Honoring past and current members of the Armed Forces of the United States and encouraging Americans to wear red poppies on Memorial Day.
Latest action · May 20, 2004 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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.
- IntroducedMay 13, 2004
- Agreed to in HouseMay 19, 2004
- Agreed to in SenateMay 20, 2004
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Declares that Congress honors past and current members of the Armed Forces of the United States and their families by encouraging every American to wear a red poppy on Memorial Day as a sign of admiration and thanks to those individuals who died to preserve freedom and democracy in the United States.
Recorded votes 1
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Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred May 13, 2004 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 20, 2004Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6047)
- May 20, 2004Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- May 19, 2004Mr. Schrock moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
- May 19, 2004Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3251-3256)
- May 19, 2004DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 424.
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6047 | William H. Frist R-TN | May 20, 2004 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3251–H3256Text printed H3251Recorded votes H3259observance | Christopher Shays R-CT, Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX, Edward L. Schrock R-VA, Ike Skelton D-MO, John B. Shadegg R-AZ, John M. Spratt, Jr. D-SC, Madeleine Z. Bordallo D-GU, Phil Gingrey R-GA, Rick Renzi R-AZ, Roger F. Wicker R-MS, Scott Garrett R-NJ, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Steve Israel D-NY, Walter B. Jones R-NC | May 19, 2004 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Honoring past and current members of the Armed Forces of the United States and encouraging Americans to wear red poppies on Memorial Day.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- May 20, 2004Received in Senate
- May 19, 2004Engrossed in House
- May 13, 2004Introduced in House
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