>

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Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] · 47 cosponsors

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LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Emilia Strong Sykes (D-OH), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Wesley Bell (D-MO), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Gabe Amo (D-RI), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Troy A. Carter (D-LA), Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Darren Soto (D-FL), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Becca Balint (D-VT), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), André Carson (D-IN), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Greg Landsman (D-OH)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] reported raising $1.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Resolution
A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote
A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Record fed-us-cong119-hres509 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills