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A concurrent resolution honoring military children during "National Month of the Military Child".

Bill: 109-sconres-27
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2005-04-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Associations, institutions, etc.
Charities
Congress
Congressional tributes
Families
Military dependents
Social Welfare
Special months

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-14
text: 
Joins the Secretary of Defense in honoring the children of members of the Armed Forces and recognizes that they share in the burden of protecting the Nation.
 
Urges Americans to join the military community in observing April as &quot;National Month of the Military Child.&quot;
 
Recognizes with great appreciation the contributions of private sector organizations in providing resources and assistance to military families and their communities.

action_date: 2005-04-14
text: 

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

 
Joins the Secretary of Defense in honoring the children of members of the Armed Forces and recognizes that they share in the burden of protecting the Nation.
 
Urges Americans to join the military community in observing April as &quot;National Month of the Military Child.&quot;
 
Recognizes with great appreciation the contributions of private sector organizations in providing resources and assistance to military families and their communities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-14
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3713; text as passed Senate: CR S3713; text of measure as introduced: CR S3690-3691)
action_date: 2005-04-14
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 S3713; text as passed Senate: CR S3713; text of measure as introduced: CR S3690-3691)
action_date: 2005-04-14
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress on World Intellectual Property Day regarding the importance of protecting intellectual property rights globally.

Bill: 109-sconres-28
Sponsor: Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN]
Introduced: 2005-04-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: China
Copyright
Counterfeiting
East Asia
Free trade
Government Operations and Politics
Intellectual property
International Affairs
President and foreign policy
Russia
Tariff preferences

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-26
text: 
Calls for the Administration to: (1) address the lack of intellectual property protection in China and Russia; (2) ensure that any country receiving benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program, such as Russia, provides such protection; (3) ensure that action is taken against any country with which the United States shares mutual commitments under the World Trade Organization (WTO), such as China, when the country fails to live up to its WTO commitments; and (4) urge Russia to promote measures to enforce such protection to comply with commitments required by WTO.
 
Urges the President to take appropriate additional action to protect the intellectual property rights of U.S. businesses.

action_date: 2005-04-26
text: 

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

 
Calls for the Administration to: (1) address the lack of intellectual property protection in China and Russia; (2) ensure that any country receiving benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program, such as Russia, provides such protection; (3) ensure that action is taken against any country with which the United States shares mutual commitments under the World Trade Organization (WTO), such as China, when the country fails to live up to its WTO commitments; and (4) urge Russia to promote measures to enforce such protection to comply with commitments required by WTO.
 
Urges the President to take appropriate additional action to protect the intellectual property rights of U.S. businesses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-27
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2005-04-27
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2005-04-27
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2005-04-26
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4345-4348; text as passed Senate: CR S4348; text of measure as introduced: CR S4265)
action_date: 2005-04-26
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 S4345-4348; text as passed Senate: CR S4348; text of measure as introduced: CR S4265)
action_date: 2005-04-26
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution providing for a conditional adjournment of the Senate.

Bill: 109-sconres-29
Sponsor: Sen. Frist, William H. [R-TN]
Introduced: 2005-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional sessions
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: 
Provides for a recess or adjournment of the Senate from April 28, 29, 30, or May 1, 2005, until May 9, 2005 (or until another time of reassembly).
 
Directs the Majority Leader of the Senate or his designee, after consultation with the Minority Leader, to notify the Members of the Senate to reassemble whenever, in his opinion, the public interest shall warrant it.

action_date: 2005-04-28
text: 

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

 
Provides for a recess or adjournment of the Senate from April 28, 29, 30, or May 1, 2005, until May 9, 2005 (or until another time of reassembly).
 
Directs the Majority Leader of the Senate or his designee, after consultation with the Minority Leader, to notify the Members of the Senate to reassemble whenever, in his opinion, the public interest shall warrant it.

action_date: 2005-04-28
text: 

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

 
Provides for a recess or adjournment of the Senate from April 28, 29, 30, or May 1, 2005, until May 9, 2005 (or until another time of reassembly).
 
Directs the Majority Leader of the Senate or his designee, after consultation with the Minority Leader, to notify the Members of the Senate to reassemble whenever, in his opinion, the public interest shall warrant it.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H2720)
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H2720)
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H2720)
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4479; text as passed Senate: CR S4479; text of measure as introduced: CR S4597)
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4479; text as passed Senate: CR S4479; text of measure as introduced: CR S4597)
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution to express the sense of Congress concerning the provision of health insurance coverage to all Americans.

