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Senate joint resolution · 111th Congress · Did not become law

A joint resolution proclaiming Casimir Pulaski to be an honorary citizen of the United States posthumously.

S.J.Res. 12Introduced Mar 2, 2009Policy area: Immigration
Sponsor: Sen. Richard Durbin D-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 3, 2009 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S.J.Res. 12.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for S.J.Res. 12, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 26, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

9 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 8 Democrats

1 of 9 cosponsors (11%) are from the other party.

Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Roland Burris (D-IL), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Russell Feingold (D-WI), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Mark Pryor (D-AR), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI).

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Richard Durbin.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.