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Senate resolution · 115th Congress · Latest step: Passed Senate

A resolution designating March 2, 2017, as "Read Across America Day".

S.Res. 79Introduced Mar 2, 2017Policy area: Education
Sponsor: Sen. Susan Collins R-ME
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 2, 2017 — Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1583, S1585; text as passed Senate: CR S1583)

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

8 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 5 Democrats

5 of 8 cosponsors (62%) are from the other party.

Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Edward Markey (D-MA), John Reed (D-RI), Thomas Tillis (R-NC).

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Susan Collins.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maine in Congress

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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.