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A resolution designating the year of 2012 as the "International Year of Cooperatives".

Bill: 112-sres-87
Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD]
Introduced: 2011-03-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
General business and commerce matters

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: 
Designates 2012 as the International Year of Cooperatives.
 
Congratulates cooperatives and members of cooperatives in the United States and around the world on the recognition of the United Nations of 2012 as the International Year of Cooperatives.
 
Recognizes the vital role cooperatives play in the economic and social well-being of the United States.
 
Urges the establishment of a National Committee for the 2012 International Year of Cooperatives.
 
Recognizes the importance of raising the profile of cooperatives and demonstrating the manner by which they build local wealth, generate employment, and provide competition in the marketplace.
 
Encourages highlighting the positive impact of cooperatives and developing new programs for domestic and international cooperative development.

action_date: 2011-07-21
text: 

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

 
Designates 2012 as the International Year of Cooperatives.
 
Congratulates cooperatives and members of cooperatives in the United States and around the world on the recognition of the United Nations of 2012 as the International Year of Cooperatives.
 
Recognizes the vital role cooperatives play in the economic and social well-being of the United States.
 
Urges the establishment of a National Committee for the 2012 International Year of Cooperatives.
 
Recognizes the importance of raising the profile of cooperatives and demonstrating the manner by which they build local wealth, generate employment, and provide competition in the marketplace.
 
Encourages highlighting the positive impact of cooperatives and developing new programs for domestic and international cooperative development.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S4810)
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S4810)
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4810)
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4810)
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1236)
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1236-1237)
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that businesses of the United States should retain the option to organize as those businesses choose, including as flow-through entities, and not be forced to reorganize as C corporations.

Bill: 112-sres-88
Sponsor: Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2011-03-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Corporate finance and management
Income tax rates
Small business
Tax reform and tax simplification

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: 
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the federal government should preserve the organizational options available for businesses to operate as they choose, including as flow-through entities; (2) raising taxes on businesses that create jobs will be detrimental to the U.S. economic recovery; (3) generating increased tax revenue on the backs of U.S. small businesses will impede job creation; and (4) any legislative approach to comprehensive fundamental tax reform should include a debate on the individual rates at which most businesses in the United States should be taxed, rather than narrowly focusing on corporate tax rates or forcing small business owners into corporate status for tax purposes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1237)
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1237)
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution relating to the death of Frank W. Buckles, the longest surviving United States veteran of the First World War.

Bill: 112-sres-89
Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]
Introduced: 2011-03-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Military history
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: 
Recognizes the historic contributions of all U.S. veterans who served in the First World War.
 
States that the Senate stands adjourned on March 3, 2011, as a further mark of respect to the memory of Frank W. Buckles, the longest surviving U.S. veteran of such War.

action_date: 2011-03-03
text: 

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

 
Recognizes the historic contributions of all U.S. veterans who served in the First World War.
 
States that the Senate stands adjourned on March 3, 2011, as a further mark of respect to the memory of Frank W. Buckles, the longest surviving U.S. veteran of such War.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1240-1241; text as passed Senate: CR S1240-1241; text of measure as introduced: CR S1237)
action_date: 2011-03-03
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 S1240-1241; text as passed Senate: CR S1240-1241; text of measure as introduced: CR S1237)
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution supporting the goals of "International Women's Day" and recognizing this year's centennial anniversary of International Women's Day.

Bill: 112-sres-90
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2011-03-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Crimes against women
Economic performance and conditions
Human rights
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Violent crime
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: 
Supports the goals of International Women's Day and recognizes the significance of the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day.
 
Recognizes that the empowerment of women is inextricably linked to the potential of nations to generate economic growth and democracy.
 
Recognizes the women in the United States and around the world who have worked throughout history to ensure that women are guaranteed equality and basic human rights.
 
Reaffirms the Senate's commitment to ending discrimination and violence against women and girls, to ensuring the safety and welfare of women and girls, and to pursuing policies that guarantee the basic human rights of women and girls worldwide.

action_date: 2011-03-03
text: 

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

 
Supports the goals of International Women's Day and recognizes the significance of the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day.
 
