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A resolution welcoming the President of the Republic of Korea on her official visit to the United States and celebrating the United States-Republic of Korea relationship, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-sres-194
Sponsor: Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO]
Introduced: 2015-06-08 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Congressional tributes
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
South Korea

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-08
text: 
Welcomes Her Excellency Park Geun-hye, the President of the Republic of Korea, on her official U.S. visit.
 
 Reaffirms the importance of the alliance between the United States and the Republic of Korea, as enshrined in the Mutual Defense Treaty of 1953, and welcomes opportunities to strengthen security ties, including on space, cyber, and missile defense.
 
Encourages the U.S. government and the government of the Republic of Korea to enhance cooperation in the security, economic, scientific, health, and cultural spheres.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2015-06-08
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution designating the Ulysses S. Grant Association as the organization to implement the bicentennial celebration of the birth of Ulysses S. Grant, Civil War General and 2-term President of the United States.

Bill: 114-sres-195
Sponsor: Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO]
Introduced: 2015-06-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Sciences and History
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Higher education
Libraries and archives
Military history
Mississippi
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-09
text: 
Proclaims 2022 as the bicentennial year for the celebration of the birth of Ulysses S. Grant. 
 
Designates the Ulysses S. Grant Association, housed at the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library at Mississippi State University, as the designated institution for organizing and leading the celebration of the bicentennial. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-09
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3932)
action_date: 2015-06-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution designating July 10, 2015, as Collector Car Appreciation Day and recognizing that the collection and restoration of historic and classic cars is an important part of preserving the technological achievements and cultural heritage of the United States.

Bill: 114-sres-196
Sponsor: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Introduced: 2015-06-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Games and hobbies
Motor vehicles
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-09
text: 
Designates July 10, 2015, as Collector Car Appreciation Day. 
 
Recognizes that the collection and restoration of historic and classic cars is an important part of preserving the technological achievements and cultural heritage of the United States. 

action_date: 2015-06-09
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Designates July 10, 2015, as Collector Car Appreciation Day. 
 
Recognizes that the collection and restoration of historic and classic cars is an important part of preserving the technological achievements and cultural heritage of the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-09
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3974; text as passed Senate: CR S3932)
action_date: 2015-06-09
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 S3974; text as passed Senate: CR S3932)
action_date: 2015-06-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution recognizing the need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all people of the United States, particularly people with disabilities.

Bill: 114-sres-197
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2015-06-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Disability and health-based discrimination
Disability and paralysis
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-09
text: 
Recognizes the hardships that people with disabilities must overcome every day. 
 
Reaffirms support of the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
 
Recommends that the United States Postal Service and federal agencies install power-assisted doors at post offices and other federally funded facilities to ensure equal access for all people.
 
Pledges to continue to identify and remove the barriers that prevent equal access to federal government services.

action_date: 2015-06-09
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Recognizes the hardships that people with disabilities must overcome every day. 
 
Reaffirms support of the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
 
Recommends that the United States Postal Service and federal agencies install power-assisted doors at post offices and other federally funded facilities to ensure equal access for all people.
 
Pledges to continue to identify and remove the barriers that prevent equal access to federal government services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-09
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3974-3975; text as passed Senate: CR S3932-3933)
action_date: 2015-06-09
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 S3974-3975; text as passed Senate: CR S3932-3933)
action_date: 2015-06-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution commemorating the 150th anniversaries of the ratification of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, often referred to as the "Second Founding" of the United States.

Bill: 114-sres-198
Sponsor: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]
Introduced: 2015-06-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Due process and equal protection
Racial and ethnic relations
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-10
text: 
 Commemorates the 150th anniversaries of the ratification of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution.
 
Designates 2015 as the &quot;Sesquicentennial of Our Nation's Second Founding, New Birth of Freedom: Commemorating the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments.&quot;

action_date: 2015-06-10
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Commemorates the 150th anniversaries of the ratification of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution.
 
Designates 2015 as the "Sesquicentennial of Our Nation's Second Founding, New Birth of Freedom: Commemorating the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments."


