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S.Res. 99119th CongressCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
A resolution celebrating Black History Month.
Sponsored by Sen. Cory A. Booker (D-NJ) · 42 active : 10 Republicans, 31 Democrats, 1 Independent
Latest action: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1391; text: CR S1401)
Where it standsBefore the Senate5 senators score as swing votes
Adopted
- Senate: passedFeb 26, 2025
Summary
, via Congress.govThis resolution recognizes Black History Month as an opportunity to reflect on U.S. history and to commemorate the contributions of African Americans. It calls for the United States to (1) honor the contribution of pioneers who helped to ensure its legacy; and (2) move forward as a nation "indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
How the projections held up
Each member’s recorded vote compared with their swing projection from before the vote. A member by voting against most of their own party.
Senate
Passed by voice vote or unanimous consent: no individual votes recorded.
Committees and subjects
Committees
No committee referrals recorded
Congress.gov lists no committee activity for this bill yet, so no member gets the gatekeeper bonus in swing-v3.
Subjects
- Commemorative events and holidays
- Congressional tributes
- Ethnic studies
- Racial and ethnic relations
- U.S. history
How the Senate breaks down
- 5Swing 70–100
- 34Middle 30–70
- 61Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v2, directional: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.
Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.
Similar past votes, Senate
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Cosponsors
42 activeShow all 42 cosponsors
- Alex Padilla (D-CA)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Angela D. Alsobrooks (D-MD)
- Angus S. King Jr. (I-ME)
- Ben Ray Luján (D-NM)
- Brian Schatz (D-HI)
- Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)
- Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Christopher A. Coons (D-DE)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
- Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
- Gary C. Peters (D-MI)
- Jack Reed (D-RI)
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
- Jerry Moran (R-KS)
- John Cornyn (R-TX)
- John W. Hickenlooper
How the swing score works
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
