[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 79 (Thursday, May 21, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S5820]
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            SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND SENATE RESOLUTIONS

  The following concurrent resolutions and Senate resolutions were 
read, and referred (or acted upon), as indicated:

           By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Inhofe):
       S. Res. 155. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     Senate that the Government of the People's Republic of China 
     should immediately cease engaging in acts of cultural, 
     linguistic, and religious suppression directed against the 
     Uyghur people; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Rockefeller, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. 
             Durbin, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Harkin, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. 
             Reed, Mr. Levin, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Casey, Mrs. Gillibrand, 
             Mr. Merkley, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Inouye, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Kaufman, Mr. Burris, Mr. Lautenberg, 
             Mrs. McCaskill, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. 
             Akaka):
       S. Res. 156. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     Senate that reform of our Nation's health care system should 
     include the establishment of a federally-backed insurance 
     pool; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. LUGAR (for himself, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Durbin, 
             Mr. Kohl, Mr. Brown, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Casey, Mr. Kerry, 
             and Mr. Menendez):
       S. Res. 157. A resolution recognizing Bread for the World, 
     on the 35th anniversary of its founding, for its faithful 
     advocacy on behalf of poor and hungry people in our country 
     and around the world; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. Res. 158. A resolution to commend the American Sail 
     Training Association for advancing international goodwill and 
     character building under sail; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BURRIS:
       S. Res. 159. A resolution recognizing the historical 
     significance of Juneteenth Independence Day and expressing 
     the sense of the Senate that history should be regarded as a 
     means for understanding the past and solving the challenges 
     of the future; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GREGG (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Durbin, Mr. McCain, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. 
             Collins, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Bennett, Mr. 
             Bond, and Mr. Kerry):
       S. Res. 160. A resolution condemning the actions of the 
     Burmese State Peace and Development council against Daw Aung 
     San Suu Kyi and calling for the immediate and unconditional 
     release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. JOHNSON:
       S. Res. 161. A resolution recognizing June 2009 as the 
     first National Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiecstasia (HHT) 
     month, established to increase awareness of HHT, which is a 
     complex genetic blood vessel disorder that affects 
     approximately 70,000 people in the United States; considered 
     and agreed to.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, and Mr. Burris):
       S. Res. 162. A resolution recommending the Langston Golf 
     Course, located in northeast Washington, DC and owned by the 
     National Park Service, be recognized for its important legacy 
     and contributions to African-American golf history, and for 
     other purposes; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Chambliss):
       S. Res. 163. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     Senate with respect to childhood stroke and designating an 
     appropriate date as ``National Childhood Stroke Awareness 
     Day''; considered and agreed to.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. 
             Chambliss):
       S. Con. Res. 24. A concurrent resolution to direct the 
     Architect of the Capitol to place a marker in Emancipation 
     Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center which acknowledges the 
     role that slave labor played in the construction of the 
     United States Capitol, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.

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