SRES 597 112th 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 15, 2012 Introduced by: Murray, Patty Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov

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Nov 15, 2012

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6871; text as passed Senate: CR S6871; text of measure as introduced: CR S6858)

Nov 15, 2012

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6871; text as passed Senate: CR S6871; text of measure as introduced: CR S6858)

Nov 15, 2012

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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6871; text as passed Senate: CR S6871; text of measure as introduced: CR S6858)

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

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 persons in need or members of the Armed Forces and the families of those members 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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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 597: A resolution to permit the collection of clothing, toys, food, and housewares during the holiday season for charitable purposes in Senate buildings.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-597/

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"S. Res. 597: A resolution to permit the collection of clothing, toys, food, and housewares during the holiday season for charitable purposes in Senate buildings.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-597/.

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S. Res. 597, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-597/.

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[S. Res. 597: 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/112-SRES-597/)