Recognizing the 1885 Rock Springs Chinese Massacre.
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Latest Action · May 26, 2026
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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.
This resolution recognizes the 1885 Rock Springs Chinese Massacre, in which a mob of over 200 White miners and townspeople murdered at least 28 Chinese workers and destroyed the town's Chinatown in Wyoming. The resolution acknowledges that Chinese immigrants were exploited for dangerous, low-wage labor in mining and railroads while facing systematic discrimination, including exclusion from labor unions and the Chinese Exclusion Act, which fueled racial hostility. Despite the U.S. government reimbursing the Chinese government for property losses, no perpetrators were ever held accountable and victims received no direct compensation. The resolution calls for education about the massacre in schools and higher education institutions, encourages documentation and archaeological study of the massacre site for potential federal historic preservation recognition, and affirms Congress's responsibility to acknowledge the history of anti-Asian violence and discrimination in America. This is a ceremonial resolution that does not authorize any funding or create new law, but rather expresses the House's recognition and condemnation of this historical tragedy.
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