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HRES 768 111th Congress House Labor and Employment Commemorative events and holidays Employee leave Family relationships Worker safety and health

Expressing support for the designation of the month of October as "National Work and Family Month".

Introduced: September 23, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Nov 16, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Oct 14, 2009
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 14, 2009
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 0 (Roll no. 775). (text: CR 10/13/2009 H11189)
Oct 14, 2009
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H11351)
Oct 13, 2009
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Oct 13, 2009
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 768.
Oct 13, 2009
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11189-11190)
Oct 13, 2009
Mr. Sablan moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
Sep 23, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sep 23, 2009
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Oct 14, 2009 House · vote #775 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended Passed 415–0 See who voted →
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Supports the designation of National Work and Family Month.

Recognizes the importance of balancing work and family to job productivity and healthy families, and that an important job characteristic is a work schedule that allows employees to spend time with families.

What's happening now November 16, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • SRES 296 Related bill A resolution designating October 2009 as "National Work and Family Month".
  • SRES 618 Related bill A resolution designating October 2010 as "National Work and Family Month".
  • HRES 1598 Identical bill Expressing support for the designation of the month of October as National Work and Family Month.
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 30, 2009
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Sep 29, 2009
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 24, 2009
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Sep 23, 2009
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Sep 23, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 768: Expressing support for the designation of the month of October as "National Work and Family Month".. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-768/
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"H. Res. 768: Expressing support for the designation of the month of October as "National Work and Family Month".." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-768/.
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H. Res. 768, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-768/.
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