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HRES 727 109th Congress House

Congratulating Prime Minister-designate Portia Simpson Miller for becoming the first female Prime Minister-designate of Jamaica.

Introduced: April 25, 2006 Introduced by: Waters, Maxine Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Mar 14, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Mar 14, 2006
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 Latest action March 14, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Congratulates Prime Minister-designate Portia Simpson Miller for becoming the first female Prime Minister-designate of Jamaica.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 13
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 18, 2006
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 25, 2006
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 25, 2006
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Apr 25, 2006
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Apr 25, 2006
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 14, 2006
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 14, 2006
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Mar 14, 2006
Meek, Kendrick
· Mar 14, 2006
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 14, 2006
MOLLOHAN, ALAN
· Mar 14, 2006
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 14, 2006
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 14, 2006
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 14, 2006
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 14, 2006
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 727: Congratulating Prime Minister-designate Portia Simpson Miller for becoming the first female Prime Minister-designate of Jamaica.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-727/
MLA
"H. Res. 727: Congratulating Prime Minister-designate Portia Simpson Miller for becoming the first female Prime Minister-designate of Jamaica.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-727/.
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H. Res. 727, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-727/.
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[H. Res. 727: Congratulating Prime Minister-designate Portia Simpson Miller for becoming the first female Prime Minister-designate of Jamaica.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-727/)
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