SRES 394 United States Senate · 119th Congress

A resolution designating September 2025 as "National Literacy Month".

SRES 394 designates September 2025 as "National Literacy Month" through a Senate resolution. It calls on federal, state, local, schools, libraries, nonprofits, businesses, and the public to observe the month with literacy-focused programs. The resolution does not create new laws, funding, or policy requirements. It references statistics on literacy challenges (e.g., adult illiteracy costs) but serves solely as a symbolic recognition of literacy's importance.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

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Sep 2025

Committee Review

Senate Passage

Sep 2025

House Passage

President

Introduced Sep 16, 2025 Last action Sep 16, 2025

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Sep 16, 2025

Introduced

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6637; text: CR S6653: 1)

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Sep 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

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Sep 16, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in Senate

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1 primary · 19 co-sponsors