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SRES 299 112th Congress Senate

A resolution designating October 2011 as "National Work and Family Month".

Introduced: October 19, 2011 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Oct 19, 2011
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6787; text as passed Senate: CR S6787; text of measure as introduced: CR S6768-6769)
Oct 19, 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 S6787; text as passed Senate: CR S6787; text of measure as introduced: CR S6768-6769)
Oct 19, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6787; text as passed Senate: CR S6787; text of measure as introduced: CR S6768-6769)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Designates October 2011 as National Work and Family Month.

Recognizes the importance of work schedules that allow employees to spend time with their families to job productivity and to healthy families.

Urges public officials, employers, employees, and the general public to work together to achieve more balance between work and family.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SRES 533 Related bill A resolution designating October 2012 as "National Work and Family Month".
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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Oct 19, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 299: A resolution designating October 2011 as "National Work and Family Month".. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-299/
MLA
"S. Res. 299: A resolution designating October 2011 as "National Work and Family Month".." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-299/.
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S. Res. 299, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-299/.
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