A resolution honoring the lives and legacies of the "Radium Girls".
Latest action · Aug 9, 2021 Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6105-6106)
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.
- IntroducedJun 24, 2021
- Agreed to in SenateAug 9, 2021
Summary
This resolution honors the Radium Girls and recognizes their contribution to the development of workplace safety laws and standards. The Radium Girls were factory workers who contracted radiation poisoning from occupational exposure to radium.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 24, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
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 Jun 24, 2021Discharged Aug 10, 2021 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 9, 2021Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Aug 9, 2021Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6105-6106)
- Aug 9, 2021Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6105-6106)
- Jun 24, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Jun 24, 2021Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4782)
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 S6105Text printed S6105Amendments S6105, S6141 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY, Robert Menendez D-NJ (amendment) | Aug 9, 2021 |
| Senate | Text printed S4782 | — | Jun 24, 2021 |
Amendments 2
Amendments offered to this resolution.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 2724 | In the nature of a substitute. | Robert Menendez D-NJ | Amendment SA 2724 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
| SA 2725 | To amend the preamble. | Robert Menendez D-NJ | Amendment SA 2725 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 498 | Honoring the lives and legacies of the "Radium Girls". | Identical bill | Jun 24, 2021 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution honoring the lives and legacies of the "Radium Girls".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 9, 2021Agreed to Senate
- Jun 24, 2021Introduced in Senate
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