A resolution recognizing and supporting all efforts to promote greater civic awareness among the people of the United States.
Latest action · Sep 23, 2004 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 9/24/2004 S9652; text as passed Senate: CR 9/24/2004 S9652; text of measure as introduced: CR 9/24/2004 S9644)
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedSep 23, 2004
- Agreed to in SenateSep 23, 2004
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Recognizes and supports all efforts to promote greater civic awareness among the people of the United States, including civic awareness programs such as candidate forums and voter registration drives.
Encourages local communities and elected officials at all levels of government to promote greater awareness among the electorate of civic responsibility and the importance of participating in these elections.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 23, 2004 to Sep 27, 2004; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Sep 23, 2004 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Original | Sep 23, 2004 |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Original | Sep 23, 2004 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | Sep 23, 2004 |
| R-VA | George Allen | Original | Sep 23, 2004 |
| D-NV | Harry Reid | Original | Sep 23, 2004 |
| D-WI | Herb Kohl | Original | Sep 23, 2004 |
| R-VT | James M. Jeffords | Original | Sep 23, 2004 |
| D-DE | Joseph R. Biden Jr. | Original | Sep 23, 2004 |
| R-ID | Larry E. Craig | Original | Sep 23, 2004 |
| D-MN | Mark Dayton | Original | Sep 23, 2004 |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Original | Sep 23, 2004 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Sep 23, 2004 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Sep 23, 2004 |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Original | Sep 23, 2004 |
| D-SD | Thomas A. Daschle | Original | Sep 23, 2004 |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Sep 27, 2004 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 23, 2004Introduced in Senate
- Sep 23, 2004Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 9/24/2004 S9652; text as passed Senate: CR 9/24/2004 S9652; text of measure as introduced: CR 9/24/2004 S9644)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S9652Text printed S9644, S9652 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Sep 23, 2004 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 796 | Recognizing and supporting all efforts to promote greater civic awareness among the people of the United States. | Identical bill | Oct 7, 2004 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution recognizing and supporting all efforts to promote greater civic awareness among the people of the United States.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 23, 2004Agreed to Senate
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