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Expressing the sense of the Congress upholding the Makah Tribe treaty rights.

Bill: 109-hconres-267
Sponsor: Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11]
Introduced: 2005-10-17 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Animals
Federal-Indian relations
Indian claims
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Minorities
Washington State
Whaling

Summary:
action_date: 2005-10-17
text: 
Disapproves the abrogation of the Makah Tribe's treaty rights, and states that the U.S. government should uphold the Tribe's treaty rights. 

action_date: 2005-11-10
text: 
States that Congress disapproves of requiring the Makah Tribe to obtain a waiver and a permit under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 before taking gray whales, and expresses its intent that the U.S. government should uphold the Tribe's treaty rights.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-11-10
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 116.
action_date: 2005-11-10
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 109-283.
action_date: 2005-11-10
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 109-283.
action_date: 2005-10-19
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 6.
action_date: 2005-10-19
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2005-10-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2005-10-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-10-17
text: Introduced in House
Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the White House Fellows Program.

Bill: 109-hconres-269
Sponsor: Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6]
Introduced: 2005-10-20 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Anniversaries
Congress
Congressional tributes
Education
Government Operations and Politics
Government internships
Higher education
Leadership

Summary:
action_date: 2005-10-20
text: 
Recognizes the 40th anniversary of the White House Fellows program and commends the White House Fellows for their continuing lifetime commitment to public service.
 

action_date: 2005-10-25
text: 

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

 
Recognizes the 40th anniversary of the White House Fellows program and commends the White House Fellows for their continuing lifetime commitment to public service.

action_date: 2005-11-15
text: 

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

 
Recognizes the 40th anniversary of the White House Fellows program and commends the White House Fellows for their continuing lifetime commitment to public service. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-11-16
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2005-11-15
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2005-11-15
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2005-11-15
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12870)
action_date: 2005-11-15
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S12870)
action_date: 2005-10-26
text: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-10-25
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2005-10-25
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 401 - 0 (Roll no. 537). (text: CR H9059-9060)
action_date: 2005-10-25
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 401 - 0 (Roll no. 537).(text: CR H9059-9060)
action_date: 2005-10-25
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9070)
action_date: 2005-10-25
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: 2005-10-25
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 269.
action_date: 2005-10-25
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9059-9061)
action_date: 2005-10-25
text: Mrs. Schmidt moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
action_date: 2005-10-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2005-10-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-10-20
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the Congress to honor those in Pakistan who lost their lives as a result of the earthquake that affected South Asia on October 8, 2005.

Bill: 109-hconres-270
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2005-10-20 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Antibiotics
Commemorations
Congress
Congressional tributes
Disaster relief
Drugs
Earthquakes
Electric batteries
Electronics
Emergency Management
Energy
Food relief
Health
International relief
Pakistan
Potable water
Science, Technology, Communications
South Asia
Water Resources Development
Water supply

Summary:
action_date: 2005-10-20
text: 
States that Congress mourns the lives lost from the October 2005 earthquake that struck Pakistan, and recognizes that more needs to be done to ensure that the survivors receive ready-to-eat food, clean water, medicine, and electronic goods.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-10-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2005-10-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-10-20
text: Introduced in House
Honoring the life and accomplishments of Judge Constance Baker Motley and recognizing her as a symbol of hope and inspiration for all men and women.

Bill: 109-hconres-271
Sponsor: Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2005-10-20 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Blacks
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil rights workers
Congress
Congressional tributes
District courts
Government Operations and Politics
Judges
Law
Lawyers
Local officials
Minorities
Minorities in government
New York City
New York State
State legislators
Women
Women in government

Summary:
action_date: 2005-10-20
text: 
Honors the life and accomplishments of Judge Constance Baker Motley, the first African-American woman appointed as a federal judge and the former chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, and recognizes her as a symbol of hope and inspiration.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-02-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9281)
action_date: 2005-10-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-10-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-10-20
text: Introduced in House
Expressing support for the current standards of the Federal mortgage interest tax deduction.

Bill: 109-hconres-272
Sponsor: Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19]
Introduced: 2005-10-20 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Finance and Financial Sector
Housing and Community Development
Housing finance
Income tax
Interest
Mortgages
Tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2005-10-20
text: 
 Expresses support for the current standards of the mortgage interest tax deduction under the Internal Revenue Code and opposition to the initial recommendation of the President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform to limit such deduction.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-10-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-10-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-10-20
text: Introduced in House
Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Montgomery bus boycott.

