A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress should continue to raise awareness of domestic violence in the United States and its devastating effects on families and communities, and support programs designed to end domestic violence.
Latest action · Oct 21, 2009 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10645-10646)
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.
- IntroducedOct 21, 2009
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Supports the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should: (1) continue to raise awareness of domestic violence in the United States and its devastating effects on families and communities; and (2) support programs designed to end domestic violence.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 21, 2009 to Oct 27, 2009; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Arlen Specter | Original | Oct 21, 2009 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Oct 21, 2009 |
| D-DE | Edward E. Kaufman | Original | Oct 21, 2009 |
| D-WI | Herb Kohl | Original | Oct 21, 2009 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Oct 21, 2009 |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Original | Oct 21, 2009 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Oct 21, 2009 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Oct 21, 2009 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Oct 21, 2009 |
| D-IL | Roland Burris | Original | Oct 21, 2009 |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Original | Oct 21, 2009 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Oct 21, 2009 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Oct 21, 2009 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Oct 27, 2009 | |
| D-NC | Kay R. Hagan | Oct 27, 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 Oct 21, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 21, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Oct 21, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10646-10647)
- Oct 21, 2009Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10645-10646)
In the Congressional Record 1
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 S10646Text printed S10645 | Amy Klobuchar D-MN | Oct 21, 2009 |
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
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 Domestic Violence Awareness Month and expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress should continue to raise awareness of domestic violence in the United States and its devastating effects on families and communities, and support programs designed to end domestic violence.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 21, 2009Introduced in Senate
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