S.Con.Res. 44: A concurrent resolution recognizing September 11, 2020, as "National Day of Service and Remembrance".

116th Congress · introduced 2020-09-15 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S5615-5616)

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-09-15 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

A concurrent resolution recognizing September 11, 2020, as "National Day of Service and Remembrance".

Plain summary

This concurrent resolution (1) calls on the Members of Congress and all people of the United States to observe September 11, 2020, as a National Day of Service and Remembrance in honor of those who lost their lives or were injured in the September 11, 2001, attacks and in tribute to those who came to the aid of those in need and to the defense of the United States; and (2) recognizes the heroic actions of first responders and other citizens in New York, New York, the District of Columbia, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

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Official text

A concurrent resolution recognizing September 11, 2020, as "National Day of Service and Remembrance".

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · 38 cosponsors

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Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Jack Reed (D-RI), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Todd Young (R-IN), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), John Boozman (R-AR), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Patty Murray (D-WA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] reported raising $5.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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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-116sconres44.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/sconres>

Record fed-us-cong116-sconres44 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116