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Designates September 23 as "Mary Church Terrell Day" and urges Congress to formally recognize Mary Church Terrell’s lifetime contributions to civil rights and women’s rights. The resolution records facts about her education, activism, legal efforts to end racial discrimination (including a 1950 restaurant refusal and later court developments), her leadership roles, and notes her house as a National Historic Landmark open to the public.
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced September 23, 2025 by Eleanor Holmes Norton · Last progress September 23, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Submitted in House