US Congress Senate Resolution 440 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on April 26 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-04-26 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2463; text as passed Senate: CR S2462)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate about the importance of effective civic and government education programs in schools in the United States. Expresses the sense of the Senate that: civic and government education is essential to the well-being of the constitutional government of the United States, comprehensive and formal instruction in civics and government would provide students with a basis for understanding the rights and responsibilities of citizens under such government, elementary and secondary schools are encouraged to offer courses on the history and theories of such government, and civics and government teachers are well served by having access to professional development programs that enhance their capacity to provide effective civic and government education in the classroom.

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate about the importance of effective civic and government education programs in schools in the United States.

Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]

Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]

Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-26	Senate	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2463; text as passed Senate: CR S2462)

SR150 (Related) 2015-04-23 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2417; text as passed Senate: CR S2406-2407)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-resolution/440/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/sres440/BILLS-114sres440ats.pdf