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Raising a question of the privileges of the House.

Bill: 109-hres-1065
Sponsor: Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-8]
Introduced: 2006-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Child sexual abuse
Congressional ethics
Congressional investigations
Congressional pages
Congressional privileges and immunities
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Families
Florida
House Standards of Official Conduct
House of Representatives
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: 
Directs the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to: (1) immediately appoint a Subcommittee, pursuant to Rule 19 of the Rules of the Committee, to fully and expeditiously determine the facts connected with Representative Mark Foley's conduct and the response thereto; and (2) make a preliminary report within 10 days.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Recognizing Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory as one of the world's premier science and research institutions.

Bill: 109-hres-1067
Sponsor: Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3]
Introduced: 2006-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: California
Congressional tributes
Laboratories
Physics
Research and development facilities
Science, Technology, Communications
Scientists
Technological innovations

Summary:
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: 
 Recognizes the outstanding and unique role that the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley, California) has played over the past 75 years in the scientific and technological advancement of our Nation and of the world.
 
Praises the Laboratory on its great flexibility and foresight in moving from being one of the Nation's original prominent physics laboratories to a highly diversified scientific laboratory of world prominence in a variety of fields.
 
Congratulates the Laboratory's dedicated employees past and present who have worked to make the institution one of the greatest research resources in the world.
 
Encourages the laboratory to continue its leadership in pushing the scientific frontiers as we work to address unprecedented challenges whose solutions are grounded in science and technology.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science.
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Recognizing the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities for 20 years of service to Hispanic-Serving Institutions and Hispanic higher education.

Bill: 109-hres-1068
Sponsor: Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20]
Introduced: 2006-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Academic performance
Anniversaries
Congressional tributes
Education
Educational associations
Higher education
Hispanic Americans
Minorities
Minority education

Summary:
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: 
Recognizes the accomplishments of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, on its 20th anniversary, as an advocate and champion for Hispanic higher education.
 
Applauds its member colleges and universities for providing quality educational opportunities for all Hispanic and other students attending their institutions.
 
Urges those providing and supporting Hispanic higher education to continue to recruit, retain, educate, and graduate students who might not otherwise pursue higher education. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-11-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Honoring Edward Day Cohota, Joseph L. Pierce, and other veterans of Asian descent who fought in the Civil War.

Bill: 109-hres-1069
Sponsor: Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15]
Introduced: 2006-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Asian American ethnic groups
Asians
Citizenship
Civil War
Congressional tributes
History
Immigration
International Affairs
Military personnel
Minorities

Summary:
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: 
Recognizes the contributions made by soldiers of Asian descent, and in particular Edward Day Cohota and Joseph L. Pierce, during the Civil War. Expresses regret for the denial of citizenship for those men because of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-10-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the independence of Belize and extending best wishes to Belize for peace and further progress, development, and prosperity.

Bill: 109-hres-1071
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2006-09-29 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Anniversaries
Belize
Commemorations
Latin America
Sovereignty

Summary:
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: 
Recognizes the 25th anniversary of the independence of Belize.
 
 Extends best wishes to: (1) Belize for peace, prosperity, and further progress; and (2) Belizeans and Belizean-Americans as they celebrate the 25th anniversary of Belize's independence. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-10-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Urging the Government of Nigeria to conduct a thorough judicial review of the Ken Saro-Wiwa case.

Bill: 109-hres-1072
Sponsor: Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2006-09-29 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Africa (Sub-Saharan)
Armed Forces and National Security
Business ethics
Capital punishment
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commerce
Compensation (Law)
Crime and Law Enforcement
Dissenters
Due process of law
Energy
Environmental Protection
Firearms
Human rights
Judicial review
Law
Military training
Nigeria
Petroleum industry
Political persecution
Standards
United Nations
Water Resources Development
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: 
Urges the government of Nigeria to conduct a thorough judicial review of the trial of the Ogoni 9 and to provide just compensation to the survivors of the Ogoni 9 if a miscarriage of justice is found.
 
 Urges the government of Nigeria, international donors, and international oil companies operating in the Niger Delta to increase assistance to improve the lives of the Ogoni and other affected communities and for pollution abatement and cleanup in the Niger Delta region.
 
Urges the government of Nigeria to ensure that the security forces receive training in international standards on the use of force and firearms.
 
