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IN SR0055
Resolution
Status
Introduced
2/23/2012
Primary Sponsor
Earline Rogers
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AI Summary
- Memorializes former Indiana United States Congresswoman Katie Hall, who passed away on February 20, 2012
- Katie Hall was born in Mound Bayou, Mississippi in 1938 and earned a bachelor's degree from Mississippi State and master's degree from Indiana University
- Served in the Indiana House of Representatives from 1974 to 1976 and the Indiana State Senate from 1976 to 1982 before becoming the first African-American woman elected to Congress from Indiana in 1982
- Sponsored legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that established the national holiday for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- Served as Gary's city clerk from 1988 until 2003 following her defeat for re-election to Congress
Legislative Description
Memorializing Katie Hall.
Last Action
First reading: adopted standing vote
2/23/2012
Full Bill Text
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