A resolution designating Thursday, November 19, 2009, as "Feed America Day".
Latest action · Nov 16, 2009 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S11376)
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.
- IntroducedNov 4, 2009
- Agreed to in SenateNov 16, 2009
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Designates Thursday, November 19, 2009, as Feed America Day.
Encourages the people of the United States to sacrifice two meals on Thursday, November 19, 2009, and to donate the money that they would have spent on such food to a religious or charitable organization of their choice for the purpose of feeding the hungry.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 4, 2009 to Nov 17, 2009; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NV | Harry Reid | Original | Nov 4, 2009 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Nov 4, 2009 |
| R-IN | Richard G. Lugar | Original | Nov 4, 2009 |
| R-UT | Robert F. Bennett | Original | Nov 4, 2009 |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Original | Nov 4, 2009 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Nov 5, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Nov 5, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Nov 10, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Nov 17, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Nov 4, 2009Discharged Nov 17, 2009 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2009Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11376)
- Nov 16, 2009Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11376)
- Nov 16, 2009Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S11376)
- Nov 4, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Nov 4, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11120)
- Nov 4, 2009Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11120)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S11426 | Tom Udall D-NM | Nov 17, 2009 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S11376Text printed S11376 | Richard J. Durbin D-IL | Nov 16, 2009 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S11120Text printed S11120 | Orrin G. Hatch R-UT | Nov 4, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 646 | A resolution designating Thursday, November 18, 2010, as "Feed America Day". | Related bill | Sep 28, 2010 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution designating Thursday, November 19, 2009, as "Feed America Day".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2009Agreed to Senate
- Nov 4, 2009Introduced in Senate
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