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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit persons who are not natural-born citizens of the United States, but who have been citizens of the United States for at least 35 years, to be eligible to hold the offices of President and Vice President.

Bill: 108-hjres-59
Sponsor: Rep. Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2]
Introduced: 2003-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Citizenship
Constitutional amendments
Immigration
Law
Residence requirements
Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2003-06-11
text: Constitutional Amendment - Makes a person who has been a citizen of the United States for at least 35 years and who has been a resident within the United States for at least 14 years eligible to hold the office of President or Vice President.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-05-13
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2003-06-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2003-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2003-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-06-11
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to authorize the line item veto.

Bill: 108-hjres-60
Sponsor: Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1]
Introduced: 2003-06-16 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Authorization
Congress
Constitutional amendments
Government Operations and Politics
Item veto
Law
Legislation
Tax incentives
Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2003-06-16
text: Constitutional Amendment - Authorizes the President, in the case of any bill, order, resolution, or vote presented to the President by the House of Representatives and the Senate, to decline to approve in whole any dollar amount of discretionary budget authority, any item of new direct spending, or any tax benefit.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-06-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2003-06-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2003-06-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-06-16
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the Federal income tax.

Bill: 108-hjres-61
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2003-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Constitutional amendments
Income tax
Law

Summary:
action_date: 2003-06-24
text: Constitutional Amendment - Repeals the 16th amendment (granting Congress the power to tax income). Prohibits Congress from having the power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, except in time of war declared by Congress.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-09-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2003-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2003-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-06-24
text: Introduced in House
Recognizing Commodore John Barry as the first flag officer of the United States Navy.

Bill: 108-hjres-62
Sponsor: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3]
Introduced: 2003-06-26 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: American Revolution
Armed Forces and National Security
Congress
Congressional tributes
History
Military history
Military personnel
Navy
Officer personnel

Summary:
action_date: 2003-06-26
text: 
Recognizes and honors Commodore John Barry as the first flag officer of the U.S. Navy. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-06-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2003-06-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-06-26
text: Introduced in House
Disapproving the extension of the waiver authority contained in section 402(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to Vietnam.

Bill: 108-hjres-64
Sponsor: Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-46]
Introduced: 2003-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congress
Congress and foreign policy
Congressional veto
East Asia
Emigration
Human rights
Immigration
International Affairs
Most favored nation principle
Normal trade relations
Trade agreements
Vietnam

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-09
text: Disapproves the extension with respect to Vietnam (as recommended by the President to Congress on May 29, 2003) of the President's authority under the Trade Act of 1974 to waive a nonmarket economy country's ineligibility to receive nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations) and credit extensions because of restrictions on freedom to emigrate.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2003-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2003-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-07-09
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting real and virtual child pornography.

Bill: 108-hjres-65
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1]
Introduced: 2003-07-18 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child pornography
Computer crimes
Computer simulation
Constitutional amendments
Constitutional law
Families
Government Operations and Politics
Law
Science, Technology, Communications
State constitutions

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-18
text: Constitutional Amendment - Declares that neither the U.S. Constitution nor any State constitution shall be construed to protect child pornography (defined as visual depictions by any technological means of minor persons, whether actual or virtual, engaged in explicit sexual activity).

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-09-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2003-07-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2003-07-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-07-18
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for terms of office for Members of the House of Representatives.

Bill: 108-hjres-66
Sponsor: Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17]
Introduced: 2003-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional elections
Congressional terms of office
Constitutional amendments
Election candidates
House of Representatives
Law
Members of Congress
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-24
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Increases the term of office of a member of the House of Representatives from two to fours years, except for terms corresponding to general elections conducted in years corresponding to the decennial census, which shall be for two years. Provides that nothing in this Amendment shall be construed to limit the number of consecutive terms a Representative may serve.
 
Makes this Amendment effective beginning with the first general election for Representatives held after the ratification of this Article; except that if a general election for Representatives is conducted in 2008, Representatives so elected shall serve two-year terms.
 
States that if a Member of the House is a candidate for the Senate, the term of such Representative shall end 30 days from the date on which such Representative files a notice of candidacy, and the Representative shall not be eligible to serve in the House for two years from such date. Requires, as soon as the Representative becomes a candidate for the Senate, the executive authority of the State from which the Representative was chosen to issue writs of election to fill the vacancy to be created by the Representative's candidacy.
 
