Recognizing the contributions of the Negro Baseball Leagues and their players.
Latest action · Mar 6, 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 14, 2007
- Agreed to in HouseMar 6, 2007
Summary
Recognizes the teams and players of the Negro Baseball Leagues for their achievements, dedication, sacrifices, and contributions to both baseball and our nation.
Requests that the President issue a proclamation recognizing "Negro Leaguers Recognition Day."
Cosponsors 66
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2007 to Feb 27, 2007; 41 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| R-OH | Jean Schmidt | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Feb 27, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Feb 27, 2007 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Feb 27, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Feb 27, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Feb 27, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Feb 27, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Feb 27, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Feb 27, 2007 |
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 Feb 14, 2007Markup Feb 28, 2007 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2007Ms. Watson moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Mar 6, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2200-2202)
- Mar 6, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 162.
- Mar 6, 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 H2200)
- Mar 6, 2007Motion 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 E596 | Danny K. Davis D-IL | Mar 21, 2007 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E544 | Betty McCollum D-MN | Mar 14, 2007 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E534 | Charles B. Rangel D-NY | Mar 13, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2200–H2202Text printed H2200 | Diane E. Watson D-CA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Steve Cohen D-TN, Tom Davis R-VA, Virginia Foxx R-NC | Mar 6, 2007 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCONRES 29 | A concurrent resolution encouraging the recognition of the Negro Baseball Leagues and their players on May 20th of each year. | Related bill | May 14, 2007 |
| HCONRES 84 | Encouraging recognition of February 13th of each year for the founding for the Negro Leagues in Kansas City, Missouri. | Related bill | Mar 7, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Recognizing the contributions of the Negro Baseball Leagues and their players.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2007Engrossed in House
- Feb 14, 2007Introduced in House
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