HCONRES 83 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Expressing the sense of Congress that a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier of the Navy, either the aircraft carrier designated as CVN-79 or the aircraft carrier designated as CVN-80, should be named the U.S.S. Barry M. Goldwater.

Introduced Mar 26, 2009 Originated House Sponsor John B. Shadegg R-AZ

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Apr 27, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMar 26, 2009
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached
  3. Agreed to in SenateNot reached

Summary

Declares that it is the sense of Congress that a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, either the carrier designated CVN-79 or the carrier designated CVN-80, should be named the U.S.S. Barry M. Goldwater.

Cosponsors 25

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 26, 2009 to Apr 1, 2009; 23 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-FLConnie MackOriginalMar 26, 2009
R-INDan BurtonOriginalMar 26, 2009
R-CADarrell IssaOriginalMar 26, 2009
R-CODoug LambornOriginalMar 26, 2009
R-CAEdward R. RoyceOriginalMar 26, 2009
R-SCHenry E. Brown, Jr.OriginalMar 26, 2009
R-UTJason ChaffetzOriginalMar 26, 2009
R-AZJeff FlakeOriginalMar 26, 2009
R-CAJohn CampbellOriginalMar 26, 2009
R-LAJohn FlemingOriginalMar 26, 2009
R-ILJohn ShimkusOriginalMar 26, 2009
R-TXK. Michael ConawayOriginalMar 26, 2009
R-TXLouie GohmertOriginalMar 26, 2009
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalMar 26, 2009
R-OKMary FallinOriginalMar 26, 2009
R-MNMichele BachmannOriginalMar 26, 2009
R-INMike PenceOriginalMar 26, 2009
R-GAPhil GingreyOriginalMar 26, 2009
R-OHRobert E. LattaOriginalMar 26, 2009
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettOriginalMar 26, 2009
R-TXSam JohnsonOriginalMar 26, 2009
R-IASteve KingOriginalMar 26, 2009
R-MOW. Todd AkinOriginalMar 26, 2009
D-AZAnn KirkpatrickMar 31, 2009
R-OHJim JordanApr 1, 2009

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseArmed Services Committee
Referred Mar 26, 2009
Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee
Referred Apr 27, 2009

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 27, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces.
  2. Mar 26, 2009Introduced in House
  3. Mar 26, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Research

What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

CRS reports 1

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Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
RS22478Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress ArchivedReportDec 4, 2025

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
Expressing the sense of Congress that a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier of the Navy, either the aircraft carrier designated as CVN-79 or the aircraft carrier designated as CVN-80, should be named the U.S.S. Barry M. Goldwater.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

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  1. Mar 26, 2009Introduced in House

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