HCONRES 254 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Encouraging the people of the United States to celebrate the 300th anniversary of William Penn's Charter of Privileges, the 250th anniversary of the Liberty Bell, and the 225th anniversary of the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence.

Introduced Oct 25, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Joseph R. Pitts R-PA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Nov 14, 2001 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedOct 25, 2001
  2. Agreed to in HouseNov 13, 2001
  3. Agreed to in SenateNot reached

Summary

Encourages: (1) the U.S. people to celebrate the 300th anniversary of William Penn's Charter of Privileges, the 250th anniversary of the Liberty Bell, and the 225th anniversary of the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence; and (2) the Nation's leaders to reaffirm their commitment to promoting human rights and religious freedom in the Nation and around the world.

Cosponsors 19

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 30, 2001 to Nov 8, 2001.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-PAJames C. GreenwoodOct 30, 2001
R-PACurt WeldonOct 31, 2001
D-PAFrank MascaraOct 31, 2001
R-PAGeorge W. GekasOct 31, 2001
D-PAJohn P. MurthaOct 31, 2001
D-PATim HoldenOct 31, 2001
R-PABill ShusterNov 1, 2001
R-PADon SherwoodNov 1, 2001
R-PAJohn E. PetersonNov 1, 2001
R-PAMelissa A. HartNov 1, 2001
D-PAMichael F. DoyleNov 1, 2001
R-PAPhil EnglishNov 1, 2001
R-PATodd Russell PlattsNov 1, 2001
D-PAJoseph M. HoeffelNov 6, 2001
R-PAPatrick J. ToomeyNov 6, 2001
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Actions 9

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 14, 2001Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  2. Nov 13, 2001Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8044-8047)
  3. Nov 13, 2001DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 254.
  4. Nov 13, 2001Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  5. Nov 13, 2001Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
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Subjects

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