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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States protecting religious freedom.

Bill: 109-hjres-57
Sponsor: Rep. Istook, Ernest J., Jr. [R-OK-5]
Introduced: 2005-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Allegiance
Bible
Church and state
Commemorations
Constitutional amendments
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Ethics
Flags
Government Operations and Politics
Law
Oaths
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Religion
Religion in the public schools
Religious liberty
Signs and symbols

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-30
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that people retain the right to pray and to recognize their religious beliefs, heritage, and traditions on public property, including schools.
 
Prohibits the United States or the states from establishing any official religion or requiring any person to join in prayer or religious activity.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-08-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2005-06-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-30
text: Introduced in House
Proposing a balanced budget amendment the Constitution of the United States.

Bill: 109-hjres-58
Sponsor: Rep. Istook, Ernest J., Jr. [R-OK-5]
Introduced: 2005-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Balanced budgets
Budget deficits
Congress
Congressional voting
Constitutional amendments
Debt limit
Federal budgets
Government Operations and Politics
Income tax
Law
Legislation
Record votes
Tax rates
Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-13
text: Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits outlays for a fiscal year (except those for repayment of debt principal) from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year (except those derived from borrowing) unless Congress, by a three-fifths rollcall vote of each House, authorizes a specific excess of outlays over receipts.
Requires a three-fifths rollcall vote of each House to increase the public debt limit.
Directs the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress annually.
Prohibits any bill to increase revenue from becoming law unless approved by a majority of each House by rollcall vote.
Authorizes waivers of these provisions when a declaration of war is in effect or under other specified circumstances involving military conflict.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-08-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2005-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-13
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the permissible uses for which private property may be taken.

Bill: 109-hjres-60
Sponsor: Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4]
Introduced: 2005-07-14 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Constitutional amendments
Eminent domain
Infrastructure
Land transfers
Landowners
Law
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Right of property
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation engineering

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-14
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits any state or the United States from taking private property for the purpose of transferring possession of, or control over, that property to another private person, except for a public conveyance or transportation project.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-08-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2005-07-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-07-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-14
text: Introduced in House
Supporting the goals and ideals of Gold Star Mothers Day.

Bill: 109-hjres-61
Sponsor: Rep. Gutknecht, Gil [R-MN-1]
Introduced: 2005-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Families
Mothers
Special days
War casualties
Women

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-20
text: 
Expresses support for the goals and ideals of Gold Star Mothers Day.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-10-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-09-22
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2005-09-21
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2005-09-21
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 419 - 0 (Roll no. 479). (text: CR H8180)
action_date: 2005-09-21
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): 419 - 0 (Roll no. 479).(text: CR H8180)
action_date: 2005-09-21
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8196-8197)
action_date: 2005-09-21
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: 2005-09-21
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.J. Res. 61.
action_date: 2005-09-21
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8180-8182)
action_date: 2005-09-21
text: Mr. Gutknecht moved to suspend the rules and pass the resolution.
action_date: 2005-09-15
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2005-09-15
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2005-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2005-07-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8107)
action_date: 2005-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that Federal district court judges be reconfirmed every ten years by the executive and legislative authorities of the State in which they serve.

Bill: 109-hjres-62
Sponsor: Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7]
Introduced: 2005-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Constitutional amendments
District courts
Government Operations and Politics
Governors
Judges
Judicial tenure
State legislatures

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Constitutional Amendment - Terminates the appointment of a judge of a court of general original jurisdiction established under Article III of this Constitution who sits in a state unless the legislative and executive authorities of that state approve that judge's continuation in office at least once every ten years after the judge's appointment.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-08-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to allow an item veto of appropriation bills.

Bill: 109-hjres-63
Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Mark R. [R-MN-6]
Introduced: 2005-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Constitutional amendments
Government Operations and Politics
Item veto
Law

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Authorizes the President to disapprove any item of appropriation in any bill. Declares that if any bill is approved by the President, any item of appropriation contained therein which is not disapproved shall become law. Requires the President to return with his objections any item of appropriation disapproved to the chamber in which the bill containing such item originated. Authorizes Congress, in the manner prescribed under the U.S. Constitution for bills disapproved by the President, to reconsider any item disapproved under this article.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-10-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Disapproving the recommendations of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.

