HRES 1473 110th Congress House Commerce Commemorative events and holidays Congressional tributes Minority and disadvantaged businesses Retail and wholesale trades Small business Women in business

Recognizing the 150th anniversary year of the founding of Macy's, Inc., as an American entrepreneurial success story and the role Macy's, Inc., plays in supporting America's small businesses and vendors, including those that are minority and women owned…

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Recognizing the 150th anniversary year of the founding of Macy's, Inc., as an American entrepreneurial success story and the role Macy's, Inc., plays in supporting America's small businesses and vendors, including those that are minority and women owned; celebrating the vision, innovativeness, and ingenuity of all of our Nation's small businesses that aspire to grow and prosper as Macy's, Inc., has over its 150-year history; and congratulating Macy's, Inc., as an American entrepreneurial success story.

Introduced: September 22, 2008 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Agreed to (House)

Sep 23, 2008

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Sep 23, 2008

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8625)

Sep 23, 2008

On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8625)

Sep 23, 2008

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 1473.

Sep 23, 2008

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8625-8626)

Sep 23, 2008

Ms. Velazquez moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.

Sep 22, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Sep 22, 2008

Introduced in House

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

Recognizes the 150th anniversary of the founding of Macy's, Inc., and the role Macy's plays in supporting America's small businesses and vendors, including those that are minority and women owned.

Celebrates the vision, innovativeness, and ingenuity of all U.S. small businesses that aspire to grow and prosper as Macy's has.

Congratulates Macy's as an American entrepreneurial success story.

What's happening now September 23, 2008

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Small Business Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 1

Velázquez, Nydia M.

New York · Sep 22, 2008

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1473: Recognizing the 150th anniversary year of the founding of Macy's, Inc., as an American entrepreneurial success story and the role Macy's, Inc., plays in supporting America's small businesses and vendors, including those that are minority and women owned; celebrating the vision, innovativeness, and ingenuity of all of our Nation's small businesses that aspire to grow and prosper as Macy's, Inc., has over its 150-year history; and congratulating Macy's, Inc., as an American entrepreneurial success story.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-1473/

MLA

"H. Res. 1473: Recognizing the 150th anniversary year of the founding of Macy's, Inc., as an American entrepreneurial success story and the role Macy's, Inc., plays in supporting America's small businesses and vendors, including those that are minority and women owned; celebrating the vision, innovativeness, and ingenuity of all of our Nation's small businesses that aspire to grow and prosper as Macy's, Inc., has over its 150-year history; and congratulating Macy's, Inc., as an American entrepreneurial success story.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-1473/.

Bluebook (legal)

H. Res. 1473, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-1473/.

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[H. Res. 1473: Recognizing the 150th anniversary year of the founding of Macy's, Inc., as an American entrepreneurial success story and the role Macy's, Inc., plays in supporting America's small businesses and vendors, including those that are minority and women owned; celebrating the vision, innovativeness, and ingenuity of all of our Nation's small businesses that aspire to grow and prosper as Macy's, Inc., has over its 150-year history; and congratulating Macy's, Inc., as an American entrepreneurial success story.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-1473/)