Expressing support for the designation and goals of "Hire a Veteran Week" and encouraging the President to issue a proclamation supporting those goals.
Latest action · Jan 31, 2007 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedJan 4, 2007
- Agreed to in HouseJan 31, 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.)
Recognizes the importance of the men and women who have served or who currently serve in the Armed Forces of the United States.
Supports the designation of an appropriate week as Hire a Veteran Week.
Encourages the President to issue a proclamation calling upon employers, labor organizations, veterans service organizations, and federal, state, and local governmental agencies to lend their support to increase employment of the men and women who have served in the Armed Forces.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 73 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Passed411–0 | Jan 31, 2007 |
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 4, 2007 to Jan 29, 2007; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Jan 16, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jan 16, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Jan 16, 2007 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Jan 16, 2007 | |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | Jan 16, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Patrick J. Murphy | Jan 22, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jan 22, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Jan 29, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Jan 29, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Jan 29, 2007 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Jan 29, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Jan 29, 2007 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Jan 29, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Jan 29, 2007 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Jan 29, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | Jan 29, 2007 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Jan 29, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Jan 29, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Tim Mahoney | Jan 29, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Jan 29, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Jan 29, 2007 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 4, 2007 |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Jan 4, 2007 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred Jan 25, 2007 | |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 31, 2007 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2007Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1113)
- Jan 31, 2007Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 411 - 0 (Roll no. 73). (text: CR 1/30/2007 H1010)
- Jan 31, 2007Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 31, 2007Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Jan 30, 2007Mr. Holt moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
In the Congressional Record 5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E287 | Todd Tiahrt R-KS | Feb 7, 2007 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E256 | Silvestre Reyes D-TX | Feb 5, 2007 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E227, E229, E231 | Bill Sali R-ID, Joe Baca D-CA, Thelma D. Drake R-VA | Feb 1, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1113Recorded votes H1113designate | Jon C. Porter R-NV | Jan 31, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1010–H1014Text printed H1010 | Christopher Shays R-CT, Darrell Issa R-CA, David Davis R-TN, David G. Reichert R-WA, Ginny Brown-Waite R-FL, Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL, Henry E. Brown, Jr. R-SC, John Boozman R-AR, John T. Salazar D-CO, Marilyn N. Musgrave R-CO, Mary Fallin R-OK, Peter J. Roskam R-IL, Rahm Emanuel D-IL, Rush Holt D-NJ, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D-SD, Steve Buyer R-IN, Timothy J. Walz D-MN | Jan 30, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing support for the designation and goals of "Hire a Veteran Week" and encouraging the President to issue a proclamation supporting those goals.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2007Referred in Senate
- Jan 31, 2007Engrossed in House
- Jan 4, 2007Introduced in House
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