cheaptrix/billsum-US_congress_and_house huggingface dataset:
Proclaiming the week of October 30 through November 5, 2016, as National Obesity Care Week.

Proclaiming the week of October 30 through November 5, 2016, as National Obesity Care Week Whereas the disease of obesity is a major source of concern across the United States, and more than one-third of adults in the United States are affected by obesity, with the number of people with severe obesity in the United States continuing to grow; Whereas experts and researchers agree that obesity is a complex disease influenced by various physiological, environmental, and genetic factors; Whereas, while prevention programs have successfully established the seriousness of the public health crisis posed by obesity, it is also imperative that individuals and families currently affected by obesity receive comprehensive care and treatment; Whereas studies show that bias against and stigma associated with people affected by obesity among general society and healthcare professionals are significant barriers to effectively treating the disease; Whereas healthcare professionals, policymakers, patients, and families should regard obesity with the same level of seriousness with which other chronic diseases are regarded; Whereas research suggests that weight loss of as little as 5 to 10 percent of the total weight of an individual affected by obesity can improve the associated health risks affecting many patients living with obesity and can thereby support the goals of Federal and State initiatives to reduce chronic disease, improve health outcomes, and help control healthcare costs; Whereas healthcare professionals should treat patients with respect and compassion and should partner with patients to develop comprehensive and individualized approaches to weight loss and weight management that consider all appropriate treatment options, such as reduced-calorie diets, physical activity modifications, pharmacotherapy, and bariatric surgery; and Whereas it will take a long-term collaborative effort, which will involve individual, corporate, and institutional partners in all fields taking active roles, to ignite the betterment of obesity care and treatment: Now, therefore, be it That the Senate (1) proclaims the week of October 30 through November 5, 2016, as National Obesity Care Week (2) encourages all people in the United States to create a foundation of open communication to break barriers of misunderstanding and stigma regarding obesity and to improve the lives of all individuals affected by obesity and their families.

Summary: Proclaims the week of October 30-November 5, 2016, as National Obesity Care Week. Encourages open communication to break barriers of misunderstanding and stigma regarding obesity and to improve the lives of individuals affected by obesity and their families.
Congratulating the University of Connecticut Womens Basketball Team for winning the 2016 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I title. 

Congratulating the University of Connecticut Womens Basketball Team for winning the 2016 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I title. Whereas, on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, the University of Connecticut Womens Basketball Team (in this preamble referred to as UConn NCAA Whereas this is UConns fourth consecutive NCAA national championship and 11th NCAA national championship overall; Whereas Breanna Stewart was awarded the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four for an unprecedented fourth time; Whereas UConn finished the 2015-2016 season with a record of 38-0 and extended its winning streak to 75 games; Whereas UConn has won 122 of its last 123 games, with each win coming by double digits; and Whereas Geno Auriemma passed John Wooden for the most national championships won by any head coach in NCAA Division I basketball history: Now, therefore, be it That the Senate (1) commends the University of Connecticut Womens Basketball Team for winning the 2016 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I title; (2) congratulates the fans, students, and faculty of the University of Connecticut; and (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to (A) the President of the University of Connecticut, Susan Herbst; and (B) the Head Coach of the University of Connecticut Womens Basketball Team, Luigi Geno

Summary: Commends the University of Connecticut Women's Basketball Team for winning the 2016 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I title.
Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the prosecution and conviction of former President Mohamed Nasheed without due process and urging the Government of the Maldives to take all necessary steps to redress this injustice, to release all political prisoners, and to ensure due process and freedom from political prosecution for all the people of the Maldives.

Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the prosecution and conviction of former President Mohamed Nasheed without due process and urging the Government of the Maldives to take all necessary steps to redress this injustice, to release all political prisoners, and to ensure due process and freedom from political prosecution for all the people of the Maldives. Whereas the Maldives is strategically important due to its location, which straddles major trade routes in the Indian Ocean; Whereas increasing civil rights violations in the Maldives fuel instability and pose a threat to regional security; Whereas since January 2015, President Abdulla Yameen of the Maldives has increasingly cracked down on dissent within his own party and the political opposition, presided over the erosion of judicial impartiality, and put increasing pressure on civil society; Whereas the arrest of former President Mohamed Nasheed in March 2015 was widely condemned as politically motivated, and his conviction and sentence of 13 years in prison has been condemned by Amnesty International as a travesty of justice Whereas in his speech in Sri Lanka on May 2, 2015, Secretary of State John Kerry stated, [W]e've seen even now how regrettably there are troubling signs that democracy is under threat in the Maldives where the former President Nasheed has been imprisoned without due process. And that is an injustice that must be addressed soon. Whereas, on September 14, 2015, in his opening statement at the 30th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Raad said (1) In the Maldives, the rule of law continues to be manipulated for political ends. (2) in reference to former President Mohamed Nasheeds detention, Given the deeply tainted nature of this case, I urge the Government to release him, and to review several hundred pending criminal cases against opposition supporters in relation to protests in recent months. That the Senate (1) expresses profound concern over the prosecution and conviction of former President Mohamed Nasheed without due process; and (2) urges the Government of the Maldives to take all necessary steps (A) to redress this injustice; (B) to release all political prisoners; and (C) to ensure due process and freedom from political prosecution for all the people of the Maldives. March 16, 2016 Reported without amendment

