S.Res.431 / 109th Congress

A resolution designating May 11, 2006, as "Endangered Species Day", and encouraging the people of the United States to become educated about, and aware of, threats to species, success stories in species recovery, and the opportunity to promote species conservation worldwide.

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3159-3160; text as passsed Senate: CR S3159-3160; text of measure as introduced: CR S2918)

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Version 82 · Passed Senate without amendment · Apr 5, 2006

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

Designates May 11, 2006, as Endangered Species Day.

Encourages: (1) educational entities to spend at least 30 minutes on such Day teaching students about threats to, and the restoration of, endangered species; and (2) organizations, businesses, private landowners, and agencies with an interest in conserving endangered species to collaborate on educational information for use in schools.

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Who introduced it

Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D–CA

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Apr 5, 2006
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3159-3160; text as passsed Senate: CR S3159-3160; text of measure as introduced: CR S2918)
Apr 5, 2006
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3159-3160; text as passsed Senate: CR S3159-3160; text of measure as introduced: CR S2918)
Apr 5, 2006
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SRES 219 · A resolution designating March 8, 2006, as "Endangered Species Day", and encouraging the people of the United States to become educated about, and aware of, threats to species, success stories in species recovery, and the opportunity to promote species conservation worldwide.

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Discuss S.Res.431, 109th Congress: A resolution designating May 11, 2006, as "Endangered Species Day", and encouraging the people of the United States to become educated about, and aware of, threats to species, success stories in species recovery, and the opportunity to promote species conservation worldwide.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-resolution/431

Text version to examine: Agreed to Senate · 2006-04-05.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/109/bills/sres431/BILLS-109sres431ats.htm

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Discuss S.Res.431, 109th Congress: A resolution designating May 11, 2006, as "Endangered Species Day", and encouraging the people of the United States to become educated about, and aware of, threats to species, success stories in species recovery, and the opportunity to promote species conservation worldwide.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-resolution/431

Text version to examine: Agreed to Senate · 2006-04-05.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/109/bills/sres431/BILLS-109sres431ats.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:24:21Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss S.Res.431, 109th Congress: A resolution designating May 11, 2006, as "Endangered Species Day", and encouraging the people of the United States to become educated about, and aware of, threats to species, success stories in species recovery, and the opportunity to promote species conservation worldwide.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-resolution/431

Text version to examine: Agreed to Senate · 2006-04-05.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/109/bills/sres431/BILLS-109sres431ats.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:24:21Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss S.Res.431, 109th Congress: A resolution designating May 11, 2006, as "Endangered Species Day", and encouraging the people of the United States to become educated about, and aware of, threats to species, success stories in species recovery, and the opportunity to promote species conservation worldwide.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-resolution/431

Text version to examine: Agreed to Senate · 2006-04-05.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/109/bills/sres431/BILLS-109sres431ats.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:24:21Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.Res.431 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.