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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
 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)