H.Res. 240: Commending President Barack Obama and the men and women of the military and intelligence agencies for the successful completion of the operation that led to the death of Osama bin Laden.

112th Congress · introduced 2011-05-03 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-05-03 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Commending President Barack Obama and the men and women of the military and intelligence agencies for the successful completion of the operation that led to the death of Osama bin Laden.

Plain summary

Congratulates President Obama on his successful policies in the war on terror and in homeland security. Congratulates the Navy Seals and all of the men and women of the Armed Forces and intelligence agencies that contributed to the successful implementation of the mission that led to the death of Osama bin Laden.

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Official text

Commending President Barack Obama and the men and women of the military and intelligence agencies for the successful completion of the operation that led to the death of Osama bin Laden.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · 50 cosponsors

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Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), John B. Larson (D-CT), Adam Smith (D-WA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), James A. Himes (D-CT), Jim Costa (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT)

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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-112hres240.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hres>

Record fed-us-cong112-hres240 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112