SRES 254 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

A resolution commemorating June 20, 2019, as "World Refugee Day".

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 20, 2019 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S4176-4177)

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.

  1. IntroducedJun 20, 2019
  2. Agreed to in SenateNot reached

Summary

This resolution reaffirms the goals of World Refugee Day and the bipartisan U.S. commitment to promote the safety, health, well-being, and education of refugees.

Cosponsors 26

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 20, 2019.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalJun 20, 2019
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalJun 20, 2019
D-NYCharles E. SchumerOriginalJun 20, 2019
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalJun 20, 2019
D-DEChristopher A. CoonsOriginalJun 20, 2019
D-CTChristopher MurphyOriginalJun 20, 2019
D-NJCory A. BookerOriginalJun 20, 2019
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalJun 20, 2019
D-RIJack ReedOriginalJun 20, 2019
D-NHJeanne ShaheenOriginalJun 20, 2019
D-ORJeff MerkleyOriginalJun 20, 2019
D-CAKamala D. HarrisOriginalJun 20, 2019
D-NYKirsten E. GillibrandOriginalJun 20, 2019
D-WAMaria CantwellOriginalJun 20, 2019
D-HIMazie K. HironoOriginalJun 20, 2019

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 20, 2019Introduced in Senate
  2. Jun 20, 2019Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S4176-4177)

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
SRES 674A resolution commemorating June 20, 2020, as World Refugee Day.Related billAug 6, 2020

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 20, 2019Introduced in Senate

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