Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Watermelon Month.
Latest action · Apr 29, 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.
- IntroducedJul 26, 2007
- Agreed to in HouseApr 29, 2008
Summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Watermelon Month to recognize watermelon's health benefits and importance to the U.S. agriculture industry.
Cosponsors 55
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 26, 2007 to Feb 7, 2008; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jul 26, 2007 |
| D-FL | Allen Boyd | Original | Jul 26, 2007 |
| R-FL | Ander Crenshaw | Original | Jul 26, 2007 |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Original | Jul 26, 2007 |
| R-FL | Lincoln Diaz-Balart | Original | Jul 26, 2007 |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Original | Jul 26, 2007 |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Original | Jul 26, 2007 |
| R-TN | David Davis | Oct 17, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Devin Nunes | Oct 17, 2007 | |
| R-CA | George Radanovich | Oct 17, 2007 | |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Oct 17, 2007 | |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Oct 17, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Oct 17, 2007 | |
| R-SC | J. Gresham Barrett | Oct 17, 2007 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Oct 17, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Oct 17, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Oct 17, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Oct 17, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Randy Neugebauer | Oct 17, 2007 | |
| R-IL | Ray LaHood | Oct 17, 2007 | |
| R-NM | Stevan Pearce | Oct 17, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Oct 25, 2007 | |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Oct 25, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Oct 25, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Tim Mahoney | Oct 25, 2007 | |
| R-MD | Wayne T. Gilchrest | Oct 25, 2007 | |
| D-IN | Baron P. Hill | Nov 7, 2007 | |
| D-IN | Brad Ellsworth | Nov 7, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | Nov 7, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Nov 7, 2007 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Nov 7, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Ginny Brown-Waite | Nov 7, 2007 | |
| D-CO | John T. Salazar | Nov 7, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Kevin McCarthy | Nov 7, 2007 | |
| D-AR | Marion Berry | Nov 7, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | Nov 7, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Nov 7, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Nov 7, 2007 | |
| D-OK | Dan Boren | Dec 11, 2007 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Dec 11, 2007 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Dec 11, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Dec 11, 2007 | |
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Dec 11, 2007 | |
| R-OH | Jean Schmidt | Dec 11, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Dec 11, 2007 | |
| R-NY | John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. | Dec 11, 2007 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Dec 11, 2007 | |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Dec 11, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Dec 11, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Dec 11, 2007 | |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | Dec 11, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Feb 7, 2008 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Feb 7, 2008 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Feb 7, 2008 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Feb 7, 2008 |
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 Jul 26, 2007Markup Mar 13, 2008 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 29, 2008Mr. Kucinich moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Apr 29, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2821-2823)
- Apr 29, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 578.
- Apr 29, 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 H2821)
- Apr 29, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 H2821–H2823Text printed H2821 | Dennis J. Kucinich D-OH, Virginia Foxx R-NC | Apr 29, 2008 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Watermelon Month.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 29, 2008Engrossed in House
- Jul 26, 2007Introduced in House
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