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H.Res.1040

Recognizing the significance of the Greensboro Four sit-in during Black History Month.

Introduced·2/5/26

Recognizes the Greensboro Four sit-in's significance during Black History Month.

The bill recognizes the Greensboro Four's pivotal role in the civil rights movement, highlighting their sit-in at the F.W. Woolworth cafeteria in Greensboro, North Carolina, on February 1, 1960. It emphasizes the importance of their nonviolent resistance and encourages states to include their history in educational curricula. The resolution also marks February 1, 2026, as the 66th anniversary of the sit-in and the beginning of Black History Month.

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Education and Workforce Committee
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History

Feb 5

House

Submitted in House

Feb 5

House

Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.