United States · Resolution · HRES
H.Res. 720 (111th)
Commending Serena Williams for her victory in the 2009 Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship and the 2009 Wimbledon Doubles Championship.
Introduced
31 July 2009
Last action
31 July 2009 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Sponsors
Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33], DANA ROHRABACHER, Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-16], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Zoe Lofgren, Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13], Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9], David Scott, Earl Blumenauer, Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11], JOHN CONYERS, Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Carol Shea-Porter, Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4], Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3], Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-31], Jim Costa, Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Frank Pallone, Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13], Marcy Kaptur, Anna Eshoo, Grace Napolitano, Albio Sires, Nydia Velázquez, Lloyd Doggett, Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7], JOHN LEWIS, Jackie Speier, Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Darrell Issa, ELIJAH CUMMINGS, James Clyburn, Danny Davis, Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Barbara Lee, Diana DeGette, Tammy Baldwin, Marcia Fudge, Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17], Sheila Jackson Lee, Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13], Yvette Clarke, Gwen Moore, Sanford Bishop
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
4 February 2025
Summary
Commends Serena Williams for winning the 2009 Wimbledon Women's Singles and Doubles Championships.
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Timeline
31 July 2009
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Source: IntroReferral
31 July 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
31 July 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 31 July 2009 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 31 July 2009
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 31 July 2009
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 31 July 2009
Sponsors
- Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33] · D · Sponsor
- DANA ROHRABACHER · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-16] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Zoe Lofgren · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] · D · Sponsor
- David Scott · D · Sponsor
- Earl Blumenauer · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11] · D · Sponsor
- JOHN CONYERS · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] · D · Sponsor
- Carol Shea-Porter · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-31] · R · Sponsor
- Jim Costa · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] · D · Sponsor
- Frank Pallone · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13] · D · Sponsor
- Marcy Kaptur · D · Sponsor
- Anna Eshoo · D · Sponsor
- Grace Napolitano · D · Sponsor
- Albio Sires · D · Sponsor
- Nydia Velázquez · D · Sponsor
- Lloyd Doggett · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] · D · Sponsor
- JOHN LEWIS · D · Sponsor
- Jackie Speier · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5] · D · Sponsor
- Darrell Issa · R · Sponsor
- ELIJAH CUMMINGS · D · Sponsor
- James Clyburn · D · Sponsor
- Danny Davis · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] · D · Sponsor
- Barbara Lee · D · Sponsor
- Diana DeGette · D · Sponsor
- Tammy Baldwin · D · Sponsor
- Marcia Fudge · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] · D · Sponsor
- Sheila Jackson Lee · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13] · D · Sponsor
- Yvette Clarke · D · Sponsor
- Gwen Moore · D · Sponsor
- Sanford Bishop · D · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-resolution/720
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hres/720
- us · 111-hres-720 · source updated 4 February 2025