House joint resolution · 111th Congress · Public Law 111-42
Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes.
Became law on Jul 28, 2009.
Sponsor: Rep. Joseph Crowley D-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 4, 2009
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJul 21, 2009 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateJul 23, 2009 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJul 27, 2009
- Became lawJul 28, 2009
Latest action: Jul 28, 2009 — Became Public Law No: 111-42.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 56.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.J. Res. 56, A joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes” on August 19, 2009. CBO’s description reads “<p>Direct spending and revenues effects estimate for the bill public Law 111-42</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 19, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41222
- CBO publication date
- August 19, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 56, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hjres/56
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f0b981cf80532d55ce05b968ccffa92491e06ce3f0a3b84f7bb0e5cab10548ce
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.J. Res. 56, A joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes” on August 19, 2009. CBO’s description reads “Direct spending and revenues effects estimate for the bill public Law 111-42”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 19, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41222
- CBO publication date
- August 19, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 56, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hjres/56
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f0b981cf80532d55ce05b968ccffa92491e06ce3f0a3b84f7bb0e5cab10548ce
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
29 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 18 Democrats
11 of 29 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.
Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Dan Burton (R-IN), Anh Cao (R-LA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), André Carson (D-IN), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Barney Frank (D-MA), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Peter King (R-NY), Mark Kirk (R-IL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), James McGovern (D-MA), James Moran (D-VA), John Olver (D-MA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Albio Sires (D-NJ), Mark Souder (R-IN), Peter Welch (D-VT), Frank Wolf (R-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joseph Crowley.
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- H.J.Res. 83 (111th) Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes.
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- H.Res. 84 (111th) Honoring the heroic actions of the pilot, crew, and rescuers of US Airways Flight 1549.
- H.R. 6205 (111th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1449 West Avenue in Bronx, New York, as the "Private Isaac T.…
- H.Res. 1215 (111th) Expressing support for Bangladesh's return to democracy.
Sponsor’s state and district
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.