Recognizing the importance and sustainability of the United States hardwoods industry and urging that United States hardwoods and the products derived from United States hardwoods be given full consideration in any program directed at constructing environmentally preferable commercial, public, or private buildings.
Latest action · Sep 15, 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.
- IntroducedJan 22, 2009
- Agreed to in HouseSep 15, 2009
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Recognizes that U.S. hardwoods are an abundant, sustainable, and legal resource.
Urges giving U.S. hardwoods and derivative products full consideration in programs directed at constructing environmentally preferable commercial, public, or private buildings.
Cosponsors 52
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 22, 2009 to Sep 14, 2009; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KY | Geoff Davis | Original | Jan 22, 2009 |
| D-NC | Heath Shuler | Original | Jan 22, 2009 |
| D-IN | Joe Donnelly | Original | Jan 22, 2009 |
| R-TX | Kevin Brady | Original | Jan 22, 2009 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Jan 22, 2009 |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Original | Jan 22, 2009 |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Original | Jan 22, 2009 |
| D-WA | Norman D. Dicks | Original | Jan 22, 2009 |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Jan 26, 2009 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Jan 26, 2009 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Jan 26, 2009 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Jan 28, 2009 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Jan 28, 2009 | |
| D-MS | Travis Childers | Jan 28, 2009 | |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Feb 3, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | Feb 10, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Feb 10, 2009 | |
| R-MS | Gregg Harper | Feb 10, 2009 | |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Thomas S.P. Perriello | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Feb 23, 2009 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Feb 23, 2009 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Feb 23, 2009 | |
| D-IN | Baron P. Hill | Feb 25, 2009 | |
| D-AR | Marion Berry | Feb 26, 2009 | |
| R-WI | Thomas E. Petri | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Mar 5, 2009 | |
| D-MS | Gene Taylor | Mar 9, 2009 | |
| R-SC | J. Gresham Barrett | Mar 10, 2009 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Mar 11, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Mar 11, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Mar 19, 2009 | |
| D-AL | Artur Davis | Mar 23, 2009 | |
| R-OH | Jim Jordan | Apr 1, 2009 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Apr 1, 2009 | |
| R-SC | Bob Inglis | Apr 22, 2009 | |
| D-LA | Charlie Melancon | Apr 22, 2009 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Apr 22, 2009 | |
| R-NC | Patrick T. McHenry | Apr 22, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Apr 27, 2009 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | May 6, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | May 14, 2009 | |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | May 21, 2009 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | May 21, 2009 | |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | May 21, 2009 | |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Jun 4, 2009 | |
| R-AL | Jo Bonner | Jun 4, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Steve Kagen | Jun 4, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Kathleen A. Dahlkemper | Jun 8, 2009 | |
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | Jun 15, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Eric J. J. Massa | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Sep 14, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Jan 22, 2009 |
| Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee | Referred Apr 23, 2009 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 15, 2009Mr. Holden moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
- Sep 15, 2009Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9517-9518)
- Sep 15, 2009DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 81.
- Sep 15, 2009Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9517)
- Sep 15, 2009Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2323 | Travis Childers D-MS | Sep 21, 2009 |
| House | Debate and remarks H9517, H9518Text printed H9517 | Brad Ellsworth D-IN, Frank D. Lucas R-OK, Geoff Davis R-KY, Thomas S.P. Perriello D-VA, Tim Holden D-PA, Travis Childers D-MS | Sep 15, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Recognizing the importance and sustainability of the United States hardwoods industry and urging that United States hardwoods and the products derived from United States hardwoods be given full consideration in any program directed at constructing environmentally preferable commercial, public, or private buildings.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 15, 2009Engrossed in House
- Jan 22, 2009Introduced in House
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