H.Res. 845: Recognizing the United States Air Force and Dyess Air Force Base for their success in achieving energy savings and developing energy-saving innovations during Energy Awareness Month.
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H.Res. 845: Recognizing the United States Air Force and Dyess Air Force Base for their success in achieving energy savings and developing energy-saving innovations during Energy Awareness Month.
111th Congress · introduced 2009-10-20 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-10-20 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 935 (2009): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, HRES845 (2009-12-08), 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
Recognizing the United States Air Force and Dyess Air Force Base for their success in achieving energy savings and developing energy-saving innovations during Energy Awareness Month.
Plain summary
Recognizes the energy savings and innovations achieved by the United States Air Force. Honors the leadership of the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess Air Force Base for their energy savings. Congratulates Tom Denslow, Danny Dobbs, Ron Miller, and Daniel Thatcher of the Department of the Air Force at that base and Steve Dumont of the Department's Air Combat Command for their efforts to reduce energy use and to make that base a model of efficient energy use.
Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Recognizing the United States Air Force and Dyess Air Force Base for their success in achieving energy savings and developing energy-saving innovations during Energy Awareness Month.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Sponsor: Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19] · 53 cosponsors
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John R. Carter (R-TX), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Al Green (D-TX), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Michael R. Turner (R-OH)
Recorded votes
- House roll call 935 (2009): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, HRES845 (2009-12-08): Passed
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- 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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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hres845.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hres>
Record fed-us-cong111-hres845 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111