Deems the person elected to fill such vacancy to have been elected to the term of office of the Representative who the person is replacing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-09-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2003-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2003-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit persons who are not natural-born citizens of the United States, but who have been citizens of the United States for at least 20 years, to be eligible to hold the Office of President.

Bill: 108-hjres-67
Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14]
Introduced: 2003-09-03 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Citizenship
Constitutional amendments
Immigrants
Immigration
Law

Summary:
action_date: 2003-09-03
text: Constitutional Amendment - Makes a person who has been a citizen of the United States for at least 20 years eligible to hold the office of President.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-10-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2003-09-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2003-09-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1692)
action_date: 2003-09-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-09-03
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to school prayer.

Bill: 108-hjres-68
Sponsor: Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12]
Introduced: 2003-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Church and state
Constitutional amendments
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Government Operations and Politics
Law
Religion
Religion in the public schools
Religious liberty

Summary:
action_date: 2003-09-17
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall be construed to prohibit individual prayer in public schools or to prohibit public school officials from including voluntary prayer in official school ceremonies and meetings. Prohibits the United States and the States from prescribing the content of any such prayer.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-10-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2003-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2003-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Commending the Inspectors General for their efforts to prevent and detect waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement, and to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the Federal Government during the past 25 years.

Bill: 108-hjres-70
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11]
Introduced: 2003-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Congress
Congressional tributes
Economics and Public Finance
Federal employees
Fraud
Government Operations and Politics
Inspectors general
Law
Misconduct in office
Productivity in government
Waste in government spending

Summary:
action_date: 2003-09-29
text: 
Recognizes Inspectors General for, and commends their role in, preventing and detecting waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement and promoting economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in Federal programs and operations. 

action_date: 2003-10-15
text: 

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

 
Recognizes Inspectors General for, and commends their role in, preventing and detecting waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement and promoting economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in Federal programs and operations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-10-16
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2003-10-15
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2003-10-15
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2003-10-15
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2003-10-15
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.J. Res. 70.
action_date: 2003-10-15
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9401-9403)
action_date: 2003-10-15
text: Mr. LaTourette moved to suspend the rules and pass the resolution.
action_date: 2003-10-02
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2003-10-02
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2003-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2003-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States deeming Presidential nominees to be appointed at the time of nomination subject to disapproval by the Senate within 120 days of receiving the nomination from the President.

Bill: 108-hjres-71
Sponsor: Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11]
Introduced: 2003-10-01 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Advice and consent of the Senate
Congress
Congressional veto
Congressional voting
Congressional-executive relations
Constitutional amendments
Diplomats
Federal officials
International Affairs
Judges
Law
Presidential appointments

Summary:
action_date: 2003-10-01
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Requires any judge, ambassador, or other officer nominated by the President under the Constitution to be appointed at the time of nomination subject to disapproval by a majority vote of Senators serving at the time of the nomination, except that such disapproval shall be effective only if it occurs during the 120-day period (excluding days on which the Senate is not in session) which begins on the date the Senate receives such nomination.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-10-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2003-10-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2003-10-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-10-01
text: Introduced in House
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership.

Bill: 108-hjres-72
Sponsor: Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22]
Introduced: 2003-10-16 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Commerce
Competition
Congress
Congressional veto
Economic concentration
Federal Communications Commission
Government Operations and Politics
Independent regulatory commissions
Law
Licenses
Mass media
Newspapers
Radio stations
Telecommunication industry
Television stations

Summary:
action_date: 2003-10-16
text: 
Disapproves the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission and received by Congress on July 10, 2003, relating to broadcast media ownership.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-10-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
action_date: 2003-10-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2003-10-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-10-16
text: Introduced in House
Recognizing the Agricultural Research Service of the Department of Agriculture on the occasion of its 50th anniversary for the important service it provides to the Nation.

Bill: 108-hjres-74
Sponsor: Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6]
Introduced: 2003-10-21 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Agricultural research
Agriculture and Food
Anniversaries
Congress
Congressional tributes
Department of Agriculture
Government Operations and Politics
Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2003-10-21
text: 
States that Congress recognizes the Agricultural Research Service of the Department of Agriculture for its 50 years of outstanding service in agricultural research.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-10-29
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2003-10-29
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2003-10-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2003-10-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-10-21
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the appointment of individuals to fill vacancies in the House of Representatives.

