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A resolution designating April 20 through 26, 2008, as "National Community Health Aide, Community Health Practitioner, and Dental Health Aide Week".

Bill: 110-sres-526
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2008-04-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Alaska
Community health services
Dental care
Health
Housing and Community Development
Paramedical personnel
Rural health
Special weeks

Summary:
action_date: 2008-04-22
text: 
Designates April 20-April 26, 2008, as National Community Health Aide, Community Health Practitioner, and Dental Health Aide Week.

action_date: 2008-04-22
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Designates April 20-April 26, 2008, as National Community Health Aide, Community Health Practitioner, and Dental Health Aide Week.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-22
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3267-3268; text as passed Senate: CR S3267-3268; text of measure as introduced: CR S3262)
action_date: 2008-04-22
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3267-3268; text as passed Senate: CR S3267-3268; text of measure as introduced: CR S3262)
action_date: 2008-04-22
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution designating April 23, 2008, as "National Adopt a Library Day".

Bill: 110-sres-527
Sponsor: Sen. Webb, Jim [D-VA]
Introduced: 2008-04-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Arts, Culture, Religion
Books
Charitable contributions
Congressional tributes
Education
Educational facilities
Elementary and secondary education
Libraries
Nonprofit organizations
Social Welfare
Special days

Summary:
action_date: 2008-04-22
text: 
Designates April 23, 2008, as National Adopt A Library Day.

Honors organizations that help facilitate donations to schools and libraries.

Urges all people in the United States who own unused books to donate them to local libraries. 

action_date: 2008-04-22
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) 

Designates April 23, 2008, as National Adopt A Library Day.

Honors organizations that help facilitate donations to schools and libraries.

Urges all people in the United States who own unused books to donate them to local libraries. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-22
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3268; text as passed Senate: CR S3268; text of measure as introduced: CR S3262)
action_date: 2008-04-22
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3268; text as passed Senate: CR S3268; text of measure as introduced: CR S3262)
action_date: 2008-04-22
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution designating April 25, 2008, as "Global Youth Service Day".

Bill: 110-sres-528
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2008-04-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Decision making
Education
Families
Service learning
Social Welfare
Special days
Volunteer workers
Youth

Summary:
action_date: 2008-04-22
text: 
Recognizes and commends the significant contributions of the youth of the United States and encourages the cultivation of a civic bond among young people dedicated to serving their neighbors, their communities, and the nation.

Designates April 25, 2008, as Global Youth Service Day.

action_date: 2008-04-22
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Recognizes and commends the significant contributions of the youth of the United States and encourages the cultivation of a civic bond among young people dedicated to serving their neighbors, their communities, and the nation.

Designates April 25, 2008, as Global Youth Service Day.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-22
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3268-3269; text as passed Senate: CR S3269; text of measure as introduced: CR S3263)
action_date: 2008-04-22
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3268-3269; text as passed Senate: CR S3269; text of measure as introduced: CR S3263)
action_date: 2008-04-22
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Greater Philadelphia Association of Realtors.

Bill: 110-sres-529
Sponsor: Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA]
Introduced: 2008-04-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Anniversaries
Commerce
Congressional tributes
Housing and Community Development
Pennsylvania
Real estate agents
Trade associations

Summary:
action_date: 2008-04-23
text: 
Commemorates the 100th Anniversary of the founding of the Greater Philadelphia Association of Realtors.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-23
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3309)
action_date: 2008-04-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3309)
action_date: 2008-04-23
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution designating the week beginning October 5, 2008, as "National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Week".

Bill: 110-sres-530
Sponsor: Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND]
Introduced: 2008-04-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Cardiovascular diseases
Emergency Management
Emergency medicine
Health
Health education
Preventive medicine
Special weeks

Summary:
action_date: 2008-04-24
text: 
Designates the week beginning October 5, 2008, as National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Week.

 Expresses support for efforts to educate people about sudden cardiac arrest and to raise awareness about the risk of sudden cardiac arrest, identifying warning signs, and the need to seek medical attention in a timely manner.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-24
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3408)
action_date: 2008-04-24
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of a National Child Care Worthy Wage Day.

Bill: 110-sres-531
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2008-04-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Day care
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Families
Preschool education
Special days
Teacher salaries

Summary:
action_date: 2008-04-24
text: 
Designates May 1, 2008, as National Child Care Worthy Wage Day. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-24
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3408)
action_date: 2008-04-24
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution recommending that the Langston Golf Course, located in northeast Washington, DC, and owned by the National Park Service, be recognized for its important legacy and contributions to African-American golf history, and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-sres-532
Sponsor: Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI]
Introduced: 2008-04-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Black history
District of Columbia
Economics and Public Finance
Golf
History
Minorities
National parks
Sports and Recreation
Sports facilities

Summary:
action_date: 2008-04-24
text: 
Commends Langston Golf Course in Washington, D.C., its general management, and the Royal Golf and Wake Robin Golf Clubs for their historical and ongoing contributions to the local community and the nation.

