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S.RES.566

S.RES.566: A resolution designating September 29, 2012, as "National Estuaries Day".

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This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
This bill is primarily about environmental protection
Introduced Sept. 19, 2012
Latest Major Action Sept. 19, 2012

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Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)

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21 (17 Democrats, 1 Independent, 3 Republicans)

Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii)
Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)
Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)
Scott Brown (R-Mass.)
Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.)
Susan Collins (R-Maine)
Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)
John Kerry (D-Mass.)
Mary L. Landrieu (D-La.)
Frank R. Lautenberg (D-N.J.)
Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.)
Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.)
Patty Murray (D-Wash.)
Jack Reed (D-R.I.)
Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.)
Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.)
Mark Warner (D-Va.)
Jim Webb (D-Va.)
Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)
Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)

Bill Summary

Designates September 29, 2012, as National Estuaries Day. Acknowledges the importance of estuaries to sustaining employment and U.S. economic well-being and prosperity.Expresses the intent of the Senate to continue working to understand, protect, and restore U.S. estuaries.

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Date	Description
	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Sept. 19, 2012	Introduced in the Senate by Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)

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Introduced in the Senate by Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)