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HRES 232 111th Congress House

Recognizing and commending the Toys for Tots Literacy Program for its contributions in raising awareness of illiteracy, promoting children's literacy, and fighting poverty through the support of…

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Official title: Recognizing and commending the Toys for Tots Literacy Program for its contributions in raising awareness of illiteracy, promoting children's literacy, and fighting poverty through the support of literacy.

Introduced: April 22, 2009 Introduced by: Graves, Sam Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jun 4, 2009
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 4, 2009
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6240)
Jun 4, 2009
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 6/2/2009 H6033)
Jun 4, 2009
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 6/2/2009 H6033)
Jun 2, 2009
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Tonko 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 The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
Jun 2, 2009
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 232.
Jun 2, 2009
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6033-6034)
Jun 2, 2009
Mr. Tonko moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
May 14, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Mar 10, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Mar 10, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 4, 2009

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

Recognizes the Toys for Tots Literacy Program (which delivers donated books to disadvantaged children) for its significant contributions in raising awareness of illiteracy and promoting children's literacy.

Commends the program for its effort to battle poverty by supporting literacy.

 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 2 Republican 5
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · May 19, 2009
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · May 5, 2009
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 5, 2009
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · May 5, 2009
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Apr 30, 2009
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 22, 2009
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 22, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 232: Recognizing and commending the Toys for Tots Literacy Program for its contributions in raising awareness of illiteracy, promoting children's literacy, and fighting poverty through the support of literacy.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-232/
MLA
"H. Res. 232: Recognizing and commending the Toys for Tots Literacy Program for its contributions in raising awareness of illiteracy, promoting children's literacy, and fighting poverty through the support of literacy.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-232/.
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H. Res. 232, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-232/.
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