SRES 266 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "National Save for Retirement Week", including raising public awareness of the various tax-preferred retirement vehicles and increasing personal financial literacy.

Latest action · Oct 4, 2011 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6143)

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. IntroducedSep 14, 2011
  2. Agreed to in SenateOct 4, 2011

Summary

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

Supports the goals and ideals of National Save for Retirement Week, including raising public awareness of: (1) tax-preferred retirement vehicles for personal savings and retirement financial security, (2) the availability of a variety of ways to save for retirement favored under the Internal Revenue Code, and (3) saving for retirement and the availability of tax-preferred employer-sponsored retirement savings vehicles.

Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 14, 2011.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalSep 14, 2011
R-WYMichael B. EnziOriginalSep 14, 2011

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateFinance Committee
Referred Sep 14, 2011Discharged Oct 4, 2011

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 4, 2011Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6143)
  2. Oct 4, 2011Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6143)
  3. Oct 4, 2011Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6143)
  4. Sep 14, 2011Introduced in Senate
  5. Sep 14, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5628)

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 S6143Text printed S6143Harry Reid D-NVOct 4, 2011
SenateText printed S5628—Sep 14, 2011

Research

What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R43057U.S. Household Savings for Retirement in 2010 ArchivedReportJul 23, 2013

Related bills 1

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 Save for Retirement Week", including raising public awareness of the various tax-preferred retirement vehicles and increasing personal financial literacy.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 4, 2011Agreed to Senate
  2. Sep 14, 2011Introduced in Senate

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