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

Recognizing that country music has made a tremendous contribution to American life and culture and declaring country music to be a uniquely American art form.

H.Res. 650Introduced Jul 15, 2009Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Sponsor: Rep. Cliff Stearns R-FL
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 8, 2009 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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

31 cosponsors — 27 Republicans, 4 Democrats

4 of 31 cosponsors (13%) are from the other party.

Judy Biggert (R-IL), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Henry Brown (R-SC), Anh Cao (R-LA), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), James Cooper (D-TN), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), John Duncan (R-TN), Bob Filner (D-CA), Gene Green (D-TX), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Bob Inglis (R-SC), Dale Kildee (D-MI), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Daniel Lungren (R-CA), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), Tom Petri (R-WI), Todd Platts (R-PA), Ted Poe (R-TX), Bill Posey (R-FL), David Roe (R-TN), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Ed Royce (R-CA), Bill Shuster (R-PA), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), William Thornberry (R-TX), Patrick Tiberi (R-OH), Fred Upton (R-MI) and 1 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Cliff Stearns.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-6 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.