HCONRES 117 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

Commemorating the 400th Anniversary of the settlement of Jamestown.

Introduced Apr 18, 2007 Originated House Sponsor Jo Ann Davis R-VA

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 9, 2007 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedApr 18, 2007
  2. Agreed to in HouseMay 8, 2007
  3. Agreed to in SenateNot reached

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Commemorates the 400th Anniversary of the founding of the colony Jamestown in 1607 and urges all Americans to honor this seminal event in our nation's history.

Cosponsors 77

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 18, 2007 to May 3, 2007, with 10 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-VABob GoodlatteOriginalApr 18, 2007
R-VAEric CantorOriginalApr 18, 2007
R-VAFrank R. WolfOriginalApr 18, 2007
R-VAJ. Randy ForbesOriginalApr 18, 2007
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalApr 18, 2007
D-VARick BoucherOriginalApr 18, 2007
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalApr 18, 2007
R-VAThelma D. DrakeOriginalApr 18, 2007
R-VATom DavisOriginalApr 18, 2007
D-VAVirgil H. Goode Jr.OriginalApr 18, 2007
R-CABrian P. BilbrayApr 19, 2007
R-CTChristopher ShaysApr 19, 2007
D-MSGene TaylorApr 19, 2007
R-SCHenry E. Brown, Jr.Apr 19, 2007
D-MOIke SkeltonApr 19, 2007
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Actions 11

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 9, 2007Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  2. May 8, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4609-4611)
  3. May 8, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 117.
  4. May 8, 2007Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  5. May 8, 2007Mr. Davis (IL) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
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Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
SRES 172A resolution commemorating the 400th Anniversary of the settlement of Jamestown.Identical billApr 25, 2007

Subjects

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

Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 9, 2007Referred in Senate
  2. May 8, 2007Engrossed in House
  3. Apr 18, 2007Introduced in House

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