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

A resolution designating November 24, 2012, as "Small Business Saturday" and supporting efforts to increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses.

S.Res. 589Introduced Sep 22, 2012Policy area: Commerce
Sponsor: Sen. Olympia Snowe R-ME
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 22, 2012 — Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6679-6684; text as passed Senate: CR 9/21/2012 S6684; text of measure as introduced: CR 9/21/2012 S6635)

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

45 cosponsors — 17 Republicans, 26 Democrats, 2 independents

28 of 45 cosponsors (62%) are from the other party.

Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), John Barrasso (R-WY), Max Baucus (D-MT), Mark Begich (D-AK), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), John Boozman (R-AR), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Scott Brown (R-MA), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Michael Enzi (R-WY), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Kay Hagan (D-NC), John Hoeven (R-ND), Kay Hutchison (R-TX), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), John Kerry (D-MA), Mark Kirk (R-IL), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Carl Levin (D-MI), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Joseph Manchin (I-WV), Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and 15 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Olympia Snowe.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maine 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.