SRES 555 · 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.

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 22, 2012 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR 9/21/2012 S6679)

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 13, 2012
  2. Agreed to in SenateSep 22, 2012

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) the importance of saving adequately for retirement, and (2) the availability of a variety of ways to save for retirement favored under the Internal Revenue Code.

Calls upon the states, localities, schools, universities, nonprofit organizations, businesses, other entities, and the people of the United States to observe National Save for Retirement Week.

Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 13, 2012.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalSep 13, 2012
R-WYMichael B. EnziOriginalSep 13, 2012

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 22, 2012Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR 9/21/2012 S6679)
  2. Sep 22, 2012Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR 9/21/2012 S6679)
  3. Sep 22, 2012Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6678-6679)
  4. Sep 22, 2012Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6678-6679)
  5. Sep 13, 2012Introduced in Senate

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Subjects

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

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 22, 2012Agreed to Senate
  2. Sep 13, 2012Introduced in Senate

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