A resolution designating the month of May 2008 as "National Drug Court Month".
Latest action · May 1, 2008 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text of measure as passed Senate: CR S3728-3729)
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 28, 2008
- Agreed to in SenateMay 1, 2008
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Designates May 2008 as National Drug Court Month.
Encourages leaders to increase the use of drug courts by instituting sustainable drug courts and other treatment-based alternatives to prison in all U.S. counties.
Expresses support for the goal of robustly funding the Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program and other treatment-based alternatives to prison.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 28, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Original | Apr 28, 2008 |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Apr 28, 2008 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Apr 28, 2008 |
| D-WI | Herb Kohl | Original | Apr 28, 2008 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Apr 28, 2008 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Apr 28, 2008 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Apr 28, 2008 |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Original | Apr 28, 2008 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 1, 2008Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text of measure as passed Senate: CR S3728-3729)
- May 1, 2008Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text of measure as passed Senate: CR S3728-3729)
- May 1, 2008Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3728-3729)
- May 1, 2008Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3728-3729)
- Apr 28, 2008Introduced in Senate
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 1, 2008Agreed to Senate
- Apr 28, 2008Introduced in Senate
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