Bill: 109-hjres-64
Sponsor: Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2005-09-20 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congress
Congress and military policy
Congressional oversight
Congressional veto
Military base closures

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-20
text: 
Disapproves the recommendations of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission as submitted by the President on September 15, 2005.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-10-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2005-09-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2005-09-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-09-20
text: Introduced in House
Disapproving the recommendations of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.

Bill: 109-hjres-65
Sponsor: Rep. LaHood, Ray [R-IL-18]
Introduced: 2005-09-20 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congress
Congress and military policy
Congressional oversight
Congressional veto
Military base closures

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-20
text: 
Disapproves the recommendations of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission as submitted by the President on September 15, 2005.

action_date: 2005-09-29
text: 

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

 
Disapproves the recommendations of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission as submitted by the President on September 15, 2005.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: On passage Failed by recorded vote: 85 - 324, 1 Present (Roll no. 548). (consideration: CR H9309)
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: Failed of passage/not agreed to in House: On passage Failed by recorded vote: 85 - 324, 1 Present (Roll no. 548).(consideration: CR H9309)
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.J. Res. 65.
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: The Committee of the Whole resumed its sitting and continued with general debate on H.J. Res. 65.
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: The Committee of the Whole rose informally.
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with two hours of general debate on H.J. Res. 65.
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: The Speaker designated the Honorable Phil Gingrey to act as Chairman of the Committee.
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: On motion to resolve into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: Mr. Hunter moved to resolve into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H9289-9293, H9293-9309; text of measure as reported in House: CR H9308)
action_date: 2005-10-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 132.
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Reported adversely by the Committee on Armed Services. H. Rept. 109-243.
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Reported adversely by the Committee on Armed Services. H. Rept. 109-243.
action_date: 2005-09-27
text: Ordered to be Reported Adversely by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 14.
action_date: 2005-09-27
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2005-09-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2005-09-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-09-20
text: Introduced in House
Supporting the goals and ideals of "Lights On Afterschool!", a national celebration of after-school programs.

Bill: 109-hjres-66
Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2005-09-21 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Education
Elementary and secondary education
Families
School-age child care
Special days

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-21
text: 
Supports the goals and ideals of &quot;Lights On Afterschool!,&quot; a national celebration of after-school programs.

action_date: 2005-09-27
text: 

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

Supports the goals and ideals of &quot;Lights On Afterschool!,&quot; a national celebration of after-school programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-28
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2005-09-27
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2005-09-27
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 403 - 0 (Roll no. 494). (text: CR H8366)
action_date: 2005-09-27
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): 403 - 0 (Roll no. 494).(text: CR H8366)
action_date: 2005-09-27
text: Considered as unfinished business. (CR H8374-8375)
action_date: 2005-09-27
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: 2005-09-27
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.J. Res. 66.
action_date: 2005-09-27
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8366-8367)
action_date: 2005-09-27
text: Mr. Ehlers moved to suspend the rules and pass the resolution.
action_date: 2005-09-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2005-09-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-09-21
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to authorize the line item veto.

Bill: 109-hjres-67
Sponsor: Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19]
Introduced: 2005-09-21 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: 2005-09-21
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: 2005-09-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-09-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-09-21
text: Introduced in House
Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on September 8, 2005.

Bill: 109-hjres-69
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7]
Introduced: 2005-10-20 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Alabama
Armed Forces and National Security
Commerce
Congress
Construction industries
Construction workers
Disaster relief
Emergency Management
Floods
Florida
Government contractors
Hurricane aftermath legislation
Hurricanes
Labor and Employment
Louisiana
Minimum wages
Mississippi
Wages
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2005-10-20
text: 
Declares that the national emergency declared by the finding of the President on September 8, 2005, in Proclamation 7924 is hereby terminated. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-11-07
text: MOTION TO TABLE MOTION TO DISCHARGE - Mr. Kildee moved to lay the motion to discharge H.J. Res. 69 on the table. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2005-11-07
text: MOTION TO DISCHARGE COMMITTEE - Mr. George Miller of California moved that the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure be discharged from further consideration of H.J. Res. 69.
action_date: 2005-10-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2005-10-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2005-10-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-10-20
text: Introduced in House
Requiring the President to submit to Congress a plan for the withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Iraq, and for other purposes.

