3.0.0 3550 2023-01-11T20:30:36Z 2023-01-11T20:30:36Z House H HR 2007-09-17 110 hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2007-09-17T16:32:30Z 2007-09-18 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1839) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-09-17 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2007-09-17 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10409-10410) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-09-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-09-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001062 Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] K. Conaway R TX Michael 11 N G000548 Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5] Scott Garrett R NJ 5 2007-09-17 True A000358 Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2] W. AKIN R MO TODD 2 2007-09-17 True E000187 Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] PHIL ENGLISH R PA 3 2007-09-17 True B001250 Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] Rob Bishop R UT 1 2007-09-17 True B001236 Rep. Boozman, John [R-AR-3] John Boozman R AR 3 2007-09-17 True P000588 Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] Stevan Pearce R NM 2 2007-09-17 True S000364 Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-19] JOHN SHIMKUS R IL M. 19 2007-09-20 False Congress Congressional employees Congressional publicity Congressional reporting requirements Congressional sessions Constitutional amendments Law Members of Congress Reading Congress 00 2007-09-17 Introduced in House 2007-11-02T21:04:54Z AMERICA Act of 2007: A Modest Effort to Read and Instill the Constitution Again - Expresses the sense of Congress that since Members of Congress swear to uphold the Constitution of the United States, write laws regarding the powers granted to the government, and propose constitutional amendments, they should be required to read this important document, including its amendments.

Directs every Senator and Representative to obtain copies of the Constitution, distribute them to their staff, and require the staff to read it at least once during each session of Congress.

]]> AMERICA Act of 2007: A Modest Effort to Read and Instill the Constitution Again Official Title as Introduced To require every Senator and Representative in, and Delegate and Resident Commissioner to, the Congress to obtain copies of the Constitution of the United States of America and distribute them to their staff and require that they all read such document. Introduced in House IH Display Title AMERICA Act of 2007: A Modest Effort to Read and Instill the Constitution Again Short Titles as Introduced AMERICA Act of 2007: A Modest Effort to Read and Instill the Constitution Again Introduced in House 2007-09-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr3550ih/xml/BILLS-110hr3550ih.xml 2007-09-18 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1839) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.