Supporting the goals and ideals of World Water Day.
Latest action · Apr 17, 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 27, 2007
- Agreed to in HouseApr 17, 2007
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Supports World Water Day.
Recognizes the importance of increasing access to safe drinking water and sanitation as well as the conservation and sustainable management of water resources.
Urges an increased effort and the investment of greater resources by the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and all relevant federal agencies towards providing sustainable and equitable access to safe drinking water and sanitation for the poor and very poor.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 215 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Passed393–22 | Apr 17, 2007 |
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 27, 2007 to Mar 26, 2007; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Feb 27, 2007 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Mar 1, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Mar 1, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Mar 1, 2007 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Mar 1, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Mar 1, 2007 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Mar 1, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Mar 1, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Mar 5, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Mar 5, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Mar 5, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Mar 5, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Mar 5, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Mar 5, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Mar 6, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Mar 6, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Mar 6, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Mar 6, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Mar 12, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Mar 12, 2007 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Mar 12, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Mar 12, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Mar 12, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Mar 12, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Mar 13, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Mar 26, 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 27, 2007Markup Mar 27, 2007 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 17, 2007Mr. Lantos moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
- Apr 17, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3424-3426)
- Apr 17, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 196.
- Apr 17, 2007At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Apr 17, 2007Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3436-3437)
In the Congressional Record 2
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 H3424–H3426Text printed H3424Recorded votes H3436support goals and ideals | Dennis J. Kucinich D-OH, Earl Blumenauer D-OR, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL, John J. Duncan, Jr. R-TN, Lynn C. Woolsey D-CA, Tom Lantos D-CA | Apr 17, 2007 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E411 | Earl Blumenauer D-OR | Feb 27, 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. 110-40 | VARIOUS BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS187 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Mar 27, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Supporting the goals and ideals of World Water Day.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Commemorations
- Economic assistance
- Economics and Public Finance
- Environmental Protection
- Health
- International Affairs
- International environmental cooperation
- Potable water
- Poverty
- Quality of life
- Social Welfare
- Special days
- Sustainable development
- Water conservation
- Water pollution control
- Water quality
- Water Resources Development
- Water supply
- World health
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 17, 2007Engrossed in House
- Feb 27, 2007Introduced 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.
