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A resolution designating March 3, 2017, as "National Speech and Debate Education Day".

Bill: 115-sres-65
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2017-02-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Elementary and secondary education
Language arts

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-17
text: 
Designates March 3, 2017, as National Speech and Debate Education Day.

action_date: 2017-02-17
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Designates March 3, 2017, as National Speech and Debate Education Day.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-17
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1416; text of measure as passed: CR S1398)
action_date: 2017-02-17
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 S1416; text of measure as passed: CR S1398)
action_date: 2017-02-17
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Career and Technical Education Month.

Bill: 115-sres-66
Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Introduced: 2017-02-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Educational guidance
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-17
text: 
Designates February 2017 as Career and Technical Education Month. Expresses support for the goals and ideals of such month.
 
Honors the 100th anniversary of the Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act of 1917.
 
Recognizes the importance of career and technical education in preparing a well-educated and skilled workforce.
 
Encourages educators, counselors, and administrators to promote career and technical education as an option for students.

action_date: 2017-02-17
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Designates February 2017 as Career and Technical Education Month. Expresses support for the goals and ideals of such month.
 
Honors the 100th anniversary of the Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act of 1917.
 
Recognizes the importance of career and technical education in preparing a well-educated and skilled workforce.
 
Encourages educators, counselors, and administrators to promote career and technical education as an option for students.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-17
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1416; text of measure as passed: CR S1398-1399)
action_date: 2017-02-17
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 S1416; text of measure as passed: CR S1398-1399)
action_date: 2017-02-17
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution expressing support for health and wellness coaches and for the designation of February 13, 2017, through February 19, 2017, as "National Health and Wellness Coach Recognition Week".

Bill: 115-sres-67
Sponsor: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
Introduced: 2017-02-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Health personnel
Health promotion and preventive care
Physical fitness and lifestyle

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-17
text: 
 Expresses support for the designation of February 13-February 19, 2017, as National Health and Wellness Coach Recognition Week and for the efforts of health and wellness coaches.

action_date: 2017-02-17
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 February 13-February 19, 2017, as National Health and Wellness Coach Recognition Week and for the efforts of health and wellness coaches.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-17
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1416; text of measure as passed: CR S1399)
action_date: 2017-02-17
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 S1416; text of measure as passed: CR S1399)
action_date: 2017-02-17
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution raising awareness of modern slavery.

Bill: 115-sres-68
Sponsor: Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN]
Introduced: 2017-02-27 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Human rights
International organizations and cooperation
Labor standards

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-27
text: 
Commends each individual who supported the END IT movement on February 23, 2017.
 
 Notes the dedication of individuals, organizations, and governments to end modern slavery. 
 
Calls for international action to bring an end to modern slavery. 

action_date: 2017-03-07
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Commends each individual who supported the END IT movement on February 23, 2017.
 
 Notes the dedication of individuals, organizations, and governments to end modern slavery. 
 
Calls for international action to bring an end to modern slavery. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-07
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S1647)
action_date: 2017-03-07
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S1647)
action_date: 2017-03-07
text: Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2017-03-07
text: Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2017-02-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1452)
action_date: 2017-02-27
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution celebrating Black History Month.

Bill: 115-sres-69
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2017-02-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Ethnic studies
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-27
text: 
Recognizes Black History Month as an opportunity to reflect on U.S. history and to commemorate the contributions of African Americans. 
 
Calls for the United States to: (1) honor the contribution of pioneers who helped to ensure its legacy; and (2) move forward as a nation "indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

action_date: 2017-02-27
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Recognizes Black History Month as an opportunity to reflect on U.S. history and to commemorate the contributions of African Americans. 
 
Calls for the United States to: (1) honor the contribution of pioneers who helped to ensure its legacy; and (2) move forward as a nation "indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-27
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1452-1453, S1454; text as passed Senate: CR S1452-1453)
action_date: 2017-02-27
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 S1452-1453, S1454; text as passed Senate: CR S1452-1453)
action_date: 2017-02-27
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution recognizing the 75th anniversary of Executive Order 9066 and expressing the sense of the Senate that policies that discriminate against any individual based on the actual or perceived race, ethnicity, national origin, or religion of that individual would be a repetition of the mistakes of Executive Order 9066 and contrary to the values of the United States.

