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HJRES 12 111th Congress House Arts, Culture, Religion Art, artists, authorship Commemorative events and holidays Music Religion

Expressing support for designation of September 2009 as "Gospel Music Heritage Month" and honoring gospel music for its valuable and longstanding contributions to the culture of the United States.

Introduced: January 8, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 3, 2009
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 31, 2009
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 31, 2009
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H9246-9247)
Jul 31, 2009
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H9246-9247)
Jul 31, 2009
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H9246-9247)
Jul 31, 2009
Mr. Clay asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Jul 31, 2009
Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
Jan 8, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jan 8, 2009
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.)

Supports the designation of Gospel Music Heritage Month (September 2009), which would recognize the contributions to U.S. culture derived from the rich heritage of gospel music and gospel music artists.

What's happening now August 3, 2009

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • SRES 226 Related bill A resolution designating September 2009 as "Gospel Music Heritage Month" and honoring gospel music for its valuable con…
  • HJRES 90 Identical bill Expressing support for designation of September 2010 as "Gospel Music Heritage Month" and honoring gospel music for its…
 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 15 Republican 2
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 17, 2009
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jul 17, 2009
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 17, 2009
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 17, 2009
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jul 17, 2009
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jul 17, 2009
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 17, 2009
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 17, 2009
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jul 17, 2009
Hodes, Paul
· Jul 17, 2009
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 17, 2009
Kilroy, Mary Jo
· Jul 17, 2009
Kratovil, Frank
· Jul 17, 2009
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jul 17, 2009
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 17, 2009
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 17, 2009
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jul 17, 2009
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jul 17, 2009
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jul 17, 2009
Wilson, Charles
· Jul 17, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 22, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 12: Expressing support for designation of September 2009 as "Gospel Music Heritage Month" and honoring gospel music for its valuable and longstanding contributions to the culture of the United States.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HJRES-12/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 12: Expressing support for designation of September 2009 as "Gospel Music Heritage Month" and honoring gospel music for its valuable and longstanding contributions to the culture of the United States.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HJRES-12/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.J. Res. 12, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HJRES-12/.
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