Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of the Navy should name an appropriate Navy ship in honor of Marine Corps General Clifton B. Cates of Tiptonville, Tennessee.
Latest action · Apr 30, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces.
Progress
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- IntroducedApr 2, 2009
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of the Navy should name an appropriate Navy ship in honor of Marine Corps General Clifton B. Cates of Tiptonville, Tennessee.
Cosponsors 75
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 2, 2009 to Mar 4, 2010; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| D-TN | Lincoln Davis | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| D-AL | Artur Davis | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| R-SC | Bob Inglis | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Eric J. J. Massa | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-UT | Jim Matheson | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-SC | John M. Spratt, Jr. | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-MS | Travis Childers | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-IN | Baron P. Hill | Jun 3, 2009 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Jun 3, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Glenn C. Nye | Jun 3, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | Jun 3, 2009 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Jun 3, 2009 | |
| D-NC | Heath Shuler | Jun 12, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Jun 12, 2009 | |
| D-NC | Larry Kissell | Jun 12, 2009 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Jun 12, 2009 | |
| R-AL | Parker Griffith | Jun 12, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jan 26, 2010 | |
| D-AL | Bobby Bright | Jan 26, 2010 | |
| D-OK | Dan Boren | Jan 26, 2010 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Jan 26, 2010 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Jan 26, 2010 | |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Jan 26, 2010 | |
| D-AR | Marion Berry | Jan 26, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Jan 26, 2010 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Jan 26, 2010 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Jan 26, 2010 | |
| D-ID | Walter Minnick | Jan 26, 2010 | |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Feb 2, 2010 | |
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | Feb 2, 2010 | |
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | Feb 2, 2010 | |
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | Feb 2, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Feb 2, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Feb 2, 2010 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Feb 2, 2010 | |
| D-MS | Gene Taylor | Feb 2, 2010 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Feb 2, 2010 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Feb 2, 2010 | |
| D-IN | Joe Donnelly | Feb 2, 2010 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Feb 2, 2010 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Feb 2, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Feb 22, 2010 | |
| D-FL | Allen Boyd | Feb 22, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Feb 22, 2010 | |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Feb 22, 2010 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Feb 22, 2010 | |
| R-KY | Geoff Davis | Feb 22, 2010 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Feb 22, 2010 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Feb 22, 2010 | |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Feb 22, 2010 | |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | Feb 22, 2010 | |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | Feb 22, 2010 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Mar 4, 2010 | |
| D-IN | Brad Ellsworth | Mar 4, 2010 | |
| D-MD | Frank Kratovil, Jr. | Mar 4, 2010 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Mar 4, 2010 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Mar 4, 2010 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Mar 4, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Scott Murphy | Mar 4, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Mar 4, 2010 | |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | Mar 4, 2010 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Mar 4, 2010 | |
| D-NY | William L. Owens | Mar 4, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Apr 2, 2009 |
| Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee | Referred Apr 30, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 30, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces.
- Apr 2, 2009Introduced in House
- Apr 2, 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
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RS22478 | Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress Archived | Report | Dec 4, 2025 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of the Navy should name an appropriate Navy ship in honor of Marine Corps General Clifton B. Cates of Tiptonville, Tennessee.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 2, 2009Introduced in House
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