A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
2010-02-04: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
A joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act.
2010-06-10: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 53. Record Vote Number: 184. (consideration: CR S4836)
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to financial disclosure and transparency by labor union management.
2009-12-18: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
A resolution condemning the attack by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea against the Republic of Korea, and affirming support for the United States-Republic of Korea alliance.
2010-12-02: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8443-8444; text as passed Senate: CR S8443-8444; text of measure as introduced: CR S8400-8401)
A resolution expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging Americans to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all children.
2010-11-18: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S8107)
A resolution designating September 23, 2010, as "National Falls Prevention Awareness Day" to raise awareness and encourage the prevention of falls among older adults.
2010-09-21: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7299-7300; text as passed Senate: CR S7300; text of measure as introduced: CR S7280)
A resolution recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage and culture of Latinos in the United States and their immense contributions to the Nation.
2010-09-16: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7182-7183; text as passed Senate: CR S7183; text of measure as introduced: CR S7179)
A resolution acknowledging and congratulating Miami Dade College on the occasion of its 50th anniversary of service to the students and residents of the State of Florida.
2010-09-16: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7178)
A resolution relative to the death of the Honorable Theodore "Ted" Fulton Stevens, former Senator for the State of Alaska.
2010-08-12: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
A resolution designating the week beginning September 12, 2010, as "National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week".
2010-07-27: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6341; text as passed Senate: CR S6341; text of measure as introduced: CR S6308)
A resolution recognizing the economic and environmental impacts of the British Petroleum oil spill on the people of the Gulf Coast and their way of life and urging British Petroleum to give all due consideration to offers of assistance, products, or services from the States directly impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
2010-07-20: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6037; text as passed Senate: CR S6037; text of measure as introduced: CR S6027)
A resolution recognizing the economic and environmental impacts of the British Petroleum oil spill on the people of the Gulf Coast and their way of life and urging British Petroleum to give all due consideration to offers of assistance, products, or services from the States directly impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
2010-07-14: Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5859)
A resolution commemorating the life and work of George M. Steinbrenner of the State of New York.
2010-07-13: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5796; text as passed Senate: CR S5796; text of measure as introduced: CR S5793)
A resolution relative to the death of the Honorable Robert C. Byrd, a Senator from the State of West Virginia.
2010-06-28: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5499-5501; text as passed Senate: CR S5501; text of measure as introduced: CR S5494)
A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that Israel has an undeniable right to self-defense, and to condemn the recent destabilizing actions by extremists aboard the ship Mavi Marmara.
2010-06-24: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Voice Vote. (text: CR 6/28/2010 S5495-5496)
A resolution recognizing the National Museum of American Jewish History, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, as the only museum in the United States dedicated exclusively to exploring and preserving the American Jewish experience.
2010-07-22: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6225)
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Stuttering Awareness Week 2010.
2010-05-13: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3683-3684; text as passed Senate: CR S3684; text of measure as introduced: CR S3721)
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the primary safeguard for the well-being and protection of children is the family, and that the primary safeguards for the legal rights of children in the United States are the Constitutions of the United States and the several States, and that, because the use of international treaties to govern policy in the United States on families and children is contrary to principles of self-government and federalism, and that, because the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child undermines traditional principles of law in the United States regarding parents and children, the President should not transmit the Convention to the Senate for its advice and consent.
2010-05-10: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3475)
A resolution designating April 23 through 25, 2010, as "Global Youth Service Days".
2010-04-20: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2481; text as passed Senate: CR S2481; text of measure as introduced: CR S2479)
A resolution honoring the coal miners who perished in the Upper Big Branch Mine-South in Raleigh County, West Virginia, extending the condolences of the United States Senate to the families of the fallen coal miners, and recognizing the valiant efforts of the emergency response workers.
2010-04-15: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2393-2394; text as passed Senate: CR S2394; text of measure as introduced: CR S2390-2391)