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A resolution designating November 2020 as "National College Application Month".

Bill: 116-sres-791
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2020-12-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Education of the disadvantaged
Educational guidance
Government information and archives
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: 
This resolution designates November 2020 as National College Application Month.

action_date: 2020-12-03
text: 
This resolution designates November 2020 as National College Application Month.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S7222; text: CR S7218-7219)
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S7222; text: CR S7218-7219)
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution to authorize representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of Chad Michael Frein v. Dianne Feinstein.

Bill: 116-sres-792
Sponsor: Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]
Introduced: 2020-12-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Lawyers and legal services
Members of Congress
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: 
This resolution authorizes the Senate Legal Counsel to represent Senator Dianne Feinstein in the case of 
Chad Michael Frein v. Dianne Feinstein
, in accordance with provisions authorizing the Senate to direct its counsel to defend Members of the Senate in civil actions relating to their official responsibilities.

action_date: 2020-12-03
text: 
This resolution authorizes the Senate Legal Counsel to represent Senator Dianne Feinstein in the case of 
Chad Michael Frein v. Dianne Feinstein
, in accordance with provisions authorizing the Senate to direct its counsel to defend Members of the Senate in civil actions relating to their official responsibilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7222; text: CR S7219)
action_date: 2020-12-03
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 S7222; text: CR S7219)
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution remembering the December 6, 2019, terrorist attack at Naval Air Station Pensacola and commemorating those who lost their lives, and those who were injured, in the line of duty.

Bill: 116-sres-793
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2020-12-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Crime victims
Florida
Law enforcement officers
Military facilities and property
Military personnel and dependents
Terrorism
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: 
This resolution condemns the December 6, 2019, terrorist attack at Naval Air Station Pensacola and commemorates in sorrow the service members and civilians who lost their lives, or who were injured, and the harm caused to the surrounding community as a result of the terrorist attack.
 
The resolution also expresses gratitude for the heroic actions that the civilians, uniformed personnel, and law enforcement performed in the aftermath of the terrorist attack.

action_date: 2020-12-03
text: 
This resolution condemns the December 6, 2019, terrorist attack at Naval Air Station Pensacola and commemorates in sorrow the service members and civilians who lost their lives, or who were injured, and the harm caused to the surrounding community as a result of the terrorist attack.
 
The resolution also expresses gratitude for the heroic actions that the civilians, uniformed personnel, and law enforcement performed in the aftermath of the terrorist attack.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7222-7223; text: CR S7219)
action_date: 2020-12-03
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 S7222-7223; text: CR S7219)
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution urging the European Parliament to exempt certain technologies used to detect child sexual exploitation from European Union ePrivacy directive.

Bill: 116-sres-794
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2020-12-07 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Crimes against children
Domestic violence and child abuse
Europe
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Photography and imaging
Pornography
Right of privacy
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: 
This resolution expresses support for the use of certain technologies in detecting child sexual abuse material and exploitation online. The resolution also urges the European Parliament to pass an interim regulation to allow electronic service providers to continue to use technologies to detect child sexual exploitation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S7241)
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Roger William Jepsen, former United States Senator for the State of Iowa.

Bill: 116-sres-795
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2020-12-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Iowa
Members of Congress
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: 
This resolution mourns the death of former Senator Roger William Jepsen and requests that an enrolled copy of this resolution be transmitted to the family of the Senator.

action_date: 2020-12-07
text: 
This resolution mourns the death of former Senator Roger William Jepsen and requests that an enrolled copy of this resolution be transmitted to the family of the Senator.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7243; text: CR S7241-7242)
action_date: 2020-12-07
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 S7243; text: CR S7241-7242)
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution recognizing the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations.

