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HRES 731 111th Congress House Emergency Management Commemorative events and holidays Congressional tributes Crime prevention Federal officials Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health personnel Homeland security Law enforcement officers Terrorism

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the employees of the Department of Homeland Security, their partners at all levels of government, and the millions of emergency response…

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the employees of the Department of Homeland Security, their partners at all levels of government, and the millions of emergency response providers and law enforcement agents nationwide should be commended for their dedicated service on the Nation's front lines in the war against acts of terrorism.

Introduced: September 10, 2009 Introduced by: Clarke, Yvette D. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Oct 1, 2009
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 1, 2009
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 9/30/2009 H10078)
Oct 1, 2009
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 9/30/2009 H10078)
Oct 1, 2009
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10433)
Sep 30, 2009
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Ms. Clarke 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 The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
Sep 30, 2009
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 731.
Sep 30, 2009
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10078-10080)
Sep 30, 2009
Ms. Clarke moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Sep 10, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Sep 10, 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.)

Commends the public servants of the federal agencies for their contributions to homeland security.

Salutes the efforts of government officials, the private sector, and citizens across the country to prevent, deter, protect against, and prepare to respond to potential acts of terrorism.

Expresses appreciation for the commitment of law enforcement and emergency response personnel in preventing and preparing to respond to acts of terrorism.

Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Preparedness Month as they relate to the threat of terrorism.

What's happening now October 1, 2009

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 6 Republican 2
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Sep 29, 2009
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 29, 2009
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Sep 29, 2009
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Green, Al
Texas · Sep 17, 2009
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Sep 10, 2009
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Sep 10, 2009
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Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Sep 10, 2009
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 10, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 731: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the employees of the Department of Homeland Security, their partners at all levels of government, and the millions of emergency response providers and law enforcement agents nationwide should be commended for their dedicated service on the Nation's front lines in the war against acts of terrorism.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-731/
MLA
"H. Res. 731: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the employees of the Department of Homeland Security, their partners at all levels of government, and the millions of emergency response providers and law enforcement agents nationwide should be commended for their dedicated service on the Nation's front lines in the war against acts of terrorism.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-731/.
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H. Res. 731, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-731/.
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[H. Res. 731: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the employees of the Department of Homeland Security, their partners at all levels of government, and the millions of emergency response providers and law enforcement agents nationwide should be commended for their dedicated service on the Nation's front lines in the war against acts of terrorism.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-731/)
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