Bill · S.Res. 611· Senate(119-SRES-611)
A resolution authorizing the use of the atrium in the Philip A. Hart Senate Office Building for a Bipawtisan Doggi Gras Pawrade on February 25, 2026, from 4:00pm to 6:00pm.
- Introduced
- 2/12/2026
- Last activity
- 2/12/2026 — Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S616; text: CR S614)
- Sponsored by
- Thomas Tillis
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- Officially Recorded
- Adopted by the Senate
A Senate resolution is the Senate speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the Senate agrees to it, it is officially the Senate's word; it is not a law, so the House and the President have no part in it.
What this bill would do
This resolution authorizes the use of the atrium in the Philip A. Hart Senate Office Building. The event is titled a Bipawtisan Doggi Gras Pawrade. It is scheduled to take place on February 25, 2026. The designated time for the event is from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Yes
Would people in cities be better off under this?+1
The event takes place in a federal building in Washington, D.C., benefiting those in the city area.
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+1
The resolution allows for a public social event within a Senate office building atrium.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Community Building: The text notes that dogs have a unique ability to bring people of the United States with different backgrounds and beliefs together (Whereas clause).
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Enrichment of Households: The resolution highlights that over 65,000,000 households in the United States are enriched by having a dog in the home (Whereas clause).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts or burdens are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Urban Residents+1
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+1
- 2/12/2026
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S616; text: CR S614)
- Bill introduced.