Recognizing and acknowledging the important role of adoption, and commending all parties involved, including birthparents who carry out an adoption plan, adoptive families, and adopted children.
Latest action · Oct 2, 2008 Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedOct 18, 2007
- Agreed to in HouseSep 26, 2008
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Recognizes and acknowledges the important role of adoption, and commends all parties involved, including birthparents who carry out an adoption plan, adoptive families, and adopted children.
Cosponsors 46
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 18, 2007 to Jul 10, 2008; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Ginny Brown-Waite | Original | Oct 18, 2007 |
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | Original | Oct 18, 2007 |
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | Oct 25, 2007 | |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Oct 29, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Oct 30, 2007 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Oct 30, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Oct 30, 2007 | |
| R-OH | Deborah Pryce | Oct 31, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Nov 1, 2007 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Nov 1, 2007 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Nov 7, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Nov 7, 2007 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Nov 8, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Nov 9, 2007 | |
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Nov 13, 2007 | |
| R-MN | Jim Ramstad | Nov 13, 2007 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Nov 13, 2007 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Nov 13, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | Nov 13, 2007 | |
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Nov 14, 2007 | |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Nov 14, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Nov 14, 2007 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Nov 14, 2007 | |
| R-MN | Michele Bachmann | Nov 14, 2007 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Nov 14, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Nov 14, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Thelma D. Drake | Nov 14, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Charles A. Wilson | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Gary G. Miller | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| D-KS | Nancy E. Boyda | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Robin Hayes | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Dec 11, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Peter Hoekstra | Dec 11, 2007 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Dec 13, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Tom Feeney | Dec 13, 2007 | |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Dec 19, 2007 | |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Feb 19, 2008 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Apr 4, 2008 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Jun 3, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Jul 10, 2008 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Oct 18, 2007Discharged Sep 27, 2008 |
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Oct 2, 2008 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 2, 2008Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Sep 27, 2008Received in the Senate.
- Sep 26, 2008Mr. Andrews asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
- Sep 26, 2008Committee on Education and Labor discharged.
- Sep 26, 2008Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H10118; text of measure as introduced: CR H10118)
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 | Debate and remarks H10118Text printed H10118Amendments H10118 | Robert E. Andrews D-NJ (amendment) | Sep 26, 2008 |
Amendments 2
Amendments offered to this resolution.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAmdt 1180 | Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the following: "That Congress recognizes and acknowledges the important role of adoption, and commends all parties involved, including birthparents who carry out an adoption plan, adoptive families, and adopted children.". | Robert E. Andrews D-NJ | On agreeing to the Andrews amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection. |
| HAmdt 1192 | Amendment inserted a new preamble. | Robert E. Andrews D-NJ | On agreeing to the Andrews amendment (A002) Agreed to without objection. |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Recognizing and honoring birthparents who carry out an adoption plan.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- Recognizing and acknowledging the important role of adoption, and commending all parties involved, including birthparents who carry out an adoption plan, adoptive families, and adopted children.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 2, 2008Referred in Senate
- Sep 26, 2008Engrossed in House
- Oct 18, 2007Introduced in House
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