Supporting the goals and ideals of National Chemistry Week.
Latest action · Oct 22, 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.
- IntroducedOct 16, 2007
- Agreed to in HouseOct 22, 2007
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Recognizes that the important contributions of chemical scientists and engineers to technological progress and the health of many industries that have created new jobs, boosted economic growth, and improved the Nation's health and standard of living.
Recognizes the need to increase the number of Americans from under-represented groups participating in science and technology fields like chemistry.
Supports the goals of National Chemistry Week, as founded by the American Chemical Society.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 16, 2007 to Oct 22, 2007; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | David Davis | Original | Oct 16, 2007 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Oct 16, 2007 |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Original | Oct 16, 2007 |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Original | Oct 16, 2007 |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Original | Oct 16, 2007 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Oct 16, 2007 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Oct 16, 2007 |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Original | Oct 16, 2007 |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Original | Oct 16, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Original | Oct 16, 2007 |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Original | Oct 16, 2007 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Oct 16, 2007 |
| R-OH | Deborah Pryce | Oct 17, 2007 | |
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Oct 22, 2007 | |
| D-KS | Nancy E. Boyda | Oct 22, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Oct 16, 2007 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 22, 2007Mr. Gordon moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
- Oct 22, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11816-11817)
- Oct 22, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 751.
- Oct 22, 2007Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H11816)
- Oct 22, 2007Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Oct 16, 2007Introduced in House
- Oct 16, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Science and Technology.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 E2271 | Adrian Smith R-NE | Oct 30, 2007 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2247 | Silvestre Reyes D-TX | Oct 25, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H11816, H11817Text printed H11816 | Bart Gordon D-TN, David G. Reichert R-WA, Rush Holt D-NJ, Vernon J. Ehlers R-MI | Oct 22, 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 Chemistry Week.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 22, 2007Engrossed in House
- Oct 16, 2007Introduced in House
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