hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run.

Bill: 109-hconres-135
Sponsor: Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9]
Introduced: 2005-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
Crime and Law Enforcement
Disabled
District of Columbia
Law enforcement officers
Olympic games
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Running
Sports and Recreation

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-19
text: 
Authorizes the use of the Capitol grounds for the 2005 District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run on June 10, 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.)

 
Authorizes the use of the Capitol grounds for the 2005 District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run on June 10, 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.)

 
Authorizes the use of the Capitol grounds for the 2005 District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run on June 10, 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 H3076)
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 H3076)
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 135.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3076-3077)
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Mr. Dent moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
action_date: 2005-04-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2005-04-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2005-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-04-19
text: Introduced in House
Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers' Memorial Service.

Bill: 109-hconres-136
Sponsor: Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9]
Introduced: 2005-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
Commemorations
Crime and Law Enforcement
Law enforcement officers
Monuments and memorials
Police
Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-19
text: 
Permits the Grand Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police and its auxiliary to sponsor a free public event, the 24th annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service, on the Capitol grounds on May 15, 2005, to honor the law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty during 2004.

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 Grand Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police and its auxiliary to sponsor a free public event, the 24th annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service, on the Capitol grounds on May 15, 2005, to honor the law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty during 2004.

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 Grand Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police and its auxiliary to sponsor a free public event, the 24th annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service, on the Capitol grounds on May 15, 2005, to honor the law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty during 2004.


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 H3077)
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 H3077)
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 136.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3077-3079)
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Mr. Dent moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
action_date: 2005-04-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2005-04-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2005-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-04-19
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding Turkey's claims of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea.

Bill: 109-hconres-137
Sponsor: Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1]
Introduced: 2005-04-21 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Boundaries
Dispute settlement
Europe
Greece
International courts
Islands
Italy
Law
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Netherlands
Peace treaties
Territorial waters
Treaties
Turkey

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-21
text: Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the maritime boundaries established in the 1923 Lausanne Treaty of Peace, the 1932 Convention and Protocol Between Italy and Turkey, and the 1947 Paris Treaty of Peace, under which the Dodecanese islands and adjacent islets were ceded by Italy to Greece, are the borders between Greece and Turkey in the Aegean Sea; and (2) any party, including Turkey, objecting to such boundaries should seek redress in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats.
action_date: 2005-04-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2005-04-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-04-21
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring famous Staten Island-born 19th Century Hudson River Painter Jasper Francis Cropsey, and the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.

Bill: 109-hconres-138
Sponsor: Rep. Fossella, Vito [R-NY-13]
Introduced: 2005-04-21 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Artists
Arts, Culture, Religion
Government Operations and Politics
Painting
Postage stamps

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-21
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that the U.S. Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring Jasper Francis Cropsey, the painter of the Hudson River Valley who was born on Staten Island in 1823.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2005-04-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-04-21
text: Introduced in House
Supporting the goals and ideas of a National Child Care Worthy Wage Day.

Bill: 109-hconres-139
Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4]
Introduced: 2005-04-27 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Child care workers
Day care
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Families
Labor and Employment
Preschool education
Special days
Teacher salaries
Wages

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-27
text: 
Supports the goals and ideas of National Child Care Worthy Wage Day.
 
Urges public officials and the general public to: (1) honor early-childhood educators and programs in their communities; and (2) work together to resolve the early-childhood educator compensation crisis.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
action_date: 2005-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
action_date: 2005-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2005-04-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2005-04-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-04-27
text: Introduced in House
Recognizing and affirming the efforts of the Great Lakes Governors and Premiers in developing a common standard for decisions relating to withdrawal of water from the Great Lakes and urging that management authority over the Great Lakes should remain vested with the Governors and Premiers.

Bill: 109-hconres-140
Sponsor: Rep. Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8]
Introduced: 2005-04-27 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Canada
Commemorations
Congress
Congressional tributes
Exports
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign leaders
Government Operations and Politics
Governors
Great Lakes
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Minnesota
New York State
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Standards
Treaties
Water Resources Development
Water allocation (Policy)
Water conservation
Water use
Wisconsin

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-27
text: 
Recognizes and affirms the efforts of the Governors of the Great Lakes States of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin and the Premiers of the Canadian Provinces of Ontario and Quebec in developing a common standard for decisions relating to the withdrawal of water from the Great Lakes. 
 
Urges that the management authority over such waters should remain vested with such Governors and Premiers. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2005-04-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-04-27
text: Introduced in House
Calling on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to change the venue of the 2008 Olympic Games unless the People's Republic of China makes significant progress in ending human rights abuses.

Bill: 109-hconres-141
Sponsor: Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6]
Introduced: 2005-04-28 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Abortion
Aggression
Armed Forces and National Security
Capital punishment
China
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal justice information
Criminal statistics
East Asia
Families
Family planning and birth control
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Health
Human rights
Immigration
International agencies
International relief
North Korea
Olympic games
Political prisoners
Prisoners' rights
Refugees
Repatriation
Sanctions (International law)
Sports and Recreation
Sterilization (Birth control)
Taiwan

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: 
Recognizes the ongoing abuse by the People's Republic of China of the most basic of human rights.
 
Urges the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to change the venue of the 2008 Olympic Games unless China makes significant progress to end human rights abuses, including by: (1) ending its one-child policy; (2) halting its persecution of North Korean refugees and releasing humanitarian workers that it has jailed; (3) discontinuing its intimidation of Taiwan's citizens; (4) making public the number of execution that are carried out each year; (5) halting the practice of parading prisoners through the streets prior to executing them; and (6) no longer holding public executions in stadiums filled with spectators.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Relations.
action_date: 2005-05-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Introduced in House
Congratulating Disneyland and the Walt Disney Company on the 50th Anniversary of the opening of Disneyland.

