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A resolution supporting the mission and goals of National Crime Victims' Rights Week in 2017, which include increasing public awareness of the rights, needs, and concerns of, and services available to assist, victims and survivors of crime in the United States.

Bill: 115-sres-131
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2017-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Crime victims

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-07
text: 
Expresses support for the mission and goals of National Crime Victims' Rights Week, which include increasing awareness of: (1) the impact of crime on victims, survivors, and their families; and (2) the challenges to achieving justice and the many solutions available to meet those challenges. 
 
Recognizes that crime victims, survivors, and their families should be treated with dignity, fairness, and respect. 

action_date: 2017-04-25
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Expresses support for the mission and goals of National Crime Victims' Rights Week, which include increasing awareness of: (1) the impact of crime on victims, survivors, and their families; and (2) the challenges to achieving justice and the many solutions available to meet those challenges. 
 
Recognizes that crime victims, survivors, and their families should be treated with dignity, fairness, and respect. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2535-2536)
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2535-2536)
action_date: 2017-04-07
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2460-2461)
action_date: 2017-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution congratulating the Ashland University women's basketball team for winning the 2017 National Collegiate Athletic Association division II championship.

Bill: 115-sres-132
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2017-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Athletes
Congressional tributes
Higher education
Ohio
School athletics

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-07
text: 
Congratulates the Ashland University women's basketball team on winning the 2017 National Collegiate Athletic Association division II championship.

action_date: 2017-04-27
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Congratulates the Ashland University women's basketball team on winning the 2017 National Collegiate Athletic Association division II championship.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-27
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2017-04-27
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2017-04-27
text: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2631)
action_date: 2017-04-27
text: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2631)
action_date: 2017-04-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2461)
action_date: 2017-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution congratulating the University of North Carolina Tar Heels basketball team for winning the 2016-2017 National Collegiate Athletic Association men's basketball national championship.

Bill: 115-sres-133
Sponsor: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Introduced: 2017-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Athletes
Congressional tributes
Higher education
North Carolina
School athletics

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-07
text: 
Congratulates the University of North Carolina for winning the 2016-2017 National Collegiate Athletic Association men's basketball national championship.

action_date: 2017-04-25
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Congratulates the University of North Carolina for winning the 2016-2017 National Collegiate Athletic Association men's basketball national championship.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2535-2536)
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2535-2536)
action_date: 2017-04-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2461-2462)
action_date: 2017-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution congratulating the University of South Carolina women's basketball team for winning the 2017 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women's Basketball Tournament Championship.

Bill: 115-sres-134
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]
Introduced: 2017-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Athletes
Congressional tributes
Higher education
School athletics
South Carolina

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-07
text: 
 Congratulates the University of South Carolina women's basketball team for winning the 2017 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women's Basketball Tournament Championship.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2462)
action_date: 2017-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 1, 2017, as "Silver Star Service Banner Day".

Bill: 115-sres-135
Sponsor: Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO]
Introduced: 2017-04-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-24
text: 
 Expresses support for the designation of May 1, 2017, as Silver Star Service Banner Day.

action_date: 2017-05-01
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
 Expresses support for the designation of May 1, 2017, as Silver Star Service Banner Day.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-01
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2017-05-01
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2017-05-01
text: Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2653)
action_date: 2017-05-01
text: Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2653)
action_date: 2017-04-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2495)
action_date: 2017-04-24
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the 102nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

Bill: 115-sres-136
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2017-04-24 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Armenia
Commemorative events and holidays
Europe
Human rights
Turkey
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-24
text: 
Expresses the sense of the Senate: (1) in remembrance of the 102nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide on April 24, 2017; (2) that the President should work toward an Armenian-Turkish relationship that includes Turkey's full acknowledgment of the facts about the Armenian Genocide; and (3) that the President should ensure that U.S. foreign policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity concerning issues related to human rights, crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in the U.S. record relating to the Armenian Genocide.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2495-2496)
action_date: 2017-04-24
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Safe Digging Month.

Bill: 115-sres-137
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2017-04-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Commemorative events and holidays
Electric power generation and transmission
Emergency communications systems
Pipelines
Public utilities and utility rates
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-24
text: 
Expresses support for the goals of National Safe Digging Month. 
 
Encourages homeowners and excavators to call 811 before digging.

action_date: 2017-05-02
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Expresses support for the goals of National Safe Digging Month. 
 
Encourages homeowners and excavators to call 811 before digging.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-02
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2684)
action_date: 2017-05-02
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2684)
action_date: 2017-05-02
text: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2684)
action_date: 2017-05-02
text: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2684)
action_date: 2017-04-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2496)
action_date: 2017-04-24
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution honoring National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day on April 9, 2017, and commemorating the 75th anniversary of the fall of Bataan.

Bill: 115-sres-138
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2017-04-25 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Commemorative events and holidays
Conflicts and wars
Detention of persons
Japan
Military history
Military personnel and dependents
Philippines

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: 
Honors National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day on April 9, 2017.
 
Commemorates the 75th anniversary of the fall of Bataan in the Philippines on April 9, 1942.
 
Applauds the Japanese government's efforts toward a historic apology for the maltreatment of U.S. prisoners of war by Imperial Japan.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2533)
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution supporting the designation of April 2017 as "Parkinson's Awareness Month".

Bill: 115-sres-140
Sponsor: Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]
Introduced: 2017-04-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Health care quality
Health personnel
Medical research
Neurological disorders

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: 
Designates April 2017 as Parkinson's Awareness Month.
 
Expresses support for research to find better treatments and a cure for Parkinson's disease.
 
