SRES 691 111th Congress Senate

A resolution to permit the collection of clothing, toys, food, and housewares during the holiday season for charitable purposes in Senate buildings.

Introduced: November 30, 2010 See on congress.gov

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Nov 30, 2010

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8293; text as passed Senate: CR S8293; text of measure as introduced: CR S8305)

Nov 30, 2010

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8293; text as passed Senate: CR S8293; text of measure as introduced: CR S8305)

Nov 30, 2010

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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8293; text as passed Senate: CR S8293; text of measure as introduced: CR S8305)

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes a Senator, officer, or employee of the Senate to: (1) collect from another such individual, within Senate buildings, nonmonetary donations of clothing, toys, food, and housewares for charitable purposes related to serving those in need or members of the Armed Services and their families during the holiday season, if the charitable purposes do not otherwise violate any rule or regulation of the Senate or of federal law; and (2) work with a nonprofit organization with respect to the delivery of such donations.

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McConnell, Mitch

Kentucky · Nov 30, 2010

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 691: A resolution to permit the collection of clothing, toys, food, and housewares during the holiday season for charitable purposes in Senate buildings.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-691/

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"S. Res. 691: A resolution to permit the collection of clothing, toys, food, and housewares during the holiday season for charitable purposes in Senate buildings.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-691/.

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S. Res. 691, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-691/.

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[S. Res. 691: A resolution to permit the collection of clothing, toys, food, and housewares during the holiday season for charitable purposes in Senate buildings.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-691/)