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Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the murder of Emmett Till.

Bill: 109-hconres-77
Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
Introduced: 2005-02-17 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Blacks
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Criminal investigation
Hate crimes
Minorities
Mississippi
Murder
Racial violence

Summary:
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: 
Calls on: (1) all authorities with jurisdiction, including the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the State of Mississippi, to expeditiously bring those responsible for the 1955 murder of Emmett Till to justice and provide all the resources necessary to ensure a timely and thorough investigation; and (2) DOJ to fully report the findings of the investigation to Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the grave concern of Congress regarding the arrest of Ayman Nour, the leader of the Al Ghad party, by the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt and the support of Congress for continued progress toward democracy in Egypt.

Bill: 109-hconres-78
Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29]
Introduced: 2005-02-17 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Administration of justice
Arrest
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Conferences
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal procedure
Democracy
Dissenters
Egypt
Government Operations and Politics
Human rights
Law
Middle East and North Africa
Opposition (Political science)
Political parties
Political prisoners
Rule of law

Summary:
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: 
Condemns the arrest of Ayman Nour, the leader of the Al Ghad party, by the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt. 
 
Calls on the Government of Egypt to release Ayman Nour, and to ensure that if tried, he and his deputy, Mousa Mustafa, be charged and tried in a regular criminal court and not a State Security or State Security Emergency Court. 
 
Expresses support for: (1) the people of Egypt as they struggle for democracy; and (2) President George W. Bush's call for greater democracy in Egypt. 
 
Encourages the President and the Secretary of State to assist human rights activists and the nonviolent democratic opposition in Egypt. 
 
Urges the Secretary of State to reconsider her planned participation in the March 2005 G-8/Arab League ministerial meeting in Cairo on democracy and reform unless Ayman Nour is freed. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and Central Asia.
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Introduced in House
Permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to award a Congressional gold medal to Jackie Robinson (posthumously), in recognition of his many contributions to the Nation.

Bill: 109-hconres-79
Sponsor: Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-2]
Introduced: 2005-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Athletes
Baseball
Blacks
Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congress
Congressional gold medals
Discrimination in employment
Labor and Employment
Minorities
Racial discrimination
Sports and Recreation

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-01
text: 
Authorizes use of the rotunda of the Capitol on March 2, 2005, for a ceremony to award, posthumously, a congressional gold medal to Jackie Robinson, in recognition of his many contributions to the Nation. 

action_date: 2005-03-01
text: 

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

 
Authorizes use of the rotunda of the Capitol on March 2, 2005, for a ceremony to award, posthumously, a congressional gold medal to Jackie Robinson, in recognition of his many contributions to the Nation. 

action_date: 2005-03-01
text: 

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

 
Authorizes use of the rotunda of the Capitol on March 2, 2005, for a ceremony to award, posthumously, a congressional gold medal to Jackie Robinson, in recognition of his many contributions to the Nation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-01
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2005-03-01
text: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1882)
action_date: 2005-03-01
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1882)
action_date: 2005-03-01
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2005-03-01
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H804-805)
action_date: 2005-03-01
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H804-805)
action_date: 2005-03-01
text: Mr. Ney asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
action_date: 2005-03-01
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H804-805)
action_date: 2005-03-01
text: Committee on House Administration discharged.
action_date: 2005-03-01
text: Committee on House Administration discharged.
action_date: 2005-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2005-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-01
text: Introduced in House
Commemorating the service to the Nation during World War II of the African-American members of the United States Marine Corps who came to be known as the Montford Point Marines.

Bill: 109-hconres-80
Sponsor: Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17]
Introduced: 2005-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Blacks
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congress
Congressional tributes
History
Marines
Military history
Minorities
Racial discrimination
Veterans' organizations
World War II

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-01
text: 
Acknowledges the wrong and discriminatory policy of racial segregation in the United States Marine Corps during World War II.
 
Recognizes that today's U.S. Marine Corps provides an excellent opportunity for advancement for persons of all races, in significant measure due to the service and example of the African-American members of the Marine Corps during World War II who came to be known as the Montford Point Marines.
 
Honors the work of members of the Montford Point Marine Association.
 
