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HRES 492 107th Congress House

Expressing gratitude for the 10-month-long World Trade Center cleanup and recovery efforts at the Fresh Kills Landfill on Staten Island, New York, following the terrorist attacks of September 11,…

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Official title: Expressing gratitude for the 10-month-long World Trade Center cleanup and recovery efforts at the Fresh Kills Landfill on Staten Island, New York, following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Introduced: July 18, 2002 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jul 22, 2002
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 375 - 0 (Roll no. 325). (text: CR H5034)
Jul 22, 2002
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 22, 2002
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5039-5040)
Jul 22, 2002
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Jul 22, 2002
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 492.
Jul 22, 2002
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5034-5036)
Jul 22, 2002
Mr. Putnam moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Jul 18, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Jul 18, 2002
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Jul 22, 2002 House · vote #325 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree Passed 375–0 See who voted →
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 Latest action July 22, 2002

On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 375 - 0 (Roll no. 325). (text: CR H5034)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Pays tribute to all those whose ten months of efforts at Fresh Kills Landfill on Staten Island, New York, to clean up the debris from the site of the World Trade Center, and to recover the remains and effects of the victims, following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, helped bring healing and closure to the victims' families and loved ones, to New York, and to the Nation.
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 492: Expressing gratitude for the 10-month-long World Trade Center cleanup and recovery efforts at the Fresh Kills Landfill on Staten Island, New York, following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HRES-492/
MLA
"H. Res. 492: Expressing gratitude for the 10-month-long World Trade Center cleanup and recovery efforts at the Fresh Kills Landfill on Staten Island, New York, following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HRES-492/.
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H. Res. 492, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HRES-492/.
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[H. Res. 492: Expressing gratitude for the 10-month-long World Trade Center cleanup and recovery efforts at the Fresh Kills Landfill on Staten Island, New York, following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HRES-492/)
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