A resolution raising awareness of modern slavery.
Latest action · May 23, 2016 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3060-3061)
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 25, 2016
- Agreed to in SenateMay 23, 2016
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Commends each individual that supports the END IT movement on February 25, 2016.
Notes the dedication of individuals, organizations, and governments to end modern slavery.
Calls for international action to bring an end to modern slavery.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 25, 2016 to May 23, 2016; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Feb 25, 2016 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Mar 16, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | May 23, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Feb 25, 2016Markup Mar 10, 2016Reported Mar 16, 2016 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 23, 2016Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3060-3061)
- Mar 16, 2016Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
- Mar 16, 2016Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 398.
- Mar 10, 2016Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Feb 25, 2016Introduced in Senate
- Feb 25, 2016Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1060)
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 S3060 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | May 23, 2016 |
| Senate | Text printed S1060 | — | Feb 25, 2016 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution raising awareness of modern slavery.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 23, 2016Agreed to Senate
- Mar 16, 2016Reported to Senate
- Feb 25, 2016Introduced in Senate
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