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Senate resolution · 114th Congress · Latest step: Passed Senate

A resolution designating the week of September 17 through September 24, 2016, as "National Estuaries Week".

S.Res. 608Introduced Sep 29, 2016Policy area: Environmental Protection
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 16, 2016 — Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

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

26 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 23 Democrats

3 of 26 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.

Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Edward Markey (D-MA), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Patty Murray (D-WA), Clarence Nelson (D-FL), John Reed (D-RI), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse.

Sponsor’s state and district

Rhode Island in Congress

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Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.