SCONRES 16
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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the George Washington letter to Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island, which is on display at the B'nai B'rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., is one of the most significant early statements buttressing the nascent American constitutional guarantee of religious freedom.
Introduced: February 15, 2001
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Jul 24, 2001
Held at the desk.
Jul 24, 2001
Received in the House.
Jul 24, 2001
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 23, 2001
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8075-8076; text as passed Senate: CR S8076)
Jul 23, 2001
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8075-8076; text as passed Senate: CR S8076)
Jul 19, 2001
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 93.
Jul 19, 2001
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Jul 19, 2001
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 15, 2001
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1527)
Feb 15, 2001
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that the George Washington letter to Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island, on display at the B'nai B'rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., is one of the most significant early statements buttressing the nascent U.S. constitutional guarantee of religious freedom, and should be widely circulated.
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