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S.Res. 293 (114th): A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, commending domestic violence victim advocates, domestic violence victim service providers, crisis hotline staff, and first responders serving victims of domestic violence for their compassionate support of victims of domestic violence, and expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress should continue to support efforts to end domestic violence and hold perpetrators of domestic violence accountable.

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Sponsor and status

Photo of sponsor Charles “Chuck” Grassley

Charles “Chuck” Grassley

Sponsor. Senator for Iowa. Republican.

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Last Updated: Oct 28, 2015
Length: 4 pages
Introduced
Oct 22, 2015
114th Congress (2015–2017)
Status

Agreed To (Simple Resolution) on Oct 28, 2015

This simple resolution was agreed to on October 28, 2015. That is the end of the legislative process for a simple resolution.

Cosponsors

3 Cosponsors (2 Democrats, 1 Republican)

See Instead

S.Res. 566 (same title)
Agreed To (Simple Resolution) — Sep 15, 2016

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History

Oct 22, 2015
 
Introduced

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Oct 28, 2015
 
Agreed To

The resolution was passed in a vote in the Senate. A simple resolution is not voted on in the other chamber and does not have the force of law. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made.

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Sep 15, 2016
 
Companion Bill — Agreed To

This activity took place on a related bill, S.Res. 566 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S.Res. 293 (114th).

S.Res. 293 (114th) was a simple resolution in the United States Congress.

A simple resolution is used for matters that affect just one chamber of Congress, often to change the rules of the chamber to set the manner of debate for a related bill. It must be agreed to in the chamber in which it was introduced. It is not voted on in the other chamber and does not have the force of law.

Resolutions numbers restart every two years. That means there are other resolutions with the number S.Res. 293. This is the one from the 114th Congress.

This simple resolution was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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