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Recognizing and honoring America's labor movement, supporting the designation of a National Labor History Month, and for other purposes.

Bill: 108-hconres-452
Sponsor: Rep. Lampson, Nick [D-TX-9]
Introduced: 2004-06-16 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Congress
Congressional tributes
History
Industrial relations
Labor and Employment
Labor unions
Special months

Summary:
action_date: 2004-06-16
text: 
Honors and recognizes the American labor movement.
 
Supports the designation of a National Labor History Month.
 
Urges government officials, educators, the media, and all Americans to observe a National Labor History Month with ceremonies, activities, and programs that encourage reflection on the labor movement's heritage and contributions to the creation and maintenance of a just America.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2004-07-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
action_date: 2004-06-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2004-06-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-06-16
text: Introduced in House
Celebrating the establishment of democracy in Iraq and urging the people of the United States and of other countries in all communities and congregations to ring bells on June 30, 2004, to commemorate the restoration of freedom to the people of Iraq.

Bill: 108-hconres-453
Sponsor: Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5]
Introduced: 2004-06-17 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Armed forces abroad
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commemorations
Congress
Congressional tributes
Democracy
Government Operations and Politics
Human rights
Infrastructure
Infrastructure (Economics)
International relief
Iraq
Iraq compilation
Middle East and North Africa
Military occupation
Military operations
Military personnel
Sovereignty
War
War relief

Summary:
action_date: 2004-06-17
text: 
States that Congress: (1) celebrates the establishment of democracy in Iraq; (2) recognizes the importance of the freedoms that are being restored to the Iraqi people; (3) supports the five-step plan outlined by President Bush for the restoration of Iraqi sovereignty; (4) expresses gratitude to the members of the U.S. Armed Forces who are participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom to end the regime of Saddam Hussein and bring democracy and freedom to Iraq; (5) encourages all the people of Iraq to work together to create a new Iraq; and (6) urges the people of the United States and of other countries in all communities and congregations to ring bells on June 30, 2004, in recognition of the establishment of democracy in Iraq and the restoration of freedom to the people of Iraq.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-06-17
text: Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2004-06-17
text: Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2004-06-17
text: Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2004-06-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-06-17
text: Introduced in House
Commemorating over half a century of adjudication under the McCarran Amendment of rights to the use of water.

Bill: 108-hconres-454
Sponsor: Rep. McInnis, Scott [R-CO-3]
Introduced: 2004-06-17 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Commemorations
Congress
Congressional tributes
Environmental Protection
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Government liability
Legislation
State laws
Supreme Court decisions
Water Resources Development
Water rights
Water use
West (U.S.)

Summary:
action_date: 2004-06-17
text: 
Reaffirms the policies and principles of the McCarran Amendment (which waived the sovereign immunity of the United States so that it could be joined in comprehensive State general adjudications of the rights to use water) that have been recognized by Supreme Court decisions. Recognizes that, as a matter of practice, the United States should adhere and defer to State water law.
 
Commends Western States that maintain comprehensive systems for the quantification of rights to use water for all beneficial purposes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
action_date: 2004-06-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2004-06-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-06-17
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued to promote public awareness of, and increased research relating to, Chrohn's Disease.

Bill: 108-hconres-455
Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
Introduced: 2004-06-17 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Child health
Digestive diseases
Families
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Postage stamps

Summary:
action_date: 2004-06-17
text: 
Calls on: (1) the U.S. Postal Service to issue a commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of, and increased research relating to, Chrohn's Disease; and (2) the Citizen's Stamp Advisory Committee of the U.S. Postal Service to recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-06-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2004-06-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-06-17
text: Introduced in House
Recognizing that prevention of suicide is a compelling national priority.

Bill: 108-hconres-456
Sponsor: Rep. Udall, Mark [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2004-06-17 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Access to health care
Congress
Health education
Legislation
Mental health services
Preventive medicine
Suicide

Summary:
action_date: 2004-06-17
text: 
Recognizes as a compelling national priority the need to increase awareness about and prevent suicide.
 
Reaffirms Congress's commitment to the priorities expressed in prior legislation (which recognized suicide as a national problem and declared suicide prevention to be a national priority).
 
Encourages Americans, communities, and the nation to work to increase awareness about and prevent suicide.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2004-06-18
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1155)
action_date: 2004-06-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2004-06-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-06-17
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the murders of James E. Chaney, Michael Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman.

