A resolution designating the month of August 2007 as "National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month".
Latest action · Jun 26, 2007 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8520-8521; text as passed Senate: CR S8520-8521)
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.
- IntroducedJun 7, 2007
- Agreed to in SenateJun 26, 2007
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Designates August 2007 as National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month.
Urges communities to carry out appropriate programs and activities to educate parents and youth of the potential dangers associated with medicine abuse.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 7, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Jun 7, 2007 |
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 Jun 7, 2007Reported Jun 21, 2007 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 26, 2007Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8520-8521; text as passed Senate: CR S8520-8521)
- Jun 21, 2007Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported favorably.
- Jun 21, 2007Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
- Jun 21, 2007Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 214.
- Jun 7, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Jun 7, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7388)
- Jun 7, 2007Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7388)
In the Congressional Record 2
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 S8520Text printed S8520 | Ken Salazar D-CO | Jun 26, 2007 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7388Text printed S7388 | Joseph R. Biden Jr. D-DE | Jun 7, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 614 | A resolution designating the month of August 2008 as "National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month". | Related bill | Sep 22, 2008 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution designating the month of August 2007 as "National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 21, 2007Reported to Senate
- Jun 7, 2007Introduced in Senate
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