Supporting the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week.
Latest action · Mar 6, 2009 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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 concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.
- IntroducedJan 8, 2009
- Agreed to in HouseMar 5, 2009
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Expresses support for the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week.
Reaffirms the nation's commitment to combating multiple sclerosis by promoting awareness about its causes and risks, promoting new education programs, supporting research, and expanding access to medical treatment.
Recognizes people living with multiple sclerosis and salutes the health care professionals and medical researchers who assist those afflicted and continue to work to find cures and improve treatments.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 99 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Passed416–0 | Mar 5, 2009 |
Cosponsors 115
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 8, 2009 to Mar 4, 2009; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jan 26, 2009 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Jan 26, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jan 26, 2009 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Feb 3, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Feb 3, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Feb 3, 2009 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Feb 3, 2009 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | Feb 3, 2009 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Feb 3, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Feb 3, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Feb 3, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Feb 3, 2009 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Feb 3, 2009 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jan 8, 2009 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jan 14, 2009 | |
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Mar 6, 2009 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2009Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Mar 5, 2009Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2996)
- Mar 5, 2009Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 416 - 0 (Roll no. 99). (text: CR 3/4/2009 H2938)
- Mar 5, 2009Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 4, 2009Mrs. Capps moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
- Mar 4, 2009Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2938-2940)
- Mar 4, 2009DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 14.
- Mar 4, 2009At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mrs. Capps objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
- Jan 14, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 8, 2009Introduced in House
- Jan 8, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 E649 | Mary Jo Kilroy D-OH | Mar 12, 2009 |
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E561Recorded votes H2996support goals and ideals | Ron Klein D-FL | Mar 5, 2009 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2938–H2940Text printed H2938 | Barbara Lee D-CA, Lois Capps D-CA, Phil Gingrey R-GA, Russ Carnahan D-MO | Mar 4, 2009 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCONRES 9 | A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week. | Related bill | Mar 3, 2009 |
| SRES 435 | A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week. | Related bill | Mar 4, 2010 |
| HRES 1116 | Supporting the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week. | Related bill | Apr 21, 2010 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Supporting the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2009Referred in Senate
- Mar 5, 2009Engrossed in House
- Jan 8, 2009Introduced 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.
