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HCONRES 127 105th Congress House Families Child development Civics education Education Elementary and secondary education Ethics Government Operations and Politics Higher education

Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Nation must place greater emphasis on helping young Americans to develop habits of good character that are essential to their own well-being and to that…

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Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Nation must place greater emphasis on helping young Americans to develop habits of good character that are essential to their own well-being and to that of our communities.

Introduced: July 28, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Jul 28, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jul 28, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1535-1536)
Jul 28, 1997
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Expresses the sense of the Congress that it: (1) supports and encourages character building initiatives in schools across the Nation; and (2) urges colleges and universities to affirm that the development of character is one of the primary goals of higher education.

What's happening now July 28, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SCONRES 89 Identical bill A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Nation must place greater emphasis on helping you…
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Republican 1
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Sherman, Brad
California · Oct 1, 1997
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Sep 23, 1997
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 3, 1997
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Sep 3, 1997
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 28, 1997
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 28, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 127: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Nation must place greater emphasis on helping young Americans to develop habits of good character that are essential to their own well-being and to that of our communities.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-127/
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"H. Con. Res. 127: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Nation must place greater emphasis on helping young Americans to develop habits of good character that are essential to their own well-being and to that of our communities.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-127/.
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H. Con. Res. 127, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-127/.
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[H. Con. Res. 127: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Nation must place greater emphasis on helping young Americans to develop habits of good character that are essential to their own well-being and to that of our communities.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-127/)
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