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S.Res. 502 · 112th Congress

A resolution celebrating the 150th anniversary of the signing of the First Morrill Act.

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  1. Senate Introduced Jun 20, 2012
  2. Senate Passed Jun 20, 2012

Celebrates the 150th anniversary of the signing of the First Morrill Act by President Abraham Lincoln.

What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate without amendment · Jun 20, 2012

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

Celebrates the 150th anniversary of the signing of the First Morrill Act by President Abraham Lincoln.

Affirms the importance of the land-grant institutions which are the product of the commitment to U.S. higher education that the First Morrill Act represents.

Requests that the Secretary of the Senate transmit to the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities an enrolled copy of this resolution for appropriate display.

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: A resolution celebrating the 150th anniversary of the signing of the First Morrill Act.

Latest action (Jun 20, 2012): Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4375-4377; text as passed Senate: CR S4376; text of measure as introduced: CR S4374-4375)

Policy area: Education · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 20, 2012

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

  1. Senate Introduced Jun 20, 2012
  2. Senate Passed Jun 20, 2012

No recorded floor vote found.