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Honoring the brave men and women of the intelligence community of the United States whose tireless and selfless work has protected America from a terrorist attack for the past eight years, and for…

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Honoring the brave men and women of the intelligence community of the United States whose tireless and selfless work has protected America from a terrorist attack for the past eight years, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 2, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
Jun 2, 2009
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Honors the brave men and women of the intelligence community (IC), whose tireless and selfless work has protected America from a terrorist attack for the past eight years.

Recognizes that such work has thwarted many attacks against the United States and its allies.

Expresses great pride in the IC's vigilance in protecting the United States.

Acknowledges that the IC has the full faith and confidence of the American people and their elected representatives in Congress.

What's happening now June 2, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Republican 11
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Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 15, 2010
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jun 23, 2009
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Jun 23, 2009
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Jun 23, 2009
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Jun 23, 2009
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Jun 23, 2009
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jun 23, 2009
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jun 2, 2009
McCarthy, Kevin
· Jun 2, 2009
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jun 2, 2009
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jun 2, 2009
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jun 2, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 497: Honoring the brave men and women of the intelligence community of the United States whose tireless and selfless work has protected America from a terrorist attack for the past eight years, and for other purposes.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-497/
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"H. Res. 497: Honoring the brave men and women of the intelligence community of the United States whose tireless and selfless work has protected America from a terrorist attack for the past eight years, and for other purposes.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-497/.
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H. Res. 497, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-497/.
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[H. Res. 497: Honoring the brave men and women of the intelligence community of the United States whose tireless and selfless work has protected America from a terrorist attack for the past eight years, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-497/)
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