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HCONRES 71 109th Congress House

Expressing the sense of Congress that there should be established a Caribbean-American Heritage Month.

Introduced: February 17, 2005 See on congress.gov
Commemorations Caribbean areaHispanic AmericansLatin AmericaMinoritiesSpecial months
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Feb 14, 2006
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Feb 14, 2006
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 14, 2006
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 14, 2006
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1320)
Feb 14, 2006
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1320)
Jun 28, 2005
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 27, 2005
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 27, 2005
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5192)
Jun 27, 2005
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5192)
Jun 27, 2005
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 71.
Jun 27, 2005
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5192-5194)
Jun 27, 2005
Mr. Dent moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Jun 16, 2005
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 16, 2005
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 26, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4076)
Feb 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Feb 17, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 14, 2006

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Expresses the sense of Congress that a Caribbean-American Heritage Month should be established.

 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 18
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 16, 2005
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Jun 7, 2005
Fortuno, Luis
· Jun 7, 2005
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 7, 2005
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 7, 2005
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 25, 2005
 D
Green, Al
Texas · May 23, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 23, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 10, 2005
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Apr 28, 2005
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 28, 2005
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Apr 27, 2005
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 26, 2005
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 21, 2005
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 13, 2005
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Apr 5, 2005
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 1, 2005
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Feb 17, 2005
Meek, Kendrick
· Feb 17, 2005
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 17, 2005
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 17, 2005
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Feb 17, 2005
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Feb 17, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 71: Expressing the sense of Congress that there should be established a Caribbean-American Heritage Month.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-71/
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"H. Con. Res. 71: Expressing the sense of Congress that there should be established a Caribbean-American Heritage Month.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-71/.
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H. Con. Res. 71, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-71/.
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