Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the life and work of Elie Wiesel in promoting human rights, peace, and Holocaust remembrance.
Latest action · Sep 12, 2016 On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5259)
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 7, 2016
- Agreed to in HouseSep 12, 2016
Summary
Extends the deepest sympathies of the House of Representatives to the members of the family of Elie Wiesel.
Urges the continuation of Wiesel's work and legacy to preserve the memory of individuals who perished in the Holocaust, to prevent the recurrence of another Holocaust, to combat hate and intolerance, and to never forget and learn from the lessons of history.
Cosponsors 170
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 7, 2016 to Sep 7, 2016; 153 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| R-FL | Ander Crenshaw | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| R-VA | Barbara Comstock | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-NE | Brad Ashford | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| R-FL | Carlos Curbelo | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| R-NY | Christopher P. Gibson | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-FL | Gwen Graham | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-CA | Janice Hahn | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| R-FL | John L. Mica | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| R-NY | Lee M. Zeldin | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-HI | Mark Takai | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-FL | Patrick Murphy | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| R-NY | Richard L. Hanna | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| R-IL | Robert J. Dold | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| R-IA | Rod Blum | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| R-NJ | Rodney P. Frelinghuysen | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| R-NY | Tom Reed | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-CA | Xavier Becerra | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Jul 8, 2016 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Jul 11, 2016 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Jul 11, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Jul 11, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Jul 12, 2016 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Jul 12, 2016 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jul 13, 2016 | |
| R-IL | Peter J. Roskam | Jul 13, 2016 | |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Jul 13, 2016 | |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Jul 13, 2016 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Jul 14, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Jul 14, 2016 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Jul 14, 2016 | |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | Jul 14, 2016 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas MacArthur | Jul 14, 2016 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Jul 21, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Sep 7, 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 Jul 7, 2016Markup Jul 14, 2016 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 12, 2016Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Sep 12, 2016Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5259-5263)
- Sep 12, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 810.
- Sep 12, 2016Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5259)
- Jul 14, 2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1299 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Sep 20, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5259–H5263Text printed H5259 | Edward R. Royce R-CA, Eliot L. Engel D-NY, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL, Steve Israel D-NY, Theodore E. Deutch D-FL | Sep 12, 2016 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 114-207 | VARIOUS MEASURES265 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Jul 14, 2016 |
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 regarding the life and work of Elie Wiesel in promoting human rights, peace, and Holocaust remembrance.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 12, 2016Engrossed in House
- Jul 7, 2016Introduced in House
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