A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the Nation during Public Service Recognition Week, May 5 through 11, 2008.
Latest action · Apr 28, 2008 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3451; text as passed Senate: CR S3451)
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.
- IntroducedApr 2, 2008
- Agreed to in SenateApr 28, 2008
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Commends public servants for their outstanding contributions to the nation during Public Service Recognition Week and throughout the year.
Honors government employees who have given their lives in service to their country.
Encourages efforts to promote public service careers.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 2, 2008 to Apr 10, 2008, with 9 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Barack Obama | Original | Apr 2, 2008 |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Original | Apr 2, 2008 |
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | Original | Apr 2, 2008 |
| R-OH | George V. Voinovich | Original | Apr 2, 2008 |
| R-VA | John Warner | Original | Apr 2, 2008 |
| D-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Apr 2, 2008 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Apr 2, 2008 |
| R-AK | Ted Stevens | Original | Apr 2, 2008 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | Apr 2, 2008 |
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Apr 10, 2008 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 28, 2008Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3451; text as passed Senate: CR S3451)
- Apr 28, 2008Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3451; text as passed Senate: CR S3451)
- Apr 22, 2008Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
- Apr 22, 2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 704.
- Apr 10, 2008Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 1073 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the Nation during Public Service Recognition Week, May 5 through 11, 2008. | Identical bill | Apr 29, 2008 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 28, 2008Agreed to Senate
- Apr 22, 2008Reported to Senate
- Apr 2, 2008Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov.
