A resolution expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging the people of the United States to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all children.
Latest action · Dec 5, 2012 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7638)
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.
- IntroducedNov 14, 2012
- Agreed to in SenateDec 5, 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 Adoption Day and National Adoption Month.
Recognizes that every child should have a permanent and loving family.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 14, 2012 to Dec 5, 2012; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Nov 14, 2012 |
| R-NE | Mike Johanns | Nov 15, 2012 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Nov 29, 2012 | |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Nov 29, 2012 | |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Nov 29, 2012 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Nov 29, 2012 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Nov 29, 2012 | |
| R-SD | John Thune | Nov 29, 2012 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Nov 29, 2012 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Nov 29, 2012 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Nov 29, 2012 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Nov 29, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Nov 29, 2012 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Nov 29, 2012 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Nov 29, 2012 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Nov 14, 2012Discharged Dec 6, 2012 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 5, 2012Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7638)
- Dec 5, 2012Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7638)
- Dec 5, 2012Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7638)
- Nov 14, 2012Introduced in Senate
- Nov 14, 2012Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6805-6806)
In the Congressional Record 3
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 S7638Text printed S7638 | Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD | Dec 5, 2012 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6847 | Mary L. Landrieu D-LA | Nov 15, 2012 |
| Senate | Text printed S6805 | — | Nov 14, 2012 |
Related bills 3
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 expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging the people of the United States to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all children.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 5, 2012Agreed to Senate
- Nov 14, 2012Introduced in Senate
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