Bill: 108-hconres-457
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
Introduced: 2004-06-18 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil rights workers
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Criminal investigation
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Mississippi
Murder
Prosecution
Special prosecutors

Summary:
action_date: 2004-06-18
text: 
Calls on the Department of Justice to investigate the murders of James Chaney, Michael Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman (volunteers for &quot;Freedom Summer,&quot; a project dedicated to helping African Americans in Mississippi earn equal rights) in 1964. Calls on Attorney General John Ashcroft to: (1) formally offer the Attorney General of Mississippi the Department's services to review the case file and serve as special prosecutor in a new trial; and (2) report to Congress the findings of the Department's investigation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2004-06-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2004-06-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-06-18
text: Introduced in House
Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make technical corrections in the enrollment of the bill S. 2238.

Bill: 108-hconres-458
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8]
Introduced: 2004-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Emergency Management
Legislation
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2004-06-21
text: 
Directs the Secretary of the Senate to make technical corrections in the enrollment of S. 2238 (Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004). 

action_date: 2004-06-21
text: 

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

 
Directs the Secretary of the Senate to make technical corrections in the enrollment of S. 2238 (Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-06-22
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2004-06-21
text: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7115)
action_date: 2004-06-21
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7115)
action_date: 2004-06-21
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2004-06-21
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H4598)
action_date: 2004-06-21
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H4598)
action_date: 2004-06-21
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H4598)
action_date: 2004-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-06-21
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to honor coal miners.

Bill: 108-hconres-459
Sponsor: Rep. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2]
Introduced: 2004-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Coal
Energy
Government Operations and Politics
Labor and Employment
Miners
Postage stamps

Summary:
action_date: 2004-06-21
text: Calls upon the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee to recommend and the U.S. Postal Service to issue a postage stamp honoring the Nation's coal miners.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2004-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-06-21
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the importance of life insurance, and recognizing and supporting National Life Insurance Awareness Month.

Bill: 108-hconres-461
Sponsor: Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13]
Introduced: 2004-06-22 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Finance and Financial Sector
Life insurance
Special months

Summary:
action_date: 2004-06-22
text: 
Recognizes and supports the goals and ideals of Life Insurance Awareness Month.

action_date: 2004-09-28
text: 

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

 
Recognizes and supports the goals and ideals of Life Insurance Awareness Month.
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-09-29
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2004-09-28
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2004-09-28
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7711)
action_date: 2004-09-28
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7711)
action_date: 2004-09-28
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 461.
action_date: 2004-09-28
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7711-7712)
action_date: 2004-09-28
text: Mr. Mica moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
action_date: 2004-09-15
text: Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization Discharged.
action_date: 2004-09-15
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2004-09-15
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2004-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
action_date: 2004-06-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2004-06-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-06-22
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.

Bill: 108-hconres-463
Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2004-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Crime and Law Enforcement
Government Operations and Politics
Law enforcement officers
Police
Postage stamps

Summary:
action_date: 2004-06-23
text: 
Calls on the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee to recommend to the Postmaster General that a commemorative stamp should be issued by the United States Postal Service honoring law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2004-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Honoring the 10 communities selected to receive the 2004 All-America City Award.

Bill: 108-hconres-464
Sponsor: Rep. Hayes, Robin [R-NC-8]
Introduced: 2004-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Awards, medals, prizes
California
Congress
Congressional tributes
Florida
Housing and Community Development
Indiana
Minnesota
North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
Small towns
Texas
Urban affairs
Urban areas
Washington State
West Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2004-06-23
text: 
Honors the following communities on receiving the National Civic League 2004 All-America City Award: Concord, North Carolina; Evansville, Indiana; Cottage Grove, Oregon; Spokane, Washington; Springfield, Ohio; Montevideo, Minnesota; Pembroke Pines, Florida; Stockton, California; Philippi, West Virginia; and Hidalgo, Texas.

action_date: 2004-11-18
text: 

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

 
Honors the following communities on receiving the National Civic League 2004 All-America City Award: Concord, North Carolina; Evansville, Indiana; Cottage Grove, Oregon; Spokane, Washington; Springfield, Ohio; Montevideo, Minnesota; Pembroke Pines, Florida; Stockton, California; Philippi, West Virginia; and Hidalgo, Texas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-11-19
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2004-11-18
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11510)
action_date: 2004-11-18
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11510)
action_date: 2004-10-07
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8265)
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8265)
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 464.
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8265-8268)
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: Mr. Duncan moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
action_date: 2004-09-15
text: Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization Discharged.
action_date: 2004-09-15
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2004-09-15
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2004-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
action_date: 2004-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2004-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Commending the efforts of women in the Republic of Colombia to promote peace.

