A resolution raising awareness and encouraging prevention of stalking by designating January 2013 as "National Stalking Awareness Month".
Latest action · Jan 29, 2013 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 24, 2013
- Agreed to in SenateJan 29, 2013
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Designates January 2013 as National Stalking Awareness Month.
Applauds the efforts of the many stalking victim service providers, police, prosecutors, national and community organizations, campuses, and private sector supporters for their efforts to promote awareness of stalking.
Encourages increased awareness of stalking and the availability of services for stalking victims.
Urges national and community organizations, private businesses, and the media to promote, through National Stalking Awareness Month, awareness of the crime of stalking.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 24, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | Jan 24, 2013 |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Original | Jan 24, 2013 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Jan 24, 2013 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 24, 2013Discharged Jan 29, 2013 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 29, 2013Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S368)
- Jan 29, 2013Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S368)
- Jan 29, 2013Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
- Jan 24, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Jan 24, 2013Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S292-293)
In the Congressional Record 2
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 S368 | Sherrod Brown D-OH | Jan 29, 2013 |
| Senate | Text printed S292 | — | Jan 24, 2013 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution raising awareness and encouraging prevention of stalking by designating January 2013 as "National Stalking Awareness Month".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 29, 2013Agreed to Senate
- Jan 24, 2013Introduced in Senate
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