Calling for the establishment of a United States Consulate in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq along with similar efforts in other areas of Iraq.
Latest action · May 19, 2010 The title of the measure was amended. 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 27, 2009
- Agreed to in HouseMay 19, 2010
Summary
Calls on the Department of State to establish a U.S. Consulate in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, as well as in other appropriate regions of Iraq.
Affirms that the establishment of a U.S. Consulate in the Kurdistan Region as well as in other regions of Iraq will be an important U.S. diplomatic step in supporting stability, prosperity, human rights, and democracy throughout Iraq.
Cosponsors 30
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 27, 2009 to May 19, 2010; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TN | Lincoln Davis | Original | Oct 27, 2009 |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Nov 19, 2009 | |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Nov 19, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Dec 3, 2009 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Dec 3, 2009 | |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | Dec 10, 2009 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Dec 10, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Jan 13, 2010 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Jan 20, 2010 | |
| R-AZ | John B. Shadegg | Feb 23, 2010 | |
| R-CA | Elton Gallegly | Apr 22, 2010 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Apr 22, 2010 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Apr 29, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Apr 29, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Apr 29, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Apr 29, 2010 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | May 6, 2010 | |
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | May 6, 2010 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | May 6, 2010 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | May 6, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Michael E. McMahon | May 6, 2010 | |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | May 11, 2010 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | May 11, 2010 | |
| D-TN | John S. Tanner | May 11, 2010 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | May 11, 2010 | |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | May 12, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | May 12, 2010 | |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | May 19, 2010 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | May 19, 2010 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | May 19, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Oct 27, 2009 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 19, 2010Mr. McMahon moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- May 19, 2010Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3615-3617)
- May 19, 2010DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 873.
- May 19, 2010Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3615)
- May 19, 2010Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 E925 | Bill Delahunt D-MA | May 25, 2010 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E900 | Dana Rohrabacher R-CA | May 20, 2010 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3615–H3617Text printed H3615 | Dana Rohrabacher R-CA, Geoff Davis R-KY, Michael E. McMahon D-NY, Ted Poe R-TX | May 19, 2010 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Establishing a United States Consulate in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- Calling for the establishment of a United States Consulate in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq along with similar efforts in other areas of Iraq.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 19, 2010Engrossed in House
- Oct 27, 2009Introduced in House
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