Bill: 115-sres-70
Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2017-02-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Asia
Commemorative events and holidays
Conflicts and wars
Detention of persons
Japan
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-27
text: 
Recognizes the historical significance of: (1) February 19, 1942, as the date on which President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which restricted the freedom of Japanese Americans; and (2) February 19, 1976, as the date on which President Gerald Ford issued Presidential Proclamation 4417, which formally terminated such executive order.
 
Expresses support for the goals of the Japanese American community in recognizing a National Day of Remembrance to increase public awareness about the unjust measures taken to restrict the freedom of Japanese Americans during World War II.
 
Expresses the sense that: (1) such Day is an opportunity to reflect on the importance of upholding justice and civil liberties for all people of the United States and to oppose hate, xenophobia, and bigotry; and (2) policies that discriminate against any individual based on the actual or perceived race, ethnicity, national origin, or religion of that individual would be a repetition of the mistakes of Executive Order 9066 and contrary to U.S. values.
 
Recognizes the positive contributions that people of every race, ethnicity, religion, and national origin have made to the United States. 
 
Confirms the dedication of the Senate to the rights and dignity of all people of the United States.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-27
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1453)
action_date: 2017-02-27
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that John Arthur "Jack" Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation.

Bill: 115-sres-71
Sponsor: Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2017-02-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Athletes
Congressional tributes
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Professional sports
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-28
text: 
Expresses the sense of the Senate that Jack Johnson, the first African-American professional boxer to hold the title of Heavyweight Champion of the World, should receive a posthumous pardon to expunge from the annals of American criminal justice a racially motivated abuse of the federal government's prosecutorial authority and to recognize his athletic and cultural contributions to society.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-28
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1505)
action_date: 2017-02-28
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution celebrating the history of the Detroit River with the 16-year commemoration of the International Underground Railroad Memorial Monument, comprised of the Gateway to Freedom Monument in Detroit, Michigan, and the Tower of Freedom Monument in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

Bill: 115-sres-72
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2017-02-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Canada
Commemorative events and holidays
Historic sites and heritage areas
Lakes and rivers
Michigan
Monuments and memorials
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-28
text: 
Celebrates the history of the Detroit River with a 16-year commemoration of the International Underground Railroad Memorial Monument, comprised of the Gateway to Freedom Monument in Detroit, Michigan, and the Tower of Freedom Monument in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
 
Expresses support for the official recognition, by national and international entities, of the Detroit River as an area of historic importance to the history of the Underground Railroad and the fight for freedom.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1505)
action_date: 2017-02-28
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution designating February 28, 2017, as "Rare Disease Day".

Bill: 115-sres-73
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2017-02-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Hereditary and development disorders
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-28
text: 
Designates February 28, 2017, as Rare Disease Day. Expresses support for a national and global commitment to developing new treatments, diagnostics, and cures for rare diseases and disorders. 

action_date: 2017-02-28
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Designates February 28, 2017, as Rare Disease Day. Expresses support for a national and global commitment to developing new treatments, diagnostics, and cures for rare diseases and disorders. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-28
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1505-1506)
action_date: 2017-02-28
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 S1505-1506)
action_date: 2017-02-28
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution congratulating the State of Nebraska on the 150th anniversary of the admission of that State into the United States.

Bill: 115-sres-74
Sponsor: Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]
Introduced: 2017-03-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Nebraska
State and local government operations
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-01
text: 
Congratulates Nebraska on the 150th anniversary of its admission into the United States.

action_date: 2017-03-01
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Congratulates Nebraska on the 150th anniversary of its admission into the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-01
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1521-1523; text as passed Senate: CR S1541-1542)
action_date: 2017-03-01
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 S1521-1523; text as passed Senate: CR S1541-1542)
action_date: 2017-03-01
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the largest organization of food and nutrition professionals in the world.

