HRES 261 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the efforts of organizations such as Second Harvest to provide emergency food assistance to hungry people in the United States, and encouraging all Americans to provide volunteer services and other support for local antihunger advocacy efforts and hunger relief charities, including food banks, food rescue organizations, food pantries, soup kitchens, and emergency shelters.

Latest action · Oct 5, 2004 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJun 5, 2003
  2. Agreed to in HouseOct 5, 2004

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

States that the House of Representatives supports the efforts of organizations such as Second Harvest to provide emergency food assistance to hungry people in the United States, and encourages all Americans to provide volunteer services and other support for local antihunger advocacy efforts and hunger relief charities, including food banks, food rescue organizations, food pantries, soup kitchens, and emergency shelters.

Cosponsors 43

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 5, 2003 to Nov 5, 2003; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJun 5, 2003
D-MABarney FrankOriginalJun 5, 2003
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalJun 5, 2003
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalJun 5, 2003
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJun 5, 2003
R-NYJames T. WalshOriginalJun 5, 2003
R-NVJim GibbonsOriginalJun 5, 2003
R-MOJo Ann EmersonOriginalJun 5, 2003
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalJun 5, 2003
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalJun 5, 2003
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalJun 5, 2003
D-NYMichael R. McNultyOriginalJun 5, 2003
D-CATom LantosOriginalJun 5, 2003
R-TNZach WampOriginalJun 5, 2003
I-VTBernard SandersJun 16, 2003
D-OREarl BlumenauerJun 16, 2003
D-MDElijah E. CummingsJun 16, 2003
D-TXMartin FrostJun 16, 2003
D-ARVic SnyderJul 10, 2003
D-VAJames P. MoranJul 17, 2003
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardJul 17, 2003
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaJul 17, 2003
D-CAAdam B. SchiffJul 25, 2003
D-MNBetty McCollumJul 25, 2003
D-WARick LarsenJul 25, 2003
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeJul 25, 2003
R-PATodd Russell PlattsJul 25, 2003
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldSep 4, 2003
D-NYGregory W. MeeksSep 10, 2003
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterSep 10, 2003
D-CABob FilnerSep 23, 2003
D-NJDonald M. PayneSep 23, 2003
D-TXJim TurnerSep 23, 2003
R-INMark E. SouderSep 25, 2003
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoSep 25, 2003
R-ORGreg WaldenOct 2, 2003
D-FLPeter DeutschOct 2, 2003
D-TXRuben HinojosaOct 2, 2003
D-ORDarlene HooleyOct 16, 2003
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOct 16, 2003
D-MNJames L. OberstarOct 20, 2003
D-NYJose E. SerranoOct 20, 2003
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenNov 5, 2003

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseAgriculture Committee
Referred Jun 5, 2003Markup Sep 23, 2004
Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee
Referred Jun 9, 2003Discharged Sep 23, 2004

Actions 12

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 5, 2004Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
  2. Oct 5, 2004Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8133-8136)
  3. Oct 5, 2004DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 261.
  4. Oct 5, 2004Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8133)
  5. Oct 5, 2004Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

In the Congressional Record 4

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
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1864Betty McCollum D-MNOct 10, 2004
HouseDebate and remarks H8133–H8136Text printed H8133Bob Goodlatte R-VA, Danny K. Davis D-IL, Earl Pomeroy D-ND, Frank R. Wolf R-VA, James P. McGovern D-MA, Marcy Kaptur D-OHOct 5, 2004
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1173Frank R. Wolf R-VAJun 9, 2003
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1158James P. McGovern D-MAJun 5, 2003

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced
Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the efforts of organizations such as Second Harvest to provide emergency food assistance to hungry people in the United States, and encouraging all Americans to provide volunteer services and other support for local antihunger advocacy efforts and hunger relief charities, including food banks, food rescue organizations, food pantries, soup kitchens, and emergency shelters.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 5, 2004Engrossed in House
  2. Jun 5, 2003Introduced in House

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