Bill: 108-hconres-465
Sponsor: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3]
Introduced: 2004-06-24 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil War
Colombia
Congress
Congressional tributes
Crime and Law Enforcement
Decision making
Government Operations and Politics
Human rights
Latin America
Peace
Peace negotiations
Political violence
Violence
Women
Women in public life
Women's organizations
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2004-06-24
text: 
Commends the efforts of women and civil society in the Republic of Colombia to mitigate violence in their communities, advocate for a negotiated solution to conflict, and develop a common agenda for peace.
 
Reaffirms the importance of including the expertise, knowledge, and experiences of Columbian women in peace dialogues, negotiations, and decisionmaking roles.
 
Supports the protection of women and their organizations and the defense of fundamental human rights in Columbia.
 
Calls on the Department of State, the Department of Defense, and other appropriate Federal agencies to: (1) integrate a gender perspective in U.S. policies, programs, and activities regarding the situation in Columbia; and (2) support the efforts by Columbian women to promote peace, respect for human rights, and an end to conflict and violence in Columbia.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2004-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-06-24
text: Introduced in House
Urging the Government of India to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation of the scope of abusive child labor in circuses throughout India and to pursue immediate and effective remedies to end such abuse, and to provide immediate and continuous police protection to secure the personal safety of Kailash Satyarthi, his family, and his colleagues in the South Asian Coalition Against Child Servitude.

Bill: 108-hconres-466
Sponsor: Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12]
Introduced: 2004-06-24 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arrest
Arts, Culture, Religion
Assault
Child labor
Children's rights
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil rights workers
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal investigation
Detention of persons
Exhibitions
Families
Forced labor
Governmental investigations
Human rights
India
Labor and Employment
Prosecution
Protection of officials
South Asia

Summary:
action_date: 2004-06-24
text: 
States that Congress: (1) urges the Government of India, the provincial government in Uttar Pradesh, and the local government in the Gonda District to take immediate action to secure the release of the children being held by the owners and operators of the Great Roman Circus; (2) urges the Government of India, the provincial government of Uttar Pradesh, and the local government in Gonda District to provide police protection for Kailash Satyarthi, his family, and his colleagues in the South Asian Coalition Against Child Servitude who were brutally attacked on June 15, 2004, and to prevent any future attacks; (3) urges the Government of India and the provincial government of Uttar Pradesh to investigate such attack and to arrest and prosecute the responsible individuals; and (4) urges the Government of India to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation of the scope of abusive child labor in Indian circuses and to pursue remedies to end such abuse. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2004-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-06-24
text: Introduced in House
Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising during World War II.

Bill: 108-hconres-470
Sponsor: Rep. Emanuel, Rahm [D-IL-5]
Introduced: 2004-07-08 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Anniversaries
Armed Forces and National Security
Commemorations
Europe
Germany
Government Operations and Politics
History
Military history
Military occupation
Poland
Underground movements
World War II

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-08
text: 
Recognizes the 60th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising by Polish citizens against the Nazi occupation in Warsaw, Poland, during World War II.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2004-07-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-07-08
text: Introduced in House
Recognizing and honoring the life and legacy of Alexander Hamilton on the bicentennial of his death because of his standing as one of the most influential Founding Fathers of the United States.

Bill: 108-hconres-471
Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8]
Introduced: 2004-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: American Revolution
Anniversaries
Armed Forces and National Security
Army
Cabinet officers
Congress
Congressional tributes
Constitutional conventions
Department of the Treasury
Government Operations and Politics
History
Law
Officer personnel

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-12
text: 
Honors the great importance of the life and legacy of Alexander Hamilton to the United States of America on the bicentennial of his death on July 12, 1804, because of his standing as one of the most influential Founding Fathers of the United States and recognizes the tremendous significance of his contributions to the United States as a soldier, citizen, and statesman.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
action_date: 2004-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2004-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-07-12
text: Introduced in House