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HCONRES 89 109th Congress House

Honoring the life of Sister Dorothy Stang.

Introduced: March 9, 2005 See on congress.gov
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It was not agreed to before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
May 24, 2005
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 23, 2005
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 89.
May 23, 2005
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 23, 2005
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3728)
May 23, 2005
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3728)
May 23, 2005
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3728-3729)
May 23, 2005
Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
May 18, 2005
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 18, 2005
Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere Discharged.
May 18, 2005
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
May 16, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Mar 9, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Mar 9, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 24, 2005

Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

Honors the life and work of Sister Dorothy Stang, an advocate for the rights of rural workers and peasants in Brazil's Amazon rain forest who was murdered in February 2005.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SCONRES 37 Identical bill A concurrent resolution honoring the life of Sister Dorothy Stang.
 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 2
D
Sherman, Brad
California · May 19, 2005
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 13, 2005
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 9, 2005
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 9, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 9, 2005
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Mar 9, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 89: Honoring the life of Sister Dorothy Stang.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-89/
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"H. Con. Res. 89: Honoring the life of Sister Dorothy Stang.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-89/.
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