SRES 691 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

A resolution designating Thursday, November 20, 2008, as "Feed America Day".

Introduced Sep 27, 2008 Originated Senate Sponsor Orrin G. Hatch R-UT

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 27, 2008 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10020-10021; text as passed Senate: CR S10020; text of measure as introduced in Senate: CR S10010)

Progress

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  1. IntroducedSep 27, 2008
  2. Agreed to in SenateSep 27, 2008

Summary

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

Designates Thursday, November 20, 2008, as Feed America Day.

Encourages the people of the United States to sacrifice two meals on Feed America Day and to donate the money that they would have spent on food to a religious or charitable organization of their choice for the purpose of feeding the hungry.

Cosponsors 6

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 27, 2008.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MICarl LevinOriginalSep 27, 2008
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalSep 27, 2008
R-UTRobert F. BennettOriginalSep 27, 2008
D-PARobert P. Casey Jr.OriginalSep 27, 2008
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalSep 27, 2008
R-MSThad CochranOriginalSep 27, 2008

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 27, 2008Introduced in Senate
  2. Sep 27, 2008Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10020-10021; text as passed Senate: CR S10020; text of measure as introduced in Senate: CR S10010)
  3. Sep 27, 2008Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10020-10021; text as passed Senate: CR S10020; text of measure as introduced in Senate: CR S10010)

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
SRES 379A resolution designating Thursday, November 15, 2007, as "Feed America Thursday".Related billNov 14, 2007

Subjects

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

Text 1

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  1. Sep 27, 2008Agreed to Senate

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