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House concurrent resolution · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Honoring 2006 Olympic team member Joey Cheek and recognizing the need to work with international partners to help bring an end to the ongoing genocide in Darfur region of Sudan and the suffering of children in Chad.

H.Con.Res. 397Introduced May 2, 2006Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Rep. Gregory Meeks D-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: May 2, 2006 — Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

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

36 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 29 Democrats

7 of 36 cosponsors (19%) are from the other party.

Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Julia Carson (D-IN), Howard Coble (R-NC), John Conyers (D-MI), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Al Green (D-TX), Michael Honda (D-CA), Henry Hyde (R-IL), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), William Jefferson (D-LA), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), James McGovern (D-MA), Michael McNulty (D-NY), Michael Michaud (D-ME), Brad Miller (D-NC), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Jose Serrano (D-NY) and 6 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gregory Meeks.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-6 district

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.