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A resolution recognizing the contributions made by the men and women of the Air Force who are responsible for operating and maintaining the Global Positioning System constellation and affirming the…

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A resolution recognizing the contributions made by the men and women of the Air Force who are responsible for operating and maintaining the Global Positioning System constellation and affirming the importance of continuous availability, accuracy, efficiency, robustness, reliability, and resiliency of the Global Positioning System constellation.

Introduced: May 21, 2019 Introduced by: Duckworth, Tammy Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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May 21, 2019
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This resolution recognizes the contributions made by the Air Force personnel responsible for operating and maintaining the Global Positioning System (GPS) constellation of satellites; those made by the Department of Transportation in coordinating interactions with civil users of the GPS; and the importance of continuous availability, accuracy, efficiency, robustness, reliability, and resiliency of the GPS constellation.

What's happening now May 21, 2019

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3012; text: CR S3011)

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · May 21, 2019
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · May 21, 2019
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · May 21, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 216: A resolution recognizing the contributions made by the men and women of the Air Force who are responsible for operating and maintaining the Global Positioning System constellation and affirming the importance of continuous availability, accuracy, efficiency, robustness, reliability, and resiliency of the Global Positioning System constellation.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-216/
MLA
"S. Res. 216: A resolution recognizing the contributions made by the men and women of the Air Force who are responsible for operating and maintaining the Global Positioning System constellation and affirming the importance of continuous availability, accuracy, efficiency, robustness, reliability, and resiliency of the Global Positioning System constellation.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-216/.
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S. Res. 216, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-216/.
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[S. Res. 216: A resolution recognizing the contributions made by the men and women of the Air Force who are responsible for operating and maintaining the Global Positioning System constellation and affirming the importance of continuous availability, accuracy, efficiency, robustness, reliability, and resiliency of the Global Positioning System constellation.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-216/)
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