Honoring the service and achievements of women in the Armed Forces and female veterans.
Latest action · May 20, 2008 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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 simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedMar 14, 2008
- Agreed to in HouseMay 20, 2008
Summary
Honors the service and achievements of women in the Armed Forces and female veterans. Expresses support for groups that raise awareness about the service and achievements of such women.
Cosponsors 47
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 14, 2008 to Apr 30, 2008; 29 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| D-AZ | Gabrielle Giffords | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| R-FL | Ginny Brown-Waite | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| R-NM | Heather Wilson | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| R-OK | Mary Fallin | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| D-KS | Nancy E. Boyda | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| R-VA | Thelma D. Drake | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Mar 31, 2008 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Mar 31, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Mar 31, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Mar 31, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Mar 31, 2008 | |
| D-MO | Ike Skelton | Mar 31, 2008 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Mar 31, 2008 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Mar 31, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Apr 1, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Apr 1, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Apr 1, 2008 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Apr 1, 2008 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Apr 9, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Apr 9, 2008 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Apr 9, 2008 | |
| R-IL | Judy Biggert | Apr 17, 2008 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Apr 23, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Apr 30, 2008 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Mar 14, 2008 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred Apr 10, 2008 | |
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 14, 2008 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 20, 2008Mrs. Davis (CA) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- May 20, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4178-4180)
- May 20, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 1054.
- May 20, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4178)
- May 20, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
In the Congressional Record 4
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 E1087 | Stephanie Tubbs Jones D-OH | May 23, 2008 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1002, E1003 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | May 21, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4156, H4178–H4180, H4283Text printed H4178 | Bob Filner D-CA, Carol Shea-Porter D-NH, Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL, Mary Fallin R-OK, Robert J. Wittman R-VA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Susan A. Davis D-CA | May 20, 2008 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E430 | Susan A. Davis D-CA | Mar 14, 2008 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Honoring the service and achievements of women in the Armed Forces and female veterans.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 20, 2008Engrossed in House
- Mar 14, 2008Introduced in House
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