SRES 518 United States Senate · 119th Congress

A resolution designating October 2025 as "National Principals Month".

SRES 518 is a ceremonial Senate resolution designating October 2025 as "National Principals Month" to honor elementary, middle, and high school principals across the United States. It recognizes principals' roles as educational leaders, community builders, and key contributors to school improvement efforts, as highlighted by educational associations. Introduced by Senators Smith, Collins, King, Van Hollen, Hirono, and Durbin, the resolution has no legal effect but aims to raise awareness of principals' contributions to K-12 education. As a non-binding resolution, it focuses solely on symbolic recognition without implementing new policies or requirements.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2025
Committee Review
Dec 2025
Senate Passage
Dec 2025
House Passage
President
Introduced Nov 20, 2025 Last action Dec 3, 2025
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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
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Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Dec 3, 2025
Introduced
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8487)
upper
Dec 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
upper
Dec 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
upper
Nov 20, 2025
Committee
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
Nov 20, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors

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