SRES 308 109th Congress Senate Education Commemorations Educational exchanges Elementary and secondary education Foreign students Higher education International Affairs International education Secondary education Special years

A resolution designating 2006 as the "Year of Study Abroad".

Introduced: November 10, 2005 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov

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Nov 10, 2005

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12708-12709; text as passed Senate: CR S12709; text of measure as introduced: CR S12694-12695)

Nov 10, 2005

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S12708-12709; text as passed Senate: CR S12709; text of measure as introduced: CR S12694-12695)

Nov 10, 2005

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

Designates 2006 as the Year of Study Abroad.

Encourages: (1) secondary schools, institutions of higher learning, businesses, and government programs to promote and expand study abroad opportunities; and (2) the people of the United States to support such initiatives and observe such Year.

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 308: A resolution designating 2006 as the "Year of Study Abroad".. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-308/

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"S. Res. 308: A resolution designating 2006 as the "Year of Study Abroad".." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-308/.

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S. Res. 308, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-308/.

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