Commending the people of the Republic of the Marshall Islands for the contributions and sacrifices they made to the United States nuclear testing program in the Marshall Islands, solemnly acknowledging the first detonation of a hydrogen bomb by the United States on March 1, 1954, on the Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands, and remembering that 60 years ago the United States began its nuclear testing program in the Marshall Islands.
Latest action · Apr 5, 2006 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 16, 2006
- Agreed to in HouseApr 5, 2006
Summary
Commends the people of the Republic of the Marshall Islands for the contributions and sacrifices they made to the U.S. nuclear testing program in the Marshall Islands.
Acknowledges the first detonation of a hydrogen bomb by the United States on March 1, 1954, on the Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
Remembers that 60 years ago the United States began its nuclear testing program in the Marshall Islands.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 89 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended | Passed424–0 | Apr 5, 2006 |
Cosponsors 36
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 16, 2006 to Mar 30, 2006; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | Jeff Flake | Original | Feb 16, 2006 |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| R-CA | Elton Gallegly | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| R-IA | James A. Leach | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-SC | John M. Spratt, Jr. | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| R-DE | Michael N. Castle | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Mar 30, 2006 |
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 Feb 16, 2006 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 5, 2006Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1529-1530)
- Apr 5, 2006Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 424 - 0 (Roll no. 89). (text: CR 4/04/2006 H1411-1412)
- Apr 5, 2006Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 4, 2006Mr. Leach moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Apr 4, 2006Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1411-1415)
In the Congressional Record 2
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Recorded votes H1529commend | — | Apr 5, 2006 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1411–H1415Text printed H1411Lists H1413Cosponsors of H. Res. 692, commend Marshall Islands for contributions made to U.S. nuclear testing program, acknowledge first detonation of a hydrogen bomb, and commemorate anniversary of the beginning of U.S. nuclear t… | Diane E. Watson D-CA, Donna M. Christensen D-VI, Ed Case D-HI, Eni F. H. Faleomavaega D-AS, James A. Leach R-IA, Madeleine Z. Bordallo D-GU, Neil Abercrombie D-HI, Tom Lantos D-CA | Apr 4, 2006 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Commending the people of the Republic of the Marshall Islands for the contributions and sacrifices they made to the United States nuclear testing program in the Marshall Islands, solemnly acknowledging the first detonation of a hydrogen bomb by the United States on March 1, 1954, on the Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands, and remembering that 60 years ago the United States began its nuclear testing program in the Marshall Islands.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 5, 2006Engrossed in House
- Feb 16, 2006Introduced in House
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