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A resolution condemning all acts of terrorism in Lebanon and calling for the removal of Syrian troops from Lebanon and supporting the people of Lebanon in their quest for a truly democratic form of government.

Bill: 109-sres-77
Sponsor: Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2005-03-09 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Commemorations
Congress
Congressional tributes
Crime and Law Enforcement
Democracy
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Lebanon
Middle East and North Africa
Military occupation
Military withdrawal
President and foreign policy
Sanctions (International law)
Syria
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: 
Condemns: (1) all acts of terrorism against innocent people in Lebanon and around the world; and (2) the continued presence of Syrian troops in Lebanon and calls for their immediate removal.
 
 Urges the President to consider imposing additional sanctions on Syria under the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003.
 
Supports the people of Lebanon in their quest for a democratic government. 

action_date: 2005-03-09
text: 

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

 
Condemns: (1) all acts of terrorism against innocent people in Lebanon and around the world; and (2) the continued presence of Syrian troops in Lebanon and calls for their immediate removal.
 
 Urges the President to consider imposing additional sanctions on Syria under the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003.
 
Supports the people of Lebanon in their quest for a democratic government. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2304-2305; text as passed Senate: CR S2304-2305; text of measure as introduced: CR S2401)
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2304-2305; text as passed Senate: CR S2304-2305; text of measure as introduced: CR S2401)
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution recognizing and honoring the life of Arthur Miller.

Bill: 109-sres-78
Sponsor: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]
Introduced: 2005-03-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Arts, Culture, Religion
Authors and authorship
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congress
Congressional tributes
Freedom of speech
Literature
Theater

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: 
Recognizes the extraordinary contributions of the late, great American literary pioneer, Arthur Miller, for his service to the Nation in the theater, in literature, and in his advocacy of the freedom to speak and write with conviction and courage.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2401)
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2401-2402)
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate in marking the dedication on March 15, 2005, of the expanded museum complex at Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance Authority in Israel, in furtherance of Yad Vashem's mission to document the history of the Jewish people during the Holocaust, to preserve the memory and story of each of the victims, impart the legacy of the Holocaust to future generations, and recognize the Righteous Among the Nations.

Bill: 109-sres-79
Sponsor: Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2005-03-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Arts, Culture, Religion
Congress
Congressional tributes
History
Israel
Jewish holocaust (1939-1945)
Middle East and North Africa
Museums

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: 
Recognizes: (1) Yad Vashem as a trustee of the World's conscience, so that the meaning of ``never again'' becomes the living foundation of our collective humanity; and (2) that March 15, 2005, the date of the dedication of Yad Vashem's expanded facilities, is a date of historical significance that will be remembered as such by future generations.

action_date: 2005-03-10
text: 

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

 
Recognizes: (1) Yad Vashem as a trustee of the World's conscience, so that the meaning of ``never again'' becomes the living foundation of our collective humanity; and (2) that March 15, 2005, the date of the dedication of Yad Vashem's expanded facilities, is a date of historical significance that will be remembered as such by future generations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2501-2502; text as passed Senate: CR S2501-2502; text of measure as introduced: CR S2496-2497)
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2501-2502; text as passed Senate: CR S2501-2502; text of measure as introduced: CR S2496-2497)
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution honoring the life of Fern Holland and expressing the deepest condolences of the Senate to her family on their loss.

Bill: 109-sres-80
Sponsor: Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA]
Introduced: 2005-03-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Americans in foreign countries
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil rights workers
Congress
Congressional tributes
Human rights
International Affairs
Iraq
Iraq compilation
Middle East and North Africa

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: 
Honors Fern Holland for her dedication as a human rights activist and expresses condolences to her family on her death in Iraq in March 2004.

action_date: 2005-03-10
text: 

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

 
Honors Fern Holland for her dedication as a human rights activist and expresses condolences to her family on her death in Iraq in March 2004.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2502; text as passed Senate: CR S2502; text of measure as introduced: CR S2497)
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2502; text as passed Senate: CR S2502; text of measure as introduced: CR S2497)
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution recognizing the contribution of Chris LeDoux to country music.

