Congress: 111th

Sponsor: Senator McCain, John (04/01/2009)

Committees: Senate - Judiciary

Description: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President of the United States should exercise his constitutional authority to pardon posthumously John Arthur "Jack" Johnson for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation.

Lastest Action: 04/01/2009 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)

Official: S.Con.Res.16 -- 111th Congress