Congress: 115th

Sponsor: Senator McCain, John (02/28/2017)

Committees: Senate - Judiciary

Description: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that John Arthur "Jack" Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon 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: 02/28/2017 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)

Official: S.Res.71 -- 115th Congress