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HRES 724 111th Congress House

Honoring the first responders, paying tribute to the victims of the Southern California wildfires, and mourning the loss of Firefighter Captain Tedmund "Ted" Hall, and Firefighter Specialist Arnaldo…

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Official title: Honoring the first responders, paying tribute to the victims of the Southern California wildfires, and mourning the loss of Firefighter Captain Tedmund "Ted" Hall, and Firefighter Specialist Arnaldo "Arnie" Quinones.

Introduced: September 9, 2009 Introduced by: Schiff, Adam B. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Emergency Management CaliforniaCongressional tributesCrimes against propertyFiresViolent crime
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Sep 9, 2009
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 9, 2009
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9376)
Sep 9, 2009
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9376)
Sep 9, 2009
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 724.
Sep 9, 2009
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9376-9379)
Sep 9, 2009
Mr. Towns moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Sep 9, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Sep 9, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 9, 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.)

Offers sympathy to the families of those servicemen who lost their lives fighting the Los Angeles County Station Fire in Southern California. Extends condolences to the individuals who lost their homes and property.

Commends the firefighters and emergency responders who continue to risk their lives fighting California wildfires to protect threatened communities and businesses.

Condemns the acts of arson perpetrated in igniting the Station Fire.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 8 Republican 3
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Calvert, Ken
California · Sep 9, 2009
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Sep 9, 2009
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Sep 9, 2009
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Sep 9, 2009
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 9, 2009
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Sep 9, 2009
McCarthy, Kevin
· Sep 9, 2009
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Sep 9, 2009
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 9, 2009
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Sep 9, 2009
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Sep 9, 2009
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Sep 9, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 724: Honoring the first responders, paying tribute to the victims of the Southern California wildfires, and mourning the loss of Firefighter Captain Tedmund "Ted" Hall, and Firefighter Specialist Arnaldo "Arnie" Quinones.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-724/
MLA
"H. Res. 724: Honoring the first responders, paying tribute to the victims of the Southern California wildfires, and mourning the loss of Firefighter Captain Tedmund "Ted" Hall, and Firefighter Specialist Arnaldo "Arnie" Quinones.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-724/.
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H. Res. 724, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-724/.
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[H. Res. 724: Honoring the first responders, paying tribute to the victims of the Southern California wildfires, and mourning the loss of Firefighter Captain Tedmund "Ted" Hall, and Firefighter Specialist Arnaldo "Arnie" Quinones.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-724/)
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