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A resolution supporting the 200th anniversary of the nation's nautical charting and related scientific programs, which formed the basis for what is today the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration…

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A resolution supporting the 200th anniversary of the nation's nautical charting and related scientific programs, which formed the basis for what is today the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and recognizing 200 years of research, service to the people of the United States, and stewardship of the marine environment by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its predecessor agencies, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 7, 2006 See on congress.gov

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Dec 7, 2006

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11544-11545; text as passed Senate: CR S11544-11545; text of measure as introduced: CR S11506)

Dec 7, 2006

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11544-11545; text as passed Senate: CR S11544-11545; text of measure as introduced: CR S11506)

Dec 7, 2006

Introduced in Senate

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Recognizes: (1) the contributions of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its predecessor agencies over a 200-year period in providing research, service, and stewardship of the marine environment; (2) the vision of President Thomas Jefferson in supporting the advancement of science and coastal surveys; and (3) the contributions of employees and officers of the Office of Coast Survey, the National Geodetic Survey, and the Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

What's happening now December 7, 2006

Related & companion bills 1

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Cosponsors 4

Cantwell, Maria

Washington · Dec 7, 2006

Murkowski, Lisa

Alaska · Dec 7, 2006

Reed, Jack

Rhode Island · Dec 7, 2006

Wyden, Ron

Oregon · Dec 7, 2006

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 628: A resolution supporting the 200th anniversary of the nation's nautical charting and related scientific programs, which formed the basis for what is today the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and recognizing 200 years of research, service to the people of the United States, and stewardship of the marine environment by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its predecessor agencies, and for other purposes.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-628/

MLA

"S. Res. 628: A resolution supporting the 200th anniversary of the nation's nautical charting and related scientific programs, which formed the basis for what is today the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and recognizing 200 years of research, service to the people of the United States, and stewardship of the marine environment by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its predecessor agencies, and for other purposes.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-628/.

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S. Res. 628, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-628/.

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[S. Res. 628: A resolution supporting the 200th anniversary of the nation's nautical charting and related scientific programs, which formed the basis for what is today the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and recognizing 200 years of research, service to the people of the United States, and stewardship of the marine environment by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its predecessor agencies, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-628/)