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HRES 49 111th Congress House Government Operations and Politics California Congressional tributes Racial and ethnic relations State and local government operations Women's rights

Honoring Karen Bass for becoming the first African-American woman elected Speaker of the California State Assembly.

Introduced: January 9, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
May 19, 2009
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 19, 2009
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H5765-5766)
May 19, 2009
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H5765-5766)
May 19, 2009
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H5765-5766)
May 19, 2009
Mr. Frank (MA) asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
May 19, 2009
Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
Jan 9, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jan 9, 2009
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.)

Honors Karen Bass for becoming the first African-American woman Speaker of the California State Assembly.

What's happening now May 19, 2009

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

 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 18 Republican 3
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 4, 2009
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Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 4, 2009
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Feb 4, 2009
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 4, 2009
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Feb 4, 2009
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Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 3, 2009
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Feb 3, 2009
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 26, 2009
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Thompson, Mike
California · Jan 26, 2009
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jan 23, 2009
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Issa, Darrell
California · Jan 23, 2009
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 16, 2009
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 16, 2009
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 16, 2009
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Sherman, Brad
California · Jan 16, 2009
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jan 14, 2009
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Costa, Jim
California · Jan 9, 2009
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jan 9, 2009
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jan 9, 2009
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jan 9, 2009
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Waters, Maxine
California · Jan 9, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 49: Honoring Karen Bass for becoming the first African-American woman elected Speaker of the California State Assembly.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-49/
MLA
"H. Res. 49: Honoring Karen Bass for becoming the first African-American woman elected Speaker of the California State Assembly.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-49/.
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H. Res. 49, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-49/.
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[H. Res. 49: Honoring Karen Bass for becoming the first African-American woman elected Speaker of the California State Assembly.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-49/)
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