Recommending that the United States Constitution be taught to high school students throughout the Nation in September of their senior year.
Latest action · Oct 22, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
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.
- IntroducedJul 28, 2009
- Agreed to in HouseSep 14, 2009
Summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) high school students should spend at least one week in September of their senior year learning about the U.S. Constitution, as knowledge of this country's founding document is critical to being an effective citizen; and (2) upon reaching voting age, high school seniors should demonstrate their understanding of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship by engaging in civic learning activities on an issue of importance to them.
Cosponsors 222
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 28, 2009 to Sep 14, 2009; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Original | Jul 28, 2009 |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Jul 29, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Jul 29, 2009 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jul 29, 2009 | |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | Jul 29, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Jul 29, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jul 29, 2009 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Jul 29, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Jul 29, 2009 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Jul 29, 2009 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Jul 29, 2009 | |
| R-AL | Parker Griffith | Jul 29, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Peter Hoekstra | Jul 29, 2009 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Jul 29, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Jul 29, 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 Jul 28, 2009 |
| Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee | Referred Oct 22, 2009 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 22, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Sep 14, 2009Mr. Sablan moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Sep 14, 2009Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9447-9449)
- Sep 14, 2009DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 686.
- Sep 14, 2009Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9447)
- Sep 14, 2009Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 28, 2009Introduced in House
- Jul 28, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2274 | John Boozman R-AR | Sep 15, 2009 |
| House | Debate and remarks H9447–H9449, H9468Text printed H9447 | Alan Grayson D-FL, Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan D-MP, Louie Gohmert R-TX, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Sep 14, 2009 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Recommending that the United States Constitution be taught to high school students throughout the Nation in September of their senior year.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 14, 2009Engrossed in House
- Jul 28, 2009Introduced in House
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