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SRES 519 110th Congress Senate

A resolution welcoming Pope Benedict XVI to the United States and recognizing the unique insights his moral and spiritual reflections bring to the world stage.

Introduced: April 17, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Agreed to (Senate)
Apr 18, 2008
Star Print ordered on the resolution.
Apr 17, 2008
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3105-3106; text as passed Senate: CR S3105-3106; text of measure as introduced: CR S3162)
Apr 17, 2008
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3105-3106; text as passed Senate: CR S3105-3106; text of measure as introduced: CR S3162)
Apr 17, 2008
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 18, 2008

Star Print ordered on the resolution.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

Welcomes Pope Benedict XVI on the occasion of his first pastoral visit to the United States and recognizes the unique insights his moral and spiritual reflections bring to the world stage.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HRES 838 Related bill Welcoming His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI on his first apostolic visit to the United States.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 8 Republican 10 Independent 1
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Apr 17, 2008
Burr, Richard
· Apr 17, 2008
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Apr 17, 2008
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Apr 17, 2008
 R
Cornyn, John
Texas · Apr 17, 2008
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Apr 17, 2008
DeMint, James
· Apr 17, 2008
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 17, 2008
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Apr 17, 2008
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Apr 17, 2008
Isakson, Johnny
· Apr 17, 2008
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Apr 17, 2008
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Apr 17, 2008
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Apr 17, 2008
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Apr 17, 2008
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Apr 17, 2008
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 17, 2008
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 17, 2008
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Apr 17, 2008
Vitter, David
· Apr 17, 2008
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Apr 17, 2008
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Apr 17, 2008
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 17, 2008
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 519: A resolution welcoming Pope Benedict XVI to the United States and recognizing the unique insights his moral and spiritual reflections bring to the world stage.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SRES-519/
MLA
"S. Res. 519: A resolution welcoming Pope Benedict XVI to the United States and recognizing the unique insights his moral and spiritual reflections bring to the world stage.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SRES-519/.
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S. Res. 519, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SRES-519/.
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[S. Res. 519: A resolution welcoming Pope Benedict XVI to the United States and recognizing the unique insights his moral and spiritual reflections bring to the world stage.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SRES-519/)
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