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House resolution · 111th Congress · Latest step: Passed House

Honoring the life of Claiborne Pell, distinguished former Senator from the State of Rhode Island.

H.Res. 50Introduced Jan 13, 2009Policy area: Congress
Sponsor: Rep. George Miller D-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 6, 2009 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

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

33 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 28 Democrats

5 of 33 cosponsors (15%) are from the other party.

Jason Altmire (D-PA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Michael Castle (R-DE), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Susan Davis (D-CA), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Dale Kildee (D-MI), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), James Langevin (D-RI), David Loebsack (D-IA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), James McGovern (D-MA), Howard McKeon (R-CA), James Moran (D-VA), Tom Petri (R-WI), Jared Polis (D-CO), Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), John Sarbanes (D-MD), Robert Scott (D-VA), Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH), Albio Sires (D-NJ), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and 3 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. George Miller.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-7 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.