House resolution · 109th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Recognizing the Coast Guard, the Coast Guard Auxiliary, and the National Safe Boating Council for their efforts to promote National Safe Boating Week.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 27, 2005
- Committee actionMay 18, 2005
- Passed HouseMay 23, 2005 · by voice vote
Latest action: May 23, 2005 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.Res. 243.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 109-90 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on May 23, 2005.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 23, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/HRPT/90
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.Res. 243, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hres/243
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
22 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 9 Democrats
13 of 22 cosponsors (59%) are from the other party.
Jo Bonner (R-AL), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Dan Burton (R-IN), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Nathan Deal (R-GA), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Paul Gillmor (R-OH), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Katherine Harris (R-FL), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Jay Inslee (D-WA), Steve Israel (D-NY), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), Candice Miller (R-MI), Harold Rogers (R-KY), H. Saxton (R-NJ), E. Shaw (R-FL), Mark Souder (R-IN), John Tanner (D-TN), Gene Taylor (D-MS), Fred Upton (R-MI).
More from the sponsor
Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Cooper.
- H.Con.Res. 45 (109th) Recognizing the benefits and importance of school-based music education, and for other purposes.
- H.Con.Res. 355 (109th) Recognizing the benefits and importance of school-based music education, and for other purposes.
- H.Res. 121 (109th) Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to strengthen the budget process.
- H.R. 2335 (109th) Meth-Endangered Children Protection Act of 2005
- H.R. 903 (109th) Fiscal Honesty and Accountability Act of 2005
- H.J.Res. 22 (109th) Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Sponsor’s state and district
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.