H.Res. 561: Commending the cooperative business model and the businesses, employees, and practitioners nationally and internationally who use it for their contributions to the economy and social impacts they make on their communities.

H.Res. 561: Commending the cooperative business model and the businesses, employees, and practitioners nationally and internationally who use it for their contributions to the economy and social impacts they make on their communities.

115th Congress · introduced 2017-10-06 · Commerce · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-10-06 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Commending the cooperative business model and the businesses, employees, and practitioners nationally and internationally who use it for their contributions to the economy and social impacts they make on their communities.

Plain summary

Commends the cooperative business model for its contributions to the nation's and the world's economy, the jobs it creates, and its social impacts on communities. Expresses confidence in and support for cooperatives continuing their successes. Declares that the House of Representatives will: (1) seek to enact legislation ensuring that cooperatives won't be adversely affected; (2) be mindful that proposed legislation affecting other business models does not adversely affect the cooperative business model's competitive position; and (3) seek to enact legislation studying, supporting, encouraging, and promoting the use of the cooperative business model across all policy areas.

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Official text

Commending the cooperative business model and the businesses, employees, and practitioners nationally and internationally who use it for their contributions to the economy and social impacts they make on their communities.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] · 3 cosponsors

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Mark Pocan (D-WI), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ)

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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-115hres561.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hres>

Record fed-us-cong115-hres561 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115