Recognizing the achievements of America's high school valedictorians of the graduating class of 2008, promoting the importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and rewarding academic excellence of all American high school students.

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

108 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 96 Democrats

12 of 108 cosponsors (11%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Joe Baca (D-CA), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Howard Berman (D-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Robert Brady (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), André Carson (D-IN), Ben Chandler (D-KY), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Conyers (D-MI), Jim Costa (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Artur Davis (D-AL), Danny Davis (D-IL), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and 78 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gregory Meeks.

• H.Res. 518 (110th) Recognizing the 50th anniversary of Malaysia's independence.
• H.Con.Res. 140 (110th) Financial Services Diversity Initiative
• H.R. 2868 (110th) To eliminate the exemption from State regulation for certain securities designated by national securities exchanges.
• H.Res. 288 (110th) Recognizing that the occurrence of prostate cancer in African-American men has reached epidemic proportions and urging Federal agencies to…
• H.R. 1508 (110th) Compete Act of 2007
• H.Res. 466 (110th) Honoring and recognizing the achievements of Barbara Hillary, the first African-American woman on record to reach the North Pole.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-6 district