Recognizing the benefits of service-learning as a teaching strategy to effectively engage youth in the community and classroom, and expressing support for the goals of the National Learn and Serve Challenge.
Latest action · Nov 16, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
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 HouseSep 30, 2009
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Recognizes the benefits of service-learning in: (1) enriching and enhancing academic outcomes for youth; (2) engaging youth in positive experiences in the community; and (3) encouraging youth to make more constructive choices with regards to their lives.
Encourages schools, school districts, college campuses, community-based organizations, nonprofits, and faith-based organizations to work towards providing youth with more service-learning opportunities.
Expresses the support of the House of Representatives for the goals of the National Learn and Serve Challenge.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 23, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NC | David E. Price | Original | Sep 23, 2009 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Sep 23, 2009 |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Original | Sep 23, 2009 |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Original | Sep 23, 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 |
| Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee | Referred Nov 16, 2009 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
- Sep 30, 2009Ms. Chu moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
- Sep 30, 2009Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10082-10083)
- Sep 30, 2009DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 769.
- Sep 30, 2009Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10082)
- Sep 30, 2009Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 23, 2009Introduced in House
- Sep 23, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 | Debate and remarks H10082, H10083Text printed H10082 | David P. Roe R-TN, Judy Chu D-CA | Sep 30, 2009 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Recognizing the benefits of service-learning as a teaching strategy to effectively engage youth in the community and classroom, and expressing support for the goals of the National Learn and Serve Challenge.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2009Engrossed in House
- Sep 23, 2009Introduced in House
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