Bill: 115-sres-75
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2017-03-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Health personnel
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical research
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-01
text: 
 Commemorates October 20, 2017, as the 100th anniversary of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
 
Applauds the academy for its efforts to: (1) promote food and nutrition professionals; and (2) improve health and wellness through research, education, and advocacy.

action_date: 2017-10-30
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Commemorates October 20, 2017, as the 100th anniversary of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
 
Applauds the academy for its efforts to: (1) promote food and nutrition professionals; and (2) improve health and wellness through research, education, and advocacy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-30
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6878)
action_date: 2017-10-30
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6878)
action_date: 2017-10-30
text: Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2017-10-30
text: Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2017-03-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1542)
action_date: 2017-03-01
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution expressing support for the designation of March 21, 2017, as "National Rosie the Riveter Day".

Bill: 115-sres-76
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2017-03-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Conflicts and wars
Military history
U.S. history
Women's employment

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-01
text: 
Supports the designation of March 21, 2017, as National Rosie the Riveter Day.
 
Acknowledges the important role played by women during World War II.

action_date: 2017-03-15
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Supports the designation of March 21, 2017, as National Rosie the Riveter Day.
 
Acknowledges the important role played by women during World War II.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-15
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2017-03-15
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2017-03-15
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1849)
action_date: 2017-03-15
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1849)
action_date: 2017-03-01
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1542)
action_date: 2017-03-01
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week.

Bill: 115-sres-77
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2017-03-01 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: 2017-03-01
text: 
Expresses support for the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week. 
 
Reaffirms the U.S. commitment to ending multiple sclerosis by promoting awareness about individuals affected by multiple sclerosis and supporting research and education programs.
 
Recognizes people living with multiple sclerosis and salutes the health care professionals and medical researchers who assist those so affected and continue to work to find ways to stop the disease, restore what has been lost, and end multiple sclerosis forever.

action_date: 2017-03-01
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 ending multiple sclerosis by promoting awareness about individuals affected by multiple sclerosis and supporting research and education programs.
 
Recognizes people living with multiple sclerosis and salutes the health care professionals and medical researchers who assist those so affected and continue to work to find ways to stop the disease, restore what has been lost, and end multiple sclerosis forever.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-01
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1543; text as passed Senate: CR S1542-1543)
action_date: 2017-03-01
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 S1543; text as passed Senate: CR S1542-1543)
action_date: 2017-03-01
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate recognizing 3 years of Russian military aggression in Ukraine.

Bill: 115-sres-78
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2017-03-02 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Europe
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Military operations and strategy
Russia
Sanctions
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Trade restrictions
Ukraine
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: 
Condemns continued Russian military intervention in Ukraine.
 
Calls on: (1) the government of the Russian Federation to immediately cease all activity that seeks to normalize or recognize the Russian-backed rebel separatists in Eastern Ukraine; and (2) the U.S. government, U.S. allies in Europe, the United Nations, and international partners to continue to pressure the government of the Russian Federation to uphold its international obligations. 
 
Affirms that sanctions imposed on the Russian Federation for destabilizing the international order in Eastern Europe should not be lifted until it complies with all terms of the Minsk agreements and ceases its illegal attempts to annex Ukraine's Crimea.
 
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1582-1583)
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution designating March 2, 2017, as "Read Across America Day".

Bill: 115-sres-79
Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2017-03-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship
Books and print media
Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Elementary and secondary education
Language arts

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: 
Designates March 2, 2017, as Read Across America Day.
 
Honors Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) for his success in encouraging children to discover the joy of reading.
 
Honors the 20th anniversary of Read Across America Day.
 
Encourages parents to read with their children for at least 30 minutes on Read Across America Day.

action_date: 2017-03-02
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Designates March 2, 2017, as Read Across America Day.
 
Honors Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) for his success in encouraging children to discover the joy of reading.
 
Honors the 20th anniversary of Read Across America Day.
 
Encourages parents to read with their children for at least 30 minutes on Read Across America Day.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1583, S1585; text as passed Senate: CR S1583)
action_date: 2017-03-02
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 S1583, S1585; text as passed Senate: CR S1583)
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Introduced in Senate