Supporting the goals and ideals of Infant Mortality Awareness Month.
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.
- IntroducedJul 28, 2005
- 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; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Original | Jul 28, 2005 |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Original | Jul 28, 2005 |
| R-FL | Ander Crenshaw | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-ID | C. L. (Butch) Otter | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-FL | Cliff Stearns | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-FL | Dave Weldon | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-OH | Deborah Pryce | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| D-ND | Earl Pomeroy | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| D-MS | Gene Taylor | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-NM | Heather Wilson | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-TX | Henry Bonilla | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-NY | James T. Walsh | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-NV | Jim Gibbons | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-VA | Jo Ann Davis | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-MI | John J.H. "Joe" Schwarz | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-FL | Katherine Harris | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-TX | Kevin Brady | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-TX | Mac Thornberry | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-FL | Mark Foley | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Melissa A. Hart | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-IN | Mike Pence | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-MI | Mike Rogers | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-GA | Nathan Deal | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-TX | Ralph M. Hall | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-TX | Randy Neugebauer | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-CT | Rob Simmons | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-VA | Tom Davis | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-CA | Wally Herger | Sep 20, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jul 28, 2005Markup Sep 21, 2006 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 28, 2006Mr. Westmoreland moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Sep 28, 2006Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7740-7741)
- Sep 28, 2006DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 402.
- Sep 28, 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 H7740)
- Sep 28, 2006Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 239 | A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Infant Mortality Awareness Month. | Identical bill | Sep 22, 2005 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Supporting the goals and ideals of Infant Mortality Awareness Month.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 28, 2006Engrossed in House
- Jul 28, 2005Introduced in House
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