S.Con.Res. 43: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that Congress should participate in and support activities to provide decent homes for the people of the United States.

108th Congress · introduced 2003-05-06 · Housing and Community Development · Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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Where it came from: introduced 2003-05-06 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 283 (2003): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, SCONRES43 (2003-06-17), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that Congress should participate in and support activities to provide decent homes for the people of the United States.

Plain summary

( This measure has not been amended since it was introduced in the Senate on May 6, 2003. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here. ) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) everyone in the United States should have a decent home; (2) Members of the Senate and the House of Representatives should demonstrate the importance of volunteerism; (3) during the 108th and 109th sessions of Congress, Members, Habitat for Humanity, and contributing organizations, should sponsor and construct two homes in the Washington, D.C., metro area each as part of the "Congress Building America" program; (4) each "Congress Building America" house should be constructed primarily by Members, their families and staffs, and the staffs of sponsoring organizations working with local volunteers involving and symbolizing the partnership of the public, private, and nonprofit sectors of society; (5) each "Congress Building America" house should be constructed with the family that will own the home; (6) in the future, Members, their families, and their staff should participate in similar house building activities in their own States as part of National Homeownership Month; and (7) these occasions should be used to emphasize the importance of providing decent homes for all of the people in the United States.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that Congress should participate in and support activities to provide decent homes for the people of the United States.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] · 13 cosponsors

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Jack Reed (D-RI), Maria Cantwell (D-WA)

Recorded votes

House roll call 283 (2003): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, SCONRES43 (2003-06-17): Passed

Words on this page, explained (2)

Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108sconres43.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/sconres>

Record fed-us-cong108-sconres43 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108