SRES 656 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

A resolution expressing support for the inaugural USA Science & Engineering Festival.

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 28, 2010 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7666-7669; text as passed Senate: CR S7667; text of measure as introduced: CR S7636)

Progress

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  1. IntroducedSep 28, 2010
  2. Agreed to in SenateSep 28, 2010

Summary

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

Expresses the support of the Senate for the inaugural USA Science & Engineering Festival to be held in October 2010 in Washington, DC.

Commends the Nobel Laureates, institutions of higher education, corporate sponsors, and all the various organizations whose efforts will make the Festival possible.

Encourages students and their families to participate in the activities that will take place on the National Mall and across the United States at satellite locations as part of the inaugural Festival.

Cosponsors 4

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

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-HIDaniel K. AkakaOriginalSep 28, 2010
D-NVHarry ReidOriginalSep 28, 2010
D-WVJohn D. Rockefeller IVOriginalSep 28, 2010
D-MTMax BaucusOriginalSep 28, 2010

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 28, 2010Introduced in Senate
  2. Sep 28, 2010Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7666-7669; text as passed Senate: CR S7667; text of measure as introduced: CR S7636)
  3. Sep 28, 2010Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7666-7669; text as passed Senate: CR S7667; text of measure as introduced: CR S7636)

Related bills 1

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

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 28, 2010Agreed to Senate

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