Bill: 109-hconres-273
Sponsor: Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3]
Introduced: 2005-10-25 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Alabama
Anniversaries
Blacks
Boycott
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil disobedience
Civil rights movements
Civil rights workers
Congress
Congressional tributes
History
Minorities
Motor buses
Segregation
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2005-10-25
text: 
Recognizes and honors the 50th anniversary of the Montgomery (Alabama) bus boycott.

action_date: 2005-12-06
text: 

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

 
Recognizes and honors the 50th anniversary of the Montgomery (Alabama) bus boycott.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-12-12
text: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-12-06
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2005-12-06
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H11052)
action_date: 2005-12-06
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H11052)
action_date: 2005-12-06
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 273.
action_date: 2005-12-06
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11051-11054)
action_date: 2005-12-06
text: Ms. Foxx moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
action_date: 2005-10-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9266)
action_date: 2005-10-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2005-10-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-10-25
text: Introduced in House
Reaffirming the continued importance and applicability of the Posse Comitatus Act.

Bill: 109-hconres-274
Sponsor: Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2005-10-25 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Congress
Government Operations and Politics
Legislation
Martial law
Military civic action

Summary:
action_date: 2005-10-25
text: 
Reaffirms the continued importance and applicability of the Posse Comitatus Act (that prohibits the use of the Army or Air Force as a posse comitatus to execute the laws except under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-02-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2005-10-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-10-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-10-25
text: Introduced in House
Requesting the President to return to the House of Representatives the enrollment of H.R. 3765 so that the Clerk of the House may reenroll the bill in accordance with the action of the two Houses.

Bill: 109-hconres-276
Sponsor: Rep. Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [R-NY-29]
Introduced: 2005-10-26 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: House of Representatives
Legislation
Water Resources Development

Summary:
action_date: 2005-10-26
text: 
Requests the President to return to the House of Representatives the enrollment of H.R. 3765 (extending the authority of the Secretary of the Army to accept and expend funds contributed by non-federal public entities and to expedite the processing of permits). Rescinds the actions of the presiding officers of the two chambers in signing the bill. Requires the Clerk of the House to reenroll the bill in accordance with the chambers' action.
 

action_date: 2005-10-26
text: 

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

 
Requests the President to return to the House of Representatives the enrollment of H.R. 3765 (extending the authority of the Secretary of the Army to accept and expend funds contributed by non-federal public entities and to expedite the processing of permits). Rescinds the actions of the presiding officers of the two chambers in signing the bill. Requires the Clerk of the House to reenroll the bill in accordance with the chambers' action.
 

action_date: 2005-10-27
text: 

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

 
Requests the President to return to the House of Representatives the enrollment of H.R. 3765 (extending the authority of the Secretary of the Army to accept and expend funds contributed by non-federal public entities and to expedite the processing of permits). Rescinds the actions of the presiding officers of the two chambers in signing the bill. Requires the Clerk of the House to reenroll the bill in accordance with the chambers' action.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12023-12024)
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S12023-12024)
action_date: 2005-10-26
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2005-10-26
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H9198)
action_date: 2005-10-26
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H9198)
action_date: 2005-10-26
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H9198)
action_date: 2005-10-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-10-26
text: Introduced in House
Designating the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as America's National Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.

Bill: 109-hconres-277
Sponsor: Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
Introduced: 2005-10-26 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Arts, Culture, Religion
Athletes
Baseball
Black history
Blacks
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congress
Congressional tributes
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
History
Minorities
Missouri
Museums
Names
Secondary education
Segregation
Sports and Recreation

Summary:
action_date: 2005-10-26
text: 
Designates the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as America's National Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.
 
Expresses support for the Museum in its efforts to recognize and preserve the history of the Negro Leagues and the impact of segregation on our nation.
 
Commends the ongoing development and visibility of the Power Alley educational outreach program for teachers and students sponsored by the Museum.
 
Encourages present and future generations to understand the sensitive issues surrounding the Negro Leagues, how they helped shape our nation and Major League Baseball, and how the sacrifices made by the players helped make baseball America's national pastime.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-10-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
action_date: 2005-10-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2005-10-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-10-26
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that Congress should raise awareness about the importance of social worker and case worker safety.

Bill: 109-hconres-278
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3]
Introduced: 2005-10-26 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Crime and Law Enforcement
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Local employees
Occupational health and safety
Social Welfare
Social work
State employees
Violence in the workplace

Summary:
action_date: 2005-10-26
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that it should raise awareness about the importance of workplace safety for, and prevention of job-related violence against, social workers and case workers

Encourages states and local agencies to adopt measures that would improve the safety of social service workers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-11-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2005-10-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2005-10-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-10-26
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the 2005 presidential and parliamentary elections in Egypt.

