S.Res.792 / 118th Congress

A resolution designating September 2024 as "National Child Awareness Month" to promote awareness of charities that benefit children as well as youth-serving organizations throughout the United States and recognizing the 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 S5677; text: CR S5690)

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Version 55 · Passed Senate · Jul 31, 2024

This resolution designates September 2024 as National Child Awareness Month to (1) promote awareness of youth-serving charities and organizations throughout the United States, (2) recognize the efforts made by those charities and organizations as critical contributions to the future of the United States, and (3) recognize the importance of meeting the needs of at-risk children and youth.

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Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] · R–OK

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Jul 31, 2024
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5677; text: CR S5690)
Jul 31, 2024
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5677; text: CR S5690)
Jul 31, 2024
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Discuss S.Res.792, 118th Congress: A resolution designating September 2024 as "National Child Awareness Month" to promote awareness of charities that benefit children as well as youth-serving organizations throughout the United States and recognizing the 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/118th-congress/senate-resolution/792

Text version to examine: Agreed to Senate · 2024-07-31.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/sres792/BILLS-118sres792ats.htm

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Discuss S.Res.792, 118th Congress: A resolution designating September 2024 as "National Child Awareness Month" to promote awareness of charities that benefit children as well as youth-serving organizations throughout the United States and recognizing the 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/118th-congress/senate-resolution/792

Text version to examine: Agreed to Senate · 2024-07-31.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/sres792/BILLS-118sres792ats.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-08-07T18:44:18Z. 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.792, 118th Congress: A resolution designating September 2024 as "National Child Awareness Month" to promote awareness of charities that benefit children as well as youth-serving organizations throughout the United States and recognizing the 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/118th-congress/senate-resolution/792

Text version to examine: Agreed to Senate · 2024-07-31.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/sres792/BILLS-118sres792ats.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-08-07T18:44:18Z. 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.792, 118th Congress: A resolution designating September 2024 as "National Child Awareness Month" to promote awareness of charities that benefit children as well as youth-serving organizations throughout the United States and recognizing the 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/118th-congress/senate-resolution/792

Text version to examine: Agreed to Senate · 2024-07-31.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/sres792/BILLS-118sres792ats.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-08-07T18:44:18Z. 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.792 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.