A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that Congress should participate in and support activities to provide decent homes for the people of the United States.
Latest action · Jun 17, 2003 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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 6, 2003
- Agreed to in SenateMay 23, 2003
- Agreed to in HouseJun 17, 2003
Summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) everyone in the United States should have a decent home; (2) Members of the Senate and the House of Representatives should demonstrate the importance of volunteerism; (3) during the 108th and 109th sessions of Congress, Members, Habitat for Humanity, and contributing organizations, should sponsor and construct two homes in the Washington, D.C., metro area each as part of the "Congress Building America" program; (4) each "Congress Building America" house should be constructed primarily by Members, their families and staffs, and the staffs of sponsoring organizations working with local volunteers involving and symbolizing the partnership of the public, private, and nonprofit sectors of society; (5) each "Congress Building America" house should be constructed with the family that will own the home; (6) in the future, Members, their families, and their staff should participate in similar house building activities in their own States as part of National Homeownership Month; and (7) these occasions should be used to emphasize the importance of providing decent homes for all of the people in the United States.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 283 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Passed421–1 | Jun 17, 2003 |
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 6, 2003 to May 19, 2003; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | May 6, 2003 |
| R-NC | Elizabeth Dole | Original | May 6, 2003 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | May 6, 2003 |
| D-ND | Kent Conrad | Original | May 6, 2003 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | May 6, 2003 |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Original | May 6, 2003 |
| R-PA | Rick Santorum | Original | May 6, 2003 |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Original | May 6, 2003 |
| R-CO | Wayne Allard | Original | May 6, 2003 |
| D-LA | John B. Breaux | May 15, 2003 | |
| D-MD | Paul S. Sarbanes | May 15, 2003 | |
| R-AL | Richard C. Shelby | May 15, 2003 | |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | May 19, 2003 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred May 6, 2003Discharged May 23, 2003 |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Jun 2, 2003 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 17, 2003Mr. Miller, Gary moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
- Jun 17, 2003Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5424-5431)
- Jun 17, 2003DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. Con. Res. 43.
- Jun 17, 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.
- Jun 17, 2003Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5444-5445)
- Jun 17, 2003Passed/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): 421 - 1 (Roll no. 283). (text: CR H5424)
- Jun 17, 2003Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 2, 2003Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jun 2, 2003Received in the House.
- Jun 2, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- May 23, 2003Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7172)
- May 23, 2003Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7172)
- May 23, 2003Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7172)
- May 6, 2003Introduced in Senate
- May 6, 2003Referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5789-5790)
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1319 | Rahm Emanuel D-IL | Jun 20, 2003 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5424–H5431Text printed H5424Recorded votes H5444encourage | Barbara Lee D-CA, Barney Frank D-MA, Bernard Sanders I-VT, Danny K. Davis D-IL, Gary G. Miller R-CA, James T. Walsh R-NY, Maxine Waters D-CA, Melvin L. Watt D-NC, Michael G. Oxley R-OH, Robert W. Ney R-OH, Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. D-GA | Jun 17, 2003 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7172Text printed S7172 | William H. Frist R-TN | May 23, 2003 |
| Senate | Text printed S5789 | — | May 6, 2003 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCONRES 184 | Expressing the sense of Congress that Congress should participate in and support activities to provide decent homes for the people of the United States. | Identical bill | May 23, 2003 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that Congress should participate in and support activities to provide decent homes for the people of the United States.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Housing and Community Development.
- Affordable housing
- Charities
- Commemorations
- Congress
- Congressional employees
- District of Columbia
- Families
- Government Operations and Politics
- Home ownership
- Housing and Community Development
- Maryland
- Members of Congress
- Metropolitan areas
- Nonprofit organizations
- Politicians' families
- Social Welfare
- Special months
- Urban affairs
- Virginia
- Volunteer workers
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jun 2, 2003Referred in House
- May 23, 2003Engrossed in Senate
- May 6, 2003Introduced in Senate
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