Bill: 109-hjres-70
Sponsor: Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
Introduced: 2005-10-25 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Armed forces abroad
Congress
Congress and foreign policy
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Democracy
Diplomacy
Government Operations and Politics
International cooperation
Iraq
Iraq compilation
Middle East and North Africa
Military bases
Military occupation
Military operations
Military training
Military withdrawal
NATO countries
President and foreign policy
Recognition (International law)
Sovereignty
Terrorism
War relief

Summary:
action_date: 2005-10-25
text: 
Directs the President to submit to Congress a plan for withdrawing U.S. Armed Forces from Iraq, including: (1) a date for an initial withdrawal and the expected time period for completing the withdrawal; and (2) the remaining mission of U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq during the withdrawal.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1260)
action_date: 2005-10-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2005-10-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9077-9078)
action_date: 2005-10-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-10-25
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to authorize the President to reduce or disapprove any appropriation in any bill presented by Congress.

Bill: 109-hjres-71
Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Mark R. [R-MN-6]
Introduced: 2005-11-04 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Congress
Constitutional amendments
Government Operations and Politics
Item veto
Law
Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2005-11-04
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Authorizes the President to reduce or disapprove appropriations in any bill, order, resolution, or vote, which is presented to him or her.
 
Declares that any legislation that the President approves and signs after such amendment shall become law as so modified.
 
Requires the President to return those portions of the legislation that contain reduced or disapproved appropriations with objections to the chamber where such legislation originated.
 
Allows Congress to consider separately any reduced or disapproved appropriations in the manner prescribed under the U.S. Constitution for bills disapproved by the President.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-02-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2005-11-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-11-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-11-04
text: Introduced in House
To redeploy U. S. Forces from Iraq.

Bill: 109-hjres-73
Sponsor: Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12]
Introduced: 2005-11-17 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Armed forces abroad
Congress
Congress and foreign policy
Congress and military policy
Diplomacy
Iraq
Iraq compilation
Marines
Middle East and North Africa
Military occupation
Military operations
Military withdrawal
Peace

Summary:
action_date: 2005-11-17
text: 
States that: (1) the deployment of U.S. forces in Iraq, by direction of Congress, is hereby terminated and the forces involved are to be redeployed at the earliest practicable date; (2) a quick-reaction U.S. force and an over-the-horizon presence of U.S. Marines shall be deployed in the region; and (3) the United States shall pursue security and stability in Iraq through diplomacy. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-11-17
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: 2005-11-17
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: 2005-11-17
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: 2005-11-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-11-17
text: Introduced in House
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill: 109-hjres-74
Sponsor: Rep. Jenkins, William L. [R-TN-1]
Introduced: 2005-12-14 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Balanced budgets
Budget deficits
Congress
Congressional voting
Constitutional amendments
Federal budgets
Government Operations and Politics
Law
Record votes

Summary:
action_date: 2005-12-14
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits federal expenditures (except those for repayment of debt principal) from exceeding revenues (except those derived from borrowing) for any fiscal year unless three-fifths of the whole number of each chamber provides for a specific excess of expenditures over revenues by a rollcall vote.
 
Authorizes Congress to waive such prohibition when a declaration of war is in effect or under other specified circumstances involving military conflict.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-02-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2005-12-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-12-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-12-14
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to limitations on the amounts of contributions and expenditures that may be made in connection with campaigns for election to public office.

Bill: 109-hjres-76
Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Introduced: 2006-02-01 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Campaign funds
Congress
Congressional elections
Constitutional amendments
Law
Presidential elections
State laws

Summary:
action_date: 2006-02-01
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that Congress shall have power to set limits on the amount of contributions that may be accepted by, and the amount of expenditures that may be made by, in support of, or in opposition to, a candidate for nomination or election to federal office.
 
Declares that a state shall have the power to set limits on the amount of contributions that may be accepted by, and the amount of expenditures that may be made by, in support of, or in opposition to, a candidate for nomination or election to state or local office. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-02-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2006-02-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H302-303)
action_date: 2006-02-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2006-02-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-02-01
text: Introduced in House