Senate resolution · 115th Congress · Latest step: Passed Senate
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that international education and exchange programs further United States national security and foreign policy priorities, enhance United States economic competitiveness, and promote mutual understanding and cooperation among nations, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedDec 12, 2017
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed SenateDec 12, 2017 · by voice vote
Latest action: Dec 12, 2017 — Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S7978; text: CR S7976-7977)
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 — 5 Republicans, 20 Democrats, 1 independent
5 of 26 cosponsors (19%) are from the other party.
Cory Booker (D-NJ), John Boozman (R-AR), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Al Franken (D-MN), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Angus King (I-ME), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Edward Markey (D-MA), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Gary Peters (D-MI), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Mark Warner (D-VA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Ron Wyden (D-OR).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.