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S. Res. 285 117th Congress Senate

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

Introduced: June 24, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 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

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest 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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 Latest action August 9, 2021

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

 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HRES 498 Identical bill Honoring the lives and legacies of the "Radium Girls".
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jun 24, 2021
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Jun 24, 2021
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jun 24, 2021
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 24, 2021
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jun 24, 2021
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APA
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/
MLA
"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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S. Res. 285, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-285/.
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