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SRES 298 112th Congress Senate

A resolution expressing support for the designation of October 20, 2011, as the "National Day on Writing".

Introduced: October 18, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Oct 18, 2011
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6693; text as passed Senate: CR S6693)
Oct 18, 2011
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6693; text as passed Senate: CR S6693)
Oct 18, 2011
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6693; text as passed Senate: CR S6693)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

Expresses the Senate's support for the designation of October 20, 2011, as the National Day on Writing.

Encourages participation in the National Gallery of Writing, which is maintained by the National Council of Teachers of English and contains examples of writing by individuals throughout our country.

Encourages educational institutions, businesses, community and civic associations, and other organizations to celebrate the writing of their members through individual submissions to the Gallery.

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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Oct 18, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 298: A resolution expressing support for the designation of October 20, 2011, as the "National Day on Writing".. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-298/
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"S. Res. 298: A resolution expressing support for the designation of October 20, 2011, as the "National Day on Writing".." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-298/.
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S. Res. 298, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-298/.
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[S. Res. 298: A resolution expressing support for the designation of October 20, 2011, as the "National Day on Writing".](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-298/)
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