A resolution designating the first week of April 2017 as "National Asbestos Awareness Week".
Latest action · Mar 29, 2017 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
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 27, 2017
- Agreed to in SenateMar 29, 2017
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Designates the first week of April 2017 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 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 27, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Mar 27, 2017 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Mar 27, 2017 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Mar 27, 2017 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Mar 27, 2017 |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Original | Mar 27, 2017 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Mar 27, 2017 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Mar 27, 2017 |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Original | Mar 27, 2017 |
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 Mar 27, 2017Discharged Mar 29, 2017 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 29, 2017Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2115)
- Mar 29, 2017Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2115)
- Mar 29, 2017Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
- Mar 27, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Mar 27, 2017Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2000)
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 S2115 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Mar 29, 2017 |
| Senate | Text printed S2000 | — | Mar 27, 2017 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 449 | A resolution designating the first week of April 2018 as "National Asbestos Awareness Week". | Related bill | Mar 22, 2018 |
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 2017 as "National Asbestos Awareness Week".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 29, 2017Agreed to Senate
- Mar 27, 2017Introduced in Senate
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