Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that critical jobs legislation should be considered and passed to address the growing jobs crisis throughout America, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jul 13, 2011 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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.
- IntroducedJul 13, 2011
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Calls for Congress to consider and pass critical jobs legislation to address: (1) the crisis facing communities of color disproportionately, and (2) the nationwide economic crisis.
Cosponsors 48
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 13, 2011 to Aug 12, 2011; 42 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| R-FL | Allen B. West | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-MI | Hansen Clarke | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Aug 5, 2011 | |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Aug 5, 2011 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Aug 5, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Aug 5, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Xavier Becerra | Aug 5, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Aug 12, 2011 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jul 13, 2011 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 13, 2011Introduced in House
- Jul 13, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6500 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Oct 3, 2011 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that critical jobs legislation should be considered and passed to address the growing jobs crisis throughout America, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 13, 2011Introduced in House
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