This House resolution, titled the "Original Resolution Honoring Harriet Tubman," formally acknowledges and honors Harriet Tubman. The text says she was born Araminta Ross, was born enslaved, and escaped slavery through the Underground Railroad. It says she later worked as a conductor on the Underground Railroad, leading 13 missions that rescued approximately 70 enslaved people. The resolution states she served as a scout, spy, and nurse for the Union Army and was the first woman to plan and lead a United States military operation. It also credits her leadership in the Combahee River Raid, which it says led to the liberation of 700 enslaved people in South Carolina, and notes her later work for human rights and women's suffrage. The resolution was introduced December 18, 2025, by Representative Al Green, referred to the House Judiciary Committee, and is listed as in progress.
The resolution expresses the House of Representatives' recognition and honor for Harriet Tubman as described in the text. No publicly available information on legal, regulatory, or direct practical effects beyond that acknowledgment.
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According to the resolution text and sponsors, proponents want to officially acknowledge Tubman's courage, her opposition to slavery, her role in rescuing people via the Underground Railroad, her service to the Union Army (including planning and leading a military operation), her role in the Combahee River Raid, and her later activism for human rights and women's suffrage.
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