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Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act

Bill: 118-s-5649
Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Introduced: 2024-12-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Aquatic ecology
Charitable contributions
Department of Commerce
Indian social and development programs
International organizations and cooperation
Marine pollution
Public contracts and procurement
Public-private cooperation
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2024-12-21
text: 

Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act

This bill expands the administrative requirements of the Marine Debris Program and the Marine Debris Foundation. Both the program and the foundation work to remove, reduce, and prevent marine debris on oceans, waterways, and the Great Lakes.

First, the bill modifies the program to allow the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to (1) enter into other agreements, outside of contracts; and (2) make in-kind contributions for certain projects in an amount that represents the benefit NOAA derives from the project.

Next, the bill modifies the requirements for the foundation, including by modifying the process for approving or removing members of the foundation's board of directors. It directs NOAA to obtain the approval from the Department of Commerce before appointing or removing a member of the foundation's board of directors. The bill expands the list of governmental entities that NOAA must consult with before removing a board member to include the U.S. Agency for International Development.

The board must appoint and review the performance of a chief executive officer (CEO) for the foundation. The board may also remove the CEO.

The bill also directs the foundation to locate its principal office in the National Capital Region or a city or county directly adjacent to the open ocean, a major estuary, or one of the Great Lakes.

The foundation must also develop best practices for conducting outreach to Indian tribes.

The bill expands existing matching fund sources to allow the foundation to match contributions made to the foundation, or recipients of the foundation's grants, by nongovernmental organizations, regional organizations, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and foreign government entities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-24
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2024-12-24
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2024-12-23
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2024-12-21
text: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7315-7316; text: CR S7315-7316)
action_date: 2024-12-21
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2024-12-21
text: Introduced in Senate
ACCEPT Resolution

Bill: 118-sconres-1
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: 

Adopting Cryptocurrency in Congress as an Exchange of Payment for Transactions Resolution or the ACCEPT Resolution

 
This resolution requires the Architect of the Capitol, the Secretary of the Senate, and the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives to encourage Capitol gift shops to accept cryptocurrency and to enter into contracts with vendors that accept cryptocurrency to provide food service and vending machines in the Capitol.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S104)
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution affirming the importance of religious freedom as a fundamental human right that is essential to a free society and protected for all people of the United States under the Constitution of the United States, and recognizing the 237th anniversary of the enactment of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.

Bill: 118-sconres-3
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2023-02-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
First Amendment rights
Human rights
Religion
U.S. history
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: 
This concurrent resolution calls for honoring the 237th anniversary of the enactment of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom on Religious Freedom Day, January 16, 2023.
 
The resolution affirms that
 
 
religious freedom includes the right of individuals of any faith and individuals of no faith to live, work, associate, and worship in accordance with their beliefs; 
 
all people of the United States can be unified in supporting religious freedom because it is a fundamental human right; and 
 
the American people will remain forever unshackled in matters of faith. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S211-212)
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution establishing deadlines for the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to approve or deny the statue of the Reverend William Franklin "Billy" Graham, Jr., for placement in the National Statuary Hall.

Bill: 118-sconres-4
Sponsor: Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]
Introduced: 2023-02-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Architect of the Capitol
Religion
U.S. Capitol

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: 
This concurrent resolution requires the Joint Committee on the Library to approve or deny the statue of Rev. Billy Graham for placement in the National Statuary Hall within 30 days after North Carolina submits specific information about the statute, including its dimensions and final weight.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S465)
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

Bill: 118-sconres-5
Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2023-03-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: 
This concurrent resolution declares that Congress should not impose any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge relating to the public performance of sound recordings on a local radio station for broadcasting sound recordings over the air or on any business for such public performance of sound recordings.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S749)
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution expressing support for the recognition of March 10, 2023, as "Abortion Provider Appreciation Day".

Bill: 118-sconres-6
Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2023-03-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Commemorative events and holidays
Health personnel

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: 
This concurrent resolution recognizes Abortion Provider Appreciation Day.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S749-750)
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies have historically provided and continue to provide critical benefits to the people and communities of the United States.

