A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the United States during Public Service Recognition Week.
Latest action · Apr 30, 2015 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2589; text as passed Senate: CR S2580-2581)
Progress
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- IntroducedApr 30, 2015
- Agreed to in SenateApr 30, 2015
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Expresses support for the designation of the week of May 3 through May 9, 2015, as Public Service Recognition Week.
Commends public servants, government employees, and members of the uniformed services for their public service and honors those who have given their lives in service.
Calls upon a new generation to consider a career in public service as an honorable profession.
Encourages efforts to promote public service careers at all levels of government.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 30, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| R-OK | James Lankford | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| R-NH | Kelly Ayotte | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| R-WI | Ron Johnson | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 30, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Apr 30, 2015Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2589; text as passed Senate: CR S2580-2581)
- Apr 30, 2015Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2589; text as passed Senate: CR S2580-2581)
Related bills 3
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Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
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- Apr 30, 2015Agreed to Senate
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