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HR 323

A Resolution recognizing the months of October 2025 and October 2026 as "National Animal Safety and Protection Month" in Pennsylvania.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Tim Brennan and 21 co-sponsors

H.R. 323 expresses the House's condolences on the death of Sidney H. Cates, III; a nonbinding memorial that records the gesture and sends a copy to his family.

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Bill Summary · HR 323

Summary — H.R. 323 (Condolences: Sidney H. Cates, III)

Main purpose

H.R. 323 is a ceremonial House resolution expressing the condolences of the U.S. House of Representatives on the death of Sidney H. Cates, III. As a condolences/memorial resolution, its intent is to formally acknowledge the passing of an individual and to extend sympathy to survivors and affected communities.

Key provisions and effect

  • Expresses the condolences of the House on the death of Sidney H. Cates, III.
  • Directs that the resolution be recorded and (where applicable) an appropriate copy or statement be made available to his family as an expression of the body’s sympathy.

Important: this type of resolution is non‑binding and carries no legal force, does not create rights or obligations, and carries no budgetary impact.

Who is affected

  • Primary: the family, friends, and community of Sidney H. Cates, III, who are the intended recipients of the House’s formal sympathy.
  • Secondary: members and staff of the House insofar as they participated in consideration and adoption of the resolution.

Procedural history and timeline (as provided)

  • Introduced in the House: January 9, 2025.
  • Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: January 9, 2025.
  • Placed on Congratulatory & Memorial Resolutions Calendar: March 6, 2025.
  • Laid before the House and Adopted: March 6, 2025.
  • Reported enrolled and subsequently: read by title, rules suspended, adopted; enrolled and signed by the Speaker: June 9, 2025.
  • Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with House rules: June 11, 2025.

Sponsors

Sponsors and cosponsors listed in the provided record include (selection as provided): Claudia Tenney (primary), Carolyn Hugley (primary), Sandra Scott (primary), Derrick Jackson (primary), Rhonda Burnough (primary), Viola Davis (primary), Kim Schofield (primary), Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (primary), Michael Lawler (cosponsor), Adriano Espaillat (cosponsor), Paul Tonko (cosponsor), Gregory W. Meeks (cosponsor), Yvette D. Clarke (cosponsor), Alexandria Ocasio‑Cortez (cosponsor), Elise M. Stefanik (cosponsor), and many others. (The record lists numerous primary and cosponsors.)

Notes on the submitted document

The text materials provided with the bill record include multiple unrelated resolutions and draft texts (for example: a naming of a U.S. Postal Service facility in Avon, NY; an Illinois House resolution mourning former State Representative Cynthia “Cindy” Soto; and a Georgia House resolution honoring the Georgia chapter of NOBLE). These appear to be extraneous or merged documents in the file and are not part of the standard condolences resolution for Sidney H. Cates, III. The core effect described above — a non‑binding expression of sympathy by the U.S. House — is the operative content for H.R. 323 as titled.

If you want, I can:
- Produce a concise one‑page text of the condolence resolution suitable for distribution; or
- Extract and summarize any of the unrelated texts included in the file (post office naming, Illinois memorial, Georgia NOBLE recognition).

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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