Bill: 109-sconres-30
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2005-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Access to health care
Congress
Health information systems
Health insurance
Health services administration
Information technology
Law
Legislation
Medical economics
Medical malpractice
Prescription pricing
Quality of care
Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: 
Urges Congress to enact legislation that: (1) ensures that all Americans have access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage by 2010; (2) uses private and public sector solutions; (3) constrains underlying health care costs, including by assuring appropriate utilization and lowering prescription drug costs and administrative expenses; and (4) assures high quality health care, including by promoting the utilization of information technology, reducing medical errors, and providing for care coordination.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4597)
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution to correct the enrollment of H. R. 1268.

Bill: 109-sconres-31
Sponsor: Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX]
Introduced: 2005-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Alien labor
Health
Immigrants
Immigration
Labor and Employment
Legislation
Nurses
Visas

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: 
Authorizes and directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to correct the enrollment of H.R. 1268 (Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005) to authorize up to 50,000 unused FY2001-FY2004 employment-based visas for foreign nurses.

action_date: 2005-05-10
text: 

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

 
Authorizes and directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to correct the enrollment of H.R. 1268 (Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005) to authorize up to 50,000 unused FY2001-FY2004 employment-based visas for foreign nurses.

action_date: 2005-05-11
text: 

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

 
Authorizes and directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to correct the enrollment of H.R. 1268 (Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005) to authorize up to 50,000 unused FY2001-FY2004 employment-based visas for foreign nurses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-11
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2005-05-11
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3119)
action_date: 2005-05-11
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3119)
action_date: 2005-05-11
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. Con. Res. 31.
action_date: 2005-05-11
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3119-3120)
action_date: 2005-05-11
text: Mr. Lewis (CA) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4849; text of measure as introduced: CR S4879-4880; text as passed Senate: CR S4849)
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4849; text of measure as introduced: CR S4879-4880; text as passed Senate: CR S4849)
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of the Russian Federation should issue a clear and unambiguous statement of admission and condemnation of the illegal occupation and annexation by the Soviet Union from 1940 to 1991 of the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

Bill: 109-sconres-32
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR]
Introduced: 2005-05-12 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Aggression
Annexation (International law)
Armed Forces and National Security
Estonia
Europe
Germany
Latvia
Lithuania
Military occupation
Russia
Treaties
U.S.S.R.

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-12
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that the government of the Russian Federation should issue an unambiguous admission and condemnation of the illegal occupation and annexation by the Soviet Union from 1940 to 1991 of the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5172-5173)
action_date: 2005-05-12
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the policy of the United States at the 57th Annual Meeting of the International Whaling Commission.

Bill: 109-sconres-33
Sponsor: Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2005-05-16 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Animals
Biological research
Conferences
Diplomacy
Ecological surveys
Environmental Protection
Indigenous peoples
International agencies
International environmental cooperation
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine biology
Marine mammals
Marine parks and reserves
Meat
Minorities
Overfishing
Protection of animals
Science, Technology, Communications
Treaties
Whales
Whaling
Wildlife conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-16
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) at the 57th Annual Meeting of the International Whaling Commission the United States should remain firmly opposed to commercial whaling (including any linking of a Revised Management Scheme (RMS) to the lifting of the commercial whaling moratorium), and take other specified related steps; and (2) the United States should make full use of all appropriate diplomatic mechanisms, federal law, relevant international laws and agreements, and other appropriate mechanisms to implement these goals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5231)
action_date: 2005-05-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5232)
action_date: 2005-05-16
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution urging the Government of the Republic of Albania to ensure that the parliamentary elections to be held on July 3, 2005, are conducted in accordance with international standards for free and fair elections.

Bill: 109-sconres-34
Sponsor: Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS]
Introduced: 2005-05-17 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Albania
Commerce
Democracy
Election administration
Election candidates
Election fraud
Europe
Free enterprise
Government Operations and Politics
NATO countries
Parliamentary government
Political parties
Regionalism (International organization)
Voting

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-17
text: 
Welcomes the opportunity for the Republic of Albania to take the next steps in European and Euro-Atlantic integration by holding July 2005 parliamentary elections that meet the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) election standards. 
 
Supports commitments by Albanian political parties to adhere to campaign and election laws.
 
Supports U.S. assistance to help the people of Albania establish a democratic system and a free market economy. 
 