Summary: Expresses concern over the prosecution and conviction of former President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives without due process. Urges the government of the Maldives to: (1) redress this injustice, (2) release all political prisoners, and (3) ensure due process and freedom from political prosecution for all the people of the Maldives.
Supporting Lights On Afterschool, a national celebration of afterschool programs held on October 20, 2016.

Supporting Lights On Afterschool, a national celebration of afterschool programs held on October 20, 2016. Whereas more than 28,000,000 children in the United States have parents who work outside the home; Whereas high-quality programs that expand learning opportunities for children, such as afterschool, before-school, summer, and expanded learning opportunities, provide safe, challenging, engaging, and fun learning experiences, including experiences that encourage science, technology, engineering, and math, that help children and youth develop social, emotional, physical, cultural, and academic skills; Whereas high-quality afterschool programs and high-quality expanded learning opportunities provide students with hands-on, engaging lessons that are aligned with the school day; Whereas high-quality afterschool programs complement regular and expanded school days, and support working families by ensuring that the children of those families are safe and productive during the hours parents are working; Whereas high-quality afterschool programs engage families, schools, and diverse community partners in advancing the well-being of children and youth in the United States; Whereas high-quality afterschool programs that partner with high-quality community-based organizations build stronger communities by integrating the school with the larger community; Whereas Lights On Afterschool, a national celebration of afterschool, before-school, summer, and expanded learning opportunities programs, held on October 20, 2016, highlights the critical importance of those high-quality programs to children, their families, and their communities; and Whereas nearly 2 in 5 afterschool programs report that their budgets are in worse condition in 2016 than at the height of the recession in 2008, and more than 3 in 5 afterschool programs report that their level of funding is lower than it was in 2013, making it difficult for afterschool programs across the United States to keep their doors open and their lights on: Now, therefore, be it That the Senate supports Lights On Afterschool, a national celebration of afterschool programs held on October 20, 2016.

Summary: Expresses support for Lights On Afterschool, a national celebration of after-school programs held on October 20, 2016.
Designating the week of May 15 through May 21, 2016, as National Public Works Week.

Designating the week of May 15 through May 21, 2016, as National Public Works Week Whereas public works infrastructure, facilities, and services are of vital importance to the health, safety, and well-being of the people of the United States; Whereas the public works infrastructure, facilities, and services could not be provided without the dedicated efforts of public works professionals, including engineers and administrators, who represent State and local governments throughout the United States; Whereas public works professionals design, build, operate, and maintain the transportation systems, water infrastructure, sewage and refuse disposal systems, public buildings, and other structures and facilities that are vital to the people and communities of the United States; and Whereas understanding the role that public infrastructure plays in protecting the environment, improving public health and safety, contributing to economic vitality, and enhancing the quality of life of every community of the United States is in the interest of the people of the United States: Now, therefore, be it That the Senate (1) designates the week of May 15 through May 21, 2016, as National Public Works Week (2) recognizes and celebrates the important contributions that public works professionals make every day to improve (A) the public infrastructure of the United States; and (B) the communities that public works professionals serve; and (3) urges individuals and communities throughout the United States to join with representatives of the Federal Government and the American Public Works Association in activities and ceremonies that are designed (A) to pay tribute to the public works professionals of the United States; and (B) to recognize the substantial contributions that public works professionals make to the United States.

Summary: Designates the week of May 15-May 21, 2016, as National Public Works Week.
Congratulating the Historic Columbia River Highway on its 100th year. 

