PORKEROpen the app

Senate resolution · 112th Congress · Latest step: Passed Senate

A resolution designating May 2011, as "National Inventors Month".

S.Res. 161Introduced May 3, 2011Policy area: Commerce
Sponsor: Sen. Patrick Leahy D-VT
Open in Bill Explorer →

Where it went

Latest action: May 3, 2011 — Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2637; text as passed Senate: CR S2637; text of measure as introduced: CR S2625)

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

2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat

1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Christopher Coons (D-DE), Chuck Grassley (R-IA).

More from the sponsor

Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Patrick Leahy.

Sponsor’s state and district

Vermont in Congress

Open in Bill Explorer →

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.