H.Res. 904: Honoring women who have served and women who are currently serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom as members of the Armed Forces and recognizing their increasing and invaluable role to the success of current military operations.

H.Res. 904: Honoring women who have served and women who are currently serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom as members of the Armed Forces and recognizing their increasing and invaluable role to the success of current military operations.

111th Congress · introduced 2009-11-16 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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Where it came from: introduced 2009-11-16 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-47] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Honoring women who have served and women who are currently serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom as members of the Armed Forces and recognizing their increasing and invaluable role to the success of current military operations.

Plain summary

Honors women who have served and are currently serving as members of the Armed Forces. Commends female members serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere while protecting the United States and fighting terrorism. Recognizes that female members are making history every day as they fight beside male members and are an integral and invaluable part of the Armed Forces. Urges the Secretary of Defense to ensure that female members receive adequate combat training to prepare them for the nature of current wars and their role in those wars. Recognizes that the United States must continue to encourage and support female members as they fight for and defend the United States.

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

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Official text

Honoring women who have served and women who are currently serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom as members of the Armed Forces and recognizing their increasing and invaluable role to the success of current military operations.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-47] · 49 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Rick Larsen (D-WA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Dina Titus (D-NV), Steve Cohen (D-TN)

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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 (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hres904.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hres>

Record fed-us-cong111-hres904 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111