A resolution designating the week of September 19 through September 26, 2015, as "National Estuaries Week".
Latest action · Sep 24, 2015 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6949; text as passed Senate: CR S6941-6942)
Progress
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- IntroducedSep 24, 2015
- Agreed to in SenateSep 24, 2015
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Designates the week of September 19-September 26, 2015, as National Estuaries Week.
Acknowledges the importance of estuaries to sustaining employment in the United States and the nation's economic well-being and prosperity.
Expresses the intent of the Senate to continue working to understand, protect, and restore U.S. estuaries.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 24, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Sep 24, 2015 |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Sep 24, 2015 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Sep 24, 2015 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Sep 24, 2015 |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Original | Sep 24, 2015 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Sep 24, 2015 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Sep 24, 2015 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Sep 24, 2015 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Sep 24, 2015 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Sep 24, 2015 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Sep 24, 2015 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Sep 24, 2015 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Sep 24, 2015 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Sep 24, 2015 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Sep 24, 2015 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Sep 24, 2015 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Sep 24, 2015 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Sep 24, 2015 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Sep 24, 2015 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Sep 24, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 24, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Sep 24, 2015Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6949; text as passed Senate: CR S6941-6942)
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 S6949Text printed S6941 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Sep 24, 2015 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 608 | A resolution designating the week of September 17 through September 24, 2016, as "National Estuaries Week". | Related bill | Nov 16, 2016 |
| HRES 845 | Supporting the designation of the week of September 17 through September 24, 2016, as National Estuaries Week. | Related bill | Sep 19, 2016 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution designating the week of September 19 through September 26, 2015, as "National Estuaries Week".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 24, 2015Agreed to Senate
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