Bill: 109-hconres-279
Sponsor: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18]
Introduced: 2005-10-26 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commerce
Crime and Law Enforcement
Democracy
Egypt
Election administration
Election fraud
Freedom of the press
Government Operations and Politics
Government ownership
Human rights
Law
Middle East and North Africa
Monopolies
Newspapers
Parliamentary government
Political parties
Printing
Privatization
Public demonstrations
Public meetings
Right of assembly
Rule of law
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2005-10-26
text: 
 Recognizes the importance of the September 2005 presidential election as a first step toward greater openness and political reforms in Egypt.
 
 Expresses concern over the lack of international election monitoring and irregularities during such election.
 
Calls on the government of Egypt, during the 2005 parliamentary elections, to: (1) authorize the judiciary to supervise the election process; (2) authorize the presence of accredited representatives of all competing parties and independent candidates at polling stations and during the vote-counting; and (3) allow local and international election monitors full access and accreditation. 
 
Calls on the government of Egypt to: (1) separate the National Democratic Party apparatus from the operations of government, divest all government holdings in Egyptian media, and end the government newspaper monopoly; and (2) repeal the 1981 emergency law and, in the development of any future anti-terrorism legislation, allow constitutional political activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-10-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2005-10-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-10-26
text: Introduced in House
Congratulating the Chicago White Sox on winning the 2005 World Series.

Bill: 109-hconres-281
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2005-10-27 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Athletes
Baseball
Congress
Congressional tributes
Illinois
Sports and Recreation

Summary:
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: 
Congratulates the 2005 World Series Champion Chicago White Sox.

action_date: 2005-11-02
text: 

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

 
Congratulates the 2005 World Series Champion Chicago White Sox.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-01-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2005-11-04
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2005-11-02
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2005-11-02
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9533)
action_date: 2005-11-02
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9533)
action_date: 2005-11-02
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 281.
action_date: 2005-11-02
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9533-9536)
action_date: 2005-11-02
text: Mr. Dent moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the tax give away since 2001 to the wealthiest 5 percent of Americans should be repealed and those monies instead invested in vital programs to relieve the growing burden on the working poor and to alleviate poverty in America.

Bill: 109-hconres-282
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2005-10-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax
Poverty
Social Welfare
Tax incidence
Tax rates
Working poor

Summary:
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that the portion of tax cuts enacted in or after 2001 that benefited the wealthiest 5% of Americans should be repealed and the revenues from such repeal should be used to alleviate poverty in the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: Introduced in House
Honoring the heroic service and sacrifice of the 6,500 glider pilots of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.

Bill: 109-hconres-283
Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4]
Introduced: 2005-10-27 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Aircraft pilots
Armed Forces and National Security
Army
Congress
Congressional tributes
History
Military aircraft
Military history
Military personnel
World War II

Summary:
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: 
Honors the heroic service and sacrifice of the 6,500 glider pilots of the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-11-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama should adopt comprehensive, modern, and uniform statewide building codes.

Bill: 109-hconres-285
Sponsor: Rep. Schmidt, Jean [R-OH-2]
Introduced: 2005-10-27 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Alabama
Building laws
Emergency Management
Floods
Government Operations and Politics
Hurricane aftermath legislation
Hurricanes
Louisiana
Mississippi
State laws

Summary:
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) following the tragedies of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama should adopt comprehensive, modern, and uniform statewide building codes establishing minimum standards for the construction and maintenance of buildings and other structures to mitigate against future disasters, increase public safety, and enhance such states' rebuilding; and (2) such standards should be at least as comprehensive as the International Code Council's model building standards and codes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-10-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9332)
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: Introduced in House
Authorizing the remains of Rosa Parks to lie in honor in the rotunda of the Capitol.

Bill: 109-hconres-286
Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14]
Introduced: 2005-10-28 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Blacks
Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
Cemeteries and funerals
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil rights workers
Commemorations
Congressional tributes
Minorities

Summary:
action_date: 2005-10-28
text: 
Provides that, in recognition of the historic contributions of Rosa Parks, her remains be permitted to lie in honor in the rotunda of the Capitol from October 30-October 31, 2005, so that U.S. citizens may pay their last respects to this great American.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-10-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2005-10-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-10-28
text: Introduced in House