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S.Res. 494 · 119th CongressTransportation and Public WorksResolution

S.Res. 494 was agreed to by the Senate on Nov 10, 2025

A resolution observing the 50th anniversary of the date on which the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior, and remembering the 29 lives lost in one of the worst storms ever recorded on the Great Lakes.

Sponsored by Klobuchar, Amy D-MN · 7 cosponsors: 6 Democrats, 1 Republican
IntroducedNov 10, 2025
Reported—
Passed one chamberNov 10, 2025
Passed both—
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Context
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works: 87 of 3,176 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.7%)
Sponsor
17 of 637 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
1: agreed to senate · 95 words
Subjects
Congressional tributesGreat LakesNatural disasters
Latest action
Nov 10, 2025: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8183; text: CR S8134)
Records
Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
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