US SR69 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-2)
Status: Introduced on March 9 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-03-09 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2874; text as passed Senate: CR S2874; text of measure as introduced: CR S2913)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 9 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-03-09 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2874; text as passed Senate: CR S2874; text of measure as introduced: CR S2913)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Designates March 2009 as National Reading Month. Authorizes Senators or Senate officers or employees to: (1) solicit other Senators or Senate officers or employees within Senate buildings for nonmonetary book donations from March 9-March 27, 2009, to assist elementary school students in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area; and (2) work with nonprofit organizations to deliver such donations.
Title
A resolution designating March 2009 as "National Reading Month" and authorizing the collection of nonmonetary book donations in Senate office buildings during the period beginning March 9, 2009 and ending March 27, 2009 from Senators and officers and employees of the Senate to assist elementary school students in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
Sponsors
| Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS] | Sen. Tom Harkin [D-IA] | Sen. Tim Johnson [D-SD] | Sen. Edward Kennedy [D-MA] |
| Sen. John Kerry [D-MA] | Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ] | Sen. Carl Levin [D-MI] | Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] |
| Sen. Olympia Snowe [R-ME] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-03-09 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2874; text as passed Senate: CR S2874; text of measure as introduced: CR S2913) |
Subjects
Books and print media
Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional officers and employees
Education
Literacy and language arts
Members of Congress
Senate
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional officers and employees
Education
Literacy and language arts
Members of Congress
Senate
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-resolution/69/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/sres69/BILLS-111sres69ats.pdf |
