A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Spina Bifida Awareness Month.
Latest action · Sep 23, 2008 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S9346-9347)
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.
- IntroducedSep 15, 2008
- Agreed to in SenateSep 23, 2008
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Expresses support for: (1) the goals and ideals of National Spina Bifida Awareness Month and of national organizations working for people with spina bifida; and (2) the development of the National Spina Bifida Patient Registry.
Commends the work of national organizations that educate, support, and provide hope for individuals and their families who are affected by Spina Bifida.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 15, 2008 to Sep 22, 2008; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Sep 15, 2008 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Sep 17, 2008 | |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Sep 18, 2008 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Sep 18, 2008 | |
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | Sep 22, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Sep 22, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Sep 15, 2008Discharged Sep 24, 2008 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 23, 2008Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9346-9347)
- Sep 23, 2008Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9346-9347)
- Sep 23, 2008Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S9346-9347)
- Sep 15, 2008Introduced in Senate
- Sep 15, 2008Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8533)
In the Congressional Record 2
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 S9346Text printed S9346 | Christopher J. Dodd D-CT, Robert Menendez D-NJ | Sep 23, 2008 |
| Senate | Text printed S8533 | — | Sep 15, 2008 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 1480 | Supporting the goals and ideals of National Spina Bifida Awareness Month. | Related bill | Sep 23, 2008 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Spina Bifida Awareness Month.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 23, 2008Agreed to Senate
- Sep 15, 2008Introduced in Senate
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