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S.Res. 107: A resolution honoring military children during the National Month of the Military Child.

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S.Res. 107: A resolution honoring military children during the National Month of the Military Child.

113th Congress · introduced 2013-04-23 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2904; text as passed Senate: CR S2902)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-04-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2904; text as passed Senate: CR S2902) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

A resolution honoring military children during the National Month of the Military Child.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Joins the Secretary of Defense in honoring the children of members of the Armed Forces and recognizes that those children also share in the burden of protecting the United States. Urges the people of the United States to join with the military community in observing the National Month of the Military Child (observed annually in April) with appropriate ceremonies and activities that honor, support, and thank military children.

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

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A “Yea” vote

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A “Nay” vote

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

A resolution honoring military children during the National Month of the Military Child.

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

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · 18 cosponsors

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Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] reported raising $3.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (3)
Appropriation
Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
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.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-sres107 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113