Congratulating the Historic Columbia River Highway on its 100th year. Whereas June 7, 2016, marks the 100th anniversary of the Historic Columbia River Highway, a 75-mile-long scenic highway designed by Samuel C. Lancaster that runs through the Columbia River Gorge between Troutdale and The Dalles, Oregon; Whereas the Historic Columbia River Highway, the first scenic highway in the United States and the first modern highway in the Pacific Northwest, is a National Historic Landmark; Whereas Samuel C. Lancaster wrote that, when engineering the Historic Columbia River Highway, Lancaster aimed to find the points where the most beautiful things along the line might be seen to the best advantage, and if possible to locate the road in such a way as to reach them Whereas the Historic Columbia River Highway is an engineering masterpiece that successfully used innovative engineering techniques to complement the magnificent natural landscape of the Columbia River Gorge; Whereas the Historic Columbia River Highway showcases all aspects of the rich and diverse natural landscape of Oregon, including Multnomah Falls, the fourth-largest waterfall in the United States; Whereas the construction of a water-level route through the Columbia River Gorge, now Interstate 84, destroyed many sections of the Historic Columbia River Highway; Whereas, in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act of 1986 ( Public Law 99663 Whereas the State of Oregon is working to connect intact and usable highway segments with recreation trails, where feasible, to create a continuous historic road route through the Columbia River Gorge that links local, State, and Federal recreation facilities; and Whereas the continued preservation and restoration of the Historic Columbia River Highway will provide greater access to the Columbia River Gorge for recreation and tourism, which will help to boost the economies of the region: Now, therefore, be it That the Senate (1) congratulates the Historic Columbia River Highway on its 100th year; (2) recognizes the cultural, economic, and environmental importance of the Historic Columbia River Highway; (3) expresses support for the continued success of the restoration of the Historic Columbia River Highway; and (4) requests that the Secretary of the Senate prepare an official copy of this resolution for presentation to Senator Wyden, Senator Merkley, and Kevin Gorman of Friends of the Columbia Gorge.

Summary: Congratulates the Historic Columbia River Highway on its 100th year.
Recognizing Hafsat Abiola, Khanim Latif, Yoani Snchez, and Akanksha Hazari for their selflessness and dedication to their respective causes, and for other purposes.

Recognizing Hafsat Abiola, Khanim Latif, Yoani Snchez, and Akanksha Hazari for their selflessness and dedication to their respective causes, and for other purposes. Whereas womens leadership in the world is critical to shaping and addressing world events and decreasing global instability; Whereas women leaders play an integral role in fighting against transnational organized crime, human trafficking, and violence against women, including honor killings, and female genital mutilation; Whereas changing the trajectory of these dynamics requires empowering women leaders to advance economic opportunity and increase political and public leadership; Whereas women leaders have selflessly sacrificed, and in some cases placed their lives at risk, to advance causes that will better their communities, their nations, and the world; Whereas Hafsat Abiola of Nigeria, founder of the Kudirat Initiative for Democracy, campaigns to end violence against women, trains young female leaders, and works to increase civic participation; Whereas Khanim Latif of Iraq, the Director of Asuda, places her life at risk to provide a safe haven to victims of sexual and gender-based violence, and fights threats of honor killings and female genital cutting; Whereas Yoani Snchez of Cuba, founder of Generacin Y Whereas Akanksha Hazari of India fights to deliver basic necessities such as clean water and electricity to impoverished communities and to empower the underserved in India; and Whereas each of these leaders serves as a role model and an inspiration to help change the lives of others: Now, therefore, be it That the Senate (1) recognizes Hafsat Abiola, Khanim Latif, Yoani Snchez, and Akanksha Hazari for their selflessness and dedication to their respective causes; and (2) commends their efforts to advance economic opportunity, increase political and public leadership, combat violence against women, and empower women to address global instability.

Summary: Recognizes Hafsat Abiola, Khanim Latif, Yoani Sanchez, and Akanksha Hazari for their selflessness and dedication to their respective causes. Commends their efforts to advance economic opportunity, increase political and public leadership, combat violence against women, and empower women to address global instability.
Expressing the sense of Senate that individuals captured by the United States for supporting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant should be detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Expressing the sense of Senate that individuals captured by the United States for supporting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant should be detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. That it is the sense of the Senate that (1) the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has declared war on the United States; (2) the United States Armed Forces are currently engaged in combat operations against ISIL; (3) in conducting combat operations against ISIL, the United States has captured and detained individuals associated with ISIL and will likely capture and hold additional ISIL detainees; (4) following the horrific terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the United States determined that it would detain at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, individuals who had engaged in, aided, or abetted, or conspired to commit, acts of international terrorism, or acts in preparation therefor, that have caused, threaten to cause, or have as their aim to cause, injury to or adverse effects on the United States, its citizens, national security, foreign policy, or economy; (5) members of ISIL captured by the United States during combat operations against ISIL meet such criteria for continued detention at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay; and (6) all individuals captured by the United States during combat operations against ISIL that meet such criteria by their affiliation with ISIL must be detained outside the United States and its territories and should be transferred to United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay.

