Expressing support for the designation of the month of October as "National Work and Family Month".
Latest action · Nov 16, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
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.
- IntroducedSep 23, 2009
- Agreed to in HouseOct 14, 2009
Summary
Supports the designation of October as National Work and Family Month.
Recognizes the importance of balancing work and family to job productivity and healthy families, and that an important job characteristic is a work schedule that allows employees to spend time with families.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 775 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended | Passed415–0 | Oct 14, 2009 |
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 23, 2009 to Sep 30, 2009; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Sep 23, 2009 |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | Sep 23, 2009 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Sep 23, 2009 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Sep 23, 2009 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Sep 23, 2009 |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Original | Sep 23, 2009 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Sep 24, 2009 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Sep 24, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Sep 29, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Sep 29, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Sep 30, 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 Sep 23, 2009 |
| Workforce Protections Subcommittee | Referred Nov 16, 2009 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
- Oct 14, 2009Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H11351)
- Oct 14, 2009Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 0 (Roll no. 775). (text: CR 10/13/2009 H11189)
- Oct 14, 2009Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Oct 13, 2009Mr. Sablan moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Oct 13, 2009Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11189-11190)
- Oct 13, 2009DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 768.
- Oct 13, 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.
- Sep 23, 2009Introduced in House
- Sep 23, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E2525Recorded votes H11351designate | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Oct 14, 2009 |
| House | Debate and remarks H11189, H11190 | Brett Guthrie R-KY, Carolyn McCarthy D-NY, Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan D-MP | Oct 13, 2009 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 296 | A resolution designating October 2009 as "National Work and Family Month". | Related bill | Oct 14, 2009 |
| SRES 618 | A resolution designating October 2010 as "National Work and Family Month". | Related bill | Sep 27, 2010 |
| HRES 1598 | Expressing support for the designation of the month of October as National Work and Family Month. | Identical bill | Dec 2, 2010 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing support for the designation of the month of October as "National Work and Family Month".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 14, 2009Engrossed in House
- Sep 23, 2009Introduced in House
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