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A concurrent resolution welcoming the expression of support of 18 European nations for the enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441.

Bill: 108-sconres-4
Sponsor: Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2003-02-11 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Arms control
Arms control verification
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Energy
Estonia
Europe
Hungary
Iraq
Iraq compilation
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Macedonia
Middle East and North Africa
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
United Kingdom
United Nations
Weapons of mass destruction

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Welcomes the expression of support from Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and the United Kingdom for Iraq's full compliance with Security Council Resolution 1441, and their solidarity with the United States in calling for the demands of the Security Council to be met with regard to Iraq's full disarmament.
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced in the Senate on February 11, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Welcomes the expression of support from Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and the United Kingdom for Iraq's full compliance with Security Council Resolution 1441, and their solidarity with the United States in calling for the demands of the Security Council to be met with regard to Iraq's full disarmament.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2003-02-25
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2003-02-14
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2500-2502; text as passed Senate: CR S2502)
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2500-2502; text as passed Senate: CR S2502)
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2226)
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution expressing the support for the celebration in 2004 of the 150th anniversary of the Grand Excursion of 1854.

Bill: 108-sconres-5
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2003-02-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Anniversaries
History
Illinois
Inland water transportation
Iowa
Minnesota
Mississippi River
Railroad passenger traffic
Railroads
Rivers
Transportation and Public Works
Travel
Water Resources Development
West (U.S.)
Wisconsin

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Supports the celebration in 2004 of the 150th anniversary of the Grand Excursion of 1854 (westward expansion of the railroad from the East Coast to the shores of the Mississippi River).
action_date: 2004-06-03
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Supports the celebration in 2004 of the 150th anniversary of the Grand Excursion of 1854 (westward expansion of the railroad from the East Coast to the shores of the Mississippi River). 

action_date: 2004-06-07
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Supports the celebration in 2004 of the 150th anniversary of the Grand Excursion of 1854 (westward expansion of the railroad from the East Coast to the shores of the Mississippi River). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-06-08
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2004-06-08
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2004-06-08
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2004-06-07
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6592; text as passed Senate: CR S6592)
action_date: 2004-06-07
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6592; text as passed Senate: CR S6592)
action_date: 2004-06-03
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
action_date: 2004-06-03
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
action_date: 2004-06-03
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text  of measure as introduced: CR S2496)
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2496-2497)
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of Daniel "Chappie" James, the Nation's first African-American four-star general.

Bill: 108-sconres-6
Sponsor: Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA]
Introduced: 2003-02-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Black history
Blacks
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Government Operations and Politics
History
Korean War, 1950-1953
Military history
Minorities
Officer personnel
Postage stamps
Race relations
Racial discrimination
Vietnam veterans
Vietnamese Conflict
World War II

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Expresses the sense of Congress that a postage stamp should be issued by the United States Postal Service in honor of General Daniel "Chappie" James.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (text  of measure as introduced: CR S2497)
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2497)
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that there should be established a National Visiting Nurse Association Week."

Bill: 108-sconres-8
Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2003-02-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Community health services
Health
Home care services
Nonprofit organizations
Nurses
Social Welfare
Special weeks

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-25
text: Designates the second week in May each year as National Visiting Nurse Association Week.
action_date: 2004-11-19
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Designates the second week in May each year as National Visiting Nurse Association Week.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-11-19
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2004-11-19
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H10055)
action_date: 2004-11-19
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H10055)
action_date: 2004-11-19
text: Mr. Murphy asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
action_date: 2004-11-19
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H10055)
action_date: 2004-11-16
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2004-11-16
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2004-11-16
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2004-10-10
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text as passed Senate: CR S11018)
action_date: 2004-10-10
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text as passed Senate: CR S11018)
action_date: 2004-10-10
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S11017-11019)
action_date: 2004-10-10
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2004-10-10
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2003-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2712-2713)
action_date: 2003-02-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2713)
action_date: 2003-02-25
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution recognizing and congratulating the State of Ohio and its residents on the occasion of the bicentennial of its founding.

