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S.Res. 588: A resolution celebrating the 40th anniversary of the International Coastal Cleanup.

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S.Res. 588: A resolution celebrating the 40th anniversary of the International Coastal Cleanup.

119th Congress · introduced 2026-01-27 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S294)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2026-01-27 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S294) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

A resolution celebrating the 40th anniversary of the International Coastal Cleanup.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

A resolution celebrating the 40th anniversary of the International Coastal Cleanup.

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119sres588.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/sres>

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · 4 cosponsors

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Angela D. Alsobrooks (D-MD), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Jeff Merkley (D-OR)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] reported raising $2.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)
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

Record fed-us-cong119-sres588 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills