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A resolution wishing His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama a happy 80th birthday on July 6, 2015, and recognizing the outstanding contributions His Holiness has made to the promotion of nonviolence, human…

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A resolution wishing His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama a happy 80th birthday on July 6, 2015, and recognizing the outstanding contributions His Holiness has made to the promotion of nonviolence, human rights, interfaith dialogue, environmental awareness, and democracy.

Introduced: June 11, 2015 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps

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In committee

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Agreed to (Senate)

Jul 8, 2015

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Jul 8, 2015

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Jul 8, 2015

Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4894)

Jul 8, 2015

Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4894)

Jun 11, 2015

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4110)

Jun 11, 2015

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.)

Extends well-wishes to the Dalai Lama on his 80th birthday.

Recognizes the Dalai Lama for a lifelong commitment and contribution to the promotion of nonviolence, human rights, religious tolerance, environmental awareness, and democracy.

Recognizes the Dalai Lama for using moral authority to promote the concept of universal responsibility as a guiding tenet for how human beings should treat one another and the planet.

What's happening now July 8, 2015

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 7

Collins, Susan M.

Maine · Jul 7, 2015

Warner, Mark R.

Virginia · Jul 7, 2015

Merkley, Jeff

Oregon · Jun 23, 2015

Hirono, Mazie K.

Hawaii · Jun 22, 2015

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Jun 22, 2015

Whitehouse, Sheldon

Rhode Island · Jun 22, 2015

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Jun 11, 2015

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 200: A resolution wishing His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama a happy 80th birthday on July 6, 2015, and recognizing the outstanding contributions His Holiness has made to the promotion of nonviolence, human rights, interfaith dialogue, environmental awareness, and democracy.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-200/

MLA

"S. Res. 200: A resolution wishing His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama a happy 80th birthday on July 6, 2015, and recognizing the outstanding contributions His Holiness has made to the promotion of nonviolence, human rights, interfaith dialogue, environmental awareness, and democracy.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-200/.

Bluebook (legal)

S. Res. 200, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-200/.

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[S. Res. 200: A resolution wishing His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama a happy 80th birthday on July 6, 2015, and recognizing the outstanding contributions His Holiness has made to the promotion of nonviolence, human rights, interfaith dialogue, environmental awareness, and democracy.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-200/)