House Resolution 222 (95th Congress)
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House Resolution 222 (95th Congress) was the measure passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976 that created the House Select Committee on Assassinations to investigate the killings of President John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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| House Resolution 222 (95th Congress) canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States House resolution
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legislative measure ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
United States House Select Committee on Assassinations
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surface form:
House Select Committee on Assassinations
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| branchOfGovernment | legislative branch of the United States ⓘ |
| chamber | House of Representatives ⓘ |
| congressNumber | 95th Congress ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| datePassed | 1976 ⓘ |
| establishedBody |
United States House Select Committee on Assassinations
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surface form:
House Select Committee on Assassinations
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| historicalPeriod |
Cold War
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surface form:
Cold War era
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| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | House resolution ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| legislativeSession |
95th Congress
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surface form:
95th United States Congress
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| purpose | to create the House Select Committee on Assassinations ⓘ |
| result |
formal congressional investigation into JFK assassination
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formal congressional investigation into MLK assassination ⓘ |
| subjectOfInvestigation |
assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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assassination of President John F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| topic |
John F. Kennedy assassination
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Martin Luther King Jr. assassination ⓘ congressional investigations ⓘ political assassinations ⓘ |
| typeOfCommitteeCreated | select committee ⓘ |
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United States House Select Committee on Assassinations
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House Resolution 222 (95th Congress)
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