Expresses gratitude to early African-American Marines willing to suffer racial discrimination while fighting for our Nation's freedom and the liberation of people in the Pacific.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2005-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2005-03-01
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E315)
action_date: 2005-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-01
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the grave concern of Congress regarding the arrest of Ayman Nour, the leader of the al-Ghad party, by the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt and the support of Congress for continued progress toward democracy in Egypt.

Bill: 109-hconres-82
Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29]
Introduced: 2005-03-03 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Administration of justice
Arrest
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal procedure
Democracy
Dissenters
Egypt
Government Operations and Politics
Human rights
Law
Middle East and North Africa
Opposition (Political science)
Political parties
Political prisoners
Rule of law

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: 
Condemns the arrest of Ayman Nour, the leader of the Al Ghad party, by the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt. 
 
Calls on the Government of Egypt to release Ayman Nour, and to ensure that if tried, he and his deputy, Mousa Mustafa, be charged and tried in a regular criminal court and not a State Security or State Security Emergency Court. 
 
Expresses support for: (1) the people of Egypt as they struggle for democracy; and (2) President George W. Bush's call for greater democracy in Egypt. 
 
Encourages: (1) the President and the Secretary of State to assist human rights activists and the nonviolent democratic opposition in Egypt; and (2) the People's Assembly of Egypt to follow through on President Mubarak's call for changes to the Egyptian Constitution that would permit direct, contested presidential elections. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Urging the appropriate representative of the United States to the 61st session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights to introduce a resolution calling upon the Government of the People's Republic of China to end its human rights violations in China, and for other purposes.

Bill: 109-hconres-83
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2005-03-03 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Abortion
Buddhism
Charities
China
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Clergy
Compensation (Law)
Conferences
Democracy
Deportation
Dissenters
East Asia
Europe
Family planning and birth control
Government Operations and Politics
Governmental investigations
Health
Human rights
Immigration
International agencies
International cooperation
Law
Nongovernmental organizations
North Korea
Political persecution
Political prisoners
Political violence
Public demonstrations
Punishment
Refugees
Religion
Religious liberty
Social Welfare
Sterilization (Birth control)
Switzerland
Tibet
Torture
Treaties
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the U.S. Government should continue to insist that the People's Republic of China (PRC) respect its citizens' fundamental human rights; and (2) the U.S. representative should introduce a resolution at the 61st Session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Commission in Geneva, Switzerland, detailing the human rights situation in the PRC and urging it to abide by internationally recognized human rights standards.
 
Urges the PRC to: (1) stop the persecution of religious practitioners and to safeguard fundamental human rights; (2) stop the forced return of North Korean refugees; (3) end its coercive one-child per family policy; (4) investigate the 1989 Tiananmen Square event, release all prisoners held in connection with that event, and compensate the families who lost their loved ones; (5) release all prisoners of conscience, persons held because of their religious activities, and persons of humanitarian concern; (6) release the 11th Panchen Lama identified by Dalai Lama and allow him to undertake his rightful role; and (7) allow visits to China by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, the United Nations Special Rapporteurs on Religious Intolerance and Torture, and the International Committee of the Red Cross. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1690-1691)
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Directing the Architect of the Capitol to enter into a contract for the design and construction of a monument to commemorate the contributions of minority women to women's suffrage and to the participation of women in public life, and for other purposes.

Bill: 109-hconres-84
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2005-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Asian American ethnic groups
Blacks
Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commemorations
Federal advisory bodies
Government Operations and Politics
Hispanic Americans
Indian women
Jews
Minorities
Monuments and memorials
Native Americans
Voting rights
Women
Women in government
Women in public life
Women's rights
Women's voting

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: 
Requires the Architect of the Capitol to enter into a contract for the design and construction of a monument commemorating the contributions of minority women to women's suffrage and to the participation of women in U.S. public life. Requires depiction of an appropriate representative from each of five specified racial and ethnic groups. Establishes an advisory committee to recommend individuals for depiction.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-03
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 and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.

Bill: 109-hconres-85
Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2005-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Crime and Law Enforcement
Government Operations and Politics
Law enforcement officers
Police
Postage stamps

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-03
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: 2005-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby.

