A resolution recognizing the 195th anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating democracy in Greece and the United States.
Latest action · May 12, 2016 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2794)
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.
- IntroducedMar 9, 2016
- Agreed to in SenateMay 12, 2016
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Congratulates the people of Greece as they celebrate the 195th anniversary of the independence of Greece.
Supports the principles of democratic governance to which the people of Greece are committed.
Notes Greece's important role in the wider European region and in the community of nations since gaining its independence 195 years ago.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 9, 2016 to Apr 5, 2016; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Mar 9, 2016 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Mar 9, 2016 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Mar 9, 2016 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Mar 9, 2016 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Mar 9, 2016 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Mar 9, 2016 |
| D-IN | Joe Donnelly | Original | Mar 9, 2016 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Mar 9, 2016 |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Original | Mar 9, 2016 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Mar 9, 2016 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Mar 9, 2016 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Mar 9, 2016 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Mar 9, 2016 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Mar 9, 2016 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Apr 4, 2016 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Apr 4, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Apr 4, 2016 | |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Apr 4, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Apr 5, 2016 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Apr 5, 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 Mar 9, 2016Markup Apr 28, 2016Reported Apr 28, 2016 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 12, 2016Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2794)
- Apr 28, 2016Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Apr 28, 2016Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
- Apr 28, 2016Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 449.
- Mar 9, 2016Introduced in Senate
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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 105 | A resolution recognizing the 194th anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating democracy in Greece and the United States. | Related bill | Mar 27, 2015 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution recognizing the 195th anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating democracy in Greece and the United States.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 12, 2016Agreed to Senate
- Apr 28, 2016Reported to Senate
- Mar 9, 2016Introduced in Senate
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