A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Safe Digging Month.
Latest action · Apr 24, 2013 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2979; text as passed Senate: CR S2965-2966)
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.
- IntroducedApr 24, 2013
- Agreed to in SenateApr 24, 2013
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Expresses support for the goals of National Safe Digging Month (April).
Encourages homeowners and excavators to call 811 (the toll-free, nationwide number to call to obtain information on the location of underground utility lines) before digging.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 24, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Original | Apr 24, 2013 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Apr 24, 2013 |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Original | Apr 24, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 24, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Apr 24, 2013Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2979; text as passed Senate: CR S2965-2966)
- Apr 24, 2013Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2979; text as passed Senate: CR S2965-2966)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 439 | A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Safe Digging Month. | Identical bill | May 6, 2014 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 24, 2013Agreed to Senate
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