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SRES 356 115th Congress Senate Congress Congressional tributes Elementary and secondary education Members of Congress

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Members of Congress should substitute teach at least 1 day per year in a public school to gain firsthand knowledge on how to address the prevailing challenges facing educators and how to remove obstacles to learning for students.

Introduced: December 11, 2017 Introduced by: Kennedy, John Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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Dec 11, 2017
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S7946-7947; text as passed Senate: CR S7946)
Dec 11, 2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S7946-7947; text as passed Senate: CR S7946)
Dec 11, 2017
Introduced in Senate
 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 the contributions of teachers to the United States.

Thanks teachers for their service.

Recommends that each Member of Congress spend at least one day per year serving as a substitute teacher in a public school.

What's happening now December 11, 2017

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S7946-7947; text as passed Senate: CR S7946)