Encourages the President to communicate to the government of Albania, to all Albanian political parties and candidates, and to the people of Albania the importance attached by the U.S. government to this parliamentary election in determining the future U.S.-Albanian relationship.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text as measure as introduced: CR S5367-5368)
action_date: 2005-05-17
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of the Russian Federation should issue a clear and unambiguous statement of admission and condemnation of the illegal occupation and annexation by the Soviet Union from 1940 to 1991 of the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

Bill: 109-sconres-35
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR]
Introduced: 2005-05-19 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Aggression
Annexation (International law)
Armed Forces and National Security
Estonia
Europe
Germany
Latvia
Lithuania
Military occupation
Russia
Treaties
U.S.S.R.

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that the government of the Russian Federation should issue an unambiguous admission and condemnation of the illegal occupation and annexation by the Soviet Union from 1940 to 1991 of the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

action_date: 2005-05-19
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

 
Expresses the sense of Congress that the government of the Russian Federation should issue an unambiguous admission and condemnation of the illegal occupation and annexation by the Soviet Union from 1940 to 1991 of the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, which will increase good will among the affected peoples and enhance regional stability.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2005-05-23
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2005-05-23
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5547-5548; text as passed Senate: CR S5547-5548; text of measure as introduced: CR S5546-5547)
action_date: 2005-05-19
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 S5547-5548; text as passed Senate: CR S5547-5548; text of measure as introduced: CR S5546-5547)
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Reinforce the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Act of 2005

Bill: 109-sconres-36
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2005-05-23 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Arms control
Arms control agreements
Arms control verification
Conferences
Crime and Law Enforcement
Diplomacy
East Asia
Energy
Environmental Protection
Europe
European Union
Export controls
Fissionable materials
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Iran
Middle East and North Africa
North Korea
Nuclear fuels
Nuclear nonproliferation
Nuclear reactors
Nuclear security measures
Nuclear terrorism
Nuclear weapons
Science, Technology, Communications
South Asia
Tactical nuclear weapons
Technology transfer
Terrorism
Uranium enrichment

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-23
text: 
Reinforce the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Act of 2005
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Reaffirms congressional support for the objectives of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) and expresses support for appropriate measures to strengthen the NPT. 
 
Calls on all parties participating in the Seventh Review Conference on the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons to make good faith efforts to: (1) comply with NPT nonproliferation obligations; (2) establish more effective controls on sensitive technologies that can be used to produce nuclear weapons material; (3) expand the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) inspection and monitoring ability; (4) demonstrate the international community's opposition to the Iranian nuclear weapons program; (5) support U.S. diplomatic efforts in the context of the six-party talks to dismantle North Korea's nuclear weapons programs; (6) pursue diplomacy to address regional security problems in Northeast Asia, South Asia, and the Middle East, which would facilitate nonproliferation and disarmament efforts in those regions; (7) accelerate programs to safeguard and eliminate nuclear weapons-usable material; (8) halt the use of highly enriched uranium in civilian reactors; (9) strengthen national and international export controls and relevant security measures; (10) agree that no state may withdraw from the NPT and escape responsibility for prior Treaty violations or retain access to controlled materials and equipment acquired for &quot;peaceful&quot; purposes; (11) accelerate efforts to reduce stockpiles of nuclear weapons and weapons-grade fissile material; and (12) strengthen Proliferation Security Initiative support.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5805-5806)
action_date: 2005-05-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5806-5807)
action_date: 2005-05-23
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution honoring the life of Sister Dorothy Stang.

Bill: 109-sconres-37
Sponsor: Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH]
Introduced: 2005-05-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Brazil
Catholic Church
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil rights workers
Clergy
Congress
Congressional tributes
Farmers
Housing and Community Development
Human rights
International Affairs
Latin America
Missionaries
Religion

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-23
text: 
Honors the life and work of Sister Dorothy Stang, an advocate for the rights of rural workers and peasants in Brazil's Amazon rain forest who was murdered in February 2005.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-23
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5807)
action_date: 2005-05-23
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to award the Congressional Award Gold Medal to national recipients.

Bill: 109-sconres-38
Sponsor: Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID]
Introduced: 2005-05-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
Congress
Congressional gold medals
Families
Youth

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-25
text: 
Authorizes use of the rotunda of the Capitol on June 22, 2005, for a ceremony to award Congressional Award Gold Medals to national recipients.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5938)
action_date: 2005-05-25
text: Introduced in Senate