Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Rest and Recuperation Leave program for members of the Armed Forces serving in combat zones in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom should cover all travel and transportation costs necessary to return members of the Armed Forces granted such leave to their homes located throughout the United States.
Latest action · Oct 1, 2003 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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 simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedOct 1, 2003
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Rest and Recuperation Leave program for members of the armed forces serving in combat zones in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom should cover all travel and transportation costs necessary to return members granted leave to their homes. (Currently, such program covers transportation to only an approved point of debarkation in the United States.)
Cosponsors 140
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 1, 2003 to Apr 2, 2004; 48 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| R-CA | Doug Ose | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-ND | Earl Pomeroy | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-MS | Gene Taylor | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-TN | Harold E. Ford Jr. | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-TX | Jim Turner | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| R-PA | John E. Peterson | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-MO | Karen McCarthy | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-KY | Ken Lucas | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-MA | Martin T. Meehan | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-TX | Max Sandlin | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-WA | Norman D. Dicks | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| R-LA | Richard H. Baker | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-AL | Artur Davis | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| D-OK | Brad Carson | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Charles W. Stenholm | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Chet Edwards | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Chris Bell | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| D-FL | Jim Davis | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| D-TN | John S. Tanner | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| R-IL | Judy Biggert | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| D-TN | Lincoln Davis | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| R-FL | Mark Foley | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| R-OH | Paul E. Gillmor | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| D-AL | Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Robert T. Matsui | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| R-NY | Amo Houghton | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| D-IN | Baron P. Hill | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| D-LA | Christopher John | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| D-WI | Gerald D. Kleczka | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| R-NY | John E. Sweeney | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| R-GA | John Linder | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| D-AR | Marion Berry | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Nancy Pelosi | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Nick Lampson | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| D-PA | Paul E. Kanjorski | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| R-TX | Ralph M. Hall | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| R-AL | Spencer Bachus | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| R-NE | Tom Osborne | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Oct 17, 2003 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Oct 17, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Oct 17, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Oct 17, 2003 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Oct 17, 2003 | |
| D-PA | Joseph M. Hoeffel | Oct 17, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Oct 17, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Oct 17, 2003 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Oct 17, 2003 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Oct 17, 2003 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Oct 17, 2003 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Oct 17, 2003 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Oct 17, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Oct 17, 2003 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Oct 30, 2003 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Oct 30, 2003 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Oct 30, 2003 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Oct 30, 2003 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Oct 30, 2003 | |
| R-FL | Porter J. Goss | Oct 30, 2003 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Oct 30, 2003 | |
| D-OH | Ted Strickland | Oct 30, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Nov 19, 2003 | |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Dec 8, 2003 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Dec 8, 2003 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Jan 27, 2004 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Jan 27, 2004 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Apr 2, 2004 |
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 Oct 1, 2003 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 1, 2003Introduced in House
- Oct 1, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Rest and Recuperation Leave program for members of the Armed Forces serving in combat zones in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom should cover all travel and transportation costs necessary to return members of the Armed Forces granted such leave to their homes located throughout the United States.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 1, 2003Introduced in House
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