Calls upon the Department of State to seek to ensure that American oil companies operating in the Niger Delta comply, at a minimum, with the Voluntary Principles for Security and Human Rights. 
 
Urges the Secretary General of the United Nations to institute a ten-year follow-up mission to Ogoniland. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-10-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations.
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Recognizing that the occurrence of prostate cancer in African American men has reached epidemic proportions and urging Federal agencies to address that health crisis by designating funds for education, awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how that disease affects African American men.

Bill: 109-hres-1073
Sponsor: Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2006-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Blacks
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to research
Health education
Medical research
Minorities
Minority health
Preventive medicine
Prostate cancer
Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: 
Recognizes that prostate cancer has created a health crisis for African American men.
 
Declares the critical importance of the designation of increased funding for: (1) research to address and attempt to end the health crisis; and (2) efforts relating to education, awareness, and early detection at the grassroots levels to end the health crisis.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-10-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that State and local governments should be supported for taking actions to discourage illegal immigration and that legislation should be enacted to ease the burden on State and local governments for taking such actions.

Bill: 109-hres-1074
Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2006-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Boundaries
Emergency Management
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Illegal aliens
International Affairs
Legislation
Local laws
Security measures
State laws

Summary:
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: 
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) state and local government agencies should be supported for taking actions to discourage illegal immigration; and (2) Congress should pass comprehensive border security and enforcement legislation to ease the burden on state and local agencies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-10-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity.
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Congratulating Andre Agassi on his esteemed professional tennis career, thanking him for his ongoing contributions to the community of Las Vegas, Nevada, and wishing him much luck in his future endeavors.

Bill: 109-hres-1075
Sponsor: Rep. Porter, Jon C. [R-NV-3]
Introduced: 2006-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Athletes
Child welfare
Congressional tributes
Families
Foundations
Nevada
Social Welfare
Sports and Recreation
Youth services

Summary:
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: 
Congratulates Andre Agassi on his esteemed professional tennis career and expresses thanks for his contributions to the community of Las Vegas, Nevada.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Supporting the goals and ideas of a "National Plan Your Vacation Day".

Bill: 109-hres-1076
Sponsor: Rep. Porter, Jon C. [R-NV-3]
Introduced: 2006-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Commerce
Labor and Employment
Leave of absence
Special days
Tourism
Travel

Summary:
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: 
Supports the goals and ideas of a National Plan Your Vacation Day.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1981-1982)
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Expressing deep concern over the use of civilians as "human shields" in violation of international humanitarian law and the law of war during armed conflict, including Hezbollah's tactic of embedding its forces among civilians to use them as human shields during the recent conflict between Hezbollah and the State of Israel.

Bill: 109-hres-1077
Sponsor: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18]
Introduced: 2006-09-29 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arab-Israeli conflict
Armed Forces and National Security
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil-military relations
Human rights
International law
Israel
Lebanon
Middle East and North Africa
Treaties
War crimes

Summary:
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: 
Condemns the use of innocent civilians as human shields, including Hezbollah's recent use of this brutal and illegal tactic.
 
 Calls on: (1) the international community to recognize the breaches of international law through the use of human shields; and (2) the community of U.S. and international jurisprudential scholars and practitioners and the leadership of the Armed Forces to review the current international legal regime and to make recommendations to prevent the future use of human shields during armed conflicts. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-10-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and Central Asia.
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Congratulating the St. Louis Cardinals on winning the 2006 World Series.

Bill: 109-hres-1078
Sponsor: Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]
Introduced: 2006-11-13 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Athletes
Baseball
Congress
Congressional tributes
Missouri
Sports and Recreation
Sports personnel

Summary:
action_date: 2006-11-13
text: 
Congratulates the St. Louis Cardinals on winning the 2006 World Series.

action_date: 2006-11-15
text: 

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

 
Congratulates the St. Louis Cardinals on winning the 2006 World Series.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-11-15
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2006-11-15
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 395 - 0 (Roll no. 523). (text: CR H8651)
action_date: 2006-11-15
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): 395 - 0 (Roll no. 523).(text: CR H8651)
action_date: 2006-11-15
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8655)
action_date: 2006-11-15
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: 2006-11-15
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 1078.
action_date: 2006-11-15
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8651-8653)
action_date: 2006-11-15
text: Ms. Foxx moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
action_date: 2006-11-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2006-11-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-11-13
text: Introduced in House
Recognizing and celebrating the commitment of the Student Conservation Association to the United States' national parks and public lands.

