Encouraging each institution of higher education in the country to seek membership in the Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) Consortium.
Latest action · Oct 22, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
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 simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedJun 2, 2009
- Agreed to in HouseSep 23, 2009
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Encourages each institution of higher education (IHE) in the country to seek membership in the Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) Consortium, which helps coordinate postsecondary educational opportunities for members of the Armed Forces, their families, and veterans.
Recognizes the IHEs that are currently members of the SOC Consortium.
Cosponsors 48
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 2, 2009 to Sep 22, 2009; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Original | Jun 2, 2009 |
| D-NM | Harry Teague | Original | Jun 2, 2009 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jun 2, 2009 |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Original | Jun 2, 2009 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Jun 2, 2009 |
| D-NY | Michael E. McMahon | Jun 4, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Jun 8, 2009 | |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | Jun 8, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Betsy Markey | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| D-AL | Bobby Bright | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Daniel B. Maffei | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Deborah L. Halvorson | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Eric J. J. Massa | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| R-UT | Jason Chaffetz | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| D-OH | John A. Boccieri | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| D-NC | Larry Kissell | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Mark H. Schauer | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Patrick J. Murphy | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Steve Driehaus | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Suzanne M. Kosmas | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Thomas S.P. Perriello | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| D-ID | Walter Minnick | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Zachary T. Space | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Sep 22, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jun 2, 2009 |
| Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee | Referred Oct 22, 2009 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 22, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
- Sep 23, 2009Ms. Hirono moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
- Sep 23, 2009Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9829-9831)
- Sep 23, 2009DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 491.
- Sep 23, 2009Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9829)
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H9829–H9831Text printed H9829 | Glenn Thompson R-PA, John H. Adler D-NJ, Mazie K. Hirono D-HI | Sep 23, 2009 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Encouraging each institution of higher education in the country to seek membership in the Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) Consortium.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 23, 2009Engrossed in House
- Jun 2, 2009Introduced in House
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