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HR 1265

In memory of Patsy Ruth Spackey of The Woodlands.

89th Legislature (2025) Introduced by Steve Toth

A memorial resolution honoring Patsy Ruth Spackey, expressing sympathy in the Congressional Record; ceremonial, with no new laws, funds, or regulatory changes.

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Bill Summary · HR 1265

Summary — H.R. 1265 (118th Congress)

Title: In memory of Patsy Ruth Spackey of The Woodlands.
Sponsor: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
Classification: Resolution (memorial)
Introduced: February 12, 2025
Status: Reported enrolled; Adopted by the House (June 1, 2025)

Purpose

H.R. 1265 is presented as a memorial resolution honoring the life of Patsy Ruth Spackey of The Woodlands. As a commemorative measure, its primary purpose is symbolic: to recognize and record condolences and respect for the deceased in the Congressional Record and by formal House action.

Key procedural timeline

  • Introduced and referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: February 12, 2025
  • Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment: April 1, 2025
  • Placed on the House “Congratulations and Memorial” Calendar and laid before the House: May–June 2025
  • Adopted by the House and reported enrolled: June 1, 2025

Effect and impact

  • As a memorial resolution, H.R. 1265 does not create binding law, appropriate funds, or change federal programs. Its effect is ceremonial and commemorative: a formal expression of sympathy and recognition by the House of Representatives.
  • No new obligations, rights, or regulatory changes are enacted by this type of measure.

Noted discrepancy in "version content"

The bill record includes a short legislative text that appears to amend Section 302 of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (33 U.S.C. 4282) by inserting the word “States” into two provisions (subsections (c)(1) and (d)(1)) and adding a comma before “or Indian Tribes.” If taken at face value, those changes would explicitly add “States” to a list of eligible recipients under those statutory subsections (thereby expanding or clarifying eligibility for grants or assistance referenced at 33 U.S.C. 4282). However:

  • The bill’s official title, classification, and procedural history identify H.R. 1265 as a memorial resolution placed on the Congratulatory & Memorial Calendar and adopted as such.
  • The amendment language to the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act appears inconsistent with a memorial resolution and may reflect a clerical or data-entry error in the legislative summary database.

Because of this inconsistency, readers should treat the memorial resolution as the operative description of H.R. 1265. For confirmation of statutory changes, consult the enrolled bill text filed with the Clerk of the House or the final Congressional Record entry for June 1, 2025.

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

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