SRES 577 113th Congress Senate Congress Charitable contributions Congressional officers and employees Congressional operations and organization Members of Congress Military personnel and dependents Senate Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

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

Introduced: November 12, 2014 Introduced by: Sanders, Bernard Independent · Vermont See on congress.gov

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Agreed to (Senate)

Nov 18, 2014

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Nov 18, 2014

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Nov 18, 2014

Senate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6106)

Nov 18, 2014

Senate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6106)

Nov 12, 2014

Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5921)

Nov 12, 2014

Introduced in Senate

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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 their families during the holiday season; and (2) work with a nonprofit organization for delivery of such donations.

What's happening now November 18, 2014

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 577: A resolution permitting the collection of clothing, toys, food, and housewares during the holiday season for charitable purposes in Senate buildings.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SRES-577/

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"S. Res. 577: A resolution permitting the collection of clothing, toys, food, and housewares during the holiday season for charitable purposes in Senate buildings.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SRES-577/.

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S. Res. 577, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SRES-577/.

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