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-10
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4061; text as passed Senate: CR S4033)
action_date: 2015-06-10
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 S4061; text as passed Senate: CR S4033)
action_date: 2015-06-10
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding establishing a National Strategic Agenda.

Bill: 114-sres-199
Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL]
Introduced: 2015-06-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Medicare
Policy sciences
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-11
text: 
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Senate should strive to create, debate, and adopt policy solutions to achieve a National Strategic Agenda with the goals of: creating 25 million new jobs over the next 10 years, balancing the federal budget by 2030, securing Medicare and Social Security for the next 75 years, and making the United States energy secure by 2024. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-17
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2015-06-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4109-4110)
action_date: 2015-06-11
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution wishing His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama a happy 80th birthday on July 6, 2015, and recognizing the outstanding contributions His Holiness has made to the promotion of nonviolence, human rights, interfaith dialogue, environmental awareness, and democracy.

Bill: 114-sres-200
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2015-06-11 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Ecology
Human rights
Protest and dissent
Religion
Tibet

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-11
text: 
Extends well-wishes to the Dalai Lama on his 80th birthday.
 
 Recognizes the Dalai Lama for a lifelong commitment and contribution to the promotion of nonviolence, human rights, religious tolerance, environmental awareness, and democracy.
 
 Recognizes the Dalai Lama for using moral authority to promote the concept of universal responsibility as a guiding tenet for how human beings should treat one another and the planet.

action_date: 2015-07-08
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Extends well-wishes to the Dalai Lama on his 80th birthday.
 
 Recognizes the Dalai Lama for a lifelong commitment and contribution to the promotion of nonviolence, human rights, religious tolerance, environmental awareness, and democracy.
 
 Recognizes the Dalai Lama for using moral authority to promote the concept of universal responsibility as a guiding tenet for how human beings should treat one another and the planet.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-07-08
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2015-07-08
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2015-07-08
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4894)
action_date: 2015-07-08
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4894)
action_date: 2015-06-11
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4110)
action_date: 2015-06-11
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution designating June 19, 2015, as "Juneteenth Independence Day" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which slavery legally came to an end in the United States.

Bill: 114-sres-201
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2015-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-15
text: 
Designates June 19, 2015, as Juneteenth Independence Day. 
 
Recognizes the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day and supports the continued nationwide celebration of such Day as an opportunity to learn more about the past and to better understand the experiences that have shaped the United States. 
 
Recognizes that the observance of the end of slavery is a part of the history and heritage of the United States.
action_date: 2015-06-15
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Designates June 19, 2015, as Juneteenth Independence Day. 
 
Recognizes the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day and supports the continued nationwide celebration of such Day as an opportunity to learn more about the past and to better understand the experiences that have shaped the United States. 
 
Recognizes that the observance of the end of slavery is a part of the history and heritage of the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-15
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4168; text as passed Senate: CR S4140)
action_date: 2015-06-15
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 S4168; text as passed Senate: CR S4140)
action_date: 2015-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution designating June 15, 2015, as "World Elder Abuse Awareness Day".

Bill: 114-sres-202
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2015-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Aging
Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Law enforcement officers
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-15
text: 
Designates June 15, 2015, as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. 

action_date: 2015-06-15
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Designates June 15, 2015, as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-15
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4168; text as passed Senate: CR S4140-4141)
action_date: 2015-06-15
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 S4168; text as passed Senate: CR S4140-4141)
action_date: 2015-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution designating June 20, 2015, as "American Eagle Day" and celebrating the recovery and restoration of the bald eagle, the national symbol of the United States.

Bill: 114-sres-203
Sponsor: Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN]
Introduced: 2015-06-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Birds
Currency
Elementary and secondary education
Endangered and threatened species
National symbols
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-17
text: 
Designates June 20, 2015, as American Eagle Day. Applauds the issuance of bald eagle commemorative coins by the Department of the Treasury as a way to generate funds for the protection of the bald eagle. Encourages entities with an interest in conserving endangered species to collaborate and develop educational tools for use in the public schools.

action_date: 2015-06-17
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Designates June 20, 2015, as American Eagle Day. Applauds the issuance of bald eagle commemorative coins by the Department of the Treasury as a way to generate funds for the protection of the bald eagle. Encourages entities with an interest in conserving endangered species to collaborate and develop educational tools for use in the public schools.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-17
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4254; text as passed Senate: CR S4252-4253)
action_date: 2015-06-17
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 S4254; text as passed Senate: CR S4252-4253)
action_date: 2015-06-17
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution congratulating the Chicago Blackhawks on winning the 2015 Stanley Cup.

