A resolution honoring the life and legacy of Aretha Franklin and the contributions of Aretha Franklin to music, civil rights, and the City of Detroit.
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In committee
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Agreed to (Senate)
Aug 22, 2018
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5869; text: CR S5835)
Aug 22, 2018
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5869; text: CR S5835)
Aug 22, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
Celebrates the life and legacy of Aretha Franklin.
What's happening now
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5869; text: CR S5835)
Bill text
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Cosponsors
22
D
Baldwin, Tammy
D
Bennet, Michael F.
D
Booker, Cory A.
D
Coons, Christopher A.
D
Cortez Masto, Catherine
D
Durbin, Richard J.
D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
R
Grassley, Chuck
D
Hassan, Margaret Wood
D
Hirono, Mazie K.
D
Kaine, Tim
D
Klobuchar, Amy
D
Markey, Edward J.
D
Merkley, Jeff
D
Murray, Patty
D
Reed, Jack
I
Sanders, Bernard
R
Scott, Tim
D
Smith, Tina
D
Van Hollen, Chris
D
Warren, Elizabeth
D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 615: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of Aretha Franklin and the contributions of Aretha Franklin to music, civil rights, and the City of Detroit.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-615/
"S. Res. 615: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of Aretha Franklin and the contributions of Aretha Franklin to music, civil rights, and the City of Detroit.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-615/.
S. Res. 615, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-615/.
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