H.Con.Res. 317: Requesting the President to issue a proclamation annually calling upon the people of the United States to observe Global Family Day, One Day of Peace and Sharing, and for other purposes.

H.Con.Res. 317: Requesting the President to issue a proclamation annually calling upon the people of the United States to observe Global Family Day, One Day of Peace and Sharing, and for other purposes.

109th Congress · introduced 2005-12-15 · Commemorations · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Where it came from: introduced 2005-12-15 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Requesting the President to issue a proclamation annually calling upon the people of the United States to observe Global Family Day, One Day of Peace and Sharing, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

Requests the President to issue a proclamation annually calling upon the people of the United States to observe Global Family Day, One Day of Peace and Sharing dedicated to eradicating violence, hunger, and poverty, and to establishing greater trust and fellowship among peace-loving nations and families everywhere. Requests that the President invite former U.S. Presidents, Nobel laureates, and other notables, including American business, labor, faith, and civic leaders, to join the President in promoting appropriate activities for Americans and in extending appropriate greetings from the families of America to families in the rest of the world.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Requesting the President to issue a proclamation annually calling upon the people of the United States to observe Global Family Day, One Day of Peace and Sharing, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] · 34 cosponsors

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Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Al Green (D-TX), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA)

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
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 amended)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hconres317.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hconres>

Record fed-us-cong109-hconres317 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109