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SRES 181 105th Congress Senate

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that on March 2nd, every child in America should be in the company of someone who will read to him or her.

Introduced: February 26, 1998 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
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Feb 26, 1998
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1130)
Feb 26, 1998
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1130)
Feb 26, 1998
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 317.
Feb 26, 1998
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Hatch without amendment. Without written report.
Feb 26, 1998
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 25, 1998
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Feb 25, 1998
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action February 26, 1998

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1130)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Senate that March 2, 1998, shall be known as Read Across America Day, in honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday. Encourages reading with children on that day.

 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 2
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Feb 26, 1998
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 26, 1998
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Feb 26, 1998
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Feb 26, 1998
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Feb 26, 1998
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Feb 26, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 181: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that on March 2nd, every child in America should be in the company of someone who will read to him or her.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-SRES-181/
MLA
"S. Res. 181: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that on March 2nd, every child in America should be in the company of someone who will read to him or her.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-SRES-181/.
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S. Res. 181, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-SRES-181/.
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