Bill: 109-hconres-86
Sponsor: Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5]
Introduced: 2005-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sports and Recreation

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: 
 Permits the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby Association to sponsor soap box derby races as a free public event on the Capitol grounds on June 18, 2005. 

action_date: 2005-05-10
text: 

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

 
Permits the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby Association to sponsor soap box derby races as a free public event on the Capitol grounds on June 18, 2005. 

action_date: 2005-05-12
text: 

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

 
Permits the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby Association to sponsor soap box derby races as a free public event on the Capitol grounds on June 18, 2005. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-12
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5183)
action_date: 2005-05-12
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5183)
action_date: 2005-05-11
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3075)
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3075)
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 86.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3075-3076)
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Mr. Dent moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
action_date: 2005-03-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Recognizing the positive effect of veterans outreach activities known as Stand Down events on the lives of homeless veterans and commending the organizers of Stand Down events across the Nation.

Bill: 109-hconres-87
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]
Introduced: 2005-03-07 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Congress
Congressional tributes
Homeless
Housing and Community Development
Social Welfare
Veterans' benefits
Veterans' organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-07
text: 
Recognizes that each generation's sacrifice for the cause of freedom in the world extracts a toll that lingers long after the battles end, and that veterans outreach activities known as &quot;Stand Down events&quot; restore the dignity and hope of the Nation's homeless veterans.
 
Honors the men and women who organize and support Stand Down events, which save lives and serve the Nation's former guardians.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2005-03-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E371)
action_date: 2005-03-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-07
text: Introduced in House
Remembering the victims of the genocide that occurred in 1994 in Rwanda and pledging to work to ensure that such an atrocity does not take place again.

Bill: 109-hconres-88
Sponsor: Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10]
Introduced: 2005-03-09 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Africa (Sub-Saharan)
Armed Forces and National Security
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commemorations
Congress
Congressional tributes
Courts of special jurisdiction
Crime and Law Enforcement
Economic assistance
Genocide
Governmental investigations
Human rights
International relief
Law
Nongovernmental organizations
Officer personnel
Peacekeeping forces
Rwanda
Subpoena
United Nations
Victims of crimes

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: 
Remembers the victims of the 1994 Rwanda genocide and pledges to work to ensure that such an atrocity does not take place again. 
 
Acknowledges: (1) that the international community, including the United States, failed the people of Rwanda while hundreds of thousands of civilians were being killed; and (2) the heroic work of many individuals and human rights organizations for their campaign to help stop the genocide.
 
Supports assistance to the survivors of the Rwandan genocide. 
 
Urges political and financial support for the Gacaca courts. 
 
Expresses deep appreciation to General Romeo Dallaire for his efforts to stop the genocide and for helping many Rwandese civilians. 
 
Urges the creation of a bi-partisan Commission of Inquiry for Rwanda to investigate the role of the United States prior to and during the Rwandan genocide.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Relations.
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Honoring the life of Sister Dorothy Stang.

Bill: 109-hconres-89
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-17]
Introduced: 2005-03-09 in the House
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: 2005-03-09
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.

action_date: 2005-05-23
text: 

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

 
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: 2005-05-24
text: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-05-23
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2005-05-23
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3728)
action_date: 2005-05-23
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3728)
action_date: 2005-05-23
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 89.
action_date: 2005-05-23
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3728-3729)
action_date: 2005-05-23
text: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere Discharged.
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2005-05-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Requesting the President to issue a proclamation to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Constantino Brumidi.

Bill: 109-hconres-91
Sponsor: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2]
Introduced: 2005-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Anniversaries
Art
Artists
Arts, Culture, Religion
Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
Congress
History

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: 
Requests the President to issue a proclamation commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Constantino Brumidi, who painted and decorated the interior of the U.S. Capitol.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3806-3807)
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
Supporting the designation, during spring 2006, of National Horticultural Therapy Week in order to improve the quality of life for all and increase opportunities for each individual positively connect with the natural world.

Bill: 109-hconres-92
Sponsor: Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
Introduced: 2005-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Gardening
Horticulture
Quality of life
Special weeks

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: 
Supports the designation, during spring 2006, of National Horticultural Therapy Week in order to improve the quality of life for all and increase opportunities for each individual to positively connect with the natural world.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House