Bill: 114-sres-205
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2015-06-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Athletes
Congressional tributes
Florida
Illinois
Professional sports

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-18
text: 
Congratulates the Chicago Blackhawks on winning the 2015 Stanley Cup.
 
Commends the fans, players, and management of the Tampa Bay Lightning for an outstanding series.

action_date: 2015-06-18
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Congratulates the Chicago Blackhawks on winning the 2015 Stanley Cup.
 
Commends the fans, players, and management of the Tampa Bay Lightning for an outstanding series.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-18
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4332; text as passed Senate: CR S4306)
action_date: 2015-06-18
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 S4332; text as passed Senate: CR S4306)
action_date: 2015-06-18
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution congratulating the Golden State Warriors for winning the 2015 National Basketball Association Championship.

Bill: 114-sres-206
Sponsor: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]
Introduced: 2015-06-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Athletes
California
Congressional tributes
Professional sports

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-18
text: 
Congratulates the Golden State Warriors for winning the 2015 National Basketball Association Championship.
 
 

action_date: 2015-06-18
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Congratulates the Golden State Warriors for winning the 2015 National Basketball Association Championship.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-18
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4332; text as passed Senate: CR S4306-4307)
action_date: 2015-06-18
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 S4332; text as passed Senate: CR S4306-4307)
action_date: 2015-06-18
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the requested release of convicted terrorist Juvenal Ovidio Ricardo Palmera Pineda, also known as "Simon Trinidad", from prison in the United States as a part of the Colombian peace process.

Bill: 114-sres-208
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2015-06-23 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Colombia
Congressional tributes
Crime victims
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Judicial procedure and administration
Latin America
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: 
Opposes the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP)'s requested release of Juvenal Ovidio Ricardo Palmera Pineda (Simon Trinidad), who was convicted by a U.S. jury of plotting to hold three U.S. nationals hostage after they were captured in Colombia and was sentenced to 60 years in prison.
 
 Extends sympathies to family members of the victims of FARC-EP atrocities.
 
Recognizes that this type of action would send a negative message to terrorist groups and undermines the U.S. judicial system.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4549)
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution designating the Ulysses S. Grant Association as the organization to implement the bicentennial celebration of the birth of Ulysses S. Grant, Civil War General and 2-term President of the United States.

Bill: 114-sres-209
Sponsor: Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO]
Introduced: 2015-06-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Sciences and History
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Higher education
Libraries and archives
Military history
Mississippi
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: 
Expresses support for the bicentennial celebration of the birth of Ulysses S. Grant. 
 
Designates the Ulysses S. Grant Association, housed at the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library at Mississippi State University, as the designated institution for organizing and leading the celebration of the bicentennial. 

action_date: 2015-06-23
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Expresses support for the bicentennial celebration of the birth of Ulysses S. Grant. 
 
Designates the Ulysses S. Grant Association, housed at the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library at Mississippi State University, as the designated institution for organizing and leading the celebration of the bicentennial. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4554; text as passed Senate: CR S4549-4550)
action_date: 2015-06-23
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 S4554; text as passed Senate: CR S4549-4550)
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution celebrating the 125th anniversary of the State of Wyoming.

Bill: 114-sres-210
Sponsor: Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY]
Introduced: 2015-06-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
State and local government operations
Wyoming

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: 
Commends and celebrates the 125th anniversary of Wyoming becoming a state.

action_date: 2015-06-23
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Commends and celebrates the 125th anniversary of Wyoming becoming a state.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4554; text as passed Senate: CR S4550)
action_date: 2015-06-23
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 S4554; text as passed Senate: CR S4550)
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: Introduced in Senate