S.Res. 216: A resolution recognizing the contributions made by the men and women of the Air Force who are responsible for operating and maintaining the Global Positioning System constellation and affirming the importance of continuous availability, accuracy, efficiency, robustness, reliability, and resiliency of the Global Positioning System constellation.

S.Res. 216: A resolution recognizing the contributions made by the men and women of the Air Force who are responsible for operating and maintaining the Global Positioning System constellation and affirming the importance of continuous availability, accuracy, efficiency, robustness, reliability, and resiliency of the Global Positioning System constellation.

116th Congress · introduced 2019-05-21 · 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 S3012; text: CR S3011)

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-05-21 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

A resolution recognizing the contributions made by the men and women of the Air Force who are responsible for operating and maintaining the Global Positioning System constellation and affirming the importance of continuous availability, accuracy, efficiency, robustness, reliability, and resiliency of the Global Positioning System constellation.

Plain summary

This resolution recognizes the contributions made by the Air Force personnel responsible for operating and maintaining the Global Positioning System (GPS) constellation of satellites; those made by the Department of Transportation in coordinating interactions with civil users of the GPS; and the importance of continuous availability, accuracy, efficiency, robustness, reliability, and resiliency of the GPS constellation.

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Official text

A resolution recognizing the contributions made by the men and women of the Air Force who are responsible for operating and maintaining the Global Positioning System constellation and affirming the importance of continuous availability, accuracy, efficiency, robustness, reliability, and resiliency of the Global Positioning System constellation.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] · 3 cosponsors

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Joni Ernst (R-IA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] reported raising $6.1 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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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116sres216.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/sres>

Record fed-us-cong116-sres216 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116