IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 450
Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the day civil rights organizers Andrew 
Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner gave their lives in 
the struggle to guarantee the right to vote for every citizen of the 
United States and encouraging all Americans to observe the anniversary 
of the deaths of the 3 men by committing themselves to ensuring equal 
rights, equal opportunities, and equal justice for all people. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 15, 2004
Mr. OWENS (for himself, Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA´, Mr. ACKERMAN, Ms. BALDWIN, 
Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. BERRY, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. 
BISHOP of New York, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. CARDOZA, 
Ms. CARSON of Indiana, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CLYBURN, 
Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. COOPER, Mr. CROW-
LEY, Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. 
ENGEL, Mr. EVERETT, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. FILNER, Mr. FRANK of Massa-
chusetts, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. GORDON, Mr. FORD, Mr. HASTINGS of 
Florida, Mr. HOYER, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. JACKSON of Illi-
nois, Mr. JEFFERSON, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. 
KUCINICH, Mr. LANTOS, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Ms. KILPATRICK, Ms. 
LEE, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Ms. MAJETTE, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. 
MCDERMOTT, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. 
MENENDEZ, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. 
NADLER, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. 
RANGEL, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. RUSH, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SANDLIN, Mr. 
SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. SMITH of 
Washington, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, Mr. THOMPSON of 
Mississippi, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Ms. WATERS, Ms. 
WATSON, Mr. WATT, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. WEINER, Mr. WEXLER, and Mr. 
WYNN) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Government Reform
•HCON 450 IH 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the day civil rights 
organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Mi-
chael Schwerner gave their lives in the struggle to guar-
antee the right to vote for every citizen of the United 
States and encouraging all Americans to observe the 
anniversary of the deaths of the 3 men by committing 
themselves to ensuring equal rights, equal opportunities, 
and equal justice for all people.
Whereas Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael 
Schwerner were civil rights organizers who participated 
in the Freedom Summer Project organized by the Coun-
cil of Federated Organizations to register African Ameri-
cans in the Deep South to vote; 
Whereas on June 21, 1964, after leaving the scene of a 
firebombed church in Longdale, Mississippi, Andrew 
Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner were 
murdered by members of the Ku Klux Klan who opposed 
their efforts to establish equal rights for African Ameri-
cans; 
Whereas June 21, 2004, is the 40th anniversary of the day 
Andrew 
Goodman, 
James 
Chaney, 
and 
Michael 
Schwerner sacrificed their lives in the fight against racial 
and social injustice while working to guarantee the right 
to vote for every citizen of the United States; 
Whereas the deaths of the 3 men brought attention to the 
struggle to guarantee equal rights for African Americans 
which led to the passage of monumental civil rights legis-
lation, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the 
Voting Rights Act of 1965;