Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S527; text: CR S526)
This resolution declares the week of February 3 through 7, 2025, as National School Counseling Week and encourages people to observe it. It is a formal statement by the Senate recognizing school counselors and promoting ceremonies and activities to raise awareness. It is non-binding and does not change law, create rights, or require action by other parts of government.
This is a Senate simple resolution passed by the Senate alone and not presented to the President. It is not law and serves only to express the Senate's view and encouragement.
This Senate resolution designates February 3–7, 2025, as National School Counseling Week, praises the role of school counselors, cites high student-to-counselor ratios and related student needs, and encourages public observance with appropriate activities.
This is a nonbinding Senate resolution designating a commemorative week; such measures do not create binding law.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a straightforward commemorative resolution that clearly designates a week for National School Counseling Week and explains the rationale for the designation.
Progressives stress funding and lower counselor ratios.
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Progressives stress funding and lower counselor ratios.
Generally supportive; views the designation as a useful awareness tool that highlights staffing shortfalls and student mental-health needs.
Sees opportunity to press for funding and lower counselor-to-student ratios.
Favorable but pragmatic; sees the resolution as a low-cost bipartisan acknowledgement of counselors' work.
Wants measurable follow-up and cautious about unfunded expectations on schools.
Generally supportive of recognizing school counselors but cautious about expanding federal role or new spending.
Prefers local control and clarity that the resolution is ceremonial only.
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This is a nonbinding Senate resolution designating a commemorative week; such measures do not create binding law.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives stress funding and lower counselor ratios.
This is a nonbinding Senate resolution designating a commemorative week; such measures do not create binding law.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a straightforward commemorative resolution that clearly designates a week for National School Counseling Week and explains the rationale for the designation.
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