Bill: 109-sres-81
Sponsor: Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT]
Introduced: 2005-03-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Arts, Culture, Religion
Congress
Congressional tributes
Entertainers
Music

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: 
Recognizes the contribution of the late Chris LeDoux to country music.

action_date: 2005-03-10
text: 

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

 
Recognizes the contribution of the late Chris LeDoux to country music.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2502-2503; text as passed Senate: CR S2503; text of measure as introduced: CR S2497)
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2502-2503; text as passed Senate: CR S2503; text of measure as introduced: CR S2497)
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution urging the European Union to add Hezbollah to the European Union's wide-ranging list of terrorist organizations.

Bill: 109-sres-82
Sponsor: Sen. Allen, George [R-VA]
Introduced: 2005-03-15 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Crime and Law Enforcement
Europe
European Union
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Fund raising
Israel
Middle East and North Africa
Palestinians
Terrorism
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-15
text: 
Urges the European Union (EU) to classify Hezbollah as a terrorist organization. 
 
Condemns Hezbollah's continuous terrorist attacks, and its support of Palestinian terrorist organizations on the EU terrorist list, such as the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. 

action_date: 2005-04-29
text: 

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

 
Urges the European Union (EU) to classify Hezbollah as a terrorist organization for purposes of prohibiting EU funding to it, and recognizing it as a threat to international security. 
 
Condemns Hezbollah's continuous terrorist attacks, and its support of Palestinian terrorist organizations on the EU terrorist list, such as the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. 
 
Calls on Hezbollah to disarm and disband its militias in Lebanon, as called for in United Nations Security Council resolution 1559. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-29
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR 4/28/2005 S4606)
action_date: 2005-04-29
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR 4/28/2005 S4606)
action_date: 2005-04-29
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR 04/28/2005 S4606)
action_date: 2005-04-29
text: Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2005-04-29
text: Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2005-03-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2746)
action_date: 2005-03-15
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution commemorating the 65th Anniversary of the Black Press of America.

Bill: 109-sres-83
Sponsor: Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2005-03-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Anniversaries
Blacks
Commerce
Congress
Congressional tributes
Government Operations and Politics
Minorities
Minorities in mass media
Newspapers
Trade associations

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-16
text: 
Commemorates the 65th Anniversary of the Black Press of America by recognizing the significant contributions African-American newspapers have made from the time of slavery and segregation to the present and the continued contribution of such newspapers to the ideal of equal opportunity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-16
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2860)
action_date: 2005-03-16
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution condemning violence and criminality by the Irish Republican Army in Northern Ireland.

Bill: 109-sres-84
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2005-03-17 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Commemorations
Congress
Congressional tributes
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal investigation
Europe
Government Operations and Politics
Insurgency
Law
Murder
Northern Ireland
Obstruction of justice
Police
Political parties
Political violence
Prosecution
Technical assistance
United Kingdom
Victims of crimes
Witnesses

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: 
Joins the people of the United States in deploring and condemning Irish Republican Army (IRA) violence and criminality in Northern Ireland.
 
 Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) Robert McCartney's sisters and fiancee deserve full U.S. support in their pursuit of justice; (2) Sinn Fein leadership should insist that those responsible for the murder and witnesses to the murder cooperate directly with the Police Service of Northern Ireland and be protected from IRA retaliation; and (3) the U.S. Government should offer all appropriate assistance to Northern Ireland law enforcement authorities to see that the murderers of Robert McCartney are brought to justice. 

action_date: 2005-03-17
text: 

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

 
Joins the people of the United States in deploring and condemning Irish Republican Army (IRA) violence and criminality in Northern Ireland.
 
 Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) Robert McCartney's sisters and fiancee deserve full U.S. support in their pursuit of justice; (2) Sinn Fein leadership should insist that those responsible for the murder and witnesses to the murder cooperate directly with the Police Service of Northern Ireland and be protected from IRA retaliation; and (3) the U.S. Government should offer all appropriate assistance to Northern Ireland law enforcement authorities to see that the murderers of Robert McCartney are brought to justice. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2910-2911; text as passed Senate: CR S2910-2911; text of measure as introduced: CR S3066-3067)
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2910-2911; text as passed Senate: CR S2910-2911; text of measure as introduced: CR S3066-3067)
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution designating July 23, 2005, and July 22, 2006, as "National Day of the American Cowboy".

