HRES 524
111th Congress
House
Education
Art, artists, authorship
Commemorative events and holidays
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Language arts
Libraries and archives
Recognizing and supporting the National Day on Writing.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 23, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Jun 9, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jun 9, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the House of Representatives' support for the National Day on Writing.
Encourages participation in the National Gallery of Writing, which is maintained by the National Council of Teachers of English and contains examples of writing by individuals throughout our country.
Encourages educational institutions to submit the compositions of their students and employees to such Gallery and support the efforts of community members to submit compositions to the Gallery.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Committees of jurisdiction
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