Bill: 108-sconres-9
Sponsor: Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH]
Introduced: 2003-02-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Anniversaries
Congress
Congressional tributes
Government Operations and Politics
History
Ohio
Statehood (American politics)

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-25
text: Recognizes the bicentennial of Ohio's founding and its residents for their important contributions to the economic, social, and cultural development of the United States.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2713-2714)
action_date: 2003-02-25
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution designating April 2003 as "Human Genome Month" and April 25 as "DNA Day".

Bill: 108-sconres-10
Sponsor: Sen. Gregg, Judd [R-NH]
Introduced: 2003-02-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Anniversaries
DNA
Genetic research
Genetics
Health
Medical research
Science, Technology, Communications
Special days
Special months

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-27
text: Designates: (1) April 25, 2003, as DNA Day in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the publication of the description of the double-helix structure of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) by James D. Watson and Francis H.C. Crick; and (2) April 2003 as Human Genome Month to celebrate that anniversary, the essential completion of the sequence of the human genome, and the development of a plan for the future of genomics.
action_date: 2003-02-27
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced in the Senate on February 27, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Designates: (1) April 25, 2003, as DNA Day in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the publication of the description of the double-helix structure of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) by James D. Watson and Francis H.C. Crick; and (2) April 2003 as Human Genome Month to celebrate that anniversary, the essential completion of the sequence of the human genome, and the development of a plan for the future of genomics.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-03
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2003-03-03
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2003-03-03
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2003-02-27
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2989; text as passed Senate: CR S2989; text of measure as introduced: CR S2979)
action_date: 2003-02-27
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2989; text as passed Senate: CR S2989; text of measure as introduced: CR S2979)
action_date: 2003-02-27
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the Republic of Korea's continuing unlawful bailouts of Hynix Semiconductor Inc., and calling on the Republic of Korea, the Secretary of Commerce, the United States Trade Representative, and the President to take actions to end the bailouts.

Bill: 108-sconres-11
Sponsor: Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]
Introduced: 2003-02-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Bankruptcy
Commerce
Computer industry
Congress
Congress and foreign policy
Development credit institutions
East Asia
Electronics industry
Europe
European Union
Export subsidies
Finance and Financial Sector
Foreign corporations
Free trade
Government Operations and Politics
Government and business
Government ownership
Governmental investigations
International Affairs
International agencies
Legislation
Science, Technology, Communications
Semiconductors
South Korea
Subsidies
Trade agreements

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-27
text: Declares that it is the sense of Congress that the actions of the Republic of Korea with respect to the bailouts of Hynix Semiconductor Inc. are severely detrimental to the bilateral friendship and economic relationships between the United States and Korea.
Calls on the Republic of Korea immediately to cease any further bailouts of Hynix, and comply with all of its obligations as a member of the World Trade Organization, including those regarding subsidies.
Calls on the Secretary of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative to: (1) take necessary actions immediately to end any further bailouts of Hynix, including the self-initiation of further trade cases, the initiation of a further government investigation of the financial impact of these bailouts, and the calling of a special subsidies code meeting to raise the legal concerns with this issue; and (2) begin consultations with Congress regarding appropriate legislative action to deal fully with the impact of the bailouts of Hynix.
Calls on the President to consult with the European Union regarding joint action with respect to the unlawful subsidies to Hynix that are harming the international DRAM, semiconductor, and electronics markets.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2979)
action_date: 2003-02-27
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2979-2980)
action_date: 2003-02-27
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution honoring the life and work of Mr. Fred McFeely Rogers.

Bill: 108-sconres-12
Sponsor: Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2003-02-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Congress
Congressional tributes
Education
Educational television
Elementary and secondary education
Entertainers
Families
Science, Technology, Communications
Television and children
Television programs

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-27
text: Honors the life of Fred McFeely Rogers and recognizes him for dedicating his career to the educational children's program "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-05
text: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3205)
action_date: 2003-02-27
text: Submitted in the Senate and ordered held at desk. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2981)
action_date: 2003-02-27
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the education curriculum in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Bill: 108-sconres-14
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR]
Introduced: 2003-03-05 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Curricula
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Government Operations and Politics
Higher education
Islamic fundamentalism
Middle East and North Africa
Pluralism (Social sciences)
Religion
Religious education
Religious liberty
Saudi Arabia
Secularism