Bill: 118-sconres-8
Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Introduced: 2023-03-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Life, casualty, property insurance
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-23
text: 
This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies provide critical benefits to the people and communities of the United States and their work should continue to be promoted.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S939)
action_date: 2023-03-23
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that there is a climate emergency which demands a massive-scale mobilization to halt, reverse, and address its consequences and causes.

Bill: 118-sconres-9
Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Introduced: 2023-04-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency planning and evacuation
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: 
This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that climate change caused by human activities constitutes a climate emergency, which demands the President use existing authorities and emergency powers to mitigate and prepare for the consequences of the emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S1425-1426)
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Fiscal State of the Nation Resolution

Bill: 118-sconres-10
Sponsor: Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

Fiscal State of the Nation Resolution

 
This concurrent resolution requires the congressional budget committees to conduct an annual joint hearing to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General regarding (1) the Government Accountability Office's audit of the financial statement of the executive branch, and (2) the financial position and condition of the federal government. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget. (text: CR S1753)
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution expressing the need for the Senate to provide advice and consent to ratification of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity.

Bill: 118-sconres-11
Sponsor: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
Introduced: 2023-05-31 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: 
This concurrent resolution expresses the sense that the Senate should provide its advice and consent to ratification of the Convention on Biological Diversity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S1849)
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution recognizing the need for a sustainable, economically viable, and fair debt restructuring plan for the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority.

Bill: 118-sconres-12
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2023-07-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-12
text: 
This concurrent resolution recognizes the importance of the debt adjustment proceeding for the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA). The concurrent resolution also urges the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico to put forth a PREPA restructuring plan that is economically viable, allows for the rehabilitation of Puerto Rico's electrical system, and does not impose additional increases to electric rates.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S2367-2368)
action_date: 2023-07-12
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution recognizing that the climate crisis disproportionately affects the health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children, expressing the sense of Congress that leadership by the United States is still urgently needed to address the climate crisis, and acknowledging the need of the United States to develop a national, comprehensive, science-based, and just climate recovery plan to phase out fossil fuel emissions, protect and enhance natural carbon sequestration, and put the United States on a path toward stabilizing the climate system.

Bill: 118-sconres-13
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2023-07-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-13
text: 
This concurrent resolution calls for U.S. leadership in addressing the climate crisis that is disproportionately affecting the health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children. It also recognizes the need for a climate recovery plan that puts the United States on a trajectory consistent with reducing global atmospheric carbon dioxide to below 350 parts per million by the year 2100.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S2466-2468)
action_date: 2023-07-13
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress supporting the State of Israel.

Bill: 118-sconres-14
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Israel
Middle East

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: 
This resolution affirms that Israel is not a racist or apartheid state. The resolution also (1) rejects all forms of antisemitism and xenophobia, and (2) affirms that the United States will always be a staunch partner of Israel. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-19
text: Star Print ordered on the concurrent resolution.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution calling on the media to engage in responsible and voluntary journalistic practices to deny mass public murderers the attention they desire and minimize any possible "media contagion effect" of irresponsible and sensationalistic reporting practices.

Bill: 118-sconres-15
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: 
This concurrent resolution calls on the media to voluntarily adopt certain practices to prevent further harm from its coverage of mass public murders. Specifically, it calls for coverage that (1) denies murderers a public platform; (2) minimizes the potential for media reporting to increase the likelihood of future mass public murders (i.e., the media contagion effect); and (3) prioritizes the victims of, and heroism in the response to, mass public murders.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution urging all countries to outlaw the dog and cat meat trade and to enforce existing laws against such trade.

