Supporting the goals and ideals of the International Year of Sanitation.
Latest action · Aug 1, 2008 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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.
- IntroducedMar 14, 2008
- Agreed to in HouseJun 10, 2008
- Agreed to in SenateAug 1, 2008
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on June 10, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Supports the goals and ideals of the International Year of Sanitation.
Recognizes the importance of sanitation on public health, poverty reduction, economic and social development, and the environment.
Encourages the people of the United States to observe the International Year of Sanitation with appropriate recognition and programs to demonstrate the importance of sanitation and hygiene in achieving the Millennium Development Goals, and to support developing countries in their efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goal target on basic sanitation.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 395 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended | Passed411–0 | Jun 10, 2008 |
Cosponsors 40
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 14, 2008 to Apr 29, 2008; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Mar 31, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Mar 31, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Mar 31, 2008 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Mar 31, 2008 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Mar 31, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Mar 31, 2008 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Apr 2, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Apr 2, 2008 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Apr 2, 2008 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Apr 3, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Apr 3, 2008 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Apr 3, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Apr 8, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Apr 8, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Apr 8, 2008 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Apr 8, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Apr 8, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Apr 8, 2008 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Apr 10, 2008 | |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Apr 10, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Apr 14, 2008 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Apr 14, 2008 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Apr 14, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | Apr 14, 2008 | |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | Apr 16, 2008 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Apr 16, 2008 | |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | Apr 16, 2008 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Apr 17, 2008 | |
| R-SC | Bob Inglis | Apr 17, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Apr 22, 2008 | |
| D-SC | John M. Spratt, Jr. | Apr 23, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Apr 29, 2008 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Apr 29, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Apr 29, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Apr 29, 2008 |
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 Mar 14, 2008Markup Apr 30, 2008 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2008Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8016)
- Aug 1, 2008Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jun 11, 2008Received in the Senate. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 775.
- Jun 10, 2008Mr. Payne moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Jun 10, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5145-5149)
In the Congressional Record 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8016 | Maria Cantwell D-WA | Aug 1, 2008 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1283 | Betty McCollum D-MN | Jun 19, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5145–H5149Text printed H5145Recorded votes H5173support goals and ideals | Christopher H. Smith R-NJ, Donald M. Payne D-NJ, Earl Blumenauer D-OR, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Jun 10, 2008 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-204 | VARIOUS BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS177 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Apr 30, 2008 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCONRES 72 | A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of the International Year of Sanitation. | Identical bill | May 8, 2008 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Supporting the goals and ideals of the International Year of Sanitation.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2008Enrolled Bill
- Jun 11, 2008Placed on Calendar Senate
- Jun 10, 2008Engrossed in House
- Mar 14, 2008Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
