A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of World Water Day.
Latest action · Jul 28, 2009 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 131.
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.
- IntroducedMar 23, 2009
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Supports the goals and ideals of World Water Day.
Urges the investment of greater resources by the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and all relevant federal departments and agencies toward providing sustainable and equitable access to safe drinking water and sanitation for the poor.
Encourages the people of the United States to observe the week of World Water Day with activities that promote awareness of the importance of: (1) access to clean water and sanitation; and (2) cooperation between stakeholders in transboundary water management.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 23, 2009 to Jun 10, 2009; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Mar 23, 2009 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Jun 10, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Mar 23, 2009Markup Jul 21, 2009Reported Jul 28, 2009 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2009Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Kerry with an amendment and with an amended preamble. Without written report.
- Jul 28, 2009Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 131.
- Jul 21, 2009Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Mar 23, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Mar 23, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3617)
- Mar 23, 2009Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3617)
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 S3617Text printed S3617 | Susan M. Collins R-ME | Mar 23, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 466 | A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of World Water Day. | Related bill | Mar 23, 2010 |
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 World Water Day.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2009Reported to Senate
- Mar 23, 2009Introduced in Senate
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