[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 13835]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR DESIGNATION OF THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 9, 2016, 
          THROUGH OCTOBER 15, 2016, AS ``EARTH SCIENCE WEEK''

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee be discharged from 
further consideration of and the Senate now proceed to the 
consideration of S. Res. 562.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 562) expressing support for 
     designation of the week of October 9, 2016, through October 
     15, 2016, as ``Earth Science Week.''

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, 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.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 562) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  (The resolution, with its preamble, is printed in the Record of 
September 15, 2016, under ``Submitted Resolutions.'')

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