A resolution designating May 18, 2007, as "Endangered Species Day", and encouraging the people of the United States to become educated about, and aware of, threats to species, success stories in species recovery, and the opportunity to promote species conservation worldwide.

Bill: 110-sres-125
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2007-03-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Animals
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Endangered species
Environmental Protection
Environmental education
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Restoration ecology
Special days
Wildlife conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2007-03-27
text: 
Designates May 18, 2007, as Endangered Species Day. 
 
Encourages: (1) educational entities to spend at least 30 minutes on such Day teaching students about threats to, and the restoration of, endangered species; and (2) organizations, businesses, private landowners, and agencies with an interest in conserving endangered species to collaborate on educational information for use in schools.

action_date: 2007-04-25
text: 

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

 
Designates May 18, 2007, as Endangered Species Day. 
 
Encourages: (1) educational entities to spend at least 30 minutes on such Day teaching students about threats to, and the restoration of, endangered species; and (2) organizations, businesses, private landowners, and agencies with an interest in conserving endangered species to collaborate on educational information for use in schools.

action_date: 2007-05-01
text: 

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

 
Designates May 18, 2007, as Endangered Species Day. 
 
Encourages: (1) educational entities to spend at least 30 minutes on such Day teaching students about threats to, and the restoration of, endangered species; and (2) organizations, businesses, private landowners, and agencies with an interest in conserving endangered species to collaborate on educational information for use in schools.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-01
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5436-5437; text as passed Senate: CR S5437)
action_date: 2007-05-01
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5436-5437; text as passed Senate: CR S5437)
action_date: 2007-04-25
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 122.
action_date: 2007-04-25
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
action_date: 2007-04-25
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
action_date: 2007-04-25
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2007-03-27
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3845)
action_date: 2007-03-27
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3845-3846)
action_date: 2007-03-27
text: Introduced in Senate