Bill: 116-sres-796
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2020-12-08 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Africa
Central African Republic
Commemorative events and holidays
Conflicts and wars
Congressional tributes
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Food assistance and relief
HIV/AIDS
Infectious and parasitic diseases
International organizations and cooperation
Iraq
Middle East
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Somalia
South Sudan
Syria
United Nations
World health
Yemen

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-08
text: 
This resolution recognizes the United Nations (U.N.) for its role in maintaining international peace and security, applauds the U.N. for its leadership in responding to global health and humanitarian crises, and urges the President to call on Americans to observe the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the U.N.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S7282-7283)
action_date: 2020-12-08
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution honoring the life and achievements of former United States Senator Paul Spyros Sarbanes and expressing condolences to the family of Paul Spyros Sarbanes on his passing.

Bill: 116-sres-797
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2020-12-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Maryland
Members of Congress
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-08
text: 
This resolution mourns the death of former Senator Paul Spyros Sarbanes and requests that an enrolled copy of this resolution be transmitted to the family of the Senator.

action_date: 2020-12-08
text: 
This resolution mourns the death of former Senator Paul Spyros Sarbanes and requests that an enrolled copy of this resolution be transmitted to the family of the Senator.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-08
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7271; text: CR S7283-7284)
action_date: 2020-12-08
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 S7271; text: CR S7283-7284)
action_date: 2020-12-08
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution calling on the Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People's Liberation Front to cease all hostilities, protect the human rights of all Ethiopians, and pursue a peaceful resolution of the conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.

Bill: 116-sres-798
Sponsor: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
Introduced: 2020-12-09 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Africa
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Conflicts and wars
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Djibouti
Electric power generation and transmission
Ethiopia
Foreign aid and international relief
Human rights
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Political parties and affiliation
Racial and ethnic relations
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Religion
Sanctions
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Sudan
Telephone and wireless communication
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-09
text: 
This resolution expresses disapproval of the escalation of political tensions between the government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People's Liberation Front into armed conflict, and it urges all parties to the conflict to (1) cease all violence; (2) engage in mediation efforts to end the conflict; and (3) respect, promote, and protect the rights of all people in Ethiopia. Further, it urges relevant U.S. agencies to assist with achieving sustainable peace and to aid democratic transition in Ethiopia.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S7330-7331)
action_date: 2020-12-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution designating December 2020 as "National Impaired Driving Prevention Month".

Bill: 116-sres-799
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2020-12-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Criminal justice information and records
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government information and archives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Marketing and advertising
Motor vehicles
Roads and highways
State and local government operations
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: 
This resolution designates December 2020 as National Impaired Driving Prevention Month.

action_date: 2020-12-10
text: 
This resolution designates December 2020 as National Impaired Driving Prevention Month.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7430; text: CR S7424)
action_date: 2020-12-10
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 S7430; text: CR S7424)
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution congratulating the National Urban League on 110 years of service empowering African Americans and other underserved communities while helping to foster a more just, equitable, and inclusive United States.

Bill: 116-sres-800
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2020-12-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Economic performance and conditions
Racial and ethnic relations
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-11
text: 
This resolution congratulates the National Urban League on 110 years of service empowering African Americans and other underserved communities while helping to foster a more just, equitable, and inclusive United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-11
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S7448-7449)
action_date: 2020-12-11
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution authorizing the use of the atrium in the Philip A. Hart Senate Office Building for a piano performance by Senator Lamar Alexander.

Bill: 116-sres-801
Sponsor: Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO]
Introduced: 2020-12-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Government buildings, facilities, and property
Members of Congress
Music
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-15
text: 
This resolution authorizes the use of the atrium in the Philip A. Hart Senate Office Building for a piano performance by Senator Lamar Alexander.

action_date: 2020-12-15
text: 
This resolution authorizes the use of the atrium in the Philip A. Hart Senate Office Building for a piano performance by Senator Lamar Alexander.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-15
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7507; text: CR S7504)
action_date: 2020-12-15
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7507; text: CR S7504)
action_date: 2020-12-15
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution commending the United States African Development Foundation on the occasion of its 40th anniversary for creating pathways to prosperity for underserved communities on the African continent through community-led development.

