SRES 501 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

A resolution honoring the sacrifice of the members of the United States Armed Forces who have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Introduced Apr 3, 2008 Originated Senate Sponsor Edward M. Kennedy D-MA

Latest action · Apr 3, 2008 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay. 95 - 0. Record Vote Number: 87. (consideration: CR S2401; text as passed Senate: CR S2450-2484)

Progress

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IntroducedApr 3, 2008
Agreed to in SenateApr 3, 2008

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Honors the service and sacrifice of, and identifies, the 4,009 men and women who lost their lives in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and 487 men and women who lost their lives in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, as of April 3, 2008.

Honors their families and loved ones.

Recorded votes 1

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll call	Question	Result	Date
Senate 87	On the Resolution S.Res. 501	Resolution Agreed to95–0	Apr 3, 2008

Cosponsors 99

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 3, 2008.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-MN	Amy Klobuchar	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-PA	Arlen Specter	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-IL	Barack Obama	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-MD	Barbara A. Mikulski	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-CA	Barbara Boxer	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-NE	Ben Nelson	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-MD	Benjamin L. Cardin	Original	Apr 3, 2008
I-VT	Bernard Sanders	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-FL	Bill Nelson	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-AR	Blanche L. Lincoln	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-TN	Bob Corker	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-ND	Byron L. Dorgan	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-MI	Carl Levin	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-NY	Charles E. Schumer	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-CT	Christopher J. Dodd	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-MO	Christopher S. Bond	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-IA	Chuck Grassley	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-NE	Chuck Hagel	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-MO	Claire McCaskill	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-HI	Daniel K. Akaka	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-HI	Daniel K. Inouye	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-LA	David Vitter	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-MI	Debbie Stabenow	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-CA	Dianne Feinstein	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-NC	Elizabeth Dole	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-IN	Evan Bayh	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-NJ	Frank R. Lautenberg	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-OH	George V. Voinovich	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-OR	Gordon H. Smith	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-NV	Harry Reid	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-WI	Herb Kohl	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-NY	Hillary Rodham Clinton	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-RI	Jack Reed	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-OK	James M. Inhofe	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-NM	Jeff Bingaman	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-AL	Jeff Sessions	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-KY	Jim Bunning	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-SC	Jim DeMint	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-VA	Jim Webb	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-WY	John Barrasso	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-TX	John Cornyn	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-WV	John D. Rockefeller IV	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-NH	John E. Sununu	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-NV	John Ensign	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-MA	John F. Kerry	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-AZ	John McCain	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-SD	John Thune	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-VA	John Warner	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-GA	Johnny Isakson	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-AZ	Jon Kyl	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-MT	Jon Tester	Original	Apr 3, 2008
I-CT	Joseph I. Lieberman	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-DE	Joseph R. Biden Jr.	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-NH	Judd Gregg	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-TX	Kay Bailey Hutchison	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-CO	Ken Salazar	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-ND	Kent Conrad	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-TN	Lamar Alexander	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-ID	Larry E. Craig	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-SC	Lindsey Graham	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-AK	Lisa Murkowski	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-WA	Maria Cantwell	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-AR	Mark L. Pryor	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-LA	Mary L. Landrieu	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-MT	Max Baucus	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-FL	Mel Martinez	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-WY	Michael B. Enzi	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-ID	Mike Crapo	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-KY	Mitch McConnell	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-MN	Norm Coleman	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-ME	Olympia J. Snowe	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-UT	Orrin G. Hatch	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-KS	Pat Roberts	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-VT	Patrick J. Leahy	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-WA	Patty Murray	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-NM	Pete V. Domenici	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-NC	Richard Burr	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-AL	Richard C. Shelby	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-IN	Richard G. Lugar	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-IL	Richard J. Durbin	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-WV	Robert C. Byrd	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-UT	Robert F. Bennett	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-NJ	Robert Menendez	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-PA	Robert P. Casey Jr.	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-MS	Roger F. Wicker	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-OR	Ron Wyden	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-WI	Russell D. Feingold	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-KS	Sam Brownback	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-GA	Saxby Chambliss	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-RI	Sheldon Whitehouse	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-OH	Sherrod Brown	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-ME	Susan M. Collins	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-AK	Ted Stevens	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-MS	Thad Cochran	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-DE	Thomas R. Carper	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-SD	Tim Johnson	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-OK	Tom Coburn	Original	Apr 3, 2008
D-IA	Tom Harkin	Original	Apr 3, 2008
R-CO	Wayne Allard	Original	Apr 3, 2008

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Apr 3, 2008Introduced in Senate
Apr 3, 2008Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay. 95 - 0. Record Vote Number: 87. (consideration: CR S2401; text as passed Senate: CR S2450-2484)

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 S2395, S2396, S2397, S2401Text printed S2450–S2484Recorded votes S2401tribute	Edward M. Kennedy D-MA, Harry Reid D-NV, Mitch McConnell R-KY, Richard J. Durbin D-IL	Apr 3, 2008

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: A resolution honoring the sacrifice of the members of the United States Armed Forces who have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Apr 3, 2008Agreed to Senate

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