HCONRES 71 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Expressing the sense of Congress that there should be established a Caribbean-American Heritage Month.

Introduced Feb 17, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Barbara Lee D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 14, 2006 Message on Senate action sent to the House.

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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 17, 2005
  2. Agreed to in HouseJun 27, 2005
  3. Agreed to in SenateFeb 14, 2006

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Expresses the sense of Congress that a Caribbean-American Heritage Month should be established.

Cosponsors 81

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 17, 2005 to Jun 22, 2005; 29 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalFeb 17, 2005
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerOriginalFeb 17, 2005
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalFeb 17, 2005
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickOriginalFeb 17, 2005
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalFeb 17, 2005
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalFeb 17, 2005
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalFeb 17, 2005
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalFeb 17, 2005
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalFeb 17, 2005
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalFeb 17, 2005
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalFeb 17, 2005
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalFeb 17, 2005
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalFeb 17, 2005
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalFeb 17, 2005
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalFeb 17, 2005
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Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Feb 17, 2005Markup Jun 16, 2005
SenateJudiciary Committee
Referred Jun 28, 2005Discharged Feb 15, 2006

Actions 15

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 14, 2006Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1320)
  2. Feb 14, 2006Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1320)
  3. Feb 14, 2006Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
  4. Feb 14, 2006Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Jun 28, 2005Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  6. Jun 27, 2005Mr. Dent moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
  7. Jun 27, 2005Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5192-5194)
  8. Jun 27, 2005DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 71.
  9. Jun 27, 2005Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5192)
  10. Jun 27, 2005Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  11. Jun 16, 2005Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  12. Jun 16, 2005Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  13. May 26, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4076)
  14. Feb 17, 2005Introduced in House
  15. Feb 17, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

In the Congressional Record 6

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseLists H4381Cosponsors of H. Con. Res. 71, Caribbean-American Heritage MonthBarbara Lee D-CAJun 21, 2006
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E260Charles B. Rangel D-NYMar 2, 2006
SenateDebate and remarks S1320William H. Frist R-TNFeb 14, 2006
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1464Alcee L. Hastings D-FLJul 12, 2005
HouseDebate and remarks H5192–H5194Text printed H5192Charles B. Rangel D-NY, Charles W. Dent R-PA, Danny K. Davis D-IL, Donna M. Christensen D-VI, Eliot L. Engel D-NY, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TXJun 27, 2005
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Research

What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
RL32160Caribbean Region: Issues in U.S. Relations ArchivedReportOct 27, 2006

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
Expressing the sense of Congress that there should be established a Caribbean-American Heritage Month.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Jun 28, 2005Referred in Senate
  3. Jun 27, 2005Engrossed in House
  4. Feb 17, 2005Introduced in House

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