A resolution designating the week of September 10, 2012, as "National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week".
Latest action · Aug 2, 2012 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6012-6013; text as passed Senate: CR S6012-6013; text of measure as introduced: CR S5992-5993)
Progress
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- IntroducedAug 2, 2012
- Agreed to in SenateAug 2, 2012
Summary
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Designates the week of September 10, 2012, as National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week.
Encourages people across the United States to support programs to assist those in need of adult education, workforce skills, and family literacy programs.
Recognizes the importance of such programs.
Calls upon public, private, and non-profit entities to support increased access to adult education and family literacy programs to ensure a literate society.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 2, 2012 to Sep 10, 2012, with 8 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Aug 2, 2012 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Aug 2, 2012 |
| D-VA | Jim Webb | Original | Aug 2, 2012 |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Original | Aug 2, 2012 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Aug 2, 2012 |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Original | Aug 2, 2012 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Aug 2, 2012 |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Original | Aug 2, 2012 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Sep 10, 2012 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 2, 2012Introduced in Senate
- Aug 2, 2012Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6012-6013; text as passed Senate: CR S6012-6013; text of measure as introduced: CR S5992-5993)
- Aug 2, 2012Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6012-6013; text as passed Senate: CR S6012-6013; text of measure as introduced: CR S5992-5993)
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 258 | A resolution supporting the designation of National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week. | Related bill | Sep 7, 2011 |
| HRES 385 | Expressing support for designation of the week of September 12, 2011, as National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week. | Related bill | Aug 1, 2011 |
| HRES 756 | Expressing support for designation of the week of September 10, 2012, as National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week. | Related bill | Aug 2, 2012 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 2, 2012Agreed to Senate
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