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HR 1274

Congratulating Emmy Cox on her graduation from Allen High School.

89th Legislature (2025) Introduced by Jeff Leach

H.R. 1274 ceremonially congratulates Emmy Cox on graduating Allen High School; nonbinding, with no spending or policy effects, serving as official Congressional recognition.

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Bill Summary · HR 1274

Summary — H.R. 1274 (Congratulating Emmy Cox on her graduation from Allen High School)

Purpose

H.R. 1274 is a single-subject, nonbinding House resolution that congratulates Emmy Cox on her graduation from Allen High School. The resolution’s intent is ceremonial: to formally recognize and honor an individual’s achievement in a congressional document.

Key provisions

  • Officially congratulates Emmy Cox for graduating from Allen High School.
  • Offers best wishes for her future academic and personal endeavors.
  • Does not authorize spending, create new law, or change existing federal policy.

Who is affected

  • Primary subject: Emmy Cox (the graduate being honored).
  • Secondary beneficiaries: family members, classmates, Allen High School, and the local community (symbolic recognition).
  • No federal agencies, programs, or budgets are affected.

Procedural history and status

  • Introduced in the House: February 12, 2025.
  • Referred to: House Committee on the Judiciary (Feb 12, 2025).
  • Filed: May 16, 2025.
  • Referred to Local & Consent Calendars: May 20, 2025.
  • Considered in Local & Consent Calendars: May 22, 2025.
  • Placed on the Congratulatory & Memorial Resolutions Calendar and laid before the House: May 23, 2025.
  • Adopted by the House (nonrecord vote recorded in the Journal): May 23, 2025.
  • Reported enrolled: May 24, 2025.

Note: placement on Local & Consent or Congratulatory & Memorial calendars and the nonrecord vote indicate the measure was treated as noncontroversial and passed without a recorded roll-call vote. “Reported enrolled” indicates a final official copy was prepared after passage.

Sponsors and related legislation

  • Primary sponsor: Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
  • Cosponsors: Nathaniel Moran; Carol D. Miller; Jared Moskowitz; Derek Schmidt; Jefferson Van Drew.
  • Companion bill in the Senate: S. 539 (companion).

Impact and legal effect

  • Purely honorary and ceremonial; conveys Congressional recognition but carries no legal or financial effect.
  • Serves as a formal acknowledgement in the Congressional Record and can be shared with the honoree and community as an official commendation.

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

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