A resolution designating May 16, 2008, as "Endangered Species Day".
Latest action · Apr 17, 2008 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3162-3163)
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 17, 2008
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Designates May 16, 2008, as Endangered Species Day.
Encourages: (1) schools to spend at least 30 minutes on such Day teaching and informing students about threats to, and efforts to restore, endangered species; (2) organizations, businesses, private landowners, and agencies with a shared interest in conserving endangered species to collaborate in developing educational information for use in schools; and (3) people to become educated about, and aware of, threats to species, success stories in species recovery, and opportunities to promote species conservation.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 17, 2008 to May 13, 2008, with 10 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Apr 17, 2008 |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Original | Apr 17, 2008 |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Original | Apr 17, 2008 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Apr 17, 2008 |
| D-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Apr 17, 2008 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Apr 17, 2008 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Apr 17, 2008 |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Original | Apr 17, 2008 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Apr 17, 2008 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Apr 17, 2008 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Apr 22, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | May 13, 2008 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | May 13, 2008 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 17, 2008Introduced in Senate
- Apr 17, 2008Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3162-3163)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 125 | A resolution designating May 18, 2007, as "Endangered Species Day", and encouraging the people of the United States to become educated about, and aware of, threats to species, success stories in species recovery, and the opportunity to promote species con | Related bill | May 1, 2007 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
Text 1
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- Apr 17, 2008Introduced in Senate
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