SRES 401 112th Congress Senate International Affairs Congressional tributes Department of State Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

A resolution expressing appreciation for Foreign Service and Civil Service professionals who represent the United States around the globe.

Introduced: March 21, 2012 Introduced by: Whitehouse, Sheldon Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Agreed to (Senate)

Sep 13, 2012

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6388-6389; text as passed Senate: CR S6388-6389)

Sep 13, 2012

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6388-6389; text as passed Senate: CR S6388-6389)

Apr 26, 2012

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 386.

Apr 26, 2012

Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Kerry without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.

Apr 26, 2012

Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Mar 21, 2012

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1940)

Mar 21, 2012

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

Recognizes and expresses appreciation to the Foreign Service and Civil Service personnel of the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and other federal agencies that promote and protect national priorities abroad.

What's happening now September 13, 2012

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6388-6389; text as passed Senate: CR S6388-6389)

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Foreign Relations Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 3

Boozman, John

Arkansas · Jun 20, 2012

Wyden, Ron

Oregon · May 14, 2012

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · May 9, 2012

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 401: A resolution expressing appreciation for Foreign Service and Civil Service professionals who represent the United States around the globe.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-401/

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