Congratulating the people of the 17 African nations that in 2010 are marking the 50th year of their national independence.

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

51 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 40 Democrats

11 of 51 cosponsors (22%) are from the other party.

Joe Baca (D-CA), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Anh Cao (R-LA), Michael Castle (R-DE), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Danny Davis (D-IL), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), John Garamendi (D-CA), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Michael Honda (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Walter Jones (R-NC), Barbara Lee (D-CA) and 21 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bobby Rush.

• H.R. 20 (111th) Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act
• H.R. 2221 (111th) Data Accountability and Trust Act
• H.Res. 1414 (111th) Congratulating Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men-Englewood Campus, the Nation's first all-male charter high school, for achieving a…
• H.R. 3655 (111th) Bereaved Consumer's Bill of Rights Act of 2010
• H.R. 444 (111th) 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act of 2009
• H.R. 2272 (111th) United States-Cuba Trade Normalization Act of 2009

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-1 district