Recognizing that violence poses an increasingly serious threat to peace and stability in Central America and supporting expanded cooperation between the United States and the countries of Central America to combat crime and violence.
Latest action · Oct 2, 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.
- IntroducedJul 23, 2007
- Agreed to in HouseOct 2, 2007
Summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) crime and violence pose a serious threat to peace and stability in Central America; (2) officials from Central America and the United States should be commended for holding a historic meeting to discuss regional security strategies; (3) the announcement on July 18, 2007, of the United States Strategy to Combat Criminal Gangs from Central America and Mexico should be commended and the President should follow upon such Strategy with concrete actions; (4) the commitment of U.S. funds to fight youth gangs in Central America is an important step forward and greater future resources should be considered to fight this problem; and (5) Central American and U.S. officials should be encouraged to meet on a regular basis to further cooperation in combating crime and violence in Central America.
Cosponsors 30
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 23, 2007 to Sep 4, 2007; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Original | Jul 23, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jul 25, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jul 25, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Jul 25, 2007 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Jul 25, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jul 25, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Jul 25, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Elton Gallegly | Jul 25, 2007 | |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | Jul 25, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jul 25, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Jul 25, 2007 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jul 25, 2007 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Jul 25, 2007 | |
| R-PR | Luis G. Fortuno | Jul 25, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Jul 25, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Jul 25, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Jul 25, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jul 25, 2007 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Jul 25, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jul 25, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jul 26, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jul 26, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jul 26, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Jul 26, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Jul 26, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Jul 26, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Jul 26, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Aug 1, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Aug 1, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Sep 4, 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 Jul 23, 2007Markup Jul 31, 2007 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 2, 2007Mr. Sherman moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Oct 2, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11090-11092)
- Oct 2, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 564.
- Oct 2, 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 H11090)
- Oct 2, 2007Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2059 | Dan Burton R-IN | Oct 3, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H11090–H11092Text printed H11090 | Brad Sherman D-CA, Eliot L. Engel D-NY, Ted Poe R-TX | Oct 2, 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.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL33828 | Latin America and the Caribbean: Issues for the 110th Congress Archived | Report | Jan 26, 2009 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Recognizing that violence poses an increasingly serious threat to peace and stability in Central America and supporting expanded cooperation between the United States and the countries of Central America to combat crime and violence.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 2, 2007Engrossed in House
- Jul 23, 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.