Bill: 108-hjres-77
Sponsor: Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3]
Introduced: 2003-11-19 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional elections
Constitutional amendments
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Governors
House of Representatives
Law
Members of Congress
Special elections

Summary:
action_date: 2003-11-19
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Requires an individual, who is elected to serve as a Member of the House of Representatives for a Congress, before taking the oath of office, to present to the chief executive of the State from which the individual is elected a list of at least two qualified nominees to take the individual's place in the event the individual dies or becomes incapacitated before the individual's term of office expires. Allows the individual, after such oath, to revise the list at any time during a Congress.
 
Provides that if at any time a majority of the whole membership of the House is unable to carry out its duties because of death or incapacity, or if at any time the House adopts a resolution declaring that extraordinary circumstances exist which threaten the ability of the House to represent the interests of the people of the United States, the chief executive of any State represented by a member who is dead or incapacitated at that time shall appoint, from the most recent list, an individual to take the Member's place. Requires: (1) the individual to be appointed as soon as practicable (but in no event later than seven days) after the Member's death or incapacity has been certified; (2) the individual to serve until the Member regains capacity or until another Member is elected to the vacancy; and (3) the State to provide for an election to fill the vacancy. Allows the appointed individual to be a candidate in the election. States that these provisions do not apply to any Member of the House who dies or becomes incapacitated before the seven-day period which ends on the date on which the event requiring such appointments occurs.
 
Provides that if the appointed individual is unable to carry out a Member's duties, the chief executive of the State involved shall appoint another individual from the same list of nominees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-12-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2003-11-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2003-11-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-11-19
text: Introduced in House
Appointing the day for the convening of the second session of the One Hundred Eighth Congress.

Bill: 108-hjres-80
Sponsor: Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22]
Introduced: 2003-11-21 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional sessions

Summary:
action_date: 2003-11-21
text: 
Provides for convening of the second session of the 108th Congress.

action_date: 2003-12-15
text: 
Provides for convening of the second session of the 108th Congress at noon on January 20, 2004. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-12-15
text: Became Public Law No: 108-181.
action_date: 2003-12-15
text: Became Public Law No: 108-181.
action_date: 2003-12-15
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2003-12-15
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2003-12-03
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2003-12-03
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2003-11-26
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2003-11-25
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S16044; text as passed Senate: CR S16044)
action_date: 2003-11-25
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S16044; text as passed Senate: CR S16044)
action_date: 2003-11-22
text: Received in the Senate, read twice.
action_date: 2003-11-22
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2003-11-22
text: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR 11/21/2003 H12298)
action_date: 2003-11-22
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR 11/21/2003 H12298)
action_date: 2003-11-22
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR 11/21/2003 H12298)
action_date: 2003-11-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-11-21
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 108-181
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the number of consecutive terms that a Senator or Representative may serve and providing for 4-year terms for Representatives.

Bill: 108-hjres-81
Sponsor: Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11]
Introduced: 2003-11-21 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional elections
Congressional terms of office
Constitutional amendments
Government Operations and Politics
House of Representatives
Law
Term limits

Summary:
action_date: 2003-11-21
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Limits the term of a Senator to four full consecutive terms and a Representative to 24 full consecutive years.
 
Provides that the House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every 4th year.
 
States that any term that began before the first day that this article is valid as part of the Constitution shall not be included in determining the number of full consecutive terms that a person has been a Senator or Representative.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-12-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2003-11-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2003-11-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-11-21
text: Introduced in House
Recognizing the 93d birthday of Ronald Reagan.

Bill: 108-hjres-84
Sponsor: Rep. Gibbons, Jim [R-NV-2]
Introduced: 2004-01-20 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Anniversaries
Congress
Congressional tributes
Ex-presidents
Government Operations and Politics
History
Reagan Administration

Summary:
action_date: 2004-01-20
text: 
Extends the birthday greetings of Congress, on behalf of the American people, to Ronald Reagan on his 93rd birthday.

action_date: 2004-02-03
text: 

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

 
Extends the birthday greetings of Congress, on behalf of the American people, to Ronald Reagan on his 93rd birthday.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-03-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2004-02-04
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2004-02-03
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2004-02-03
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 394 - 0, 5 Present (Roll no. 14). (text: CR H270-271)
action_date: 2004-02-03
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 394 - 0, 5 Present (Roll no. 14).(text: CR H270-271)
action_date: 2004-02-03
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H277-278 )
action_date: 2004-02-03
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2004-02-03
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.J. Res. 84.
action_date: 2004-02-03
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H270-272)
action_date: 2004-02-03
text: Mr. Shays moved to suspend the rules and pass the resolution.
action_date: 2004-01-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2004-01-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-01-20
text: Introduced in House