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A resolution to permit the solicitation of donations in Senate buildings for the relief of victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Introduced: September 7, 2005 See on congress.gov

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Sep 7, 2005

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9738; text as passed Senate: CR S9738; text of measure as introduced: CR S9738)

Sep 7, 2005

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9738; text as passed Senate: CR S9738; text of measure as introduced: CR S9738)

Sep 7, 2005

Introduced in Senate

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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Permits a Senator or employee of the Senate to: (1) solicit another Senator or employee of the Senate within Senate buildings for nonmonetary donations for the relief of victims of Hurricane Katrina; and (2) work with a nonprofit organization with respect to the delivery of such donations.

What's happening now September 7, 2005

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9738; text as passed Senate: CR S9738; text of measure as introduced: CR S9738)

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Cosponsors 5

Cantwell, Maria

Washington · Sep 7, 2005

Rhode Island · Sep 7, 2005

Thune, John

South Dakota · Sep 7, 2005

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 235: A resolution to permit the solicitation of donations in Senate buildings for the relief of victims of Hurricane Katrina.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-235/

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"S. Res. 235: A resolution to permit the solicitation of donations in Senate buildings for the relief of victims of Hurricane Katrina.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-235/.

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S. Res. 235, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-235/.

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