HRES 729 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Expressing support for designation of a "National Firefighters Memorial Day" to honor and celebrate the firefighters of the United States.

Introduced Sep 10, 2009 Originated House Sponsor Ted Poe R-TX

Fact sheet

Latest action · Oct 29, 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.

  1. IntroducedSep 10, 2009
  2. Agreed to in HouseOct 29, 2009

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Urges the President to designate National Firefighters Memorial Day to commemorate firefighters killed or disabled in the line of duty.

Recorded votes 1

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 831Passed—Oct 29, 2009

Cosponsors 59

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 10, 2009 to Oct 23, 2009, with 11 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-PAAllyson Y. SchwartzOriginalSep 10, 2009
R-LAAnh "Joseph" CaoOriginalSep 10, 2009
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalSep 10, 2009
R-INDan BurtonOriginalSep 10, 2009
R-SCHenry E. Brown, Jr.OriginalSep 10, 2009
D-CTJoe CourtneyOriginalSep 10, 2009
D-PAJoe SestakOriginalSep 10, 2009
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.OriginalSep 10, 2009
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloOriginalSep 10, 2009
R-INMark E. SouderOriginalSep 10, 2009
R-NYPeter T. KingOriginalSep 10, 2009
R-CABrian P. BilbraySep 15, 2009
R-TXMichael T. McCaulSep 15, 2009
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonSep 16, 2009
R-ALMike RogersSep 16, 2009
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Actions 10

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 29, 2009Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H12117-12118)
  2. Oct 29, 2009Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Oct 29, 2009On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 390 - 0 (Roll no. 831). (text: CR 10/28/2009 H11999)
  4. Oct 29, 2009Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 390 - 0 (Roll no. 831).(text: CR 10/28/2009 H11999)
  5. Oct 28, 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.
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Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 29, 2009Engrossed in House
  2. Sep 10, 2009Introduced in House

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