Calls for the Director of the National Park Service and the Secretary of the Interior to give appropriate consideration to such park's future budget needs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3408-3409)
action_date: 2008-04-24
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution designating the month of May 2008 as "National Drug Court Month".

Bill: 110-sres-534
Sponsor: Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2008-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Commemorations
Drug abuse
Drug abuse treatment
Drug courts
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to law enforcement
Prison alternatives
Special months

Summary:
action_date: 2008-04-28
text: 
Designates May 2008 as National Drug Court Month. 

Encourages leaders to increase the use of drug courts by instituting sustainable drug courts and other treatment-based alternatives to prison in all U.S. counties.

 Expresses support for the goal of robustly funding the Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program and other treatment-based alternatives to prison.

action_date: 2008-05-01
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Designates May 2008 as National Drug Court Month. 

Encourages leaders to increase the use of drug courts by instituting sustainable drug courts and other treatment-based alternatives to prison in all U.S. counties.

 Expresses support for the goal of robustly funding the Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program and other treatment-based alternatives to prison.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-05-01
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text of measure as passed Senate: CR S3728-3729)
action_date: 2008-05-01
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text of measure as passed Senate: CR S3728-3729)
action_date: 2008-05-01
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3728-3729)
action_date: 2008-05-01
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3728-3729)
action_date: 2008-04-28
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduce: CR S3446)
action_date: 2008-04-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3446)
action_date: 2008-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution recognizing April 28, 2008, as "National Healthy Schools Day".

Bill: 110-sres-535
Sponsor: Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY]
Introduced: 2008-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Child health
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Environmental Protection
Families
Health
Indoor air pollution
School buildings
Special days

Summary:
action_date: 2008-04-28
text: 
Recognizes April 28, 2008, as National Healthy Schools Day.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-28
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3446)
action_date: 2008-04-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3446-3447)
action_date: 2008-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution recognizing the 15th anniversary of the founding of Seeds of Peace, an organization promoting understanding, reconciliation, acceptance, coexistence, and peace in the Middle East, South Asia, and other regions of conflict.

Bill: 110-sres-536
Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2008-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Anniversaries
Arab-Israeli conflict
Congressional tributes
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Families
Middle East and North Africa
Nonprofit organizations
Peace
Social Welfare
Youth

Summary:
action_date: 2008-04-28
text: 
Recognizes the 15th anniversary of the founding of Seeds of Peace, and honors its accomplishments in promoting understanding and peace among youth from the Middle East and other regions of conflict around the world.
 
 Recognizes Seeds of Peace as a model of hope for living together in peace and security. 

action_date: 2008-04-28
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Recognizes the 15th anniversary of the founding of Seeds of Peace, and honors its accomplishments in promoting understanding and peace among youth from the Middle East and other regions of conflict around the world.
 
 Recognizes Seeds of Peace as a model of hope for living together in peace and security. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-28
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3452-3453; text as passed Senate: CR S3453; text of measure as introduced: CR S3447)
action_date: 2008-04-28
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3452-3453; text as passed Senate: CR S3453; text of measure as introduced: CR S3447)
action_date: 2008-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution commemorating and acknowledging the dedication and sacrifice made by the men and women who have lost their lives while serving as law enforcement officers.

Bill: 110-sres-537
Sponsor: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]
Introduced: 2008-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Crime and Law Enforcement
Disabled
Federal law enforcement officers
Government Operations and Politics
Law enforcement officers
Police
Special days

Summary:
action_date: 2008-04-28
text: 
Recognizes May 15, 2008, as Peace Officers Memorial Day in honor of the federal, state, and local law enforcement officers that have been killed or disabled in the line of duty.

action_date: 2008-05-08
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Recognizes May 15, 2008, as Peace Officers Memorial Day in honor of the federal, state, and local law enforcement officers that have been killed or disabled in the line of duty.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-05-08
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3984-3985; text as passed Senate: CR S3985)
action_date: 2008-05-08
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3984-3985; text as passed Senate: CR S3985)
action_date: 2008-05-08
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 729.
action_date: 2008-05-08
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
action_date: 2008-05-08
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
action_date: 2008-05-08
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2008-04-28
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3447)
action_date: 2008-04-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3447-3448)
action_date: 2008-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution designating April 30, 2008, as "Dia de los Ninos: Celebrating Young Americans", and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-sres-538
Sponsor: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]
Introduced: 2008-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Families
Government Operations and Politics
Minorities
Minority children
Pluralism (Social sciences)
Special days

