S.Res. 418 (112th): Commemorating the 70th anniversary and commending the brave men of the 17th Bombardment Group (Medium) who became known as the “Doolittle Tokyo Raiders” for outstanding heroism, valor, skill, and service to the United States in conducting the bombing of Tokyo on April 18, 1942.

Introduced:
Apr 16, 2012 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]
Status:
Agreed To (Simple Resolution)
See Instead:

H.Res. 777 (same title)
Referred to Committee — Sep 11, 2012

The resolution’s title was written by the resolution’s sponsor. S.Res. stands for Senate simple resolution.

(About Ads | Advertise Here)
Status

This simple resolution was agreed to on August 2, 2012. That is the end of the legislative process for a simple resolution.

Progress
Introduced Apr 16, 2012
Referred to Committee Apr 16, 2012
Agreed To (Simple Resolution) Aug 02, 2012
Cosponsors
11 cosponsors (7D, 4R) (show)
Committees

Senate Armed Services

The committee chair determines whether a resolution will move past the committee stage.

Summary

No summaries available.

Text

Read Resolution Text »

Last updated Aug 02, 2012.
3 pages

Primary Source

View on THOMAS (The Library of Congress)

GovTrack gets most information from THOMAS, which is updated generally one day after events occur. Activity since the last update may not be reflected here.

Citation

Click a format for a citation suggestion:

GovTrack’s Bill Summary

We don’t have a summary available yet.

Library of Congress Summary

The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress.

8/2/2012--Passed Senate amended.
Recognizes the valor, skill, and courage of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders that proved invaluable to the eventual defeat of Japan during the Second World War. Acknowledges that the actions of the Raiders helped to forge an enduring example of heroism in the face of uncertainty for the Army Air Force of the Second World War, the future of the Air Force, and the United States as a whole.
Commends the 5 living members and 80 original members of the Raiders for their participation in the Tokyo, Japan, bombing raid of April 18, 1942.

House Republican Conference Summary

The summary below was written by the House Republican Conference, which is the caucus of Republicans in the House of Representatives.

No summary available.

House Democratic Caucus Summary

The House Democratic Caucus does not provide summaries of bills.

So, yes, we display the House Republican Conference’s summaries when available even if we do not have a Democratic summary available. That’s because we feel it is better to give you as much information as possible, even if we cannot provide every viewpoint.

We’ll be looking for a source of summaries from the other side in the meanwhile.