HRES 756 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Expressing support for designation of the week of September 10, 2012, as National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week.

Introduced Aug 2, 2012 Originated House Sponsor Jared Polis D-CO

Fact sheet

Latest action · Aug 2, 2012 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.

  1. IntroducedAug 2, 2012
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

Expresses support for the designation of National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week.

Encourages people across the United States to support programs to assist those in need of adult education and family literacy programs.

Requests that the President issue a proclamation recognizing the importance of adult education and family literacy programs, calling upon the federal government, states, localities, schools, libraries, nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations, consumer advocates, institutions of higher education, labor unions, and businesses to support increased access to adult education and family literacy programs to ensure a literate society.

Cosponsors 16

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 2, 2012 to Sep 10, 2012, with 15 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalAug 2, 2012
R-TNDavid P. RoeOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-GAJohn BarrowOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-PAMichael F. DoyleOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-MEMichael H. MichaudOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-WARick LarsenOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-TXRuben HinojosaOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-NJRush HoltOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-MDChris Van HollenSep 10, 2012

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 2, 2012Introduced in House
  2. Aug 2, 2012Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
SRES 258A resolution supporting the designation of National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week.Related billSep 7, 2011
HRES 385Expressing support for designation of the week of September 12, 2011, as National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week.Identical billAug 1, 2011
SRES 546A resolution designating the week of September 10, 2012, as "National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week".Related billAug 2, 2012

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

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  1. Aug 2, 2012Introduced in House

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