Expressing the sense of the United States House of Represensatives regarding the hijacking of the Maersk Alabama, the kidnapping of Captain Richard Phillips by Somali pirates, the rescue of Captain Phillips by United States Navy SEALs and the crews of the USS Bainbridge, USS Boxer, USS Halyburton and Patrol Squadron (VP) 8, and for other purposes.

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

88 cosponsors — 24 Republicans, 64 Democrats

24 of 88 cosponsors (27%) are from the other party.

W. Akin (R-MO), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), John Boccieri (D-OH), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), André Carson (D-IN), Michael Castle (R-DE), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Ben Chandler (D-KY), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), K. Conaway (R-TX), Jim Costa (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), Kathleen Dahlkemper (D-PA), Susan Davis (D-CA), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Jim Gerlach (R-PA), John Hall (D-NY), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Paul Hodes (D-NH), Tim Holden (D-PA), Rush Holt (D-NJ) and 58 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Peter Welch.

• H.R. 3606 (111th) Credit CARD Technical Corrections Act of 2009
• H.R. 5019 (111th) Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010
• H.R. 5366 (111th) Overseas Contractor Reform Act
• H.Res. 1173 (111th) Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Vermont Long Trail, the oldest long-distance hiking trail in the United States, and…
• H.R. 4752 (111th) Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2010
• H.R. 1778 (111th) Retrofit for Energy and Environmental Performance (REEP) Program Act

Sponsor’s state and district

Vermont in Congress · VT at-large district