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-05
text: Expresses support for the review by the Government of Saudi Arabia of its education curriculum. Calls on such Government to: (1) ensure that such review is thorough, objective, and public; and (2) reform such curriculum in a manner that promotes tolerance, develops civil society, and encourages functionality in the global economy.
Requests the U.S. Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to address the issue of the educational curriculum reform at the 2003 session of the UNESCO General Conference and to urge UNESCO to examine Saudi Arabia's educational system and monitor the progress of the efforts to reform the curriculum.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3201)
action_date: 2003-03-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3201-3202)
action_date: 2003-03-05
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution commemorating the 140th anniversary of the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation.

Bill: 108-sconres-15
Sponsor: Sen. Allen, George [R-VA]
Introduced: 2003-03-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Anniversaries
Black history
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Government Operations and Politics
History
Lincoln Administration
Minorities
Presidential messages
Slavery

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-05
text: Recognizes the historical significance and encourages celebration of the 140th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.
action_date: 2003-05-01
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced in the Senate on March 5, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Recognizes the historical significance and encourages celebration of the 140th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-05-05
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2003-05-05
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2003-05-05
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2003-05-01
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5691; text as passed Senate: CR S5691)
action_date: 2003-05-01
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5691; text as passed Senate: CR S5691)
action_date: 2003-05-01
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 81.
action_date: 2003-05-01
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
action_date: 2003-05-01
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
action_date: 2003-05-01
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2003-03-05
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3202)
action_date: 2003-03-05
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution honoring the life and work of Mr. Fred McFeely Rogers.

Bill: 108-sconres-16
Sponsor: Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2003-03-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Congress
Congressional tributes
Education
Educational television
Elementary and secondary education
Entertainers
Families
Science, Technology, Communications
Television and children
Television programs

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-05
text: Honors the life of Fred McFeely Rogers and recognizes him for dedicating his career to the educational children's program "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood."
action_date: 2003-03-05
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced in the Senate on March 5, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Honors the life of Fred McFeely Rogers and recognizes him for dedicating his career to the educational children's program "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2003-03-05
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3204-3205; text as passed Senate: CR S3204-3205; text of measure as introduced: CR S3202)
action_date: 2003-03-05
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3204-3205; text as passed Senate: CR S3204-3205; text of measure as introduced: CR S3202)
action_date: 2003-03-05
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution establishing a special task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the United States Capitol.

Bill: 108-sconres-17
Sponsor: Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2003-03-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Building construction
Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
Congress
Congressional investigations
Congressional tributes
District of Columbia
Forced labor
Government Operations and Politics
History
Labor and Employment
Slavery

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-05
text: Directs the Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to establish a special task force (including the Senate and House Historians, the Architect of the Capitol, and the Librarian of Congress) to: (1) study the history and contributions of slave laborers in the construction of the U.S. Capitol; (2) produce a summary document and available research for the public; and (3) recommend appropriate recognition which could be displayed in a prominent location in or near the Capitol.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3202)
action_date: 2003-03-05
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should strive to prevent teen pregnancy by encouraging teenagers to view adolescence as a time for education and maturing and by educating teenagers about the negative consequences of early sexual activity; and for other purposes.

Bill: 108-sconres-18
Sponsor: Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT]
Introduced: 2003-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Commemorations
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Health
Health education
Premarital sex
Sex education
Special days
Teenage pregnancy

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-11
text: Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should strive to prevent teen pregnancy by encouraging teens to view adolescence as a time for education and maturing and by educating teens about the negative consequences of early sexual activity. Calls on the President to designate May 7, 2003, as "National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-11
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3551)
action_date: 2003-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution affirming the importance of a national day of prayer and fasting, and expressing the sense of Congress that March 17, 2003, should be designated as a national day of prayer and fasting.

Bill: 108-sconres-19
Sponsor: Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2003-03-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Religion
Special days

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Expresses the sense of Congress that March 17, 2003, should be designated as a day for humility, prayer, and fasting for all people of the United States.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3640)
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Introduced in Senate