Recognizing the self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British Overseas Territory.
Latest action · Mar 20, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 12, 2015
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Honors Gibraltar's contribution to advancing U.S. security interests in the Mediterranean region.
States that the views and rights of Gibraltarians should always be imperative in any discussion of Gibraltar's status as a British Overseas Territory.
Cosponsors 32
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 12, 2015 to Sep 28, 2016; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Original | Feb 12, 2015 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Feb 12, 2015 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | Feb 12, 2015 |
| R-NY | Christopher P. Gibson | Original | Feb 12, 2015 |
| R-CA | Devin Nunes | Original | Feb 12, 2015 |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Original | Feb 12, 2015 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Feb 12, 2015 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Feb 12, 2015 |
| D-FL | Patrick Murphy | Original | Feb 12, 2015 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Feb 12, 2015 |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | Original | Feb 12, 2015 |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Mar 18, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Apr 14, 2015 | |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Apr 30, 2015 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | May 13, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jun 2, 2015 | |
| R-AZ | Matt Salmon | Jun 10, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Jun 12, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Ander Crenshaw | Jul 27, 2015 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Jul 28, 2015 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Oct 20, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Oct 21, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Oct 22, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Oct 28, 2015 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Nov 18, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Curt Clawson | Nov 18, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Peter J. Roskam | Dec 7, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Jan 13, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Apr 14, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | May 23, 2016 | |
| R-CA | Stephen Knight | Jul 13, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Ron DeSantis | Sep 28, 2016 |
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 Feb 12, 2015 |
| Europe Subcommittee | Referred Mar 20, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 20, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.
- Feb 12, 2015Introduced in House
- Feb 12, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Recognizing the self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British Overseas Territory.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 12, 2015Introduced in House
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