Honoring and recognizing the work of the Meals On Wheels Association of America, its member senior nutrition programs throughout the country, and their annual March For Meals campaigns.
Latest action · Apr 14, 2008 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.
- IntroducedMar 21, 2007
- Agreed to in HouseApr 14, 2008
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Honors and recognizes the work of the Meals On Wheels Association of America, its member senior nutrition programs throughout the country, and their annual March for Meals campaigns.
Cosponsors 60
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 21, 2007 to Apr 2, 2008; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Original | Mar 21, 2007 |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Mar 23, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Mar 23, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Gabrielle Giffords | Mar 23, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Mar 23, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Lincoln Davis | Mar 23, 2007 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Mar 23, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Mar 23, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Mar 23, 2007 | |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | Mar 23, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Mar 23, 2007 | |
| R-WI | Thomas E. Petri | Mar 23, 2007 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Mar 26, 2007 | |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Mar 26, 2007 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | 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 | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Mar 21, 2007 |
| Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee | Referred Jun 27, 2007 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 14, 2008Ms. Woolsey moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
- Apr 14, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2239-2241)
- Apr 14, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 259.
- Apr 14, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2239)
- Apr 14, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 27, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
- Mar 21, 2007Introduced in House
- Mar 21, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E607-608)
- Mar 21, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 E625 | Frank A. LoBiondo R-NJ | Apr 16, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2239–H2241Text printed H2239 | Joe Knollenberg R-MI, Lynn C. Woolsey D-CA, Patrick J. Kennedy D-RI, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Virginia Foxx R-NC | Apr 14, 2008 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E607 | Frank A. LoBiondo R-NJ | Mar 21, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Honoring and recognizing the work of the Meals On Wheels Association of America, its member senior nutrition programs throughout the country, and their annual March For Meals campaigns.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 14, 2008Engrossed in House
- Mar 21, 2007Introduced in House
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