Recognizing September 11 as a "National Day of Service and Remembrance".
Latest action · Sep 9, 2009 Motion to reconsider laid on the table 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 HouseSep 9, 2009
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Calls upon all people in the United States to: (1) observe, annually, a National Day of Service and Remembrance in honor of those who lost their lives or were injured in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and in tribute to those who came to the aid of those in need; and (2) continue to live their lives throughout the year with the same spirit of unity, service, and compassion that was exhibited following the attacks.
Cosponsors 76
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 31, 2009 to Sep 9, 2009; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-LA | Charlie Melancon | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| R-NY | Christopher J. Lee | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Deborah L. Halvorson | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Gabrielle Giffords | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Harry E. Mitchell | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Mark H. Schauer | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Michael A. Arcuri | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Michael E. McMahon | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-NH | Paul W. Hodes | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Scott Murphy | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Thomas S.P. Perriello | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Zachary T. Space | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Sep 9, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Sep 9, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Sep 9, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Sep 9, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Sep 9, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Sep 9, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jul 31, 2009 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 9, 2009Mr. Towns moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
- Sep 9, 2009Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9373-9376)
- Sep 9, 2009DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 718.
- Sep 9, 2009Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9373)
- Sep 9, 2009Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 E2317 | Betty McCollum D-MN | Sep 17, 2009 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2230 | Nick J. Rahall II D-WV | Sep 10, 2009 |
| House | Debate and remarks H9373–H9376Text printed H9373 | Brian P. Bilbray R-CA, Chris Van Hollen D-MD, David Dreier R-CA, Doris O. Matsui D-CA, Edolphus Towns D-NY, Eliot L. Engel D-NY, Peter T. King R-NY, Vernon J. Ehlers R-MI | Sep 9, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 245 | A resolution recognizing September 11, 2009, as a "National Day of Service and Remembrance". | Identical bill | Sep 10, 2009 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Recognizing September 11 as a "National Day of Service and Remembrance".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 9, 2009Engrossed in House
- Jul 31, 2009Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
