A resolution commemorating the 25th anniversary of the 1980 worker's strike in Poland and the birth of the Solidarity Trade Union, the first free and independent trade union established in the Soviet-dominated countries of Europe.
Latest action · Jul 27, 2005 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S9201)
Progress
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- IntroducedJul 18, 2005
- Agreed to in SenateJul 27, 2005
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Declares August 31, 2005, to be Solidarity Day in the United States to recognize the 25th anniversary of the establishment in Poland of the Solidarity Trade Union.
Honors the people of Poland who risked their lives to restore liberty in Poland and to return Poland to the democratic community of nations.
Calls on the people of the United States to remember the struggle and sacrifice of the people of Poland and that the results of that struggle contributed to the fall of communism and the ultimate end of the Cold War.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 18, 2005 to Jul 25, 2005, with 18 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Barack Obama | Original | Jul 18, 2005 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Jul 18, 2005 |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Original | Jul 18, 2005 |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Original | Jul 18, 2005 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Original | Jul 18, 2005 |
| R-NC | Elizabeth Dole | Original | Jul 18, 2005 |
| R-OH | George V. Voinovich | Original | Jul 18, 2005 |
| R-MO | Jim Talent | Original | Jul 18, 2005 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Jul 18, 2005 |
| D-DE | Joseph R. Biden Jr. | Original | Jul 18, 2005 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Jul 18, 2005 |
| D-MD | Paul S. Sarbanes | Original | Jul 18, 2005 |
| R-IN | Richard G. Lugar | Original | Jul 18, 2005 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Jul 18, 2005 |
| R-PA | Rick Santorum | Original | Jul 18, 2005 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 27, 2005Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S9201)
- Jul 27, 2005Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S9201)
- Jul 27, 2005Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9021-9022)
- Jul 27, 2005Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9021-9022)
- Jul 18, 2005Introduced in Senate
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 328 | Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the workers' strikes in Poland in 1980 that led to the establishment of the Solidarity Trade Union. | Related bill | Jul 18, 2005 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 18, 2005Introduced in Senate
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