Bill
HR 1223
A ceremonial House resolution recognizing Barbara Flores, principal of William D. Surratt Elementary School, for her service; it has no policy or funding changes.
Bill number: H.R. 1223
Primary sponsor: Rep. Vince Fong
Cosponsors: Haley M. Stevens; Josh Riley; Sarah McBride; Jay Obernolte
Introduced: February 12, 2025
Classification / Subject (as provided): Congratulatory & Honorary resolution — FLORES, BARBARA (NO5DZ)
Status: Reported enrolled; received in Senate and referred to Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (May 21, 2025)
Note on conflicting source material
- The metadata supplied with this request identifies H.R. 1223 as a congratulatory/honorary resolution commending Barbara Flores, principal of William D. Surratt Elementary School.
- The “version content” text included with the file contains only a short title — “Accelerating Networking, Cyberinfrastructure, and Hardware for Oceanic Research Act (ANCHOR Act)” — repeated three times and no substantive provisions. Because no operative text for either measure was provided, the summary below treats the title/classification as the likely dispositive item and separately notes the discrepancy.
If H.R. 1223 is the congratulatory resolution described in the bill metadata, its purpose is ceremonial: to recognize and commend Barbara Flores for her service and contributions as principal of William D. Surratt Elementary School. Such resolutions typically:
- Praise professional achievements, leadership, and community impact;
- Offer formal congressional recognition to an individual and their institution;
- Do not create binding law, authorize spending, or change policy.
Who would be affected
- Directly: Barbara Flores and the William D. Surratt Elementary School community (staff, students, families).
- Indirectly: Constituents in the district and members of the House who join in expressing recognition. The measure carries symbolic value but no regulatory or fiscal impact.
Legislative actions and procedural timeline (selected)
- Feb 12, 2025 — Introduced in House; referred to House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
- Apr 29, 2025 — Ordered to be reported by voice vote after committee consideration and markup.
- May 13–23, 2025 — Referred to Local & Consent Calendars; placed on the Congratulatory & Memorial Resolutions Calendar; laid before and adopted by the House (nonrecord vote recorded).
- May 19–20, 2025 — Considered under suspension of the rules; House passed the measure on a 412–11 roll call (suspension required 2/3). Motion to reconsider laid upon the table.
- May 21, 2025 — Received in the Senate; read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- May 24, 2025 — Reported enrolled.
Notes on “reported enrolled”
- For nonbinding resolutions, “reported enrolled” indicates the final enrolled form has been prepared and reported; it does not imply executive action. If a resolution is simple and honorary, final disposition often remains in the chamber that adopted it.
If the ANCHOR Act is intended
- The only text supplied for that title is the short title. No substantive provisions, funding levels, or operative language were provided, so no authoritative summary of policy, scope, or impact for an ANCHOR Act can be made here. The short title suggests an intent to address networking, cyberinfrastructure, and hardware for oceanic research, but the substantive provisions would be needed to summarize effects (grants, programs, authorizations, agencies involved, or funding amounts).
Recommendation
- Please confirm which text/version of H.R. 1223 you want summarized (the Barbara Flores congratulatory resolution or the ANCHOR Act) and, if available, provide the bill text (or a link) so a complete, provision-level summary can be prepared.
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