A resolution commending Robert C. Byrd, Senator from West Virginia.
Latest action · Nov 18, 2009 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11475-11482; text as passed Senate: CR S11475; text of measure as introduced: CR S11499)
Progress
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- IntroducedNov 18, 2009
- Agreed to in SenateNov 18, 2009
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Recognizes and commends Robert C. Byrd, Senator from West Virginia, for his 56 years of exemplary service in Congress.
Cosponsors 98
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 18, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-PA | Arlen Specter | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-NE | Ben Nelson | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| R-TN | Bob Corker | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-ND | Byron L. Dorgan | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| R-MO | Christopher S. Bond | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-DE | Edward E. Kaufman | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| R-FL | George S. LeMieux | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| R-OH | George V. Voinovich | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-WI | Herb Kohl | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| R-AL | Jeff Sessions | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| R-KY | Jim Bunning | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| R-SC | Jim DeMint | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-VA | Jim Webb | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| R-NV | John Ensign | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| R-AZ | John McCain | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| R-AZ | Jon Kyl | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| R-NH | Judd Gregg | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-NC | Kay R. Hagan | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-ND | Kent Conrad | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| R-NE | Mike Johanns | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| R-KY | Mitch McConnell | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-MA | Paul Grattan Kirk Jr. | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| R-AL | Richard C. Shelby | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| R-IN | Richard G. Lugar | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| R-UT | Robert F. Bennett | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-IL | Roland Burris | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| R-OK | Tom Coburn | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Original | Nov 18, 2009 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 18, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Nov 18, 2009Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11475-11482; text as passed Senate: CR S11475; text of measure as introduced: CR S11499)
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 S11475–S11482Text printed S11475, S11499 | Barbara A. Mikulski D-MD, Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD, Bill Nelson D-FL, Byron L. Dorgan D-ND, Carl Levin D-MI, Daniel K. Akaka D-HI, Daniel K. Inouye D-HI, Debbie Stabenow D-MI, Dianne Feinstein D-CA, Herb Kohl D-WI, Jeff Bingaman D-NM, Jeff Sessions R-AL, John D. Rockefeller IV D-WV, Jon Kyl R-AZ, Judd Gregg R-NH, Mitch McConnell R-KY, Orrin G. Hatch R-UT, Patrick J. Leahy D-VT, Richard J. Durbin D-IL, Robert C. Byrd D-WV (text), Robert P. Casey Jr. D-PA, Tom Udall D-NM | Nov 18, 2009 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution commending Robert C. Byrd, Senator from West Virginia.
Subjects
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Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 18, 2009Agreed to Senate
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