Recognizes that the empowerment of women is inextricably linked to the potential of nations to generate economic growth and democracy.
 
Recognizes the women in the United States and around the world who have worked throughout history to ensure that women are guaranteed equality and basic human rights.
 
Reaffirms the Senate's commitment to ending discrimination and violence against women and girls, to ensuring the safety and welfare of women and girls, and to pursuing policies that guarantee the basic human rights of women and girls worldwide.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1241; text as passed Senate: CR S1241; text of measure as introduced: CR S1238)
action_date: 2011-03-03
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 S1241; text as passed Senate: CR S1241; text of measure as introduced: CR S1238)
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week.

Bill: 112-sres-91
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2011-03-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Health personnel
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical research
Neurological disorders

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: 
Expresses support for the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week. 

Reaffirms the U.S. commitment to creating a world free of multiple sclerosis by promoting: (1) awareness about people who are living with multiple sclerosis; and (2) new education programs, supporting research, and expanding access to medical treatment.

Recognizes people living with multiple sclerosis. Salutes the health care professionals and medical researchers who assist those living with multiple sclerosis and continue to work to find ways to stop the progression of the disease, restore nerve function, and end multiple sclerosis forever.

action_date: 2011-03-03
text: 

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

Expresses support for the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week. 

Reaffirms the U.S. commitment to creating a world free of multiple sclerosis by promoting: (1) awareness about people who are living with multiple sclerosis; and (2) new education programs, supporting research, and expanding access to medical treatment.

Recognizes people living with multiple sclerosis. Salutes the health care professionals and medical researchers who assist those living with multiple sclerosis and continue to work to find ways to stop the progression of the disease, restore nerve function, and end multiple sclerosis forever.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1241-1242; text as passed Senate: CR S1241-1242; text of measure as introduced: CR S1238)
action_date: 2011-03-03
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 S1241-1242; text as passed Senate: CR S1241-1242; text of measure as introduced: CR S1238)
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution to authorize the payment of legal expenses of Senate employees out of the contingent fund of the Senate.

Bill: 112-sres-92
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2011-03-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional officers and employees
Evidence and witnesses
Legal fees and court costs
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: 
Authorizes the Committee on Rules and Administration to pay out of the contingent fund of the Senate the legal expenses incurred by Jean Manning and Erica Watkins for the employment of private counsel to represent them with respect to official actions and responsibilities before the grand jury in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

action_date: 2011-03-03
text: 

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

 
Authorizes the Committee on Rules and Administration to pay out of the contingent fund of the Senate the legal expenses incurred by Jean Manning and Erica Watkins for the employment of private counsel to represent them with respect to official actions and responsibilities before the grand jury in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1242; text as passed Senate: CR S1242; text of measure as introduced: CR S1239)
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1242; text as passed Senate: CR S1242; text of measure as introduced: CR S1239)
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution establishing the Committee to Reduce Government Waste.

Bill: 112-sres-93
Sponsor: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]
Introduced: 2011-03-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional committees
Congressional operations and organization
Performance measurement
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-07
text: 
Establishes the Senate Committee to Reduce Government Waste to: (1) research, review, and study federal programs that are underperforming or nonessential; (2) determine which ones should be modified or eliminated; and (3) recommend to the Senate action designed to modify or eliminate them, including legislation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1330)
action_date: 2011-03-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1330-1331)
action_date: 2011-03-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution to express the sense of the Senate in support of reducing its budget by at least 5 percent.

Bill: 112-sres-94
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2011-03-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Appropriations
Congressional operations and organization
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-08
text: 
Expresses the sense of the Senate that it should lead by example and reduce its budget by at least 5%.

action_date: 2011-03-16
text: 

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

 
Expresses the sense of the Senate that it should lead by example and reduce its budget by at least 5%.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S1768)
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S1768)
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Senate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1768)
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Senate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1768)
action_date: 2011-03-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1412)
action_date: 2011-03-08
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution increasing awareness of and recognizing the life-saving role of ostomy care and prosthetics in the daily lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the United States.

