HRES 944 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should raise awareness of domestic violence in the United States and its devastating effects on families and communities.

Introduced Jul 25, 2006 Originated House Sponsor Ted Poe R-TX

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 28, 2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJul 25, 2006
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

Supports the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should continue to raise awareness of domestic violence in the United States and its devastating effects on families and communities.

Cosponsors 76

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 25, 2006 to Sep 28, 2006, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-KSDennis MooreOriginalJul 25, 2006
D-CAJim CostaOriginalJul 25, 2006
R-FLKatherine HarrisOriginalJul 25, 2006
R-PAMelissa A. HartOriginalJul 25, 2006
D-TXSolomon P. OrtizOriginalJul 25, 2006
D-PATim HoldenOriginalJul 25, 2006
R-WADavid G. ReichertJul 28, 2006
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerSep 14, 2006
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneySep 14, 2006
D-CAEllen O. TauscherSep 14, 2006
D-MOEmanuel CleaverSep 14, 2006
R-PAMichael G. FitzpatrickSep 14, 2006
R-TXMichael T. McCaulSep 14, 2006
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterSep 14, 2006
D-METhomas H. AllenSep 14, 2006
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 28, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
  2. Jul 25, 2006Introduced in House
  3. Jul 25, 2006Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HCONRES 209Supporting the goals and ideals of Domestic Violence Awareness Month and expressing the sense of Congress that Congress should raise awareness of domestic violence in the United States and its devastating effects on families.Related billSep 28, 2005
SRES 282A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress should raise awareness of domestic violence in the United States and its devastating effects on families.Related billOct 26, 2005

Subjects

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  1. Jul 25, 2006Introduced in House

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