[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16961]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           NATIONAL ADOPTION DAY AND NATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH

  Mr. BEGICH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed 
to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 294, submitted earlier today 
by Senators Landrieu, Inhofe, and others.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The bill clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 294) expressing support for the goals 
     of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by 
     promoting national awareness of adoption and the children 
     awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved 
     in adoption, and encouraging the people of the United States 
     to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all 
     children.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to the resolution.
  Mr. BEGICH. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, 
the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered 
made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 294) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  (The resolution, with its preamble, is printed in today's Record 
under ``Submitted Resolutions.'')

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