,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #aaje  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,september #aa1 
#bjbj,mr4 ,vela submitted the following 
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,armed ,services1 and in  
addition to the ,committee on ,education
 and ,labor1 for a period to be         
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,,resolution  ,honoring the ,buffalo    
,soldiers who were dishonorably         
discharged and ultimately had their     
honorable service restored following    
events which occurred in #aijf in       
,brownsville1 ,texas4  ,whereas1 on     
,july #bh1 #ahff1 ,congress established 
six all-,black regiments1 known as the  
,buffalo ,soldiers1 to help rebuild the 
country after the ,civil ,war and to    
patrol the remote western frontier      
during the ,indian ,wars and remained   
active until the ,army was desegregated 

in #aiea2 ,whereas the ,buffalo         
,soldiers received their name because of
 the buffalo's fierce bravery and       
fighting spirit2 ,whereas the ,buffalo  
,soldiers fought alongside ,white       
regiments in many conflicts and were    
instrumental in the exploration and     
settlement of western lands2 ,whereas   
,buffalo ,soldiers were assigned to     
,fort ,brown near the ,united           
,states-,mexico border in #aijf2        
,whereas following the death of a ,white
 bartender1 #afg men serving in the     
all-,black #beth ,infantry ,regiment of 
the ,army were dishonorably discharged  
by ,president ,theodore ,roosevelt after
 being accused of shooting up the city  
of ,brownsville1 ,texas1 and the killing
 of a ,white man2 ,whereas these        
,buffalo ,soldiers were not given a     
chance to defend themselves in legal    
proceedings and there was no evidence of
 these soldiers committing any crimes2  
,whereas the dishonorable discharge of  
the ,buffalo ,soldiers led to the loss  

of their pensions and inability to serve
 in ,federal civil service jobs2        
,whereas the members of the #beth       
,infantry ,regiment were accused of this
 shooting following growing tension     
between the ,white residents of         
,brownsville and the ,black soldiers1   
making this accusation racially charged2
 ,whereas1 in #aigb1 the ,army conducted
 a new investigation and withdrew the   
order of #aijf1 exonerating the ,buffalo
 ,soldiers and restoring their records  
to show that each left military service 
with an honorable discharge2 and        
,whereas only one out of #afg ,buffalo  
,soldiers falsely accused was alive by  
the time the original #aijf order was   
reversed1 and no action was taken to    
provide compensation to their           
descendants3 ,now1 therefore1 be it     
,that the ,house of ,representatives--  
7#a7 honors the ,buffalo ,soldiers who  
were dishonorably discharged and        
ultimately had their honorable service  
restored following events which occurred

 in #aijf in ,brownsville1 ,texas2  7#b7
 recognizes the dedication and courage  
of the ,buffalo ,soldiers serving in    
,south ,texas1 across the country1 and  
around the world2 and  7#c7 encourages  
all ,states to include in their         
educational curricula the history and   
contributions of the ,buffalo ,soldiers4