A resolution expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging Americans to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all children.
Latest action · Nov 15, 2007 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S14572-14573; text as passed Senate: CR S14573; text of measure as introduced: CR S14500)
Progress
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- IntroducedNov 15, 2007
- Agreed to in SenateNov 15, 2007
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Supports the goals and ideals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month.
Recognizes that every child should have a permanent and loving family.
Encourages the citizens of the United States to consider adoption during the month of November and all throughout the year.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 15, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| R-SC | Jim DeMint | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| D-ND | Kent Conrad | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| R-ID | Larry E. Craig | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 15, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Nov 15, 2007Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S14572-14573; text as passed Senate: CR S14573; text of measure as introduced: CR S14500)
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 S14572, S14573Text printed S14500, S14573 | Ken Salazar D-CO, Mary L. Landrieu D-LA | Nov 15, 2007 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging Americans to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all children.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 15, 2007Agreed to Senate
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