To require the President to designate a legal public holiday to be known as National First Responders Day.
Latest action · Jun 9, 2016 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 9, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill directs the President to issue a proclamation that designates National First Responders Day as a legal public holiday.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 9, 2016 to Jun 10, 2016, with 25 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jun 9, 2016 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Jun 9, 2016 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Jun 9, 2016 |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Original | Jun 9, 2016 |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Original | Jun 9, 2016 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Jun 9, 2016 |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Original | Jun 9, 2016 |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Original | Jun 9, 2016 |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Original | Jun 9, 2016 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Jun 9, 2016 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Jun 9, 2016 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Jun 9, 2016 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Jun 9, 2016 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jun 9, 2016 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Jun 9, 2016 |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Original | Jun 9, 2016 |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Original | Jun 9, 2016 |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Original | Jun 9, 2016 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Jun 9, 2016 |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Original | Jun 9, 2016 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jun 9, 2016 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Jun 9, 2016 |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Original | Jun 9, 2016 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | Jun 9, 2016 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Jun 9, 2016 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Jun 10, 2016 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 9, 2016Introduced in House
- Jun 9, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
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- Jun 9, 2016Introduced in House
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