A resolution designating September 26, 2009, as "National Estuaries Day".
Latest action · Sep 10, 2009 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S9273)
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.
- IntroducedAug 6, 2009
- Agreed to in SenateSep 10, 2009
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Designates September 26, 2009, as National Estuaries Day.
Expresses the intent of the Senate to continue working to protect and restore U.S. estuaries.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 6, 2009 to Sep 8, 2009; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Aug 6, 2009 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Aug 6, 2009 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Aug 6, 2009 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Aug 6, 2009 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | Aug 6, 2009 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Aug 6, 2009 |
| R-NH | Judd Gregg | Original | Aug 6, 2009 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Aug 6, 2009 |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | Aug 6, 2009 |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Original | Aug 6, 2009 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Aug 6, 2009 |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Original | Aug 6, 2009 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Aug 6, 2009 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Aug 6, 2009 |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Original | Aug 6, 2009 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | Aug 6, 2009 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Aug 7, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Sep 8, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Aug 6, 2009Discharged Sep 10, 2009 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 10, 2009Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9273)
- Sep 10, 2009Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9273)
- Sep 10, 2009Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S9273)
- Aug 6, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Aug 6, 2009Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9045-9046)
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 S9273Text printed S9273 | Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI | Sep 10, 2009 |
| Senate | Text printed S9045 | — | Aug 6, 2009 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 596 | A resolution to designate September 25, 2010, as "National Estuaries Day". | Related bill | Aug 3, 2010 |
| HRES 710 | Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Estuaries Day". | Related bill | Oct 6, 2009 |
| HRES 1503 | Expressing support for the goals and ideals of National Estuaries Day, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Sep 22, 2010 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution designating September 26, 2009, as "National Estuaries Day".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 10, 2009Agreed to Senate
- Aug 6, 2009Introduced in Senate
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