Supporting the goals of Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month.
Latest action · May 21, 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.
- IntroducedApr 26, 2007
- Agreed to in HouseMay 21, 2008
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 19, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Supports the goals of Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month.
Encourages all road users to be more aware of motorcycles and motorcyclists' safety.
Encourages all motorcycle riders receive appropriate training and practice safe riding skills.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 26, 2007 to May 1, 2008; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AZ | Gabrielle Giffords | Original | Apr 26, 2007 |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | May 8, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | May 8, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | May 8, 2007 | |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Jun 21, 2007 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Dec 19, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jan 17, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Jan 17, 2008 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Jan 17, 2008 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Jan 17, 2008 | |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Jan 17, 2008 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Jan 23, 2008 | |
| D-IN | Baron P. Hill | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Feb 14, 2008 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Feb 25, 2008 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Mar 5, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Chet Edwards | Apr 30, 2008 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | May 1, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Apr 26, 2007Markup May 15, 2008Reported May 19, 2008 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Apr 27, 2007Discharged May 15, 2008 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 21, 2008Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4432)
- May 21, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 5/19/2008 H4100-4101)
- May 21, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 19, 2008Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 110-655.
- May 19, 2008Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 221.
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 H4432 | — | May 21, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4100–H4102Text printed H4100 | Gabrielle Giffords D-AZ, James L. Oberstar D-MN, Mazie K. Hirono D-HI, Thomas E. Petri R-WI | May 19, 2008 |
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.
Committee report
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| 110-146 | SENATE-HOUSE JOINT FIELD HEARING ON ISSUES FACING VETERANS IN THE RURAL AREAS OF APPALACHIA54 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | May 29, 2007 |
| Serial No. 110-24 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 92, H.R. 315, H.R. 339, H.R. 463, H.R. 538 H.R. 542, H.R. 1426, H.R. 1470, H.R. 1471, H.R. 1527 H.R. 1944, AND DISCUSSION DRAFT OF THE ``RURAL VETERANS HEALTHCARE ACT OF 2007''105 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Apr 26, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Supporting the goals of Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 21, 2008Engrossed in House
- May 19, 2008Reported in House
- Apr 26, 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.
