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Resolution congratulating Ensign DeCarol Davis upon her serving as the valedictorian of the Coast Guard Academy's class of 2008 and becoming the first African American to earn this honor, and…

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Resolution congratulating Ensign DeCarol Davis upon her serving as the valedictorian of the Coast Guard Academy's class of 2008 and becoming the first African American to earn this honor, and encouraging the Coast Guard Academy to seek and enroll diverse candidates in the cadet corps.

Introduced: June 4, 2008 Introduced by: Thompson, Bennie G. Democratic · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jul 22, 2008
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Discharged.
Jul 22, 2008
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Jul 22, 2008
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 22, 2008
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6742)
Jul 22, 2008
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6742)
Jul 22, 2008
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 1241.
Jul 22, 2008
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6742-6744)
Jul 22, 2008
Mr. Oberstar moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
Jun 5, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Jun 4, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jun 4, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Congratulates Ensign DeCarol Davis for becoming the first African-American valedictorian of the Coast Guard Academy.

Encourages the Coast Guard to seek diverse Academy cadet corps candidates and to continue to train and graduate cadets of a quality that the Coast Guard needs to fulfill its missions.

What's happening now July 22, 2008

Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Discharged.

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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 22, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1241: Resolution congratulating Ensign DeCarol Davis upon her serving as the valedictorian of the Coast Guard Academy's class of 2008 and becoming the first African American to earn this honor, and encouraging the Coast Guard Academy to seek and enroll diverse candidates in the cadet corps.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-1241/
MLA
"H. Res. 1241: Resolution congratulating Ensign DeCarol Davis upon her serving as the valedictorian of the Coast Guard Academy's class of 2008 and becoming the first African American to earn this honor, and encouraging the Coast Guard Academy to seek and enroll diverse candidates in the cadet corps.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-1241/.
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H. Res. 1241, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-1241/.
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[H. Res. 1241: Resolution congratulating Ensign DeCarol Davis upon her serving as the valedictorian of the Coast Guard Academy's class of 2008 and becoming the first African American to earn this honor, and encouraging the Coast Guard Academy to seek and enroll diverse candidates in the cadet corps.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-1241/)
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