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House concurrent resolution · 111th Congress · Did not become law

Expressing the sense of Congress that a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier of the Navy, either the aircraft carrier designated as CVN-79 or the aircraft carrier designated as CVN-80, should be named the U.S.S. Barry M. Goldwater.

H.Con.Res. 83Introduced Mar 26, 2009Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. John Shadegg R-AZ
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 27, 2009 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces.

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

25 cosponsors — 24 Republicans, 1 Democrat

1 of 25 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.

W. Akin (R-MO), Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Henry Brown (R-SC), Dan Burton (R-IN), John Campbell (R-CA), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), K. Conaway (R-TX), Mary Fallin (R-OK), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), John Fleming (R-LA), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Steve King (R-IA), Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Robert Latta (R-OH), Connie Mack (R-FL), Mike Pence (R-IN), Ed Royce (R-CA), John Shimkus (R-IL).

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Shadegg.

Sponsor’s state and district

Arizona in Congress · AZ-3 district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.