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H.Con.Res. 14: Supporting the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week.

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H.Con.Res. 14: Supporting the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week.

111th Congress · introduced 2009-01-08 · Health · Latest: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2009-01-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 99 (2009): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, HCONRES14 (2009-03-05), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Supporting the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week.

Plain summary

Expresses support for the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week. Reaffirms the nation's commitment to combating multiple sclerosis by promoting awareness about its causes and risks, promoting new education programs, supporting research, and expanding access to medical treatment. Recognizes people living with multiple sclerosis and salutes the health care professionals and medical researchers who assist those afflicted and continue to work to find cures and improve treatments.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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A “Nay” vote

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Supporting the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] · 115 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Tom Cole (R-OK), Adam Smith (D-WA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and 55 more.

Recorded votes

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

Record fed-us-cong111-hconres14 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111