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SRES 624 110th Congress Senate Commemorations Compulsory education Dropouts Education Elementary and secondary education Special months

A resolution designating August 2008 as "National Truancy Prevention Month".

Introduced: July 25, 2008 Introduced by: Whitehouse, Sheldon Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
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Aug 1, 2008
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8015-8016; text as passed Senate: CR S8015-8016)
Aug 1, 2008
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8015-8016; text as passed Senate: CR S8015-8016)
Jul 31, 2008
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 924.
Jul 31, 2008
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Jul 31, 2008
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jul 25, 2008
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7480-7481)
Jul 25, 2008
Introduced in Senate
 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 August 2008 as National Truancy Prevention Month.

Encourages law enforcement, school officials, the judiciary, community leaders, and the business community to work together to address truancy.

What's happening now August 1, 2008

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8015-8016; text as passed Senate: CR S8015-8016)

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