SRES 596 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

A resolution to designate September 25, 2010, as "National Estuaries Day".

Latest action · Aug 3, 2010 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6667-6668)

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.

  1. IntroducedJul 28, 2010
  2. Agreed to in SenateAug 3, 2010

Summary

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

Designates September 25, 2010, as National Estuaries Day.

Acknowledges the importance of estuaries to U.S. economic well-being and productivity.

Expresses the intent of the Senate to continue working to understand, protect, and restore U.S. estuaries.

Cosponsors 20

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 28, 2010.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDBarbara A. MikulskiOriginalJul 28, 2010
D-CABarbara BoxerOriginalJul 28, 2010
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalJul 28, 2010
D-FLBill NelsonOriginalJul 28, 2010
D-NYCharles E. SchumerOriginalJul 28, 2010
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalJul 28, 2010
D-DEEdward E. KaufmanOriginalJul 28, 2010
D-RIJack ReedOriginalJul 28, 2010
D-ORJeff MerkleyOriginalJul 28, 2010
D-VAJim WebbOriginalJul 28, 2010
D-MAJohn F. KerryOriginalJul 28, 2010
I-CTJoseph I. LiebermanOriginalJul 28, 2010
R-NHJudd GreggOriginalJul 28, 2010
D-VAMark R. WarnerOriginalJul 28, 2010
D-LAMary L. LandrieuOriginalJul 28, 2010

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateJudiciary Committee
Referred Jul 28, 2010Discharged Aug 3, 2010

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 3, 2010Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6667-6668)
  2. Aug 3, 2010Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6667-6668)
  3. Aug 3, 2010Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6667-6668)
  4. Jul 28, 2010Introduced in Senate
  5. Jul 28, 2010Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6441)

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S6667Text printed S6667Sheldon Whitehouse D-RIAug 3, 2010
SenateText printed S6441—Jul 28, 2010

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
SRES 247A resolution designating September 26, 2009, as "National Estuaries Day".Related billSep 10, 2009
HRES 710Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Estuaries Day".Related billOct 6, 2009

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A resolution to designate September 25, 2010, 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.

  1. Aug 3, 2010Agreed to Senate
  2. Jul 28, 2010Introduced in Senate

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