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S.Res. 409 · 112th Congress

A resolution designating April 2012 as "Financial Literacy Month".

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  1. Senate Introduced Mar 28, 2012
  2. Senate Passed Mar 28, 2012

Designates April 2012 as Financial Literacy Month to raise public awareness about the importance of personal financial education in the United States and the serious consequences that may result from a lack of understanding about personal finances.

What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate without amendment · Mar 28, 2012

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

Designates April 2012 as Financial Literacy Month to raise public awareness about the importance of personal financial education in the United States and the serious consequences that may result from a lack of understanding about personal finances.

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: A resolution designating April 2012 as "Financial Literacy Month".

Latest action (Mar 28, 2012): Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2184-2185; text as passed Senate: CR S2184-2185; text of measure as introduced: CR S2171-2172)

Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 28, 2012

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

  1. Senate Introduced Mar 28, 2012
  2. Senate Passed Mar 28, 2012

No recorded floor vote found.