HRES 121 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Expressing the sincerest condolences of the House of Representatives to the families of the 42 people, including 37 children, killed in the March 6, 2001, explosion at the Fanglin elementary school in the Jianxi province of the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.

Introduced Apr 24, 2001 Originated House Sponsor George Miller D-CA

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Latest action · Jul 23, 2001 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedApr 24, 2001
  2. Agreed to in HouseJul 23, 2001

Summary

Expresses condolences to the families of the 42 people killed in the March 6, 2001, explosion at the Fanglin elementary school in the Jianxi province of the People's Republic of China, including the parents and families of the 37 young children who lost their lives as a result of this dangerous and forced child labor.

Expresses gratitude to the Chinese and international journalists who reported the true cause of the explosion in response to the Chinese Communist Party's original attempts to put forward an authorized, but false, version of the events.

Cosponsors 34

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 24, 2001 to Jun 25, 2001; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABob FilnerOriginalApr 24, 2001
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalApr 24, 2001
D-GACynthia A. McKinneyOriginalApr 24, 2001
D-MIDale E. KildeeOriginalApr 24, 2001
D-MIDavid E. BoniorOriginalApr 24, 2001
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalApr 24, 2001
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalApr 24, 2001
D-CAHilda L. SolisOriginalApr 24, 2001
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalApr 24, 2001
D-ILLane EvansOriginalApr 24, 2001
D-CALoretta SanchezOriginalApr 24, 2001
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalApr 24, 2001
D-CANancy PelosiOriginalApr 24, 2001
D-HINeil AbercrombieOriginalApr 24, 2001
D-MSRonnie ShowsOriginalApr 24, 2001
D-PAWilliam J. CoyneOriginalApr 24, 2001
D-CABarbara LeeJun 25, 2001
I-VTBernard SandersJun 25, 2001
D-NYCharles B. RangelJun 25, 2001
R-CADana RohrabacherJun 25, 2001
D-OHDennis J. KucinichJun 25, 2001
D-ALEarl F. HilliardJun 25, 2001
D-CAHoward L. BermanJun 25, 2001
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenJun 25, 2001
D-MAJames P. McGovernJun 25, 2001
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldJun 25, 2001
D-INJulia CarsonJun 25, 2001
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterJun 25, 2001
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezJun 25, 2001
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioJun 25, 2001
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeJun 25, 2001
D-OHSherrod BrownJun 25, 2001
D-WITammy BaldwinJun 25, 2001
D-METhomas H. AllenJun 25, 2001

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseForeign Affairs Committee
Referred Apr 24, 2001Discharged Jul 23, 2001
East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee
Referred May 21, 2001
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Apr 24, 2001Discharged Jul 23, 2001
Trade Subcommittee
Referred May 3, 2001

Actions 11

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 23, 2001Committee on International Relations discharged.
  2. Jul 23, 2001Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
  3. Jul 23, 2001Mr. Smith (NJ) asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
  4. Jul 23, 2001RESERVATION OF OBJECTION - The House proceeded with debate on the request under a reservation of objection.
  5. Jul 23, 2001Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H4405-4407; text of measure as introduced: CR H4407)
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In the Congressional Record 2

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 H4405–H4407Text printed H4407Amendments H4407Christopher H. Smith R-NJ (amendment), Dennis J. Kucinich D-OH, George Miller D-CA, Marcy Kaptur D-OHJul 23, 2001
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E599George Miller D-CAApr 24, 2001

Amendments 2

Amendments offered to this resolution.

AmendmentDescriptionOffered byStatus
HAmdt 206An amendment to the text of the resolution.Christopher H. Smith R-NJOn agreeing to the Smith (NJ) amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection.
HAmdt 207An amendment to the preamble.Christopher H. Smith R-NJOn agreeing to the Smith (NJ) amendment (A002) Agreed to without objection.

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced
Expressing the sincerest condolences of the House of Representatives to the families of the 42 people, including 37 children, killed in the March 6, 2001, explosion at the Fanglin elementary school in the Jianxi province of the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 23, 2001Engrossed in House
  2. Apr 24, 2001Introduced in House

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