Honoring Mary Eliza Mahoney, America's first professionally trained African-American nurse.
Latest action · Sep 20, 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.
- IntroducedApr 6, 2006
- Agreed to in HouseSep 19, 2006
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Honors: (1) Mary Eliza Mahoney, the first African-American nurse, for an outstanding nursing career and exemplary contributions to professional nursing organizations; and (2) other African-American nurses who practice nursing with distinction.
Expresses support for: (1) the goals and activities of National Nurses Week; and (2) strategies to counteract the shortage of nurses.
Cosponsors 39
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 6, 2006.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-AL | Artur Davis | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 6, 2006 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 19, 2006 | |
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Sep 20, 2006 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 20, 2006Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Sep 19, 2006Mr. Deal (GA) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Sep 19, 2006Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6673-6674)
- Sep 19, 2006DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 386.
- Sep 19, 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 H6673)
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Honoring Mary Eliza Mahoney, America's first professionally trained African-American nurse.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 20, 2006Referred in Senate
- Sep 19, 2006Engrossed in House
- Apr 6, 2006Introduced in House
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