Expressing support for designation of November 29, 2009, as "Drive Safer Sunday".
Latest action · Nov 17, 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.
- IntroducedOct 15, 2009
- Agreed to in HouseNov 17, 2009
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)
Encourages educational institutions, national trucking firms, clergy, law enforcement, and the general public to promote motor vehicle driving safety.
Supports the designation of Drive Safer Sunday.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 893 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Passed413–1 | Nov 17, 2009 |
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 15, 2009 to Nov 2, 2009; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | Anh "Joseph" Cao | Original | Oct 15, 2009 |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Original | Oct 15, 2009 |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Original | Oct 15, 2009 |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Original | Oct 15, 2009 |
| R-IL | Judy Biggert | Original | Oct 15, 2009 |
| R-DE | Michael N. Castle | Original | Oct 15, 2009 |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Original | Oct 15, 2009 |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Original | Oct 15, 2009 |
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | Oct 21, 2009 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Oct 21, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Oct 21, 2009 | |
| R-IL | Aaron Schock | Oct 28, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| R-KY | Geoff Davis | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Tom Price | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Nov 2, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Nov 2, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Oct 15, 2009Markup Nov 5, 2009Reported Nov 16, 2009 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Oct 16, 2009Discharged Nov 5, 2009 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 17, 2009Mr. Bishop (NY) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
- Nov 17, 2009Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H13018-13020)
- Nov 17, 2009DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 841.
- Nov 17, 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.
- Nov 17, 2009Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H13033-13034)
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 E2805 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Nov 18, 2009 |
| House | Debate and remarks H13018–H13020Text printed H13018Recorded votes H13033designate | Frank A. LoBiondo R-NJ, James L. Oberstar D-MN, Jim Gerlach R-PA, Timothy H. Bishop D-NY | Nov 17, 2009 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 335 | A resolution designating November 29, 2009, as "Drive Safer Sunday". | Related bill | Nov 16, 2009 |
| SRES 630 | A resolution designating November 28, 2010, as "Drive Safer Sunday". | Related bill | Sep 20, 2010 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing support for designation of November 29, 2009, as "Drive Safer Sunday".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 17, 2009Engrossed in House
- Nov 16, 2009Reported in House
- Oct 15, 2009Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
