When Congresswoman Norton re-introduced her bill as HR-2503 on July 16, 2001, Representative Cynthia McKinney (Georgia)* immediately signed on again as a co-sponsor. Shortly thereafter the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, then the anthrax attack on Congress, brought Congressional clear-thinking to a screeching halt. Introduced on July 26, 2003 as H. R. 2647, it again had no co-sponsors, but on March 16, 2005, when introduced as H. R. 1348, Representatives Sheila Jackson-Lee of Texas, Lynn Woolsey of California, John Lewis and Cynthia McKinney of Georgia signed on. It was re-introduced for the eighth time as HR-1826 on March 29, 2007, with no co-sponsors. In 2009 John Lewis and Lynn Woolsey's aides repeatedly told us that they signed on to HR-1653, although you'd never know about it by searching Congressional bills. In 2011, after some marked revisions in the language, there were four co-sponsors for HR-1334, Representatives Steve Cohen of Tennessee, Bob Filner of California, Dennis Kucinich of Ohio, and Fortney Pete Stark of California. Again, John Lewis and Lynn Woolsey's aides said they were signing on, but it didn't appear on the Library of Congress website.
In 2013, Representative Raul Grijalva (AZ), co-chair of the House Progressive Caucus, signed on to HR-1650. In 2015, when she introduced HR-1976, John Lewis (GA), Raul Grijalva (AZ), and Lacy Clay (MO) signed on. In 2017, co-sponsors of HR-3853 were Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL) and Jim McGovern (MA). In 2019 and 2020, co-sponsors of HR-2419 were Jim McGovern (MA), Ilhan Omar (MN), Barbara Lee (CA), Sheila Jackson-Lee (TX), and Jan Schakowski (IL).
Current Cosponsors
In 2021 and 2022, co-sponsors of HR-2850 are Jim McGovern (MA), Barbara Lee (CA), Ilhan Omar (MN), Mark Pocan (WI), Carolyn Maloney (NY), Tlaib Rashid (MI), Peter Welch (VT), Ayanna Pressley (MA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (MY), Pramila Jayapal (WA), Andy Levin (MI), Raul Grijalva (AZ), Mondaire Jones (NY), and Jan Schakowsky (IL).