Recognizes individuals living with Parkinson's disease who participate in clinical trials.
 
Commends the dedication of organizations, volunteers, researchers, and millions of individuals across the United States working to improve the quality of life for individuals living with Parkinson's disease and their families. 

action_date: 2017-04-25
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Designates April 2017 as Parkinson's Awareness Month.
 
Expresses support for research to find better treatments and a cure for Parkinson's disease.
 
Recognizes individuals living with Parkinson's disease who participate in clinical trials.
 
Commends the dedication of organizations, volunteers, researchers, and millions of individuals across the United States working to improve the quality of life for individuals living with Parkinson's disease and their families. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2536; text: CR S2534)
action_date: 2017-04-25
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 S2536; text: CR S2534)
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution congratulating the University of South Carolina women's basketball team for winning the 2017 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women's Basketball Tournament Championship.

Bill: 115-sres-141
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]
Introduced: 2017-04-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Athletes
Congressional tributes
Higher education
School athletics
South Carolina

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: 
 Congratulates the University of South Carolina women's basketball team for winning the 2017 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women's Basketball Tournament Championship.

action_date: 2017-04-25
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
 Congratulates the University of South Carolina women's basketball team for winning the 2017 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women's Basketball Tournament Championship.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2536; text: CR S2534)
action_date: 2017-04-25
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 S2536; text: CR S2534)
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution commemorating the 10th anniversary of the tragic events at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University on April 16, 2007.

Bill: 115-sres-142
Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Introduced: 2017-04-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Crime victims
Higher education
Violent crime
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: 
Recognizes the 32 victims who lost their lives as a result of the tragic events at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) on April 16, 2007. 
 
Recognizes the 17 individuals who survived the shooting and supports the continued recovery of those survivors from physical and psychological wounds. 
 
Offers condolences to the families and friends of the victims. 
 
Expresses hope that the memory of each victim will live on. 
 
Recognizes: (1) the resilience of the Virginia Tech community in the decade following the tragedy of April 16, 2007; and (2) that the perseverance of the Virginia Tech community serves as an example to communities that experience similar tragedies.
 
 
 
 

action_date: 2017-04-25
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Recognizes the 32 victims who lost their lives as a result of the tragic events at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) on April 16, 2007. 
 
Recognizes the 17 individuals who survived the shooting and supports the continued recovery of those survivors from physical and psychological wounds. 
 
Offers condolences to the families and friends of the victims. 
 
Expresses hope that the memory of each victim will live on. 
 
Recognizes: (1) the resilience of the Virginia Tech community in the decade following the tragedy of April 16, 2007; and (2) that the perseverance of the Virginia Tech community serves as an example to communities that experience similar tragedies. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2536; text of measure as introduced: CR S2534-2535)
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2536; text of measure as introduced: CR S2534-2535)
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution supporting fair and equitable grading treatment for exports of United States wheat products to Canada.

Bill: 115-sres-143
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2017-04-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural trade
Canada
Free trade and trade barriers
Grain
Trade agreements and negotiations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: 
Expresses the sense of the Senate that:
 
 
Canada should grade Canadian produced wheat in the same manner as U.S. produced wheat and be fair to U.S. agricultural producers, and 
 
the President should examine whether Canadian wheat grading laws adhere to trade agreements and insist on full access for U.S. wheat exporters to the Canadian market.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2535)
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution designating May 1, 2017, as "National Purebred Dog Day".

Bill: 115-sres-144
Sponsor: Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
Introduced: 2017-04-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Mammals
Service animals

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-27
text: 
Designates May 1, 2017, as National Purebred Dog Day.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-27
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2627)
action_date: 2017-04-27
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution designating April 2017 as "Financial Literacy Month".

Bill: 115-sres-145
Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Introduced: 2017-04-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Financial literacy

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-27
text: 
Designates April 2017 as Financial Literacy Month.

action_date: 2017-04-27
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Designates April 2017 as Financial Literacy Month.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-27
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2631; text of measure as introduced: CR S2627-2628)
action_date: 2017-04-27
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 S2631; text of measure as introduced: CR S2627-2628)
action_date: 2017-04-27
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution designating April 30, 2017, as El Dia de Los Ninos-Celebrating Young Americans.

Bill: 115-sres-146
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2017-04-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Child care and development
Commemorative events and holidays
Community life and organization
Cultural exchanges and relations
Family relationships

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-27
text: 
Designates April 30, 2017, as &quot;El Dia de Los Ninos: Celebrating Young Americans.&quot;

action_date: 2017-04-27
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Designates April 30, 2017, as &quot;El Dia de Los Ninos: Celebrating Young Americans.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-27
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2631; text: CR S2628)
action_date: 2017-04-27
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 S2631; text: CR S2628)
action_date: 2017-04-27
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution commemorating the 25th anniversary of the 1992 Los Angeles civil unrest.

Bill: 115-sres-147
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2017-04-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: California
Congressional tributes
Crime victims
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Protest and dissent
Racial and ethnic relations
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-27
text: 
Recognizes the lives lost and other losses suffered during the 1992 Los Angeles civil unrest.
 
Commends communities for their work to recover and rebuild Los Angeles.

action_date: 2017-10-04
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Recognizes the lives lost and other losses suffered during the 1992 Los Angeles civil unrest.
 
Commends communities for their work to recover and rebuild Los Angeles. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6324)
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6324)
action_date: 2017-04-27
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2628-2629; text of measure as introduced: CR S2628)
action_date: 2017-04-27
text: Introduced in Senate