A resolution designating the first week of April 2018 as "National Asbestos Awareness Week".
Latest action · Mar 22, 2018 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1978; text: CR S1955)
Progress
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- IntroducedMar 22, 2018
- Agreed to in SenateMar 22, 2018
Summary
Designates the first week of April 2018 as National Asbestos Awareness Week. Urges the Surgeon General to warn and educate people about asbestos exposure, which may be hazardous to their health.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 22, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Mar 22, 2018 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Mar 22, 2018 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Mar 22, 2018 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Mar 22, 2018 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Mar 22, 2018 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Mar 22, 2018 |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Original | Mar 22, 2018 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | Mar 22, 2018 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Mar 22, 2018 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Mar 22, 2018 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Mar 22, 2018 |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Original | Mar 22, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 22, 2018Introduced in Senate
- Mar 22, 2018Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1978; text: CR S1955)
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 S1978Text printed S1955 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Mar 22, 2018 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 98 | A resolution designating the first week of April 2017 as "National Asbestos Awareness Week". | Related bill | Mar 29, 2017 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution designating the first week of April 2018 as "National Asbestos Awareness Week".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 22, 2018Agreed to Senate
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