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House concurrent resolution · 108th Congress · Did not become law

Recognizing the achievements of the National Captioning Institute in providing closed captioning services to Americans who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.

H.Con.Res. 491Introduced Sep 14, 2004Policy area: Commemorations
Sponsor: Rep. Earl Blumenauer D-OR
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 13, 2004 — Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

7 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 4 Democrats

3 of 7 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.

Lois Capps (D-CA), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Edward Markey (D-MA), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Jim Ryun (R-KS), James Walsh (R-NY).

More from the sponsor

Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Earl Blumenauer.

Sponsor’s state and district

Oregon in Congress · OR-3 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.