Fatti maschii, parole femine
Manly deeds, womanly words
7th state to join the Union on April 28, 1788
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3570 Olney Laytonsville Road in Olney, Maryland, as the "Edward L. Ramsey Olney Post Office Building".
MAWS Act of 2026
The bill provides a short-term program to boost incomes for watermen and create processing demand for invasive blue catfish while improving data for managers, but it increases federal spending and risks market distortions, environmental side-effects, and added compliance costs for small operators.
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the International Coastal Cleanup.
The bill expands community cleanups and builds a large, standardized evidence base that helps research, policy, and local shoreline conditions, but it risks diverting focus from upstream solutions, imposes coordination costs, and requires careful handling of volunteer‑collected data to avoid misleading conclusions.
Designating November 2025 as "National Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month".
The resolution increases awareness of youth homelessness and may spur targeted education and social-service responses, but without new funding or capacity those heightened expectations risk leaving vulnerable families unsupported and straining existing providers.
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act on November 29, 2025, and recognizing its transformative impact on the education of children with disabilities.
Reaffirms and underscores statutory rights for students with disabilities to FAPE in the least restrictive environment and formalizes parents as meaningful partners in special-education decision‑making, strengthening protections and family engagement though it appears focused on reaffirmation rather than new funding or enforcement mechanisms.
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act on November 29, 2025, and recognizing its transformative impact on the education of children with learning disabilities.
The bill strengthens enforceable education rights and boosts federal support for children with disabilities and their families, while increasing federal spending and adding administrative burdens for states and school districts.
Commemorating the centennial year of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
The resolution raises awareness and affirms professional standards for speech‑language and hearing care, potentially encouraging screening and policy attention, but it is ceremonial and does not provide funding or legal rights, risking unmet expectations.
Designating the week of September 14 through September 20, 2025, as "Community School Coordinators Appreciation Week".
The resolution raises the profile of community schools and coordinators and supplies ROI evidence to encourage adoption and partnerships, but it is symbolic and provides no federal funding—raising expectations while risking misapplication of evidence without local resources.
Expressing the sense of the Senate that Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. does not have the confidence of the Senate or of the American people to faithfully carry out the duties of his office and should be removed from his position.
The resolution redirects substantial HHS funds and reshapes agency structure and advisory bodies to pursue cost-saving and policy shifts, but does so at significant risk of weakening public-health capacity, scientific research, minority-health protections, and workforce stability.
Expressing the sense of the Senate that Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. does not have the confidence of the Senate or of the American people to faithfully carry out the duties of his office.
The resolution highlights and seeks to protect minority‑health offices and enables oversight and remedies, but it also documents widespread funding cuts, staff terminations, research disruption, and transparency erosion that together threaten public‑health capacity, services for seniors and people with disabilities, and overall disease preparedness.