Summary:
action_date: 2008-04-28
text: 
Designates April 30, 2008, as Dia de los Ninos: Celebrating Young Americans.

action_date: 2008-04-28
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Designates April 30, 2008, as Dia de los Ninos: Celebrating Young Americans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-28
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3453-3454; text of measure as passed Senate: CR S3453-3454; text of measure as introduced: CR S3448)
action_date: 2008-04-28
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3453-3454; text of measure as passed Senate: CR S3453-3454; text of measure as introduced: CR S3448)
action_date: 2008-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution to authorize testimony and legal representation in State of Maine v. Douglas Rawlings, Jonathan Kreps, James Freeman, Henry Braun, Robert Shetterly, and Dudley Hendrick.

Bill: 110-sres-539
Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]
Introduced: 2008-04-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Congressional employees
Congressional legal counsel
Congressional privileges and immunities
Evidence (Law)
Government Operations and Politics
Law
Members of Congress
Senate
Witnesses

Summary:
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: 
Authorizes: (1) Carol Woodcock to testify in the cases of
 State of Maine v. Douglas Rawlings, Jonathan Kreps, James Freeman, Henry Braun, Robert Shetterly, and Dudley Hendrick
, except concerning matters for which a privilege should be asserted; and (2) the Senate Legal Counsel to represent Carol Woodcock, and any other employee of the Senator from whom evidence may be sought in such cases.

action_date: 2008-04-29
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Authorizes: (1) Carol Woodcock to testify in the cases of
 State of Maine v. Douglas Rawlings, Jonathan Kreps, James Freeman, Henry Braun, Robert Shetterly, and Dudley Hendrick
, except concerning matters for which a privilege should be asserted; and (2) the Senate Legal Counsel to represent Carol Woodcock, and any other employee of the Senator from whom evidence may be sought in such cases.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3461-5362; text as passed Senate: CR S3462; text of measure as introduced: CR S3514)
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3461-5362; text as passed Senate: CR S3462; text of measure as introduced: CR S3514)
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution recognizing the historical significance of the sloop-of-war USS Constellation as a reminder of the participation of the United States in the transatlantic slave trade and of the efforts of the United States to end the slave trade.

Bill: 110-sres-540
Sponsor: Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2008-04-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Anniversaries
Arts, Culture, Religion
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Historic sites
History
Maryland
Museums
Sailing ships
Slavery
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: 
Expresses support for the USS Constellation, a 153-year-old warship berthed in Baltimore, Maryland, as an appropriate site for the nation to commemorate, in 2008, the bicentennial of the abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

action_date: 2008-09-23
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

 
Recognizes the historical and educational significance of the USS Constellation, a 153-year-old warship berthed in Baltimore, Maryland, as a reminder of both the U.S. participation in the slave trade and U.S. government efforts to suppress the inhumane practice.
 
 Applauds the historic vessel's preservation and the efforts of the USS Constellation Museum to engage people from all over the world with this vital part of history.
 
Supports the Constellation as an appropriate site to commemorate, in 2008, the bicentennial of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-09-23
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9344-9345; text as passed Senate: CR S9344-9345)
action_date: 2008-09-23
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9344-9345; text as passed Senate: CR S9344-9345)
action_date: 2008-09-18
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1030.
action_date: 2008-09-18
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
action_date: 2008-09-18
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
action_date: 2008-09-18
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3514-3515)
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution designating April 2008 as "National STD Awareness Month".

Bill: 110-sres-542
Sponsor: Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY]
Introduced: 2008-04-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Health
Health education
Medical screening
Preventive medicine
Sexually transmitted diseases
Special months

Summary:
action_date: 2008-04-30
text: 
Designates April 2008 as National STD Awareness Month. Recognizes the human toll of the STD (sexually transmitted disease) epidemic. Makes the prevention and cure of STDs a higher public health priority. Calls on all people in the United States to learn what screenings are recommended for them and their families and to seek appropriate care.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-30
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3599-3600)
action_date: 2008-04-30
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution designating the week beginning May 11, 2008, as "National Nursing Home Week".

Bill: 110-sres-543
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2008-04-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Caregivers
Congressional tributes
Families
Health
Long-term care
Medical personnel
Nursing homes
Social Welfare
Special weeks
Volunteer workers

Summary:
action_date: 2008-04-30
text: 
Designates the week beginning May 11, 2008, as National Nursing Home Week. 

Recognizes that a majority of people in the United States will require long-term care services at some point.

Honors nursing home residents and the people who care for them each day.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-30
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2008-04-30
text: Introduced in Senate