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S.Res. 681

ResolutionFederalSenateIn Committee
A resolution recognizing the Chinese railroad workers who worked on the Transcontinental Railroad from 1865 to 1869 and the important contributions of those railroad workers to the growth of the United States.
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Committee
Latest Action · August 13, 2020
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S5411)
Congress
116th (2019–2021)
Introduced
August 13, 2020
Cosponsors (0)
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This resolution recognizes the contributions of the Chinese immigrants who worked on the Transcontinental Railroad from 1865 to 1869. The resolution also acknowledges the risks they faced in completing the railroad's construction while enduring discrimination and unequal pay and treatment.

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