Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should overturn the policy that prohibits sending a presidential letter of condolence to the family of a member of the Armed Forces who has died by suicide.

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

57 cosponsors — 20 Republicans, 37 Democrats

37 of 57 cosponsors (65%) are from the other party.

Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Ken Calvert (R-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Howard Coble (R-NC), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Charles Dent (R-PA), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Barney Frank (D-MA), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Parker Griffith (R-AL), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Bob Inglis (R-SC), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Steve Kagen (D-WI), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Mary Jo Kilroy (D-OH), Peter King (R-NY), James Langevin (D-RI), Barbara Lee (D-CA), David Loebsack (D-IA), Ben Luján (D-NM) and 27 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Dan Burton.

• H.Res. 76 (111th) A resolution mourning the horrific loss of life in January 2009 caused by a landslide in Guatemala and an earthquake in Costa Rica.
• H.Res. 1576 (111th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a National Day of Recognition for Parents of Special Needs Children should be…
• H.Res. 810 (111th) Expressing condolences to the citizens of Indonesia and support for the Government of Indonesia in the aftermath of the devastating…
• H.R. 4910 (111th) To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and enact the Empowering Patients First Act in order to provide incentives to…
• H.R. 1269 (111th) Marriage Protection Act of 2009
• H.R. 1818 (111th) Disabled Veterans Commissary and Exchange Store Benefits Act

Sponsor’s state and district

Indiana in Congress · IN-5 district