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OH HR199
Resolution
Status
Passed
8/25/2015
Primary Sponsor
Clifford Rosenberger
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AI Summary
- Memorial resolution honoring Louis Stokes, the first African American from Ohio elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, who served from 1969 to 1999.
- Recognizes Stokes' service as a World War II U.S. Army veteran, attorney, and chairman of the Select Committee on Assassinations during his congressional tenure.
- Acknowledges his post-congressional career with law firm Squire, Sanders, and Dempsey, retirement as senior counsel in 2012, and induction into Karamu House Hall of Fame in 2007.
- Notes the establishment of the Louis Stokes Museum by the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority and multiple buildings named in his honor.
- Directs the Clerk of the House to transmit an authenticated copy of the resolution to the Stokes family.
Legislative Description
In memory of Louis Stokes.
Last Action
Adopted
8/25/2015
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