HCONRES 248 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Expressing the sense of the Congress that public schools may display the words "God Bless America" as an expression of support for the Nation.

Introduced Oct 12, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Henry E. Brown, Jr. R-SC

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Latest action · Oct 17, 2001 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedOct 12, 2001
  2. Agreed to in HouseOct 16, 2001
  3. Agreed to in SenateNot reached

Summary

Expresses the sense of the Congress that public schools may display the words "God Bless America" as an expression of support for the Nation.

Recorded votes 1

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 387Passed404–0Oct 16, 2001

Cosponsors 64

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 12, 2001 to Oct 16, 2001; 61 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-FLAnder CrenshawOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-VABob GoodlatteOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-INBrian D. KernsOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-IDC. L. (Butch) OtterOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-UTChris CannonOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-CADana RohrabacherOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-FLDave WeldonOriginalOct 12, 2001
D-ILDavid D. PhelpsOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-MTDenny RehbergOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-ILDonald A. ManzulloOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-TNEd BryantOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-OKErnest J. Istook Jr.OriginalOct 12, 2001
R-NYFelix J. Grucci Jr.OriginalOct 12, 2001
R-NJFrank A. LoBiondoOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-OKFrank D. LucasOriginalOct 12, 2001
D-MSGene TaylorOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-MNGil GutknechtOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-NMHeather WilsonOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-NCHoward CobleOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-CAHoward P. "Buck" McKeonOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-OKJ. C. Watts Jr.OriginalOct 12, 2001
R-CAJerry LewisOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-SCJim DeMintOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-NVJim GibbonsOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-AZJim KolbeOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-VAJo Ann DavisOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-COJoel HefleyOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.OriginalOct 12, 2001
R-ILJohn ShimkusOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-CAJohn T. DoolittleOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-GAJohnny IsaksonOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-PAJoseph R. PittsOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-CAKen CalvertOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-TXLarry CombestOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-SCLindsey GrahamOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-WIMark GreenOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-CAMary BonoOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-PAMelissa A. HartOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-INMike PenceOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-PAPatrick J. ToomeyOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-OHRalph RegulaOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-FLRic KellerOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-LARichard H. BakerOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-ALRobert B. AderholtOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-MDRobert L. Ehrlich Jr.OriginalOct 12, 2001
R-MSRoger F. WickerOriginalOct 12, 2001
D-MSRonnie ShowsOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-MOSam GravesOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-ALSonny CallahanOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-INSteve BuyerOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-OKSteve LargentOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-OHSteven C. LaTouretteOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-NCSue Wilkins MyrickOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-PATodd Russell PlattsOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-IATom LathamOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-NETom OsborneOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-TNVan HillearyOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-MIVernon J. EhlersOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-MOW. Todd AkinOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalOct 12, 2001
R-GABob BarrOct 16, 2001
D-OHJames A. Traficant Jr.Oct 16, 2001
R-KSJim RyunOct 16, 2001

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Oct 12, 2001
SenateJudiciary Committee
Referred Oct 17, 2001

Actions 10

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 17, 2001Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  2. Oct 16, 2001Mr. Castle moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
  3. Oct 16, 2001Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6790-6792)
  4. Oct 16, 2001DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 248.
  5. Oct 16, 2001At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
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In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H6790–H6792Text printed H6790Recorded votes H6872allowCarolyn McCarthy D-NY, Henry E. Brown, Jr. R-SC, Jim DeMint R-SC, John A. Boehner R-OH, John T. Doolittle R-CA, Joseph R. Pitts R-PA, Michael N. Castle R-DEOct 16, 2001

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
Expressing the sense of the Congress that public schools may display the words "God Bless America" as an expression of support for the Nation.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 17, 2001Referred in Senate
  2. Oct 16, 2001Engrossed in House
  3. Oct 12, 2001Introduced in House

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