Recognizing the benefits and importance of school-based music education, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Apr 5, 2006 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedMar 9, 2006
- Agreed to in HouseApr 4, 2006
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Declares the sense of the Congress that music education grounded in rigorous instruction is an important component of a well-rounded academic curriculum and should be available to every student in every school.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 9, 2006 to Apr 4, 2006; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NV | Jon C. Porter | Original | Mar 9, 2006 |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Mar 28, 2006 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Mar 28, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Mar 28, 2006 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Mar 28, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Mar 28, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Mar 28, 2006 | |
| D-TN | Lincoln Davis | Mar 28, 2006 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Mar 28, 2006 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Mar 28, 2006 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Mar 28, 2006 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-TN | Harold E. Ford Jr. | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| R-NY | James T. Walsh | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Apr 4, 2006 | |
| D-SC | John M. Spratt, Jr. | Apr 4, 2006 | |
| R-NY | John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. | Apr 4, 2006 | |
| R-PR | Luis G. Fortuno | Apr 4, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Apr 4, 2006 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Apr 4, 2006 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Apr 4, 2006 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Apr 4, 2006 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Mar 9, 2006 |
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Apr 5, 2006 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 5, 2006Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Apr 4, 2006Mr. Keller moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Apr 4, 2006Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1415-1417)
- Apr 4, 2006DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 355.
- Apr 4, 2006Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1415-1416)
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H1415–H1417Text printed H1415 | Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX, Jim Cooper D-TN, Ric Keller R-FL, Steny H. Hoyer D-MD, Stephanie Tubbs Jones D-OH, Timothy H. Bishop D-NY | Apr 4, 2006 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCONRES 45 | Recognizing the benefits and importance of school-based music education, and for other purposes. | Identical bill | Mar 2, 2005 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Recognizing the benefits and importance of school-based music education, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 4, 2006Referred in Senate
- Apr 4, 2006Engrossed in House
- Mar 9, 2006Introduced in House
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