A resolution designating October 12, 2006, as "National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Day".
Latest action · Nov 16, 2006 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S11099)
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 29, 2006
- Agreed to in SenateNov 16, 2006
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Designates October 12, 2006, as National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Day to promote programs and activities that will lead to the greater use of cleaner, more efficient transportation that uses new sources of energy.
Urges Americans to: (1) increase the personal and commercial use of, and promote public sector adoption of, cleaner and energy-efficient alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles; and (2) encourage the enactment of federal policies to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil through the advancement and adoption of alternative, advanced, and emerging vehicle and fuel technologies.
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 29, 2006.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Sep 29, 2006 |
| D-ND | Byron L. Dorgan | Original | Sep 29, 2006 |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Original | Sep 29, 2006 |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Original | Sep 29, 2006 |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Sep 29, 2006 |
| R-NE | Chuck Hagel | Original | Sep 29, 2006 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Sep 29, 2006 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Sep 29, 2006 |
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | Original | Sep 29, 2006 |
| D-NV | Harry Reid | Original | Sep 29, 2006 |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Original | Sep 29, 2006 |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Original | Sep 29, 2006 |
| R-NV | John Ensign | Original | Sep 29, 2006 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Sep 29, 2006 |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Sep 29, 2006 |
| D-DE | Joseph R. Biden Jr. | Original | Sep 29, 2006 |
| D-CO | Ken Salazar | Original | Sep 29, 2006 |
| D-ND | Kent Conrad | Original | Sep 29, 2006 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Sep 29, 2006 |
| R-OH | Mike DeWine | Original | Sep 29, 2006 |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Original | Sep 29, 2006 |
| R-IN | Richard G. Lugar | Original | Sep 29, 2006 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Sep 29, 2006 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Sep 29, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Sep 30, 2006Discharged Nov 17, 2006 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2006Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11097-11102)
- Nov 16, 2006Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11097-11102)
- Nov 16, 2006Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S11099)
- Sep 30, 2006Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10753)
- Sep 29, 2006Introduced in Senate
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution designating October 12, 2006, as "National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Day".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2006Agreed to Senate
- Sep 30, 2006Introduced in Senate
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