SRES 598 109th Congress Senate Commemorations Civics education Congress Ethics Government Operations and Politics Special weeks

A resolution designating the week beginning October 15, 2006, as "National Character Counts Week".

Introduced: September 29, 2006 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Agreed to (Senate)

Nov 16, 2006

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S11098)

Nov 16, 2006

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S11098)

Nov 16, 2006

Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11097-11102)

Nov 16, 2006

Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11097-11102)

Sep 30, 2006

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10751-10752)

Sep 29, 2006

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10752)

Sep 29, 2006

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 has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Designates the week beginning October 15, 2006, as National Character Counts Week. Calls upon the people of the United States and interested groups to: (1) embrace the elements of character identified by local schools and communities, such as trustworthiness, respect, fairness, caring, and citizenship; and (2) observe such week with appropriate ceremonies, programs, and activities.

What's happening now November 16, 2006

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S11098)

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 2 versions

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 2

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Sep 29, 2006

Murkowski, Lisa

Alaska · Sep 29, 2006

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 598: A resolution designating the week beginning October 15, 2006, as "National Character Counts Week".. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-598/

MLA

"S. Res. 598: A resolution designating the week beginning October 15, 2006, as "National Character Counts Week".." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-598/.

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S. Res. 598, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-598/.

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[S. Res. 598: A resolution designating the week beginning October 15, 2006, as "National Character Counts Week".](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-598/)