Recognizing the 100th anniversary year of the founding of the Ford Motor Company, which has been a significant part of the social, economic, and cultural heritage of the United States and many other nations and a revolutionary industrial and global institution., and congratulating the Ford Motor Company for its achievements.

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 25, 2003

Recognizes: (1) the achievements of the Ford Motor Company on the occasion of its 100th anniversary; (2) the Company's impact on the lives of Americans and people of all nations; and (3) that Ford will continue to have an even greater impact and will enhance personal mobility for generations to come.

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Who introduced it

Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] · R–MI

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Energy and Commerce Committee

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May 21, 2003
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
May 21, 2003
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 21, 2003
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.
May 21, 2003
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.
May 21, 2003
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H4399-4402; text of measure as introduced: CR H4399-4400)
May 21, 2003
Mr. Upton asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
May 21, 2003
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
May 21, 2003
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Mar 10, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Feb 25, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 25, 2003
Introduced in House
Feb 25, 2003
Introduced in House

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HCONRES 100 · Recognizing the 100th anniversary year of the founding of the Ford Motor Company, which has been a significant part of the social, economic, and cultural heritage of the United States and many other nations and a revolutionary industrial and global institution.

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Discuss H.Res.100, 108th Congress: Recognizing the 100th anniversary year of the founding of the Ford Motor Company, which has been a significant part of the social, economic, and cultural heritage of the United States and many other nations and a revolutionary industrial and global institution., and congratulating the Ford Motor Company for its achievements.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-resolution/100

Text version to examine: Engrossed in House · 2003-05-21.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/hres100/BILLS-108hres100eh.htm

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-resolution/100

Text version to examine: Engrossed in House · 2003-05-21.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/hres100/BILLS-108hres100eh.htm

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Discuss H.Res.100, 108th Congress: Recognizing the 100th anniversary year of the founding of the Ford Motor Company, which has been a significant part of the social, economic, and cultural heritage of the United States and many other nations and a revolutionary industrial and global institution., and congratulating the Ford Motor Company for its achievements.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-resolution/100

Text version to examine: Engrossed in House · 2003-05-21.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/hres100/BILLS-108hres100eh.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T13:29:40Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss H.Res.100, 108th Congress: Recognizing the 100th anniversary year of the founding of the Ford Motor Company, which has been a significant part of the social, economic, and cultural heritage of the United States and many other nations and a revolutionary industrial and global institution., and congratulating the Ford Motor Company for its achievements.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-resolution/100

Text version to examine: Engrossed in House · 2003-05-21.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/hres100/BILLS-108hres100eh.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T13:29:40Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Examine H.Res.100 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.