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S.Res. 258 · 112th Congress

A resolution supporting the designation of National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week.

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PMD MurraySponsor
11 cosponsors · 8 D, 3 R
LAR Alexander MBD Begich BCD Cardin BCD Casey MER Enzi TJD Johnson BMD Mikulski LMR Murkowski DSD Stabenow SWD Whitehouse JWD Webb

11 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. Senate Introduced Sep 7, 2011
  2. Senate Passed Sep 7, 2011

Expresses support for the designation of National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week.

What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate without amendment · Sep 7, 2011

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Expresses support for the designation of National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week.

Encourages people across the United States to support programs to assist those in need of adult education, workforce skills upgrading, and family literacy programs.

Recognizes the importance of adult education, workforce skills, and family literacy programs.

Calls upon the public, private, and non-profit stakeholders to support increased access to adult education and family literacy programs to ensure a literate society.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: A resolution supporting the designation of National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week.

Latest action (Sep 7, 2011): Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5393; text as passed Senate: CR S5393; text of measure as introduced: CR S5389-5390)

Policy area: Education · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Sep 7, 2011

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. Senate Introduced Sep 7, 2011
  2. Senate Passed Sep 7, 2011

No recorded floor vote found.