Remembering the 75th anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine (Holodomor) of 1932-1933 and extending the deepest sympathies of the House of Representative to the victims, survivors, and families of this tragedy, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Sep 23, 2008 The title of the measure was amended. 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.
- IntroducedJun 26, 2008
- Agreed to in HouseSep 23, 2008
Summary
Remembers the 75th anniversary of the 1932-1933 Ukrainian Famine-Genocide (Holodomor) and: (1) extends sympathies to the victims, survivors, and families of this tragedy; and (2) encourages dissemination of information regarding the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide.
Condemns the Soviet government's systematic violations of the Ukrainian people's human rights.
Supports Ukraine's continuing efforts toward ensuring democratic principles, a free-market economy, and full respect for human rights.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 26, 2008 to Sep 22, 2008; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Original | Jun 26, 2008 |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Original | Jun 26, 2008 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Jun 26, 2008 |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | Jun 26, 2008 |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Original | Jun 26, 2008 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Jun 26, 2008 |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Original | Jun 26, 2008 |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Original | Jun 26, 2008 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Jun 26, 2008 |
| R-FL | Lincoln Diaz-Balart | Original | Jun 26, 2008 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Jun 26, 2008 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Jun 26, 2008 |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Original | Jun 26, 2008 |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Original | Jun 26, 2008 |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Original | Jun 26, 2008 |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Original | Jun 26, 2008 |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Original | Jun 26, 2008 |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Original | Jun 26, 2008 |
| D-AZ | Gabrielle Giffords | Jul 9, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Jul 9, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Jul 9, 2008 | |
| R-NY | James T. Walsh | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Jul 22, 2008 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Jul 23, 2008 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Jul 23, 2008 | |
| R-CA | Elton Gallegly | Jul 30, 2008 | |
| R-IN | Mike Pence | Jul 31, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Sep 15, 2008 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Sep 22, 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 Jun 26, 2008 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 23, 2008Mr. Scott (GA) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Sep 23, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8633-8635)
- Sep 23, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 1314.
- Sep 23, 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 H8633)
- Sep 23, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H8633–H8635Text printed H8634 | Christopher H. Smith R-NJ, David Scott D-GA, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL, Sander M. Levin D-MI | Sep 23, 2008 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Remembering the 75th anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933 and extending the deepest sympathies of the House of Representatives to the victims, survivors, and families of this tragedy, and for other purposes.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- Remembering the 75th anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine (Holodomor) of 1932-1933 and extending the deepest sympathies of the House of Representative to the victims, survivors, and families of this tragedy, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Agriculture and Food
- Anniversaries
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Commemorations
- Commerce
- Congressional tributes
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Democracy
- Economics and Public Finance
- Europe
- Famines
- Free enterprise
- Genocide
- Government Operations and Politics
- History
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- Russia
- U.S.S.R.
- Ukraine
- Victims of crimes
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 23, 2008Engrossed in House
- Jun 26, 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.
