A resolution designating September 2018 as National Democracy Month as a time to reflect on the contributions of the system of government of the United States to a more free and stable world.
Latest action · Sep 12, 2018 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
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.
- IntroducedMay 24, 2018
- Agreed to in SenateSep 12, 2018
Summary
Designates September 2018 as National Democracy Month.
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 24, 2018 to Sep 6, 2018; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | May 24, 2018 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jul 11, 2018 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Jul 16, 2018 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Jul 19, 2018 | |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Jul 19, 2018 | |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Jul 24, 2018 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Jul 24, 2018 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Jul 30, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Aug 15, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Aug 16, 2018 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Aug 16, 2018 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Aug 16, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Aug 16, 2018 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Aug 16, 2018 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Aug 16, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Aug 20, 2018 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Aug 22, 2018 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Aug 22, 2018 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Aug 27, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Aug 27, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Aug 27, 2018 | |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Aug 27, 2018 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Aug 28, 2018 | |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Sep 6, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 24, 2018Discharged Sep 12, 2018 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 12, 2018Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6155)
- Sep 12, 2018Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6155)
- Sep 12, 2018Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
- May 24, 2018Introduced in Senate
- May 24, 2018Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2938)
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 S6155 | Jeff Flake R-AZ | Sep 12, 2018 |
| Senate | Text printed S2938 | — | May 24, 2018 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution designating September 2018 as National Democracy Month as a time to reflect on the contributions of the system of government of the United States to a more free and stable world.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 12, 2018Agreed to Senate
- May 24, 2018Introduced in Senate
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