Supporting the goals and ideals of Financial Literacy Month, and for other purposes.
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.
- IntroducedMar 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 the goals and ideals of Financial Literacy Month, including raising public awareness about the importance of financial education in the United States and the serious consequences that may result from a lack of understanding about personal finances.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 217 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Passed414–2 | Apr 17, 2007 |
Cosponsors 119
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 27, 2007 to Apr 17, 2007; 113 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Adam H. Putnam | Original | Mar 27, 2007 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Mar 27, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Mar 27, 2007 |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Original | Mar 27, 2007 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Mar 27, 2007 |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Original | Mar 27, 2007 |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Original | Mar 27, 2007 |
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | Original | Mar 27, 2007 |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Original | Mar 27, 2007 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Mar 27, 2007 |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Original | Mar 27, 2007 |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Original | Mar 27, 2007 |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Original | Mar 27, 2007 |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Original | Mar 27, 2007 |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Original | Mar 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 Mar 27, 2007Markup Mar 29, 2007 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 17, 2007Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3437-3438)
- Apr 17, 2007Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 2 (Roll no. 217). (text: CR 4/16/2007 H3379-3380)
- Apr 17, 2007Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 16, 2007Ms. Watson moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
- Apr 16, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3379-3387)
- Apr 16, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 273.
- Apr 16, 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 until April 17.
- Mar 29, 2007Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 29, 2007Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Mar 27, 2007Introduced in House
- Mar 27, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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 E793 | Scott Garrett R-NJ | Apr 19, 2007 |
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E748, E752, E754, E761Recorded votes H3438support goals and ideals | David Dreier R-CA, Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX, Loretta Sanchez D-CA, Silvestre Reyes D-TX | Apr 17, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3379–H3387Text printed H3379 | Diane E. Watson D-CA, Judy Biggert R-IL, Ruben Hinojosa D-TX, Virginia Foxx R-NC | Apr 16, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Supporting the goals and ideals of Financial Literacy Month, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 17, 2007Engrossed in House
- Mar 27, 2007Introduced in House
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