Honoring the life of the Reverend Billy Graham on the occasion of his 90th birthday and recognizing his decades of public service and his commitment to furthering the faith of Christians around the world.
Latest action · Jul 21, 2008 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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.
- IntroducedJul 21, 2008
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Honors the life of the Reverend Billy Graham on the occasion of his 90th birthday.
Recognizes his decades of public service and commitment to furthering the faith of Christians around the world.
Cosponsors 56
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 21, 2008 to Sep 22, 2008; 25 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Allen Boyd | Original | Jul 21, 2008 |
| D-IN | Brad Ellsworth | Original | Jul 21, 2008 |
| D-OK | Dan Boren | Original | Jul 21, 2008 |
| R-TN | David Davis | Original | Jul 21, 2008 |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Original | Jul 21, 2008 |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Original | Jul 21, 2008 |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Original | Jul 21, 2008 |
| D-AZ | Gabrielle Giffords | Original | Jul 21, 2008 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jul 21, 2008 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Jul 21, 2008 |
| D-TN | John S. Tanner | Original | Jul 21, 2008 |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Original | Jul 21, 2008 |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Original | Jul 21, 2008 |
| D-TN | Lincoln Davis | Original | Jul 21, 2008 |
| R-OK | Mary Fallin | Original | Jul 21, 2008 |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Original | Jul 21, 2008 |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Original | Jul 21, 2008 |
| D-AL | Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. | Original | Jul 21, 2008 |
| R-NC | Robin Hayes | Original | Jul 21, 2008 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Jul 21, 2008 |
| D-MS | Travis Childers | Original | Jul 21, 2008 |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Original | Jul 21, 2008 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Jul 21, 2008 |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Original | Jul 21, 2008 |
| D-OH | Zachary T. Space | Original | Jul 21, 2008 |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Jul 24, 2008 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Jul 24, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | Jul 24, 2008 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Jul 24, 2008 | |
| R-OH | David L. Hobson | Jul 24, 2008 | |
| R-CA | Devin Nunes | Jul 24, 2008 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Jul 24, 2008 | |
| R-CA | Elton Gallegly | Jul 24, 2008 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Jul 24, 2008 | |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | Jul 24, 2008 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Jul 24, 2008 | |
| R-OH | Jim Jordan | Jul 24, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Jul 24, 2008 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Jul 24, 2008 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Jul 24, 2008 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Jul 24, 2008 | |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Jul 24, 2008 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Jul 24, 2008 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Jul 24, 2008 | |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Jul 24, 2008 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Sep 22, 2008 | |
| R-ID | Bill Sali | Sep 22, 2008 | |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Sep 22, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Sep 22, 2008 | |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Sep 22, 2008 | |
| D-IN | Joe Donnelly | Sep 22, 2008 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Sep 22, 2008 | |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | Sep 22, 2008 | |
| R-IN | Mike Pence | Sep 22, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Nick Lampson | Sep 22, 2008 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | 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 | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jul 21, 2008 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 21, 2008Introduced in House
- Jul 21, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Honoring the life of the Reverend Billy Graham on the occasion of his 90th birthday and recognizing his decades of public service and his commitment to furthering the faith of Christians around the world.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 21, 2008Introduced in House
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