Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby.
Latest action · May 17, 2007 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 5, 2007
- Agreed to in HouseMay 15, 2007
- Agreed to in SenateMay 16, 2007
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Permits the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby Association to sponsor soap box derby races as a free public event on the Capitol grounds on June 16, 2007.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 5, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Original | Mar 5, 2007 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Mar 5, 2007 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Mar 5, 2007 |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Original | Mar 5, 2007 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Mar 5, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Mar 5, 2007Markup May 2, 2007Reported May 8, 2007 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Mar 6, 2007Discharged May 2, 2007 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 17, 2007Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- May 16, 2007Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6212)
- May 15, 2007Mr. Cummings moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
- May 15, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5009-5010)
- May 15, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 79.
- May 15, 2007Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5009)
- May 15, 2007Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 8, 2007Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 110-133.
- May 8, 2007Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 54.
- May 2, 2007Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 2, 2007Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- May 2, 2007Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Discharged.
- Mar 6, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- Mar 5, 2007Introduced in House
- Mar 5, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 S6212 | Maria Cantwell D-WA | May 16, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5009, H5010Text printed H5009 | Elijah E. Cummings D-MD, James L. Oberstar D-MN, Steny H. Hoyer D-MD, Thelma D. Drake R-VA | May 15, 2007 |
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.
Committee report
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL34619 | Use of the Capitol Rotunda, Capitol Grounds, and Emancipation Hall: Concurrent Resolutions, 101st to 119th Congresses | Report | Feb 6, 2026 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCONRES 311 | Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby. | Related bill | Jun 6, 2008 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby.
Subjects
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Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- May 16, 2007Received in Senate
- May 15, 2007Engrossed in House
- May 8, 2007Reported in House
- Mar 5, 2007Introduced 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.
