SRES 503 111th Congress Senate Environmental Protection Commemorative events and holidays Elementary and secondary education Endangered and threatened species Land use and conservation Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

A resolution designating May 21, 2010, as "Endangered Species Day".

Introduced: April 28, 2010 Introduced by: Whitehouse, Sheldon Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps

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Agreed to (Senate)

May 7, 2010

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3433)

May 7, 2010

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S3433)

May 7, 2010

Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3433)

May 7, 2010

Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3433)

Apr 28, 2010

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2764)

Apr 28, 2010

Introduced in Senate

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

Designates May 21, 2010, as Endangered Species Day.

Encourages: (1) schools to spend at least 30 minutes on such Day teaching and informing students about threats to, and efforts to restore, endangered species; (2) organizations, businesses, private landowners, and agencies with a shared interest in conserving endangered species to collaborate in developing educational information for use in schools; and (3) people to become educated about, and aware of, threats to species, success stories in species recovery, and opportunities to promote species conservation.

What's happening now May 7, 2010

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3433)

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 2 versions

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 4

Cantwell, Maria

Washington · Apr 28, 2010

Collins, Susan M.

Maine · Apr 28, 2010

Sanders, Bernard

Vermont · Apr 28, 2010

Wyden, Ron

Oregon · Apr 28, 2010

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 503: A resolution designating May 21, 2010, as "Endangered Species Day".. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-503/

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"S. Res. 503: A resolution designating May 21, 2010, as "Endangered Species Day".." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-503/.

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