HRES 817 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should continue to raise awareness of domestic violence in the United States and its devastating effects on families and communities, and support programs designed to end domestic violence.

Introduced Oct 8, 2009 Originated House Sponsor Al Green D-TX

Fact sheet

Latest action · Nov 16, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedOct 8, 2009
  2. Agreed to in HouseOct 26, 2009

Summary

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

Supports the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should: (1) continue to raise awareness of domestic violence in the United States and its devastating effects on families and communities; and (2) support programs designed to end domestic violence.


Cosponsors 78

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 8, 2009 to Oct 26, 2009, with 50 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalOct 8, 2009
D-CABob FilnerOriginalOct 8, 2009
D-IABruce L. BraleyOriginalOct 8, 2009
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalOct 8, 2009
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterOriginalOct 8, 2009
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalOct 8, 2009
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezOriginalOct 8, 2009
R-INDan BurtonOriginalOct 8, 2009
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalOct 8, 2009
D-KSDennis MooreOriginalOct 8, 2009
D-MDDonna F. EdwardsOriginalOct 8, 2009
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalOct 8, 2009
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalOct 8, 2009
D-NDEarl PomeroyOriginalOct 8, 2009
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalOct 8, 2009
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Actions 9

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 16, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
  2. Oct 26, 2009Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11752-11755)
  3. Oct 26, 2009DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 817.
  4. Oct 26, 2009Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  5. Oct 26, 2009Mr. Pierluisi moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
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Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
SRES 317A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress should continue to raise awareness of domestic violence in the United States and its devastating effects on famIdentical billOct 21, 2009
SRES 327A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2009 and expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress should continue to raise awareness of domestic violence in the United States and its devastating effects oRelated billOct 28, 2009
HRES 1637Supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2010 and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should continue to raise awareness of domestic violence in the United States and its devastating effeRelated billSep 28, 2010

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 26, 2009Engrossed in House
  2. Oct 8, 2009Introduced in House

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