SRES 285 117th Congress Senate Labor and Employment Congressional tributes Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Manufacturing Radiation Women's employment Women's health Worker safety and health

A resolution honoring the lives and legacies of the "Radium Girls".

Introduced: June 24, 2021 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Agreed to (Senate)

Aug 9, 2021

Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6105-6106)

Aug 9, 2021

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S6105-6106)

Aug 9, 2021

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6105-6106)

Aug 9, 2021

Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Jun 24, 2021

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4782)

Jun 24, 2021

Introduced in Senate

Amendments to this bill 2

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

2 agreed to

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
SAMDT 2,725	—	To amend the preamble.	Agreed to	Aug 9, 2021
SAMDT 2,724	—	In the nature of a substitute.	Agreed to	Aug 9, 2021

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution honors the Radium Girls and recognizes their contribution to the development of workplace safety laws and standards. The Radium Girls were factory workers who contracted radiation poisoning from occupational exposure to radium.

What's happening now August 9, 2021

Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6105-6106)

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 2 versions

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 5

Blumenthal, Richard

Connecticut · Jun 24, 2021

Booker, Cory A.

New Jersey · Jun 24, 2021

Duckworth, Tammy

Illinois · Jun 24, 2021

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Jun 24, 2021

Murphy, Christopher

Connecticut · Jun 24, 2021

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 285: A resolution honoring the lives and legacies of the "Radium Girls".. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-285/

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"S. Res. 285: A resolution honoring the lives and legacies of the "Radium Girls".." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-285/.

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