H.Res. 1637: Supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2010 and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should continue to raise awareness of domestic violence in the United States and its devastating effects on families and communities, and support programs and practices designed to prevent and end domestic violence.

H.Res. 1637: Supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2010 and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should continue to raise awareness of domestic violence in the United States and its devastating effects on families and communities, and support programs and practices designed to prevent and end domestic violence.

111th Congress · introduced 2010-09-16 · Families · Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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Where it came from: introduced 2010-09-16 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] · what a sponsor is
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Supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2010 and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should continue to raise awareness of domestic violence in the United States and its devastating effects on families and communities, and support programs and practices designed to prevent and end domestic violence.

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Supports the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Recognizes the National Safe Child Initiative as an awareness-raising campaign to educate the public about the prevalence and problem of child abuse, and commends the National Safe Child Coalition for bringing awareness to and working to protect children from batterers. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should: (1) continue to raise awareness of domestic violence in the United States and its devastating effects on families and communities; and (2) support programs designed to end domestic violence.

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Supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2010 and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should continue to raise awareness of domestic violence in the United States and its devastating effects on families and communities, and support programs and practices designed to prevent and end domestic violence.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] · 47 cosponsors

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Al Green (D-TX), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Dina Titus (D-NV), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)

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Ballot initiative: A proposed law or constitutional amendment that citizens place on the ballot by gathering enough voter signatures, so voters decide it directly. About half the states allow some form of it.
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.
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Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hres1637.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hres>

Record fed-us-cong111-hres1637 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111