SRES 59 105th Congress Senate Commemorations Irish Americans Special months

A resolution designating the month of March of each year as "Irish American Heritage Month".

Introduced: February 25, 1997 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Agreed to (Senate)

Mar 14, 1997

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Mar 14, 1997

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Mar 14, 1997

Senate Committee on Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2334)

Mar 14, 1997

Senate Committee on Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2334)

Feb 25, 1997

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Feb 25, 1997

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1574)

Feb 25, 1997

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates March of each year as Irish American Heritage Month.

What's happening now March 14, 1997

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Bill text 2 versions

Agreed to Senate Formatted Text PDF
Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 4

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Mar 12, 1997

Grassley, Chuck

Iowa · Mar 12, 1997

Murray, Patty

Washington · Mar 12, 1997

Reed, Jack

Rhode Island · Mar 12, 1997

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 59: A resolution designating the month of March of each year as "Irish American Heritage Month".. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-SRES-59/

MLA

"S. Res. 59: A resolution designating the month of March of each year as "Irish American Heritage Month".." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-SRES-59/.

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S. Res. 59, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-SRES-59/.

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