S.Res. 166: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that domestically grown flowers support the farmers, small businesses, jobs, and economy of the United States, enhance the ability of the people of the United States to honor their mothers on Mother's Day, and that the White House should strive to showcase domestically grown flowers.
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S.Res. 166: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that domestically grown flowers support the farmers, small businesses, jobs, and economy of the United States, enhance the ability of the people of the United States to honor their mothers on Mother's Day, and that the White House should strive to showcase domestically grown flowers.
114th Congress · introduced 2015-05-04 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2608-2609; text as passed Senate: CR S2602)
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-05-04 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · what a sponsor is
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- Where it stands now: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2608-2609; text as passed Senate: CR S2602) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that domestically grown flowers support the farmers, small businesses, jobs, and economy of the United States, enhance the ability of the people of the United States to honor their mothers on Mother's Day, and that the White House should strive to showcase domestically grown flowers.
Plain summary
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: purchasing flowers grown in the United States supports farmers, small businesses, jobs, and the economy; flowers grown in the United States enhance the ability of Americans to honor their mothers on Mother's Day; and the White House should strive to showcase flowers grown in the United States.
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Official text
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that domestically grown flowers support the farmers, small businesses, jobs, and economy of the United States, enhance the ability of the people of the United States to honor their mothers on Mother's Day, and that the White House should strive to showcase domestically grown flowers.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · 2 cosponsors
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Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
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- 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
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114sres166.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/sres>
Record fed-us-cong114-sres166 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114