A resolution expressing support for designation of the week of October 18, 2009, as National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week.
Latest action · Oct 6, 2009 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
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 31, 2009
- Agreed to in HouseOct 6, 2009
Summary
Supports the designation of National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week.
Encourages people across the United States to support programs to assist those in need of adult education and family literacy programs.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 755 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended | Passed412–0 | Oct 6, 2009 |
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 31, 2009 to Oct 6, 2009; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Sep 9, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Sep 9, 2009 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Sep 10, 2009 | |
| D-SC | John M. Spratt, Jr. | Sep 10, 2009 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Sep 10, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Sep 10, 2009 | |
| R-MS | Gregg Harper | Sep 14, 2009 | |
| D-MO | Ike Skelton | Sep 14, 2009 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Sep 14, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Nathan Deal | Sep 14, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Sep 15, 2009 | |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Sep 22, 2009 | |
| D-NH | Paul W. Hodes | Sep 25, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Daniel B. Maffei | Oct 6, 2009 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Oct 6, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Oct 6, 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 31, 2009 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 6, 2009Mr. Polis (CO) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Oct 6, 2009Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10465-10468)
- Oct 6, 2009DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 707.
- Oct 6, 2009At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Oct 6, 2009Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10486)
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 E2501 | Daniel B. Maffei D-NY | Oct 8, 2009 |
| House | Debate and remarks H10465–H10468Text printed H10465Recorded votes H10486designate | Jared Polis D-CO, Marsha Blackburn R-TN, Michael M. Honda D-CA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Thomas E. Petri R-WI, Zach Wamp R-TN | Oct 6, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 1472 | Expressing support for designation of the week of September 13, 2010, as National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week. | Identical bill | Jul 19, 2010 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing support for designation of the week of September 13, 2009, as Adult Education and Family Literacy Week.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- A resolution expressing support for designation of the week of October 18, 2009, as National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 6, 2009Engrossed in House
- Jul 31, 2009Introduced in House
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