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HCONRES 117 110th Congress House Commemorations Anniversaries History Native Americans Virginia

Commemorating the 400th Anniversary of the settlement of Jamestown.

Introduced: April 18, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
May 9, 2007
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 8, 2007
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 8, 2007
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4609-4610)
May 8, 2007
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4609-4610)
May 8, 2007
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 117.
May 8, 2007
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4609-4611)
May 8, 2007
Mr. Davis (IL) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
May 1, 2007
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
May 1, 2007
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 18, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Apr 18, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

Commemorates the 400th Anniversary of the founding of the colony Jamestown in 1607 and urges all Americans to honor this seminal event in our nation's history.

What's happening now May 9, 2007

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SRES 172 Identical bill A resolution commemorating the 400th Anniversary of the settlement of Jamestown.
 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 1 Republican 8
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Apr 24, 2007
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Apr 24, 2007
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Apr 24, 2007
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 24, 2007
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Apr 24, 2007
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Apr 24, 2007
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Apr 24, 2007
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Apr 24, 2007
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Apr 18, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 117: Commemorating the 400th Anniversary of the settlement of Jamestown.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-117/
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"H. Con. Res. 117: Commemorating the 400th Anniversary of the settlement of Jamestown.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-117/.
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H. Con. Res. 117, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-117/.
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