Bill: 109-hres-1079
Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2006-11-13 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Environmental Protection
Environmental protection groups
Higher education
Labor and Employment
National parks
Nature conservation
Nonprofit organizations
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Secondary education
Service learning
Student activities
Student employment
Volunteer workers

Summary:
action_date: 2006-11-13
text: 
Applauds the Student Conservation Association for its decades of dedicated service to conserving U.S. national parks and public lands. Expresses best wishes to the Association for its continued success and growth. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-11-15
text: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
action_date: 2006-11-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
action_date: 2006-11-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
action_date: 2006-11-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2006-11-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-11-13
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of Bangladesh should immediately drop all pending charges against Bangladeshi journalist Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury.

Bill: 109-hres-1080
Sponsor: Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10]
Introduced: 2006-11-14 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Bangladesh
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Crime and Law Enforcement
Freedom of the press
Government Operations and Politics
Human rights
Islamic fundamentalism
Political persecution
Political prisoners
Political violence
Prosecution
Religious liberty
Reporters and reporting
Searches and seizures
South Asia
Victims of crimes

Summary:
action_date: 2006-11-14
text: 
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the government of Bangladesh should: (1) drop all pending charges against Bangladeshi journalist Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury; (2) return his confiscated possessions; and (3) cease harassment of Mr. Choudhury, take steps to protect Mr. Choudhury, and hold accountable those responsible for attacks against Mr. Choudhury.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-11-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2006-11-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2025)
action_date: 2006-11-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-11-14
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sympathy of House of Representatives to the families of women and girls murdered in Guatemala and encouraging the Government of Guatemala to bring an end to these crimes.

Bill: 109-hres-1081
Sponsor: Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5]
Introduced: 2006-11-14 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Child abuse
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commemorations
Congressional tributes
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crimes against women
Criminal investigation
DNA
Families
Family violence
Forensic medicine
Government Operations and Politics
Guatemala
Health
Human rights
Judges
Judicial officers
Kidnapping
Latin America
Law enforcement officers
Misconduct in office
Murder
Police
Prosecution
Public prosecutors
Sexual harassment
Torture
Victims of crimes
Wife abuse
Women
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2006-11-14
text: 
Expresses condolences to the families of women and girls murdered in Guatemala. 
 
 Condemns the ongoing abductions and murders of women and girls in Guatemala. 
 
Urges the government of Guatemala to recognize domestic violence and sexual harassment as criminal acts and encourages the government of Guatemala to investigate the killings of women, prosecute those responsible, and eliminate the tolerance of violence against women. 
 
Supports efforts to identify perpetrators and unknown victims through forensic analysis, including DNA testing. 
 
Encourages the Secretary of State to urge the government of Guatemala to: (1) honor the victims of the brutal murders and to continue to include in the Department of State's annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices all instances of improper investigatory methods, threats against human rights activists, and the use of torture with respect to cases involving the murder and abduction of women and girls in Guatemala; (2) hold accountable those law enforcement and judicial officials who fail to investigate and prosecute the murders adequately; and (3) take measures to ensure that the special Guatemalan police and prosecutorial units are adequately staffed and have sufficient resources.
 
Recommends that the Secretary develop a comprehensive plan to combat the growing problem of violence against women in Latin America.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-11-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2006-11-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-11-14
text: Introduced in House
Electing a certain Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives.

Bill: 109-hres-1083
Sponsor: Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8]
Introduced: 2006-11-15 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional committee membership
Congressional committees (House)
House Education and the Workforce
House Transportation and Infrastructure
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2006-11-15
text: 
Elects a majority Member to the House Committees on Education and the Workforce and on Transportation and Infrastructure.

action_date: 2006-11-15
text: 

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

 
Elects a majority Member to the House Committees on Education and the Workforce and on Transportation and Infrastructure.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-11-15
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2006-11-15
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H8655)
action_date: 2006-11-15
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H8655)
action_date: 2006-11-15
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H8655)
action_date: 2006-11-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-11-15
text: Introduced in House