Honoring the life and six decades of public service of Jacob Birnbaum and especially his commitment freeing Soviet Jews from religious, cultural, and communal extinction.
Latest action · Jun 18, 2007 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.
- IntroducedFeb 7, 2007
- Agreed to in HouseJun 18, 2007
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Honors the life and public service of Jacob Birnbaum on the occasion of his 80th birthday, especially his commitment to freeing Soviet Jews from religious, cultural, and communal extinction.
Cosponsors 34
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 7, 2007 to May 23, 2007; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Feb 12, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Feb 12, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Feb 27, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Feb 27, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Feb 28, 2007 | |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Mar 1, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Mar 5, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Mar 20, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Mar 22, 2007 | |
| R-GA | John Linder | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Apr 16, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Apr 16, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Apr 16, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Apr 16, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Ron Klein | Apr 16, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Apr 16, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Apr 16, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Apr 16, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Apr 30, 2007 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | May 2, 2007 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | May 9, 2007 | |
| R-NY | Vito Fossella | May 23, 2007 |
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 7, 2007Markup May 23, 2007 |
| Oversight and Intelligence Subcommittee | Referred Apr 17, 2007 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 18, 2007Ms. Watson moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Jun 18, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6605-6607)
- Jun 18, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 137.
- Jun 18, 2007Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6605)
- Jun 18, 2007Motion 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 H6605–H6607Text printed H6605 | Diane E. Watson D-CA, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL, Jerrold Nadler D-NY | Jun 18, 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.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-88 | VARIOUS BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS302 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | May 23, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Honoring the life and six decades of public service of Jacob Birnbaum and especially his commitment freeing Soviet Jews from religious, cultural, and communal extinction.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 18, 2007Engrossed in House
- Feb 7, 2007Introduced in House
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