Expressing support for the designation and goals of "Hire a Veteran Week" and encouraging the President to issue a proclamation supporting those goals.
Latest action · Jul 25, 2006 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Progress
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- IntroducedApr 6, 2005
- Agreed to in HouseJul 24, 2006
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Recognizes the importance of the men and women who have served or who currently serve in the Armed Forces of the United States.
Supports the designation of an appropriate week as Hire a Veteran Week.
Encourages the President to issue a proclamation calling upon employers, labor organizations, veterans service organizations, and federal, state, and local governmental agencies to lend their support to increase employment of the men and women who have served in the Armed Forces.
Cosponsors 69
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 6, 2005 to Jul 24, 2006, with 39 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Original | Apr 6, 2005 |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Original | Apr 6, 2005 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Apr 6, 2005 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Apr 6, 2005 |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Original | Apr 6, 2005 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Apr 6, 2005 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Apr 6, 2005 |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Original | Apr 6, 2005 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Apr 6, 2005 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | Apr 6, 2005 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Apr 6, 2005 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Apr 6, 2005 |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Original | Apr 6, 2005 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Apr 6, 2005 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Apr 6, 2005 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2006Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Jul 24, 2006Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5638-5640)
- Jul 24, 2006DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 125.
- Jul 24, 2006Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 24, 2006Mr. Bradley (NH) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 6, 2005Introduced in House
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