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AL HJR6

Joint Resolution

Status

Passed

5/7/2019

Primary Sponsor

Mac McCutcheon

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2019

AI Summary

  • Designates November 7 as Victims of Communism Memorial Day in Alabama beginning in 2019 and annually thereafter.

  • Cites the 100-year anniversary of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution and notes that communist regimes worldwide have killed more than 100 million people and committed widespread human rights abuses.

  • References President Donald Trump's 2017 declaration of November 7 as a National Day for the Victims of Communism and the bipartisan U.S. Congressional Caucus for the Victims of Communism.

  • Directs the House Clerk to transmit a copy of the resolution to the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation and post the designation on the Alabama Legislature website.

  • Adopted by the House on March 21, 2019, and by the Senate on May 7, 2019.

Legislative Description

Communism victims, Memorial Day in Alabama, established

Resolutions, Legislative

Last Action

Delivered to Governor at 5:42 p.m. on May 7, 2019.

5/7/2019

Committee Referrals

Rules4/2/2019
Rules3/5/2019

Full Bill Text

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