Congress: 110th

Sponsor: Representative King, Peter T. (09/18/2007)

Committees: House - Judiciary | Senate - Judiciary

Description: Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should grant a posthumous pardon to John Arthur "Jack" Johnson for the 1913 racially motivated conviction of Johnson, which diminished his athletic, cultural, and historic significance, and tarnished his reputation.

Lastest Action: 10/02/2008 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)

Official: H.Con.Res.214 -- 110th Congress