Summary: Expresses the sense of the Senate that: the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has declared war on the United States; the Armed Forces are currently engaged in combat operations against ISIL; the United States has captured and detained individuals associated with ISIL and will likely capture and hold additional ISIL detainees; ISIL members captured by the United States during combat operations meet specified criteria for continued detention at the U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; and all individuals captured by the United States during combat operations against ISIL who meet such criteria by their ISIL affiliation must be detained outside the United States and its territories and should be transferred to Guantanamo Bay.
Commemorating the 30th anniversary of the loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger and of Teacher in Space S. Christa McAuliffe of Concord, New Hampshire.

Commemorating the 30th anniversary of the loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger and of Teacher in Space S. Christa McAuliffe of Concord, New Hampshire. Whereas, on January 28, 1986, the 7 crew members of the Space Shuttle Challenger, Commander Francis R. Scobee, Pilot Michael J. Smith, Mission Specialist Ellison S. Onizuka, Mission Specialist Ronald E. McNair, Mission Specialist Judith A. Resnik, Payload Specialist Gregory B. Jarvis, and Teacher in Space and Payload Specialist S. Christa McAuliffe, were killed in a tragic explosion shortly after liftoff; Whereas, for as long as there has been human consciousness, human beings have looked to the stars in curiosity, delight, and awe; Whereas, throughout the course of human history, humankind was Earth-bound, yet spoke of visiting the celestial bodies; Whereas the foundation and development of the United States were driven by a pioneering spirit; Whereas reaching out into space exhibits the strength of the human capacity to engineer and persevere; Whereas the people of the United States who have journeyed into space have personified the national pride of the United States; Whereas, in 1986, a crew of individuals representing the best of the United States stepped forward to ride a rocket into space, knowing that explorers throughout the ages have put the need for knowledge above their own welfare; Whereas, on January 28, 1986, the United States cried out in grief at the loss of those 7 most brave voyagers; Whereas Christa McAuliffe, a teacher with an infectious spirit and tremendous bravery, not content to make the world her classroom, prepared to expand her schoolroom to the stars; Whereas Christa McAuliffe, through her educational endeavor, sought to inspire adults and children alike by pushing the bounds of the human experience and by rousing all people to imagine the most of human potential; Whereas the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord, New Hampshire is a living memorial to embody the legacy of this intrepid woman; and Whereas January 28, 2016, is a day on which the people of the United States should pause to remember those pioneers who lost their lives 30 years ago: Now, therefore, be it That the Senate (1) recognizes the 30th anniversary of the loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger; (2) encourages the people of the United States to preserve the legacy of the crew of the Challenger; and (3) recognizes the inspiration provided by a teacher for all Earth, Christa McAuliffe.

Summary: Recognizes: (1)&nbsp;the 30th anniversary of the loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger; and (2) the inspiration provided by teacher and crew-member, Christa McAuliffe. Encourages preservation of the Challenger crew's legacy.
Designating July 23, 2016, as National Day of the American Cowboy.

Designating July 23, 2016, as National Day of the American Cowboy Whereas pioneering men and women, recognized as cowboys Whereas the cowboy embodies honesty, integrity, courage, compassion, respect, a strong work ethic, and patriotism; Whereas the cowboy spirit exemplifies strength of character, sound family values, and good common sense; Whereas the cowboy archetype transcends ethnicity, gender, geographic boundaries, and political affiliations; Whereas the cowboy, who lives off the land and works to protect and enhance the environment, is an excellent steward of the land and its creatures; Whereas cowboy traditions have been a part of American culture for generations; Whereas the cowboy continues to be an important part of the economy through the work of many thousands of ranchers across the United States who contribute to the economic well-being of every State; Whereas millions of fans watch professional and working ranch rodeo events annually, making rodeo one of the most-watched sports in the United States; Whereas membership and participation in rodeo and other organizations that promote and encompass the livelihood of cowboys span every generation and transcend race and gender; Whereas the cowboy is a central figure in literature, film, and music and occupies a central place in the public imagination; Whereas the cowboy is an American icon; and Whereas the ongoing contributions made by cowboys and cowgirls to their communities should be recognized and encouraged: Now, therefore, be it That the Senate (1) designates July 23, 2016, as National Day of the American Cowboy (2) encourages the people of the United States to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

Summary: Designates July 23, 2016, as National Day of the American Cowboy.