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S.Con.Res.33 / 113th Congress

A concurrent resolution celebrating the 100th anniversary of the enactment of the Smith-Lever Act, which established the nationwide Cooperative Extension System.

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Official summary

Version 82 · Passed Senate without amendment · Apr 9, 2014

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

Recognizes the significance of the Smith-Lever Act which established the Cooperative Extension System.

Honors the university faculty and local educators who provide educational programs to help people, families, youth, businesses, and communities solve problems, develop skills, and build a better future.

Thanks the volunteers who promote excellence for 4-H Clubs, the Master Gardeners program, the Family and Consumer Sciences program, and other Cooperative Extension System programs.

Encourages continued collaboration and cooperation among federal, state, and local governments to assure the sustainability of the Cooperative Extension System.

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Who introduced it

Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D–MI

Committees

  • Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
18 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

Actions

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  1. Held at the desk.

  2. Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  3. Received in the House.

  4. Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

  5. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

  6. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2330)

  7. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2330)

  8. Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1239)

  9. Introduced in Senate

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