SRES 269 114th Congress Senate Environmental Protection Commemorative events and holidays Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Wetlands Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

A resolution designating the week of September 19 through September 26, 2015, as "National Estuaries Week".

Introduced: September 24, 2015 Introduced by: Whitehouse, Sheldon Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov

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Sep 24, 2015

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6949; text as passed Senate: CR S6941-6942)

Sep 24, 2015

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6949; text as passed Senate: CR S6941-6942)

Sep 24, 2015

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates the week of September 19-September 26, 2015, as National Estuaries Week.

Acknowledges the importance of estuaries to sustaining employment in the United States and the nation's economic well-being and prosperity.

Expresses the intent of the Senate to continue working to understand, protect, and restore U.S. estuaries.

What's happening now September 24, 2015

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6949; text as passed Senate: CR S6941-6942)

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Cosponsors 14

Baldwin, Tammy

Wisconsin · Sep 24, 2015

Blumenthal, Richard

Connecticut · Sep 24, 2015

Cantwell, Maria

Washington · Sep 24, 2015

Collins, Susan M.

Maine · Sep 24, 2015

Coons, Christopher A.

Delaware · Sep 24, 2015

Hirono, Mazie K.

Hawaii · Sep 24, 2015

King, Angus S., Jr.

Maine · Sep 24, 2015

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Sep 24, 2015

Merkley, Jeff

Oregon · Sep 24, 2015

Murphy, Christopher

Connecticut · Sep 24, 2015

Murray, Patty

Washington · Sep 24, 2015

Reed, Jack

Rhode Island · Sep 24, 2015

Shaheen, Jeanne

New Hampshire · Sep 24, 2015

Wyden, Ron

Oregon · Sep 24, 2015

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 269: A resolution designating the week of September 19 through September 26, 2015, as "National Estuaries Week".. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-269/

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"S. Res. 269: A resolution designating the week of September 19 through September 26, 2015, as "National Estuaries Week".." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-269/.

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S. Res. 269, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-269/.

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