Bill: 109-hconres-142
Sponsor: Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-47]
Introduced: 2005-05-02 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Amusement parks
Anniversaries
California
Sports and Recreation

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-02
text: 
Congratulates Disneyland and the Walt Disney Company on the 50th Anniversary of the opening of Disneyland in Anaheim, California.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2005-05-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-02
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that the continued participation of the Russian Federation in the Group of 8 nations should be conditioned on the Russian Government voluntarily accepting and adhering to the norms and standards of democracy.

Bill: 109-hconres-143
Sponsor: Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-48]
Introduced: 2005-05-03 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Administration of justice
Canada
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Conferences
Congress
Congress and foreign policy
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Democracy
Dissenters
Due process of law
East Asia
Equality before the law
Europe
France
Freedom of association
Freedom of speech
Freedom of the press
Germany
Government Operations and Politics
Human rights
International cooperation
Italy
Japan
Law
Opposition (Political science)
Political participation
Political persecution
Political violence
President and foreign policy
Prosecution
Public corruption
Rule of law
Russia
Sanctions (International law)
Summit diplomacy
United Kingdom
War

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-03
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to: (1) the Russian Federation's compliance with the minimum standards of democratic governance and rule of law characteristic of Group of 8 (G8) member countries; (2) conditioning participation by the Russian Federation in the G8 on acceptance of, and adherence to, the democratic standards and principles adhered to by the other G8 nations; and (3) steps to suspend Russian Federation participation until the President determines and reports to Congress that the Russian Government is committed to respecting and upholding these democratic principles.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats.
action_date: 2005-05-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2005-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-03
text: Introduced in House
Condemning attacks on United States citizens by Palestinian terrorists, and for other purposes.

Bill: 109-hconres-144
Sponsor: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-5]
Introduced: 2005-05-04 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Americans in foreign countries
Commemorations
Congress
Congressional tributes
Crime and Law Enforcement
Israel
Middle East and North Africa
Palestinians
Terrorism
Victims of terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: 
Condemns the attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists and demands that the Palestinian Authority (PA) work with Israel to protect all innocent individuals, regardless of citizenship, from terrorist atrocities. 
 
Offers condolences to the families of U.S. citizens killed by Palestinian terrorist attacks.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and Central Asia.
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Introduced in House
Honoring the victims of the Cambodian genocide that took place from April 1975 to January 1979.

Bill: 109-hconres-146
Sponsor: Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2005-05-05 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Cambodia
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commemorations
Congress
Congressional tributes
Crime and Law Enforcement
East Asia
Genocide
Human rights
International courts
Law
Prosecution
Victims of crimes

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-05
text: 
Honors the victims of the 1975 through 1979 genocide in Cambodia.
 
Welcomes the establishment of an international criminal tribunal to bring to justice the perpetrators of the Cambodian genocide. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Relations.
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
action_date: 2005-05-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2005-05-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-05
text: Introduced in House
Supporting the designation of a National American Waters Heritage Month each year.

Bill: 109-hconres-147
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2005-05-05 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Archaeology
Arts, Culture, Religion
Boats and boating
Congress
Congressional tributes
Engineers
History
Infrastructure
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine engineering
Marine transportation
Merchant seamen
Science, Technology, Communications
Scientists
Shipbuilding
Special months
Sports and Recreation
Transportation and Public Works
Water Resources Development

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-05
text: 
Honors and recognizes the importance of the maritime heritage and culture of the United States and the people of the United States who have helped build that heritage.
 
Encourages the President to issue a proclamation designating a National American Waters Heritage Month each year.
 
Urges government officials, educators, and all U.S. citizens to observe National American Waters Heritage Month with appropriate ceremonies and activities to learn about the role maritime heritage and culture have played in U.S. history.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.
action_date: 2005-05-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2005-05-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-05
text: Introduced in House
Recognizing the 230th anniversary of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, which was the first proclamation issued by American colonists calling for complete separation of the American colonies from the British Crown.

Bill: 109-hconres-148
Sponsor: Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9]
Introduced: 2005-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: American Revolution
Anniversaries
Congress
Congressional tributes
History
North Carolina

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: 
Recognizes the 230th anniversary of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence (the first proclamation issued by American colonists calling for complete separation of the American colonies from the British Crown).
 
Honors: (1) the men who signed the Declaration and the citizens of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, for their love of liberty and their stance against tyranny; (2) the bravery of the five men of Mecklenburg County's Committee of Safety who maintained order and kept citizens informed of the turbulent events taking place; and (3) Thomas Polk for his bravery in leading the Mecklenburg militia.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of the USS New Jersey and all those who served aboard her.

Bill: 109-hconres-150
Sponsor: Rep. Ferguson, Mike [R-NJ-7]
Introduced: 2005-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Government Operations and Politics
History
Military history
Military personnel
Navy
Postage stamps
Warships

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-11
text: 
Calls on the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee to recommend to the Postmaster General that a commemorative stamp be issued by the United States Postal Service (USPS) honoring the USS New Jersey and all those who served aboard her.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2005-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-11
text: Introduced in House
Urging the Commandant of the Coast Guard to name an appropriate Coast Guard vessel after Coast Guard Petty Officer Third Class Nathan Bruckenthal.

Bill: 109-hconres-151
Sponsor: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2]
Introduced: 2005-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Coast guard
Commemorations
Congressional tributes
Iraq compilation
Military personnel
Names
War casualties
Warships

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-12
text: 
Urges the Commandant of the Coast Guard to name an appropriate Coast Guard vessel after Petty Officer Third Class Nathan Bruckenthal.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2005-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2005-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-12
text: Introduced in House