Supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should raise awareness of domestic violence in the United States and its devastating effects on families and communities.
Latest action · Sep 25, 2007 On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 395 - 0 (Roll no. 907). (text: CR H10791)
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 31, 2007
- Agreed to in HouseSep 25, 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 National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should continue to raise awareness of domestic violence in the United States and its devastating effects on families and communities.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 907 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended | Passed395–0 | Sep 25, 2007 |
Cosponsors 65
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 31, 2007 to Sep 25, 2007; 38 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Jul 31, 2007 |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Original | Jul 31, 2007 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Jul 31, 2007 |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Original | Jul 31, 2007 |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Original | Jul 31, 2007 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Jul 31, 2007 |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Original | Jul 31, 2007 |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | Original | Jul 31, 2007 |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Original | Jul 31, 2007 |
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Original | Jul 31, 2007 |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Original | Jul 31, 2007 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Jul 31, 2007 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Jul 31, 2007 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Jul 31, 2007 |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Original | Jul 31, 2007 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Jul 31, 2007 |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Original | Jul 31, 2007 |
| R-FL | Ginny Brown-Waite | Original | Jul 31, 2007 |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Original | Jul 31, 2007 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Jul 31, 2007 |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Original | Jul 31, 2007 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Jul 31, 2007 |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Original | Jul 31, 2007 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Jul 31, 2007 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Jul 31, 2007 |
| R-IL | Judy Biggert | Original | Jul 31, 2007 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Jul 31, 2007 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | Jul 31, 2007 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Original | Jul 31, 2007 |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Original | Jul 31, 2007 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Jul 31, 2007 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Jul 31, 2007 |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | Original | Jul 31, 2007 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jul 31, 2007 |
| R-VA | Thelma D. Drake | Original | Jul 31, 2007 |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Original | Jul 31, 2007 |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Original | Jul 31, 2007 |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Original | Jul 31, 2007 |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Aug 2, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Aug 2, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | Aug 3, 2007 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Aug 4, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Sep 17, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Sep 17, 2007 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Sep 17, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Sep 17, 2007 | |
| D-KS | Nancy E. Boyda | Sep 17, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Sep 17, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Sep 17, 2007 | |
| D-ND | Earl Pomeroy | Sep 19, 2007 | |
| D-SC | John M. Spratt, Jr. | Sep 19, 2007 | |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Sep 19, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Sep 19, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Sep 20, 2007 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Sep 20, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Sep 24, 2007 | |
| R-PA | John E. Peterson | Sep 24, 2007 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Sep 24, 2007 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Sep 24, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Sep 24, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Sep 24, 2007 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Sep 24, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Sep 24, 2007 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Sep 25, 2007 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Sep 25, 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 Jul 31, 2007 |
| Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee | Referred Sep 19, 2007 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 25, 2007Mrs. McCarthy (NY) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Sep 25, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10791-10793)
- Sep 25, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 590.
- Sep 25, 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.
- Sep 25, 2007Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10885-10886)
In the Congressional Record 6
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 H11851 | Adrian Smith R-NE | Oct 23, 2007 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2016 | Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL | Sep 28, 2007 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2011 | Ted Poe R-TX | Sep 27, 2007 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1988 | Al Green D-TX | Sep 26, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H10791–H10793Text printed H10791Recorded votes H10885support goals and ideals | Carolyn McCarthy D-NY, Dan Burton R-IN, Jim Costa D-CA, John Kline R-MN, Ted Poe R-TX | Sep 25, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should raise awareness of domestic violence in the United States and its devastating effects on families and communities.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 31, 2007Introduced in House
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