| SR595 | Intro
Sine Die | Recognizes Nobel Laureates Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai as symbols of peace and advocates for ending the financial exploitation of children and for the opportunity of all children to have access to education. Commends all individuals worki...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-12-16
Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6929; text as passed Senate: CR S6929) |
| SR564 | Intro
Sine Die | Commemorates the importance of the 100th anniversary of the passenger pigeon extinction, our natural heritage, the sustainability of our ecosystem, and the balanced and responsible conservation of our nation's wildlife.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-12-16
Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6929-6930) |
| SR226 | Intro
Sine Die | Honors James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens, on the 100th anniversary of his birth, for his contributions to the Olympic Games, collegiate athletics, international race relations, and democracy.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-12-16
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. |
| SJR47 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorization for the Use of Military Force against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant - Authorizes the President to use the U.S. Armed Forces against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) or associated persons or forces. Declares tha...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-12-13
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 653. |
| SR600 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends Rule XXII (Precedence of Motions) of the Standing Rules of the Senate to limit, with exceptions, consideration of a motion to proceed to the consideration of any debatable matter to not more than two hours, equally divided between, and control...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-12-12
To Senate Rules And Administration Committee |
| SR601 | Intro
Sine Die | Recognizes the cooperation in science and technology between the governments of the United States and China since 1979. Emphasizes the importance of open markets, intellectual property rights, and the free exchange of information to the development ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-12-12
To Senate Foreign Relations Committee |
| SR599 | Intro
Sine Die | Recognizes the 100-year anniversary of Big Brothers Big Sisters Southeastern Pennsylvania.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-12-11
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6698; text as passed Senate: CR S6631) |
| SR597 | Intro
Sine Die | Supports the goals and ideals of World AIDS Day. Commends the progress in global AIDS programs supported through the efforts of the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-12-11
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 649. |
| SCR38 | Intro
Sine Die | Expresses the sense of Congress that the U.S. government should: (1) use all lawful tools to bring Warren Weinstein home to his family; (2) make the return of all U.S. citizens held captive abroad a top priority; and (3) keep Congress apprised of its...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-12-11
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 647. |
| SR598 | Intro
Sine Die | Mourns the death of Abdul-Rahman Peter Kassig and expresses condolences to his family and loved ones. Condemns the terrorist acts by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), including the targeting of innocent civilians, journalists, and aid...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-12-10
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6581; text as passed Senate: CR S6543) |
| SR596 | Intro
Sine Die | Condemns the mass murder in Indonesia in 1965-1966. Expresses concern about the lack of accountability enjoyed by those who carried out crimes during this period. Urges political leaders in Indonesia to consider a truth, justice, and reconciliation ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-12-10
To Senate Foreign Relations Committee |
| SR413 | Intro
Sine Die | Recognizes the designation by the United Nations (U.N.) of April 7th as the International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda. Honors the memory of the more than 800,000 victims of the Rwandan genocide. Affirms that it is in the U.S. nation...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-12-09
Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Voice. (text: CR 12/10/14 S6579) |
| SR531 | Intro
Sine Die | Honors the life and accomplishments of Louis Zamperini.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-12-08
Star Print ordered on the resolution. |
| SR594 | Intro
Sine Die | Celebrates 2014 as the centennial year of the birth of Jan Karski, and honors his life and legacy.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-12-04
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6356; text as passed Senate: CR S6352) |
| SR586 | Intro
Sine Die | Calls on the government of Burma to: develop a non-discriminatory and comprehensive solution that addresses Rakhine State's needs for peace and development under equitable application of the rule of law; end all forms of persecution and discrimina...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-12-04
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 615. |
| SR578 | Intro
Sine Die | Commends the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI Alliance), the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Bank, civil society, the private ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-12-04
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 614. |
| SR569 | Intro
Sine Die | Designates September 23, 2014, as National Falls Prevention Awareness Day. Recognizes that there are cost-effective falls prevention programs and policies. Commends the Falls Free Coalition and others for their efforts to increase awareness of fall...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-12-04
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. |
| SR593 | Intro
Sine Die | Designates December 13, 2014, as Wreaths Across America Day. Honors the Wreaths Across America project, the Patriot Guard Riders, the trucking industry, and all of the volunteers and donors involved in the tradition of placing remembrance wreaths at ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-12-03
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6307-6308; text as passed Senate: CR S6303) |
| SJR46 | Intro
Sine Die | Declaration of War against the Organization known as the Islamic State - Declares, pursuant to article I, section 8, clause 11 of the Constitution, that a state of war exists between the United States and the organization referring to itself as the I...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-12-03
To Senate Foreign Relations Committee |
| SR585 | Intro
Sine Die | Designates December 3, 2014, as National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day. (Phenylketonuria or PKU is a rare, inherited metabolic disorder that can cause intellectual disability and other neurological problems.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-12-03
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. |
| SR540 | Intro
Sine Die | Supports the goals of the International Day of Democracy. Recognizes the importance of civil society to the healthy development of nations. Reaffirms the commitment of the United States to the protection and advancement of democracy throughout the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-12-03
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6306-6307; text as passed Senate: CR S6306-6307) |
| SR592 | Intro
Sine Die | Recognizes the contributions of the Montagnards who fought loyally and bravely with U.S. Armed Forces during the Vietnam War, and who continue to suffer persecution in Vietnam as a result of this relationship. Condemns actions taken by the governmen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-12-01
To Senate Foreign Relations Committee |
| SR589 | Intro
Sine Die | Honors the lifetime of service by Mayor Thomas S. Menino to the city and residents of Boston, Massachusetts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-20
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6221; text as passed Senate: CR S6211-6212) |
| SR587 | Intro
