SRES 624 110th Congress Senate

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

Introduced: July 28, 2008 Introduced by: Whitehouse, Sheldon Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov

Commemorations Compulsory educationDropoutsEducationElementary and secondary educationSpecial months

Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Agreed to (Senate)

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

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Latest action 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)

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.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 2

Klobuchar, Amy

Minnesota · Jul 28, 2008

Sanders, Bernard

Vermont · Jul 28, 2008

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 624: A resolution designating August 2008 as "National Truancy Prevention Month".. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SRES-624/

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"S. Res. 624: A resolution designating August 2008 as "National Truancy Prevention Month".." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SRES-624/.

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S. Res. 624, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SRES-624/.

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