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SRES 291 114th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works Accidents Caribbean area Congressional tributes Marine and inland water transportation Transportation employees Transportation safety and security

A resolution honoring the lives of the 33 crew members aboard the El Faro.

Introduced: October 21, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Oct 21, 2015
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7425; text as passed Senate: CR S7414-7415)
Oct 21, 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 S7425; text as passed Senate: CR S7414-7415)
Oct 21, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

Recognizes and honors the lives of the 33 crew members aboard the El Faro who were lost after it departed on September 29, 2015.

What's happening now October 21, 2015

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7425; text as passed Senate: CR S7414-7415)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 291: A resolution honoring the lives of the 33 crew members aboard the El Faro.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-291/
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"S. Res. 291: A resolution honoring the lives of the 33 crew members aboard the El Faro.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-291/.
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S. Res. 291, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-291/.
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