Sine Die | Recognizes the significance of North Korea's past willingness to resume reunions of divided family members between North Korea and South Korea. Acknowledges North Korea's release in November 2014 of incarcerated American citizens Kenneth Bae and Mat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-20
To Senate Foreign Relations Committee |
| SR590 | Intro
Sine Die | Recognizes November 2014 as National Native American Heritage Month and the Friday after Thanksgiving as Native American Heritage Day.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-20
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6221; text as passed Senate: CR S6212) |
| SR588 | Intro
Sine Die | Recognizes that: (1) access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas of the United States is essential to the survival and success of U.S. communities, (2) preserving and strengthening access to quality health care in ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-20
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6221; text as passed Senate: CR S6211) |
| SR591 | Intro
Sine Die | Expresses support for the goals and ideals of American Education Week.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-20
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee |
| SR583 | Intro
Sine Die | Encourages educational institutions, national trucking firms, clergy, law enforcement, motorists, and the general public to promote motor vehicle driving safety. Designates November 30, 2014, Drive Safer Sunday.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-20
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. |
| SR580 | Intro
Sine Die | Supports the goals and ideals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-20
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. |
| SR584 | Intro
Sine Die | Expresses appreciation to Jerry Linnell and commends him for his lengthy, faithful, and outstanding service to the Senate.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-19
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6159; text as passed Senate: CR S6157) |
| SR581 | Intro
Sine Die | Honors Staff Sergeant Robert Henry Anderson for his decades of service and his contributions as a paratrooper, combat medic, plumber, and family member.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-18
To Senate Armed Services Committee |
| SR582 | Intro
Sine Die | Expresses support for the designation of National Entrepreneurs Day.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-18
To Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee |
| SR577 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes a Senator, officer, or employee of the Senate to: (1) collect from another such individual, within Senate buildings, nonmonetary donations of clothing, toys, food, and housewares for charitable purposes related to serving persons in need o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-18
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. |
| SR579 | Intro
Sine Die | Declares that the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death of Howard O. Greene, Jr. Declares that when the Senate adjourns on November 17, 2014, it stand adjourned as a further mark of respect to his memory.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6005; text as passed Senate: CR S6024) |
| SR576 | Intro
Sine Die | Expresses the Senate's support for the designation of October 20, 2014, as the National Day on Writing.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-12
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5957; text as passed Senate: CR S5921) |
| SR571 | Intro
Sine Die | Designates September 30, 2014, as United States and India Partnership Day. Recognizes that the U.S.-India relationship is a special and permanent bond.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5880; text as passed Sentate: CR S5799) |
| SR563 | Intro
Sine Die | Calls for the President to launch international negotiations with the governments of the world's leading powers for new, effective extradition treaties with countries with which the United States has no current extradition authority, and to renegotia...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
To Senate Foreign Relations Committee |
| SR565 | Intro
Sine Die | Declares the sense of the House of Representatives that: the Canadian government should not allow a permanent nuclear waste repository to be built within the Great Lakes Basin, the President and the Secretary of State should take appropriate action ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
To Senate Foreign Relations Committee |
| SR568 | Intro
Sine Die | Designates the month of September 2014 as National Sepsis Awareness Month.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SR562 | Intro
Sine Die | Expresses the sense of the Senate that legislation regarding Energy Savings Performance Contracts and Utility Energy Service Contracts or that may lead to their use by the federal government should receive congressional scoring treatment making it mo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
To Senate Budget Committee |
| SR570 | Intro
Sine Die | Designates October 17, 2014, as National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Day to promote programs and activities that will lead to the greater use of cleaner, more efficient transportation that uses new sources of energy. Urges the people of the United State...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SR572 | Intro
Sine Die | Congratulates sailors of the U.S. Submarine Force upon the completion of 4,000 ballistic missile submarine deterrent patrols. Honors and thanks the crews and their families for their dedication and sacrifice.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5880; text as passed Senate: CR S5799) |
| SR575 | Intro
Sine Die | Designates September 2014 as National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Declares that steps should be taken to: (1) raise awareness of prostate cancer, (2) increase research funding to improve screening and treatment for prostate cancer, and (3) impro...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5880; text as passed Senate: CR S5800-5801) |
| SR567 | Intro
Sine Die | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: Vietnam is an important emerging partner with which the United States increasingly shares strategic and economic interests; the government of Vietnam has recently taken modest but encouraging steps to improve...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
To Senate Foreign Relations Committee |
| SR573 | Intro
Sine Die | Commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act. Commends the work of the individuals and organizations involved in building and maintaining the National Wilderness Preservation System.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5880; text as passed Senate: CR S5799-5800) |
| SR566 | Intro
Sine Die | Commends and celebrates South Dakota and its people on the state's 125th anniversary.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5770; text as passed Senate: CR S5797) |
| SR561 | Intro
Sine Die | Expresses the sense of the Senate that all U.S. representatives to the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) should oppose certain proposed IAIS procedures and make all appropriate efforts to ensure that proper transparency is res...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
To Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee |
| SR574 | Intro
Sine Die | Designates the week of September 20-September 27, 2014, as National Estuaries Week. Acknowledges the importance of estuaries to sustaining employment in the United States and the nation's economic well-being and prosperity.Expresses the intent of th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5880; text as passed Senate: CR S5800) |
| SR541 | Intro
Sine Die | Recognizes: (1) the threat that Ebola poses to populations, governments, and economies in Africa; and (2) that the limited capacity of the initial outbreak countries of Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia to combat the epidemic has been exhausted and t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5878-5879; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S5878-5879; text as passed Senate: CR S5879-5880) |
| SR529 | Intro
Sine Die | Congratulates the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) on its 100th anniversary. Commends VFW members for their courage and sacrifice in service to the United States. Encourages individuals to express their appreciation for the honor, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-09-18
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. |
