Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives encouraging the active engagement of American in world affairs and urging the Secretary of State to take the lead and coordinate with other governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations in creating an online database of international exchange programs and related opportunities.
Latest action · Oct 7, 2005 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Progress
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- IntroducedApr 6, 2005
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
People-to-People Engagement in World Affairs Resolution - Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives encouraging the active engagement of Americans in world affairs and urging the Secretary of State to coordinate with implementing partners in creating an online database of international exchange programs and related opportunities.
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 13, 2005 to Oct 6, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Sep 14, 2005 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Sep 14, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Sep 15, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Sep 21, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Sep 21, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Sep 21, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Sep 21, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Sep 21, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Sep 22, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Sep 27, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Sep 28, 2005 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Sep 28, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Oct 6, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Oct 6, 2005 | |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Oct 6, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Oct 6, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Oct 6, 2005 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Oct 6, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Oct 6, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Oct 6, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Oct 6, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Oct 6, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Oct 6, 2005 | |
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | Oct 6, 2005 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Oct 6, 2005 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Oct 6, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Oct 6, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Oct 6, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Oct 6, 2005 | |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | Oct 6, 2005 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 6, 2005Markup Oct 7, 2005 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 7, 2005Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Oct 7, 2005Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Apr 6, 2005Introduced in House
- Apr 6, 2005Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
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.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 104 | People-to-People Engagement in World Affairs Resolution | Identical bill | Jul 27, 2005 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives encouraging the active engagement of American in world affairs and urging the Secretary of State to take the lead and coordinate with other governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations in creating an online database of international exchange programs and related opportunities.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Arts, Culture, Religion
- Congress
- Congress and foreign policy
- Constituent relations
- Cultural relations
- Data banks
- Education
- Educational exchanges
- Exchange of persons programs
- Exhibitions
- Foreign students
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Higher education
- Immigrants
- Immigration
- International Affairs
- International education
- Internet
- Language and languages
- Refugees
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- Urban affairs
- Urban areas
- Volunteer workers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 6, 2005Introduced in House
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