BILL ANALYSIS Ó
HR 22
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Date of Hearing: August 22, 2013
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Richard S. Gordon, Chair
HR 22 (Pérez) - As Amended: August 20, 2013
SUBJECT : March on Washington 50th Anniversary.
SUMMARY : This measure would commemorate the 50th anniversary
of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom which occurred
on August 28, 1963; recognize and honor A. Philip Randolph and
Bayard Rustin for their instrumental roles in organizing the
march; affirms our nation's and our state's commitment to
achieving the social and economic justice sought by the
marchers; and observes August 28, 2013 as the official memorial
of the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs
and Freedom. Specifically, this resolution makes the following
legislative findings:
1)The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28,
1963, was one of the largest rallies for human rights in
United States history and called for civil and economic rights
for African Americans. It is credited with helping to pave
the way for passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the
Voting Rights Act of 1965.
2)The March on Washington was organized by a group of civil
rights, labor, and religious organizations, under the theme
"jobs and freedom," with an estimated 200,000 to 300,000
people participating.
3)The March on Washington was planned and initiated by A. Philip
Randolph, the President of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car
Porters -- the first predominantly black labor union. He was
also President of the Negro American Labor Council and Vice
President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of
Industrial Organizations.
4)Bayard Rustin was the chief organizer of the March on
Washington and instrumental in organizing its logistics.
Rustin was an American leader in social movements for civil
rights, nonviolence, and gay rights.
FISCAL EFFECT : None
HR 22
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REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION :
Support
None on file.
Opposition
None on file.
Analysis Prepared by : Mukhtar Ali / RLS. / (916) 319-2800