Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the actions of terrorists will never cause the date of any Presidential election to be postponed and that no single individual or agency should be given the authority to postpone the date of a Presidential election.
Latest action · Jul 22, 2004 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Progress
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- IntroducedJul 20, 2004
- Agreed to in HouseJul 22, 2004
Summary
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Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the actions of terrorists will never cause the date of any Presidential election to be postponed; and (2) no single individual or agency should be given the authority to postpone the date of such an election.
Recorded votes 1
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| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 409 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Passed419–2 | Jul 22, 2004 |
Cosponsors 81
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 20, 2004.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Ander Crenshaw | Original | Jul 20, 2004 |
| R-WY | Barbara Cubin | Original | Jul 20, 2004 |
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | Original | Jul 20, 2004 |
| R-CO | Bob Beauprez | Original | Jul 20, 2004 |
| R-ID | C. L. (Butch) Otter | Original | Jul 20, 2004 |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Original | Jul 20, 2004 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Jul 20, 2004 |
| R-NH | Charles F. Bass | Original | Jul 20, 2004 |
| R-OH | David L. Hobson | Original | Jul 20, 2004 |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Original | Jul 20, 2004 |
| R-OH | Deborah Pryce | Original | Jul 20, 2004 |
| R-MT | Denny Rehberg | Original | Jul 20, 2004 |
| R-CA | Devin Nunes | Original | Jul 20, 2004 |
| R-CA | Doug Ose | Original | Jul 20, 2004 |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Original | Jul 20, 2004 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 22, 2004Considered as unfinished business (CR H6579-6580)
- Jul 22, 2004Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 22, 2004On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays (2/3 required): 419 - 2 (Roll No. 409). (consideration: CR H6579-6580; text: CR 7/20/2004 H6085-6086)
- Jul 22, 2004Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays (2/3 required): 419 - 2 (Roll No. 409).(consideration: CR H6579-6580; text: CR 7/20/2004 H6085-6086)
- Jul 20, 2004At 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
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