Commemorating the 400th Anniversary of the settlement of Jamestown.
Latest action · May 9, 2007 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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 concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.
- IntroducedApr 18, 2007
- Agreed to in HouseMay 8, 2007
- 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; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Original | Apr 18, 2007 |
| R-VA | Eric Cantor | Original | Apr 18, 2007 |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Original | Apr 18, 2007 |
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Original | Apr 18, 2007 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Apr 18, 2007 |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Original | Apr 18, 2007 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Apr 18, 2007 |
| R-VA | Thelma D. Drake | Original | Apr 18, 2007 |
| R-VA | Tom Davis | Original | Apr 18, 2007 |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Original | Apr 18, 2007 |
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-MS | Gene Taylor | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-MO | Ike Skelton | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| R-IL | Ray LaHood | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Adam H. Putnam | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-FL | C. W. Bill Young | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-MS | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-UT | Chris Cannon | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Dave Camp | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Devin Nunes | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Gary G. Miller | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-IL | J. Dennis Hastert | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-SC | J. Gresham Barrett | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-NY | James T. Walsh | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-OH | Jean Schmidt | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Jerry Lewis | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-MN | Jim Ramstad | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-NJ | Jim Saxton | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-AZ | John B. Shadegg | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-IL | Judy Biggert | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Lincoln Diaz-Balart | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-OH | Paul E. Gillmor | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Randy Neugebauer | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-LA | Richard H. Baker | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Robin Hayes | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-WI | Thomas E. Petri | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-KS | Todd Tiahrt | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | May 3, 2007 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | May 3, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | May 3, 2007 | |
| R-NY | Vito Fossella | May 3, 2007 |
Committees 2
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 Apr 18, 2007Markup May 1, 2007 |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 9, 2007 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 9, 2007Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- May 8, 2007Mr. Davis (IL) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
- May 8, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4609-4611)
- May 8, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 117.
- May 8, 2007Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4609-4610)
In the Congressional Record 1
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 · Extensions | Debate and remarks E986, H4609–H4611Text printed H4609 | Bob Goodlatte R-VA, Danny K. Davis D-IL, Eric Cantor R-VA, Jo Ann Davis R-VA, Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Tom Davis R-VA, Virginia Foxx R-NC | May 8, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 172 | A resolution commemorating the 400th Anniversary of the settlement of Jamestown. | Identical bill | Apr 25, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Commemorating the 400th Anniversary of the settlement of Jamestown.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 9, 2007Referred in Senate
- May 8, 2007Engrossed in House
- Apr 18, 2007Introduced in House
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