HR 909 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Public Diplomacy Resource Centers Act of 2009

Introduced Feb 4, 2009 Originated House Sponsor Diane E. Watson D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 4, 2009 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedFeb 4, 2009
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Public Diplomacy Resource Centers Act of 2009 - Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to direct the Secretary of State to ensure that diplomatic and consular mission libraries and resource centers: (1) are open to the general public to the greatest extent practicable, subject to security considerations; and (2) schedule public showings of American films that showcase American culture, society, values, and history.

Directs the Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy to report to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations respecting the functions and effectiveness of such libraries and resource centers.

Cosponsors 25

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 4, 2009 to Mar 5, 2009; 21 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalFeb 4, 2009
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalFeb 4, 2009
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalFeb 4, 2009
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterOriginalFeb 4, 2009
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickOriginalFeb 4, 2009
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalFeb 4, 2009
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalFeb 4, 2009
D-MDDonna F. EdwardsOriginalFeb 4, 2009
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalFeb 4, 2009
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalFeb 4, 2009
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalFeb 4, 2009
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalFeb 4, 2009
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalFeb 4, 2009
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalFeb 4, 2009
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalFeb 4, 2009
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalFeb 4, 2009
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalFeb 4, 2009
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalFeb 4, 2009
D-MEMichael H. MichaudOriginalFeb 4, 2009
D-ILPhil HareOriginalFeb 4, 2009
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalFeb 4, 2009
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsFeb 26, 2009
D-CABarbara LeeFeb 26, 2009
D-MAJames P. McGovernMar 3, 2009
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenMar 5, 2009

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseForeign Affairs Committee
Referred Feb 4, 2009

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 4, 2009Introduced in House
  2. Feb 4, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 2410Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011Related billJun 22, 2009

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide for the establishment and maintenance of existing libraries and resource centers at United States diplomatic and consular missions to provide information about United States culture, society, and history, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Public Diplomacy Resource Centers Act of 2009

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 4, 2009Introduced in House

Support LegiList

This page is free, carries no paywall, and is built and maintained by one person. If the record here is useful to you, a few dollars keeps it going.

$1 $5 $10

Processed by Stripe in a separate window. LegiList never sees card details.

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 bill 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.