A resolution designating the first week of April as "National Asbestos Awareness Week".
Latest action · Mar 27, 2026 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1690; text: CR S1675)
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, 2026
- Agreed to in SenateMar 27, 2026
Summary
This resolution designates the first week of April as National Asbestos Awareness Week.
It also urges the Office of the Surgeon General to warn and educate people about asbestos exposure, which may be hazardous to their health.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 27, 2026.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Original | Mar 27, 2026 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Mar 27, 2026 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Mar 27, 2026 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Mar 27, 2026 |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Original | Mar 27, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 27, 2026Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
- Mar 27, 2026Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1690; text: CR S1675)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 140 | A resolution designating the first week of April 2025 as "National Asbestos Awareness Week". | Related bill | Mar 26, 2025 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 27, 2026Agreed to Senate
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