Honoring the life and accomplishments of Katherine Dunham.
Latest action · Jul 23, 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.
- IntroducedSep 17, 2007
- Agreed to in HouseJul 23, 2008
Summary
Honors the life and accomplishments of Katherine Dunham. Recognizes her immeasurable contributions to the arts and all of humanity.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 18, 2008 to Jul 16, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jun 18, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jun 18, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jun 18, 2008 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Jun 18, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jun 18, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Jun 18, 2008 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Jun 18, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jun 18, 2008 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Jun 18, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Jun 18, 2008 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jun 18, 2008 | |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Jun 18, 2008 | |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Jun 18, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Jun 24, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Jun 24, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Jun 24, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Jun 24, 2008 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Jun 24, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Jun 24, 2008 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Jun 24, 2008 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Jun 24, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jun 24, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Jul 8, 2008 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Jul 9, 2008 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Jul 9, 2008 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jul 16, 2008 |
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 Sep 17, 2007 |
| Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee | Referred Oct 17, 2007 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2008Mr. Davis (IL) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Jul 23, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7039-7041)
- Jul 23, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 655.
- Jul 23, 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 H7039)
- Jul 23, 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 H7039–H7041Text printed H7039 | Charles B. Rangel D-NY, Danny K. Davis D-IL, Jerry F. Costello D-IL, Virginia Foxx R-NC | Jul 23, 2008 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Honoring the life and accomplishments of Katherine Dunham.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
- Artists
- Arts
- Arts, Culture, Religion
- Authors and authorship
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Civil rights workers
- Commemorations
- Congressional tributes
- Education
- Entertainers
- Families
- Government Operations and Politics
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- Performing arts
- Teachers
- Theater
- Youth services
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2008Engrossed in House
- Sep 17, 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.