Bill: 118-sconres-16
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2023-07-20 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Meat
Nutrition and diet
Trade restrictions
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-20
text: 
This concurrent resolution calls for an end to the consumption and trade of dog and cat meat and urges nations to adopt and enforce laws banning that trade.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S3463-3464)
action_date: 2023-07-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Transparency in Congress Resolution of 2023

Bill: 118-sconres-17
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text:  

Transparency in Congress Resolution of 2023

 
This concurrent resolution requires each Member of Congress to publish a monthly schedule of official meetings and floor activity of the Member during the preceding month. These public schedules need not include personal or campaign meetings or events, meetings with congressional staff, or meetings or events at which the Member is not appearing in an official capacity.

 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text: CR S3527-3528)
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution calling for the immediate release of Marc Fogel, a United States citizen and teacher, who was given an unjust and disproportionate criminal sentence by the Government of the Russian Federation in June 2022.

Bill: 118-sconres-18
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Europe
Human rights
International law and treaties
Russia

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: 
This concurrent resolution calls on Russia to immediately release American citizen Marc Fogel and expresses that he has served more time in prison than his crimes can justify. It also urges Russia to respect Mr. Fogel's human rights and to provide full consular access to him while he remains in detention.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-06-07
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2024-06-07
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2024-06-06
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2024-06-04
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3961-3962; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S3961-3962)
action_date: 2024-06-04
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3961-3962; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S3961-3962)
action_date: 2024-05-07
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 380.
action_date: 2024-05-07
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Cardin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with a preamble. Without written report.
action_date: 2024-05-07
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Cardin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with a preamble. Without written report.
action_date: 2024-04-16
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S3626-3627)
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.

Bill: 118-sconres-19
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: 
This concurrent resolution affirms, more than 400 years after the arrival of the first slave ship, that the United States owes a debt of remembrance to those who lived through slavery or other historical injustices against people of color, as well as to their descendants. It also urges the establishment of a U.S. Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3772-3773)
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution recognizing the decades-long effort of pro-democracy forces in Chile to end the dictatorship and restore civilian governance in the country.

Bill: 118-sconres-20
Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Introduced: 2023-09-21 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-21
text: 
This concurrent resolution recognizes the efforts of pro-democracy forces in Chile and applauds the Chilean people for rebuilding a strong and resilient democracy.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S4662)
action_date: 2023-09-21
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Latina women in comparison to men.

Bill: 118-sconres-21
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2023-10-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: 
This concurrent resolution recognizes the disparity between wages paid to Latina women in comparison to men and reaffirms Congress's support for ensuring equal pay and closing the gender wage gap. 
 

 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4957-4958)
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution expressing support for the Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women's Health and Strengthening the Family and urging that the United States rejoin this historic declaration.

Bill: 118-sconres-22
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2023-10-24 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-10-24
text: 
This concurrent resolution affirms the commitments in the Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women's Health and Strengthening the Family and applauds the signatory countries for their dedication to advancing women's health, protecting life at every stage while affirming that there is no international right to abortion, and upholding the importance of the family as foundational to society.

The resolution calls on President Biden to once again add the United States as a signatory to the Geneva Consensus Declaration.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-10-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S5149)
action_date: 2023-10-24
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy of the United States.

Bill: 118-sconres-23
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2023-10-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-10-26
text: 
This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to families and businesses and would severely harm the economic and national security of the country.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-10-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S5219)
action_date: 2023-10-26
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution condemning the hostilities in Sudan and standing with the people of Sudan in their calls for peace and their democratic aspirations.

Bill: 118-sconres-24
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2023-12-19 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-12-19
text: 
This concurrent resolution condemns the hostilities in Sudan since April 15, 2023, including attacks on civilians and widespread destruction of civilian property. Specifically, it (1) stands with the people of Sudan in their calls for peace and their democratic aspirations, and (2) calls on the warring parties to permanently cease hostilities and stop attacks on civilians.

The concurrent resolution also calls on the United States to name a Special Envoy for Sudan, to emphasize humanitarian efforts, and to work to establish mechanisms of accountability for atrocities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-12-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S6060)
action_date: 2023-12-19
text: Introduced in Senate