HRES 315 108th Congress House Commemorations Athletes Baseball Congress Congressional tributes Cuban Americans Sports and Recreation

Congratulating Rafael Palmeiro of the Texas Rangers for hitting 500 major league home runs and thanking him for being a role model for the Cuban American community, as well as for all Americans.

Introduced: July 9, 2003 Introduced by: Sessions, Pete Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

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Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Agreed to (House)

Sep 10, 2003

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Sep 10, 2003

On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8098)

Sep 10, 2003

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8098)

Sep 10, 2003

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 315.

Sep 10, 2003

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8098-8101)

Sep 10, 2003

Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.

Jul 24, 2003

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

Jul 24, 2003

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Jul 9, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

Jul 9, 2003

Introduced in House

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Congratulates Rafael Palmeiro of the Texas Rangers for hitting 500 major league home runs and thanks him for being a role model.

What's happening now September 10, 2003

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 1

Diaz-Balart, Mario

Florida · Jul 9, 2003

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 315: Congratulating Rafael Palmeiro of the Texas Rangers for hitting 500 major league home runs and thanking him for being a role model for the Cuban American community, as well as for all Americans.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-315/

MLA

"H. Res. 315: Congratulating Rafael Palmeiro of the Texas Rangers for hitting 500 major league home runs and thanking him for being a role model for the Cuban American community, as well as for all Americans.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-315/.

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H. Res. 315, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-315/.

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