HRES 402 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Supporting the goals and ideals of Infant Mortality Awareness Month.

Introduced Jul 28, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Michael C. Burgess R-TX

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 28, 2006 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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 simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.

  1. IntroducedJul 28, 2005
  2. Agreed to in HouseSep 28, 2006

Summary

Expresses support for the goals and ideals of Infant Mortality Awareness Month to: (1) increase national awareness of infant mortality and its contributing factors; and (2) assist communities in meeting the objective, as established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services in Healthy People 2010, that the rate of infant mortality in the United States be reduced to a rate of not more than 4.5 infant deaths per 1,000 births.

Cosponsors 56

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 28, 2005 to Sep 20, 2006, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-GAPhil GingreyOriginalJul 28, 2005
R-TXRon PaulOriginalJul 28, 2005
R-FLAnder CrenshawSep 20, 2006
R-PABill ShusterSep 20, 2006
D-ILBobby L. RushSep 20, 2006
R-CABrian P. BilbraySep 20, 2006
R-IDC. L. (Butch) OtterSep 20, 2006
D-NYCharles B. RangelSep 20, 2006
R-CTChristopher ShaysSep 20, 2006
R-FLCliff StearnsSep 20, 2006
R-CADana RohrabacherSep 20, 2006
R-FLDave WeldonSep 20, 2006
R-OHDeborah PryceSep 20, 2006
R-AKDon YoungSep 20, 2006
D-NDEarl PomeroySep 20, 2006
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Actions 10

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 28, 2006Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7740-7741)
  2. Sep 28, 2006DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 402.
  3. Sep 28, 2006Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  4. Sep 28, 2006Mr. Westmoreland moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
  5. Sep 28, 2006On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7740)
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Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
SRES 239A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Infant Mortality Awareness Month.Identical billSep 22, 2005

Subjects

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

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 28, 2006Engrossed in House
  2. Jul 28, 2005Introduced in House

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