H.Res. 1040 (111th): Honoring the life and accomplishments of Donald Harington for his contributions to literature in the United States.

Introduced:
Jan 26, 2010 (111th Congress, 2009–2010)
Sponsor:
Rep. Victor “Vic” Snyder [D-AR2]
Status:
Agreed To (Simple Resolution)

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Status

This simple resolution was agreed to on March 20, 2010. That is the end of the legislative process for a simple resolution.

Progress
Introduced Jan 26, 2010
Reported by Committee Mar 18, 2010
Agreed To (Simple Resolution) Mar 20, 2010
Votes

House Vote on Passage
Mar 20, 2010 3:12 p.m.
Passed 399/0

Cosponsors
51 cosponsors (47D, 4R) (show)
Committees

House Oversight and Government Reform

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Text

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Last updated Mar 20, 2010.
3 pages

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3/20/2010--Passed House without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Honors the life and accomplishments of Donald Harington for his contributions to literature in the United States.

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Background

According to the resolution's findings, Harington's first novel, The Cherry Pit, was published in 1965 and over the course of his literary career he also published Lightning Bug (1970), Some Other Place, The Right Place (1972), The Architecture of the Arkansas Ozarks (1975), Let Us Build Us a City: Eleven Lost Towns (1986), The Cockroaches of Stay More (1989), The Choiring of the Trees (1991), Ekaterina (1993), Butterfly Weed (1996), When Angels Rest (1998), Thirteen Albatrosses (or, Falling off the Mountain) (2002), With (2003), The Pitcher Shower (2005), Farther Along (2008), and Enduring (2009).

Summary

H.Res. 1040 would resolve that the House of Representatives honor the life and accomplishments of Donald Harington for his contributions to literature in the United States.

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