Bill: 116-sres-802
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2020-12-15 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Africa
African Development Foundation
Commemorative events and holidays
Community life and organization
Congressional tributes
Economic development
Foreign aid and international relief

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-15
text: 
This resolution commends the United States African Development Foundation on its 40th anniversary for creating pathways to prosperity for underserved communities on the African continent through community-led development, and it commits to continue supporting the work of the foundation as an independent agency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2020-12-15
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution designating room S-124 of the United States Capitol as the "U.S. Senator Margaret Chase Smith Room" and designating room S-115 of the United States Capitol as the "U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski Room", in recognition of their service to the Senate and the people of the United States.

Bill: 116-sres-803
Sponsor: Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO]
Introduced: 2020-12-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Maine
Maryland
Members of Congress
Senate
U.S. Capitol

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-16
text: 
This resolution designates rooms S-124 and S-115 of the U.S. Capitol as the U.S. Senator Margaret Chase Smith Room and the U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski Room, respectively, in recognition of their service to the Senate and the people of the United States.

action_date: 2020-12-16
text: 
This resolution designates rooms S-124 and S-115 of the U.S. Capitol as the U.S. Senator Margaret Chase Smith Room and the U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski Room, respectively, in recognition of their service to the Senate and the people of the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-16
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S7557; text: CR S7553-7554)
action_date: 2020-12-16
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S7557; text: CR S7553-7554)
action_date: 2020-12-16
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with Taiwan.

Bill: 116-sres-804
Sponsor: Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2020-12-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Asia
Free trade and trade barriers
Taiwan
Trade agreements and negotiations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-17
text: 
This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that the United States should begin negotiations to join a free trade agreement with Taiwan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S7634)
action_date: 2020-12-17
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution providing for staff transition for a Senator if the results of the election for an additional term of office of the Senator have not been certified.

Bill: 116-sres-805
Sponsor: Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO]
Introduced: 2020-12-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional officers and employees
Congressional operations and organization
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Members of Congress
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-17
text: 
This resolution provides for the transition of a Senator's staff if reelection results for the Senator have not been certified.

action_date: 2020-12-17
text: 
This resolution provides for the transition of a Senator's staff if reelection results for the Senator have not been certified.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-17
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7643; text: CR S7634-7635)
action_date: 2020-12-17
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7643; text: CR S7634-7635)
action_date: 2020-12-17
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution defending the free exercise of religion.

Bill: 116-sres-806
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2020-12-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
First Amendment rights
Religion

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: 
This resolution affirms the Senate's support for the rights, liberties, and protections enshrined in the Constitution and commits to vigorously defend the right of all people of the United States to engage in the free exercise of religion.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S7808)
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution urging the Government of Uganda and all parties to respect human, civil, and political rights and ensure free and fair elections in January 2021, and recognizing the importance of multiparty democracy in Uganda.

Bill: 116-sres-807
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2020-12-18 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Africa
Assault and harassment offenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Due process and equal protection
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Foreign aid and international relief
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Human rights
Infectious and parasitic diseases
International organizations and cooperation
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
News media and reporting
Political parties and affiliation
Protest and dissent
Religion
Right of privacy
Rule of law and government transparency
Sanctions
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Uganda
Violent crime
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: 
This resolution urges the government of Uganda to respect the human, civil, and political rights of its citizens and to ensure free and fair elections in January 2021, and it calls on the Department of State to hold the government of Uganda accountable for respecting the rights of Ugandans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S7808-7809)
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution congratulating the National Urban League on 110 years of service empowering African Americans and other underserved communities while helping to foster a more just, equitable, and inclusive United States.

Bill: 116-sres-808
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2020-12-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Economic performance and conditions
Racial and ethnic relations
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: 
This resolution congratulates the National Urban League on 110 years of service empowering African Americans and other underserved communities while helping to foster a more just, equitable, and inclusive United States.

action_date: 2020-12-18
text: 
This resolution congratulates the National Urban League on 110 years of service empowering African Americans and other underserved communities while helping to foster a more just, equitable, and inclusive United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7829-7830; text: CR S7810)
action_date: 2020-12-18
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 S7829-7830; text: CR S7810)
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Introduced in Senate