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S.Con.Res. 13: A concurrent resolution honoring the service and sacrifice of members of the United States Armed Forces who are serving in, or have served in, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation New Dawn.

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S.Con.Res. 13: A concurrent resolution honoring the service and sacrifice of members of the United States Armed Forces who are serving in, or have served in, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation New Dawn.

112th Congress · introduced 2011-04-14 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-04-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

A concurrent resolution honoring the service and sacrifice of members of the United States Armed Forces who are serving in, or have served in, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation New Dawn.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Honors the members of the U.S. Armed Forces who are serving or have served in Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, and New Dawn. Calls on the people of the United States to reflect on the service of those members and veterans and to hold them in a special place of honor, both now and in the future.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

What a vote does

A “Yea” vote

A Yea supports adopting this resolution.

A “Nay” vote

If it is not passed, current law stays as it is.

PSI Sci description of the legislative step (not an opinion).

What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

A concurrent resolution honoring the service and sacrifice of members of the United States Armed Forces who are serving in, or have served in, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation New Dawn.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] · 99 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

John Boozman (R-AR), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Patty Murray (D-WA), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), John Barrasso (R-WY), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), John Cornyn (R-TX), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), John Hoeven (R-ND), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and 39 more.

No linked floor roll calls in our collected records yet. This does not mean the bill has never had a vote. Check the official bill history.

Words on this page, explained (2)
Resolution
A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote
A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

Plain meanings written from linked sources. All words.

Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-sconres13 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112