SRES 701 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

A resolution designating November 15, 2018, as "National GIS Day".

Introduced Nov 15, 2018 Originated Senate Sponsor Orrin G. Hatch R-UT

Fact sheet

Latest action · Nov 15, 2018 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7062-7063; text: CR S7059-7060)

Progress

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  1. IntroducedNov 15, 2018
  2. Agreed to in SenateNov 15, 2018

Summary

Designates November 15, 2018, as National GIS Day. Encourages the continued use of geographic information system (GIS) technology to learn, address societal challenges, and drive economic growth.

Cosponsors 10

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 15, 2018.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalNov 15, 2018
R-OKJames M. InhofeOriginalNov 15, 2018
R-ARJohn BoozmanOriginalNov 15, 2018
D-NHMargaret Wood HassanOriginalNov 15, 2018
D-VAMark R. WarnerOriginalNov 15, 2018
D-CTRichard BlumenthalOriginalNov 15, 2018
D-ORRon WydenOriginalNov 15, 2018
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoOriginalNov 15, 2018
R-MTSteve DainesOriginalNov 15, 2018
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalNov 15, 2018

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 15, 2018Introduced in Senate
  2. Nov 15, 2018Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7062-7063; text: CR S7059-7060)
  3. Nov 15, 2018Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7062-7063; text: CR S7059-7060)

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.

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  1. Nov 15, 2018Agreed to Senate

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