A resolution congratulating the students, parents, teachers, and administrators of charter schools across the United States for making ongoing contributions to education, and supporting the ideals and goals of the 16th annual National Charter Schools Week, to be held May 3 through May 9, 2015.
Latest action · May 6, 2015 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2697; text as passed Senate: CR S2692-2693)
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- IntroducedMay 6, 2015
- Agreed to in SenateMay 6, 2015
Summary
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Congratulates the students, families, teachers, administrators, and staff of public charter schools across the United States for making ongoing contributions to public education, for making impressive strides in closing the academic achievement gap in U.S. schools, and for improving and strengthening the public school system.
Expresses support for the ideals and goals of the 16th annual National Charter Schools Week (May 3-May 9, 2015).
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 6, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Original | May 6, 2015 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | May 6, 2015 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | May 6, 2015 |
| R-GA | David Perdue | Original | May 6, 2015 |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Original | May 6, 2015 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | May 6, 2015 |
| R-OK | James Lankford | Original | May 6, 2015 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | May 6, 2015 |
| R-AZ | John McCain | Original | May 6, 2015 |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Original | May 6, 2015 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | May 6, 2015 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | May 6, 2015 |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Original | May 6, 2015 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | May 6, 2015 |
| R-KY | Mitch McConnell | Original | May 6, 2015 |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Original | May 6, 2015 |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Original | May 6, 2015 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | May 6, 2015 |
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | Original | May 6, 2015 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | May 6, 2015 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | May 6, 2015 |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Original | May 6, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 6, 2015Introduced in Senate
- May 6, 2015Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2697; text as passed Senate: CR S2692-2693)
In the Congressional Record 1
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 S2697Text printed S2692 | James M. Inhofe R-OK | May 6, 2015 |
Related bills 1
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 congratulating the students, parents, teachers, and administrators of charter schools across the United States for making ongoing contributions to education, and supporting the ideals and goals of the 16th annual National Charter Schools Week, to be held May 3 through May 9, 2015.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 6, 2015Agreed to Senate
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