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Sheldon Whitehouse

@sheldon_whitehouse

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S.Res. 64 · A resolution honoring the memory of the victims of the tragic mid-air collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and United States Army Aviation Brigade Priority Air Transport 25 on January 29, 2025.
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S767; text: CR S798-799)

This resolution commemorates the 67 lives lost in the collision of American Eagle Flight 5342 and the U.S. Army helicopter flying under the call sign PAT 25 near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on January 29, 2025. The resolution also expresses gratitude to the law enforcement and emergency medical personnel who responded to the collision.

S.Res. 61 · A resolution expressing support for the continued value of arms control agreements and negotiated constraints on Russian and Chinese strategic nuclear forces.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S673-674)

This resolution condemns Russia's nuclear escalatory rhetoric and implied threats on the potential use of nuclear weapons in the context of its invasion of Ukraine. The resolution also (1) condemns Russia's purported suspension of participation in the New START Treaty, (2) emphasizes the value of arms control agreements between the United States and Russia, and (3) calls on the administration to continue pursuing nuclear arms control and risk reduction with Russia and China.

S.Res. 600 · A resolution recognizing January 2026 as "National Mentoring Month".
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S516; text: CR S514-515)
S.Res. 597 · A resolution providing for the authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President and Department of Justice officials inconsistent with their duties under the laws of the United States.
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S512-513)
S.Res. 593 · A resolution honoring the victims of the 2025 Potomac River mid-air collision.
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S397; text: CR S381-382)
S.Res. 574 · A resolution observing the fifth anniversary of the attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, and recognizing the essential work of United States Capitol personnel, including the United States Capitol Police.
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S51)
S.Res. 565 · A resolution recognizing that facilities that produce renewable electricity are the cheapest power-generating facilities to operate and reliance on fossil fuel-generating facilities to meet growing power demand drives up wholesale electricity prices.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S.Res. 564 · A resolution recognizing the ability of solar, storage, and wind to quickly and cheaply meet United States power demand growth.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S.Res. 563 · A resolution affirming that the Federal Government should support school district investment in clean school buses.
Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S.Res. 562 · A resolution recognizing that ozone pollution can cause lung disease, asthma attacks, cardiovascular problems, and reproductive issues.
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
S.Res. 561 · A resolution recognizing that particulate matter pollution can cause heart attacks, asthma, strokes, and premature death.
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
S.Res. 560 · A resolution recognizing that mercury pollution can cause severe health problems, including permanent brain damage, kidney damage, and birth defects.
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
S.Res. 559 · A resolution recognizing that climate change is making wildfires more frequent, more intense, and more destructive.
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
S.Res. 558 · A resolution recognizing that climate change-driven extreme weather events are increasing at the same time that the government is dismantling weather monitoring and alert systems.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
S.Res. 557 · A resolution recognizing that climate change portends a cascade of financial market collapses that would destabilize the national and global economies.
Referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
S.Res. 556 · A resolution recognizing that Florida's insurance market is gravely stressed by climate risks.
Referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
S.Res. 555 · A resolution recognizing that climate change poses a threat to the mortgage market and to home values.
Referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
S.Res. 554 · A resolution recognizing the strong link between climate change and skyrocketing insurance premiums.
Referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
S.Res. 553 · A resolution recognizing that climate change is real.
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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