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Version 82 · Passed Senate without amendment · Jul 20, 2006
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Expresses appreciation to the Patriot Guard Riders who: (1) attend military funerals across the country to show respect for fallen members of the Armed Forces and, when needed, shield mourning family members and friends of the deceased from war protesters who interrupt, or threaten to interrupt, the dignity of a funeral; and (2) in so doing, help preserve the memory and dignity of the nation's fallen heroes.
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Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] · D–ND
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Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S8091)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S8091)
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8091)
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8091)
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7767)
Introduced in Senate
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