A resolution commemorating and honoring the service and sacrifice of members of the United States Armed Forces and their families as the official combat mission in Iraq draws to a close.
Latest action · Dec 17, 2011 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S8759-8760; text as passed Senate: CR S8759; text of measure as introduced: CR H8775-8776)
Progress
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- IntroducedDec 17, 2011
- Agreed to in SenateDec 17, 2011
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Pays tribute to the members of the U.S. Armed Forces who served in support of operations in Iraq.
Calls on the people of the United States to reflect on the service of those members, veterans, and their families, and honor their sacrifices.
Commemorates and honors the contributions made by such members and their families as the official combat mission in Iraq draws to a close.
Cosponsors 99
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 17, 2011.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-NE | Ben Nelson | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-TN | Bob Corker | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-IN | Daniel Coats | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-NV | Dean Heller | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-NV | Harry Reid | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-WI | Herb Kohl | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-AL | Jeff Sessions | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-SC | Jim DeMint | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-VA | Jim Webb | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-AZ | John McCain | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-AZ | Jon Kyl | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-NC | Kay R. Hagan | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-NH | Kelly Ayotte | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-ND | Kent Conrad | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-NE | Mike Johanns | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-UT | Mike Lee | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-KY | Mitch McConnell | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-PA | Patrick J. Toomey | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-KY | Rand Paul | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-AL | Richard C. Shelby | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-IN | Richard G. Lugar | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-WI | Ron Johnson | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-MA | Scott P. Brown | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| R-OK | Tom Coburn | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Original | Dec 17, 2011 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Dec 17, 2011Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S8759-8760; text as passed Senate: CR S8759; text of measure as introduced: CR H8775-8776)
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 S8759, S8760Text printed S8760, S8775 | Kelly Ayotte R-NH, Max Baucus D-MT, Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI | Dec 17, 2011 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution commemorating and honoring the service and sacrifice of members of the United States Armed Forces and their families as the official combat mission in Iraq draws to a close.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2011Agreed to Senate
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