S.Res.503 / 113th Congress

A resolution designating September 2014 as "National Child Awareness Month" to promote awareness of charities benefitting children and youth-serving organizations throughout the United States and recognizing efforts made by those charities and organizations on behalf of children and youth as critical contributions to the future of the United States.

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4568; text as passed Senate: CR S4559)

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jul 16, 2014

Designates September 2014 as National Child Awareness Month to: (1) promote awareness of charities benefiting children and youth-serving organizations throughout the United States, and (2) recognize efforts made by those charities and organizations on behalf of children and youth as critical contributions to the future of the United States.

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Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · R–NC

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Jul 16, 2014
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4568; text as passed Senate: CR S4559)
Jul 16, 2014
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4568; text as passed Senate: CR S4559)
Jul 16, 2014
Introduced in Senate

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Discuss S.Res.503, 113th Congress: A resolution designating September 2014 as "National Child Awareness Month" to promote awareness of charities benefitting children and youth-serving organizations throughout the United States and recognizing efforts made by those charities and organizations on behalf of children and youth as critical contributions to the future of the United States.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-resolution/503

Text version to examine: Agreed to Senate · 2014-07-16.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/sres503/BILLS-113sres503ats.htm

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Discuss S.Res.503, 113th Congress: A resolution designating September 2014 as "National Child Awareness Month" to promote awareness of charities benefitting children and youth-serving organizations throughout the United States and recognizing efforts made by those charities and organizations on behalf of children and youth as critical contributions to the future of the United States.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-resolution/503

Text version to examine: Agreed to Senate · 2014-07-16.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/sres503/BILLS-113sres503ats.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-12-05T15:34:48Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss S.Res.503, 113th Congress: A resolution designating September 2014 as "National Child Awareness Month" to promote awareness of charities benefitting children and youth-serving organizations throughout the United States and recognizing efforts made by those charities and organizations on behalf of children and youth as critical contributions to the future of the United States.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-resolution/503

Text version to examine: Agreed to Senate · 2014-07-16.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/sres503/BILLS-113sres503ats.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-12-05T15:34:48Z. 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.503, 113th Congress: A resolution designating September 2014 as "National Child Awareness Month" to promote awareness of charities benefitting children and youth-serving organizations throughout the United States and recognizing efforts made by those charities and organizations on behalf of children and youth as critical contributions to the future of the United States.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-resolution/503

Text version to examine: Agreed to Senate · 2014-07-16.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/sres503/BILLS-113sres503ats.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-12-05T15:34:48Z. 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.503 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.