Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2459: 4; text: CR S2458-2459: 2)
This resolution expresses the Senate's support for National Safe Digging Month and urges homeowners and excavators to call or go online to 811 before digging. It is a non-binding statement that encourages safe digging practices and public awareness but does not create new legal requirements or change federal law. Simple resolutions are actions taken by one chamber and do not go to the President or become law.
This Senate resolution expresses support for National Safe Digging Month (April) and encourages homeowners, excavators, and stakeholders to contact 811 before digging to have underground utilities located and marked.
It cites the origins of the 811 one‑call system, damage statistics from the Common Ground Alliance, and urges education and awareness to prevent service interruption, environmental harm, injury, and death.
As a nonbinding Senate resolution, it expresses sentiment rather than creating law, so becoming statutory law is unlikely.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill functions as a conventional commemorative resolution: it states a clear purpose, cites relevant background law and data, and issues general encouragements without creating legal obligations, funding, or enforcement mechanisms.
Progressive wants funding and targeted outreach; conservatives do not.
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Progressive wants funding and targeted outreach; conservatives do not.
Likely strongly supportive as a public‑safety and environmental protection measure that promotes prevention and reduces harm.
Would welcome awareness efforts but may view the resolution as limited without funding or targeted outreach to underserved communities.
Likely supportive as a low‑cost, common‑sense, bipartisan resolution promoting safety.
Views it as a constructive awareness step but would want measurable outcomes or state/federal coordination to ensure effectiveness.
Likely supportive because it promotes safety, personal responsibility, and protects private infrastructure with minimal federal cost.
May caution about implying expanded federal programs or unfunded mandates, but sees this resolution as largely benign.
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As a nonbinding Senate resolution, it expresses sentiment rather than creating law, so becoming statutory law is unlikely.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressive wants funding and targeted outreach; conservatives do not.
As a nonbinding Senate resolution, it expresses sentiment rather than creating law, so becoming statutory law is unlikely.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill functions as a conventional commemorative resolution: it states a clear purpose, cites relevant background law and data, and issues general encouragements without cre…
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