Expressing the sense of Congress that the global use of child soldiers is unacceptable and that the international community should find remedies end this practice.
Latest action · Feb 27, 2007 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign 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.
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2007
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that the global use of child soldiers is unacceptable and that the international community should find remedies to end this practice.
Cosponsors 63
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 27, 2007 to Apr 3, 2008; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Feb 27, 2007 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Feb 28, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Feb 28, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Mar 5, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Mar 5, 2007 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Mar 9, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Mar 12, 2007 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Mar 12, 2007 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Mar 19, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Mar 19, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Mar 21, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Mar 26, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Apr 16, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Apr 16, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Apr 16, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Apr 16, 2007 | |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | Apr 20, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Apr 30, 2007 | |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Apr 30, 2007 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | May 1, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | May 15, 2007 | |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | May 22, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | May 23, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jun 5, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Jun 5, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Jun 5, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jun 12, 2007 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Jun 12, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jun 12, 2007 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Jun 12, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Jun 13, 2007 | |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Jun 13, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jun 13, 2007 | |
| D-IN | Baron P. Hill | Jun 19, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Jun 25, 2007 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Jul 16, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Jul 16, 2007 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jul 16, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jul 16, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Jul 16, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Jul 18, 2007 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Aug 1, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Sep 5, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Sep 18, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Mar 3, 2008 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Mar 4, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Mar 4, 2008 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Mar 4, 2008 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Mar 6, 2008 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Mar 13, 2008 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Apr 3, 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 Feb 27, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2007Introduced in House
- Feb 27, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing the sense of Congress that the global use of child soldiers is unacceptable and that the international community should find remedies end this practice.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2007Introduced in House
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