S.Res. 436: National Children's Memorial Day
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S.Res. 436: National Children's Memorial Day
108th Congress · introduced 2004-09-28 · Commemorations · Latest: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S11511)
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- Where it came from: introduced 2004-09-28 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S11511) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
National Children's Memorial Day
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the second Sunday in the month of December 2004 as National Children's Memorial Day. Requests that the President issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe National Children's Memorial Day with appropriate ceremonies and activities in remembrance of the many infants, children, teenagers, and young adults of families in the United States who have died.
Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
National Children's Memorial Day
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)
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Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] · 5 cosponsors
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Mike Crapo (R-ID), Susan M. Collins (R-ME)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108sres436.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/sres>
Record fed-us-cong108-sres436 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108