Bill: 112-sres-95
Sponsor: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Introduced: 2011-03-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-08
text: 
Recognizes: (1) the lifesaving role of ostomy care and prosthetics in the daily lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the United States; and (2) that if a surgical procedure results in a patient needing a prosthetic that manages or restores intestinal or urinary system function, it is important for such patient to have access to the care that will best meet the patient's needs.

Encourages innovation of, and access to, medical devices that restore or improve intestinal or urinary system function of people with an ostomy. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1412)
action_date: 2011-03-08
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution congratulating the Army Dental Corps on its 100th anniversary.

Bill: 112-sres-96
Sponsor: Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX]
Introduced: 2011-03-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Dental care
Health personnel
Military medicine

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: 
Congratulates the Army Dental Corps on its 100th anniversary. 
 
Commends the Corps for its work to improve the dental readiness of the Army and the oral health of soldiers and their families.
 
Recognizes the thousands of dentists who have served in the Corps over the last 100 years.

action_date: 2011-03-15
text: 

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

Congratulates the Army Dental Corps on its 100th anniversary. 

Commends the Corps for its work to improve the dental readiness of the Army and the oral health of soldiers and their families.

Recognizes the thousands of dentists who have served in the Corps over the last 100 years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S1707)
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S1707)
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1707)
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1707)
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1511)
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution affirming the importance of exercise and physical activity as key components of a healthy lifestyle, including in combating obesity, reducing chronic disease, and lowering health care costs.

Bill: 112-sres-97
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2011-03-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health promotion and preventive care
Physical fitness and lifestyle

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: 
Affirms the importance of exercise and physical activity as key components of a healthy lifestyle.

Encourages the development of incentives to promote exercise and a more physically active and healthy United States.

action_date: 2011-03-09
text: 

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

Affirms the importance of exercise and physical activity as key components of a healthy lifestyle, including combating obesity, reducing chronic disease, and lowering health care costs.

Encourages the development of incentives to promote exercise and a more physically active and healthy United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1512-1513; text as passed Senate: CR S1512-1513; text of measure as introduced: CR S1511)
action_date: 2011-03-09
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 S1512-1513; text as passed Senate: CR S1512-1513; text of measure as introduced: CR S1511)
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the school breakfast program.

Bill: 112-sres-98
Sponsor: Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI]
Introduced: 2011-03-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Child health
Commemorative events and holidays
Education of the disadvantaged
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Nutrition and diet
Physical fitness and lifestyle
Poverty and welfare assistance
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-10
text: 
Recognizes the importance of the school breakfast program and its overall positive effect on the lives of low-income children and families, as well as its effect on helping to improve a child's overall classroom performance.
 
Expresses the support of the House of Representatives for states that have successfully implemented school breakfast programs in order to improve the test scores and grades of their participating students.
 
Encourages states to: (1) strengthen their school breakfast programs by improving student access, (2) promote improvements in the nutritional quality of breakfasts served, and (3) inform students and parents of healthy nutritional and lifestyle choices.
 
Recognizes: (1) that the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 provides low-income children with greater access to nutritious breakfasts; (2) the role nonprofit and community organizations play in increasing awareness of, and access to, breakfast programs for low-income children; and (3) that National School Breakfast Week helps draw attention to the need for, and success of, the school breakfast program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1566)
action_date: 2011-03-10
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the primary safeguard for the well-being and protection of children is the family, and that the primary safeguards for the legal rights of children in the United States are the Constitutions of the United States and the several States, and that, because the use of international treaties to govern policy in the United States on families and children is contrary to principles of self-government and federalism, and that, because the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child undermines traditional principles of law in the United States regarding parents and children, the President should not transmit the Convention to the Senate for its advice and consent.

Bill: 112-sres-99
Sponsor: Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC]
Introduced: 2011-03-10 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Family relationships
Human rights
International law and treaties
Senate
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-10
text: 
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is incompatible with the Constitution, the laws, and the traditions of the United States; (2) the Convention would undermine presumptions of freedom and independence for U.S. families; (3) the Convention would interfere with U.S. principles of sovereignty, independence, and self-government that preclude the necessity or propriety of adopting international law to govern domestic matters; and (4) the President should not transmit the Convention to the Senate for its advice and consent.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1566-1567)
action_date: 2011-03-10
text: Introduced in Senate