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SRES 181 105th Congress Senate Commemorations Anniversaries Arts, Culture, Religion Authors and authorship Books Education Elementary and secondary education Families Parent and child Reading Special days

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 25, 1998 See on congress.gov
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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
 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.

What's happening now February 26, 1998

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

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