A resolution recognizing the 2012 World Choir Games in Cincinnati, Ohio, as a global event of cultural significance to the United States and expressing support for designation of July 2012 as World Choir Games Month in the United States.
Latest action · Feb 17, 2012 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S1019-1020)
Progress
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- IntroducedNov 16, 2011
- Agreed to in SenateFeb 17, 2012
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Recognizes: (1) the global significance of the Seventh World Choir Games to be hosted in Cincinnati, Ohio, in July 2012; and (2) Interkultur, the Cincinnati Organizing Committee for the Seventh World Choir Games, the Cincinnati USA Convention and Visitors Bureau, the city of Cincinnati, and Ohio for their efforts to host the World Choir Games.
Expresses appreciation to all people of the world who will participate in the World Choir Games, either in competition or as visitors, and to all of the volunteers who will welcome the participants and other visitors to the United States.
Supports the designation of July 2012 as World Choir Games Month in the United States.
Renews the U.S. commitment to world peace and increasing global cultural understanding through singing in peaceful competition.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 16, 2011.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Nov 16, 2011 |
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 Nov 16, 2011Discharged Feb 17, 2012 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 17, 2012Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1019-1020)
- Feb 17, 2012Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1019-1020)
- Feb 17, 2012Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S1019-1020)
- Nov 16, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Nov 16, 2011Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7618)
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1019Text printed S1019 | Harry Reid D-NV | Feb 17, 2012 |
| Senate | Text printed S7618 | — | Nov 16, 2011 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution recognizing the 2012 World Choir Games in Cincinnati, Ohio, as a global event of cultural significance to the United States and expressing support for designation of July 2012 as World Choir Games Month in the United States.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 17, 2012Agreed to Senate
- Nov 16, 2011Introduced in Senate
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