SRES 486 110th Congress Senate

A resolution to congratulate the X PRIZE Foundation for their efforts to inspire a new generation of viable, super-efficient vehicles that could help break the addiction of the United States to oil…

Official title: A resolution to congratulate the X PRIZE Foundation for their efforts to inspire a new generation of viable, super-efficient vehicles that could help break the… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A resolution to congratulate the X PRIZE Foundation for their efforts to inspire a new generation of viable, super-efficient vehicles that could help break the addiction of the United States to oil and stem the effects of climate change through the Automotive X PRIZE competition.

Introduced: March 13, 2008 See on congress.gov

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Mar 14, 2008

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2165-2166)

Mar 14, 2008

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text of measure as introduced: CR S2165-2166)

Mar 13, 2008

Introduced in Senate

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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2165-2166)

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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Commends the X PRIZE Foundation's leadership for their efforts to inspire a new generation of viable, super-efficient vehicles through the Automotive X PRIZE competition.

Congratulates the Foundation on its innovation and vision in bringing together some of the finest minds in government, higher education, and industry to participate in the competition and applauds its commitment for encouraging solutions to some of the greatest challenges facing humanity.

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Cantwell, Maria

Washington · Mar 13, 2008

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 486: A resolution to congratulate the X PRIZE Foundation for their efforts to inspire a new generation of viable, super-efficient vehicles that could help break the addiction of the United States to oil and stem the effects of climate change through the Automotive X PRIZE competition.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SRES-486/

MLA

"S. Res. 486: A resolution to congratulate the X PRIZE Foundation for their efforts to inspire a new generation of viable, super-efficient vehicles that could help break the addiction of the United States to oil and stem the effects of climate change through the Automotive X PRIZE competition.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SRES-486/.

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S. Res. 486, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SRES-486/.

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[S. Res. 486: A resolution to congratulate the X PRIZE Foundation for their efforts to inspire a new generation of viable, super-efficient vehicles that could help break the addiction of the United States to oil and stem the effects of climate change through the Automotive X PRIZE competition.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SRES-486/)