A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the hanging of nooses should be thoroughly investigated by Federal, State, and local law enforcement authorities and that any criminal violations should be vigorously prosecuted.
Latest action · Dec 14, 2007 Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S15704-15705; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S15704-15705)
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.
- IntroducedDec 7, 2007
- Agreed to in SenateDec 14, 2007
Summary
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the hanging of nooses for the purpose of intimidation is a reprehensible, and under certain circumstances, criminal act.
Calls for: (1) thorough investigation by federal, state, and local law enforcement of such conduct and for the cooperation of all private entities and individuals with such investigations; and (2) vigorous prosecution of any criminal violations.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 13, 2007 to Dec 14, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Arlen Specter | Dec 13, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Barack Obama | Dec 13, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Dec 13, 2007 | |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Dec 13, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Dec 13, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Herb Kohl | Dec 13, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Dec 13, 2007 | |
| D-DE | Joseph R. Biden Jr. | Dec 13, 2007 | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Dec 13, 2007 | |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Dec 13, 2007 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Dec 13, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Dec 13, 2007 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Dec 13, 2007 | |
| R-OK | Tom Coburn | Dec 13, 2007 | |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Dec 14, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Dec 7, 2007Markup Dec 13, 2007Reported Dec 13, 2007 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 14, 2007Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S15704-15705; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S15704-15705)
- Dec 13, 2007Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
- Dec 13, 2007Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title and with an amended preamble. Without written report.
- Dec 13, 2007Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 543.
- Dec 7, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Dec 7, 2007Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S15034)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S15704, S15705Text printed S15704Amendments S15704 | Harry Reid D-NV | Dec 14, 2007 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S15058 | Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD | Dec 10, 2007 |
| Senate | Text printed S15034 | — | Dec 7, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the hanging of nooses for the purpose of intimidation should be thoroughly investigated by Federal, State, and local law enforcement authorities and that any criminal violations should be vigorously prosecuted.
- Official Titles as Amended by Senate
- A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the hanging of nooses should be thoroughly investigated by Federal, State, and local law enforcement authorities and that any criminal violations should be vigorously prosecuted.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 14, 2007Agreed to Senate
- Dec 13, 2007Reported to Senate
- Dec 7, 2007Introduced in Senate
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