S.Res. 266: A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "National Save for Retirement Week", including raising public awareness of the various tax-preferred retirement vehicles and increasing personal financial literacy.

S.Res. 266: A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "National Save for Retirement Week", including raising public awareness of the various tax-preferred retirement vehicles and increasing personal financial literacy.

112th Congress · introduced 2011-09-14 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6143)

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-09-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6143) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "National Save for Retirement Week", including raising public awareness of the various tax-preferred retirement vehicles and increasing personal financial literacy.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Supports the goals and ideals of National Save for Retirement Week, including raising public awareness of: (1) tax-preferred retirement vehicles for personal savings and retirement financial security, (2) the availability of a variety of ways to save for retirement favored under the Internal Revenue Code, and (3) saving for retirement and the availability of tax-preferred employer-sponsored retirement savings vehicles.

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

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Official text

A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "National Save for Retirement Week", including raising public awareness of the various tax-preferred retirement vehicles and increasing personal financial literacy.

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

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Sponsor: Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] · 2 cosponsors

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Words on this page, explained (3)

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.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112sres266.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/sres>

Record fed-us-cong112-sres266 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112