HCONRES 266 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Honoring veterans by requesting that television and radio stations provide a moment of silence or a public service announcement on November 11, at 11 a.m. each year.

Introduced Jul 25, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Bill Pascrell, Jr. D-NJ

Latest action · Jul 25, 2003 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Progress

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IntroducedJul 25, 2003
Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Agreed to in SenateNot reached

Summary

Expresses the sense of Congress that television and radio stations should recognize veterans through a public service announcement or a moment of silence on November 11 at 11 a.m. each year and that the day should be used as an occasion to educate children about the contributions of veterans in defending freedom.

Cosponsors 41

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 25, 2003 to Feb 11, 2004; 35 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-MD	Albert Russell Wynn	Original	Jul 25, 2003
D-MA	Bill Delahunt	Original	Jul 25, 2003
D-NC	Bob Etheridge	Original	Jul 25, 2003
D-CA	Bob Filner	Original	Jul 25, 2003
R-MI	Candice S. Miller	Original	Jul 25, 2003
D-TX	Chet Edwards	Original	Jul 25, 2003
R-NJ	Christopher H. Smith	Original	Jul 25, 2003
D-LA	Christopher John	Original	Jul 25, 2003
D-FL	Corrine Brown	Original	Jul 25, 2003
D-NJ	Donald M. Payne	Original	Jul 25, 2003
R-NE	Doug Bereuter	Original	Jul 25, 2003
R-CA	Doug Ose	Original	Jul 25, 2003
D-NY	Edolphus Towns	Original	Jul 25, 2003
D-VA	James P. Moran	Original	Jul 25, 2003
R-NY	James T. Walsh	Original	Jul 25, 2003
R-SC	Joe Wilson	Original	Jul 25, 2003
R-CO	Joel Hefley	Original	Jul 25, 2003
R-GA	Mac Collins	Original	Jul 25, 2003
D-OH	Marcy Kaptur	Original	Jul 25, 2003
D-TX	Martin Frost	Original	Jul 25, 2003
R-GA	Max Burns	Original	Jul 25, 2003
R-TX	Michael C. Burgess	Original	Jul 25, 2003
D-NC	Mike McIntyre	Original	Jul 25, 2003
D-AR	Mike Ross	Original	Jul 25, 2003
R-PA	Phil English	Original	Jul 25, 2003
R-CA	Randy (Duke) Cunningham	Original	Jul 25, 2003
R-CT	Rob Simmons	Original	Jul 25, 2003
R-MD	Roscoe G. Bartlett	Original	Jul 25, 2003
D-NJ	Rush Holt	Original	Jul 25, 2003
R-NJ	Scott Garrett	Original	Jul 25, 2003
D-TX	Sheila Jackson Lee	Original	Jul 25, 2003
D-MA	Stephen F. Lynch	Original	Jul 25, 2003
D-OH	Ted Strickland	Original	Jul 25, 2003
D-NY	Timothy H. Bishop	Original	Jul 25, 2003
R-PA	Todd Russell Platts	Original	Jul 25, 2003
D-IL	Lane Evans		Sep 4, 2003
D-OH	Tim Ryan		Sep 4, 2003
D-CA	Linda T. Sánchez		Sep 25, 2003
R-WI	Mark Green		Sep 25, 2003
R-MI	Mike Rogers		Oct 17, 2003
D-GA	Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.		Feb 11, 2004

Committees 1

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

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Veterans' Affairs Committee	Referred Jul 25, 2003

Actions 2

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Jul 25, 2003Introduced in House
Jul 25, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Titles 1

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Official Title as Introduced: Honoring veterans by requesting that television and radio stations provide a moment of silence or a public service announcement on November 11, at 11 a.m. each year.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

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Jul 25, 2003Introduced in House

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