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HCONRES 408 110th Congress House

Recognizing North Platte, Nebraska, as "Rail Town USA".

Introduced: July 31, 2008 Introduced by: Smith, Adrian Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Oct 2, 2008
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sep 22, 2008
Received in the Senate.
Sep 18, 2008
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 18, 2008
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 9/17/2008 H8338)
Sep 18, 2008
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 9/17/2008 H8338)
Sep 18, 2008
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8454)
Sep 17, 2008
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Graves objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
Sep 17, 2008
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 408.
Sep 17, 2008
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8338-8341)
Sep 17, 2008
Ms. Brown, Corrine moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Aug 1, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Jul 31, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jul 31, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 2, 2008

Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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Recognizes North Platte, Nebraska, as "Rail Town USA."

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 3
R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Jul 31, 2008
McCarthy, Kevin
· Jul 31, 2008
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jul 31, 2008
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jul 31, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 408: Recognizing North Platte, Nebraska, as "Rail Town USA".. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-408/
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"H. Con. Res. 408: Recognizing North Platte, Nebraska, as "Rail Town USA".." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-408/.
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H. Con. Res. 408, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-408/.
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