Encouraging the people of the United States to honor and celebrate the 140th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and commending Abraham Lincoln's efforts to end slavery.
Latest action · Feb 27, 2003 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.
- IntroducedFeb 12, 2003
- Agreed to in HouseFeb 26, 2003
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Recognizes the historical significance and encourages celebration of the 140th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 35 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Passed415–0 | Feb 26, 2003 |
Cosponsors 116
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 12, 2003 to Feb 26, 2003; 105 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-FL | Allen Boyd | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-AL | Artur Davis | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-OK | Brad Carson | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-LA | Christopher John | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-OR | David Wu | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-GA | Denise L. Majette | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-NC | Frank W. Ballance Jr. | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-CA | George Miller | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-WI | Gerald D. Kleczka | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-TN | Harold E. Ford Jr. | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| R-CA | Howard P. "Buck" McKeon | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| R-VA | Jo Ann Davis | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-MO | Karen McCarthy | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-IL | Lane Evans | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-MN | Martin Olav Sabo | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-MA | Martin T. Meehan | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-TX | Max Sandlin | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-CA | Nancy Pelosi | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-WA | Norman D. Dicks | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| R-NY | Sherwood Boehlert | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-OH | Ted Strickland | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| R-IL | Timothy V. Johnson | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| R-VA | Tom Davis | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Original | Feb 12, 2003 |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Feb 25, 2003 | |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | Feb 25, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Feb 25, 2003 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Feb 25, 2003 | |
| D-SC | John M. Spratt, Jr. | Feb 25, 2003 | |
| R-IL | Judy Biggert | Feb 25, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Feb 25, 2003 | |
| R-WI | Mark Green | Feb 25, 2003 | |
| R-IL | Ray LaHood | Feb 25, 2003 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Feb 25, 2003 | |
| D-IN | Baron P. Hill | Feb 26, 2003 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Feb 12, 2003 |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 27, 2003 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2003Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Feb 26, 2003Mrs. Davis, Jo Ann moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
- Feb 26, 2003Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1338-1341)
- Feb 26, 2003DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 36.
- Feb 26, 2003At 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.
In the Congressional Record 3
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E414 | Alcee L. Hastings D-FL | Mar 10, 2003 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E304, E330 | Edolphus Towns D-NY, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Feb 27, 2003 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1338–H1341Text printed H1338Recorded votes H1356anniversary | Dana Rohrabacher R-CA, Danny K. Davis D-IL, Jerry Weller R-IL, Jo Ann Davis R-VA, Ray LaHood R-IL, Ron Paul R-TX, Todd Tiahrt R-KS | Feb 26, 2003 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCONRES 15 | A concurrent resolution commemorating the 140th anniversary of the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation. | Identical bill | May 5, 2003 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Encouraging the people of the United States to honor and celebrate the 140th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and commending Abraham Lincoln's efforts to end slavery.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2003Referred in Senate
- Feb 26, 2003Engrossed in House
- Feb 12, 2003Introduced in House
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