HRES 1229 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should overturn the policy that prohibits sending a presidential letter of condolence to the family of a member of the Armed Forces who has died by suicide.

Introduced Mar 25, 2010 Originated House Sponsor Dan Burton R-IN

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 23, 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMar 25, 2010
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the current policy that prohibits sending a presidential letter of condolence to the family of a member of the Armed Forces who has died by suicide only serves to perpetuate the stigma of mental illness that pervades the Armed Forces; and (2) the President, as Commander-in-Chief, should overturn the policy and treat all military families equally.

Cosponsors 57

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 25, 2010 to May 27, 2010, with 41 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalMar 25, 2010
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalMar 25, 2010
D-MABarney FrankOriginalMar 25, 2010
D-NMBen Ray LujánOriginalMar 25, 2010
R-SCBob InglisOriginalMar 25, 2010
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalMar 25, 2010
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterOriginalMar 25, 2010
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezOriginalMar 25, 2010
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalMar 25, 2010
D-IADavid LoebsackOriginalMar 25, 2010
R-AKDon YoungOriginalMar 25, 2010
D-AZEd PastorOriginalMar 25, 2010
R-VAFrank R. WolfOriginalMar 25, 2010
R-PAGlenn ThompsonOriginalMar 25, 2010
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalMar 25, 2010
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Actions 3

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  1. Apr 23, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
  2. Mar 25, 2010Introduced in House
  3. Mar 25, 2010Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Subjects

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

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  1. Mar 25, 2010Introduced in House

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