A resolution raising awareness and encouraging the prevention of stalking by designating January 2016, as "National Stalking Awareness Month".
Latest action · Feb 2, 2016 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S530; text as passed Senate: CR S488-489)
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.
- IntroducedFeb 2, 2016
- Agreed to in SenateFeb 2, 2016
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Designates January 2016 as National Stalking Awareness Month.
Applauds the efforts of service providers, police, prosecutors, national and community organizations, campuses, and private sector supporters 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 awareness of the crime of stalking through National Stalking Awareness Month.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 2, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | David Perdue | Original | Feb 2, 2016 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 2, 2016Introduced in Senate
- Feb 2, 2016Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S530; text as passed Senate: CR S488-489)
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 S530Text printed S488 | Lisa Murkowski R-AK | Feb 2, 2016 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 59 | A resolution raising awareness and encouraging prevention of stalking by designating January 2015 as "National Stalking Awareness Month". | Related bill | Jan 30, 2015 |
| HRES 61 | Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Stalking Awareness Month. | Related bill | Feb 19, 2015 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution raising awareness and encouraging the prevention of stalking by designating January 2016, as "National Stalking Awareness Month".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 2, 2016Agreed to Senate
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