Sponsor and status
109th Congress (2005–2006)
This resolution was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the Senate on July 28, 2005 but was never passed by the House.
2 Cosponsors (2 Republicans)
Position statements
History
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May 26, 2005
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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Jul 28, 2005
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Passed Senate (House next)
The resolution was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
S.Con.Res. 39 (109th) was a concurrent resolution in the United States Congress.
A concurrent resolution is often used for matters that affect the rules of Congress or to express the sentiment of Congress. It must be agreed to by both the House and Senate in identical form but is not signed by the President and does not carry the force of law.
Resolutions numbers restart every two years. That means there are other resolutions with the number S.Con.Res. 39. This is the one from the 109th Congress.
This concurrent resolution was introduced in the 109th Congress, which met from Jan 4, 2005 to Dec 9, 2006. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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