Bill: 109-sres-85
Sponsor: Sen. Thomas, Craig [R-WY]
Introduced: 2005-03-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Arts, Culture, Religion
Special days
West (U.S.)

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: 
Designates July 23, 2005, and July 22, 2006, as National Day of the American Cowboy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3067)
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3067)
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution designating August 16, 2005, as "National Airborne Day".

Bill: 109-sres-86
Sponsor: Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE]
Introduced: 2005-03-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Airborne troops
Armed Forces and National Security
Army
Special days

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: 
Designates August 16, 2005 as National Airborne Day (to recognize the airborne forces of the U.S. Armed Forces).
 
Requests that the President issue a proclamation calling on Federal, State, and local administrators and the people of the United States to observe National Airborne Day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.

action_date: 2005-07-27
text: 
Designates August 16, 2005 as National Airborne Day (to recognize the airborne forces of the U.S. Armed Forces).
 
Requests that the people of the United States observe National Airborne Day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-27
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2005-07-27
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2005-07-27
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9200)
action_date: 2005-07-27
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2005-07-27
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3067-3068)
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3068)
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the resumption of beef exports to Japan.

Bill: 109-sres-87
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2005-03-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Agriculture in foreign trade
Animals
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
East Asia
Exports
Food safety
Health
Import restrictions
International Affairs
Japan
Meat
Sanctions (International law)
Trade agreements

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: 
Declares the sense of the Senate that if the Government of Japan continues to delay in meeting its obligations under the understanding reached with the United States on October 23, 2004, to resume beef imports from the United States, the U.S. Trade Representative should immediately impose retaliatory economic measures on Japan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3069-3070)
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution designating April 2005 as "Financial Literacy Month".

Bill: 109-sres-88
Sponsor: Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2005-03-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Finance and Financial Sector
Financial planning
Personal budgets
Saving and investment
Special months

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: 
Designates April 2005 as Financial Literacy Month to raise public awareness about the importance of financial education in the United States and the serious consequences that may be associated with a lack of understanding about personal finances.

action_date: 2005-03-17
text: 

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

 
Designates April 2005 as Financial Literacy Month to raise public awareness about the importance of financial education in the United States and the serious consequences that may be associated with a lack of understanding about personal finances.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3087; text as passed Senate: CR S3087; text of measure as introduced: CR S3070)
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3087; text as passed Senate: CR S3087; text of measure as introduced: CR S3070)
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution congratulating the Montana FFA on its 75th Anniversary and celebrating the achievements of Montana FFA members.

Bill: 109-sres-89
Sponsor: Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT]
Introduced: 2005-03-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Agribusiness
Agricultural education
Agriculture and Food
Anniversaries
Commerce
Congress
Congressional tributes
Families
Farmers
Montana
Youth services

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: 
Congratulates the Montana Future Farmers of America (FFA) on its 75th anniversary. 

action_date: 2005-03-17
text: 

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

 
Congratulates the Montana Future Farmers of America (FFA) on its 75th anniversary. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3087-3088; text as passed Senate: CR S3088; text of measure as introduced: CR S3070)
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3087-3088; text as passed Senate: CR S3088; text of measure as introduced: CR S3070)
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution designating the week of May 1, 2005, as "Holocaust Commemoration Week".

Bill: 109-sres-90
Sponsor: Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN]
Introduced: 2005-03-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Anniversaries
Civics education
Concentration camps
Education
Government Operations and Politics
History
Jewish holocaust (1939-1945)
Special weeks
World War II

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: 
Designates the week of May 1, 2005, as Holocaust Commemoration Week.
 
Commemorates the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II and the liberation of the concentration camps.
 
Encourages all Americans to commemorate this occasion through reflection, acts of compassionate caring, and learning about the terrible consequences and lessons of the Holocaust.

action_date: 2005-03-17
text: 

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

 
Designates the week of May 1, 2005, as Holocaust Commemoration Week.
 
Commemorates the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II and the liberation of the concentration camps.
 
Encourages all Americans to commemorate this occasion through reflection, acts of compassionate caring, and learning about the terrible consequences and lessons of the Holocaust.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3088; text as passed Senate: CR S3088; text of measure as introduced: CR S3070)
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3088; text as passed Senate: CR S3088; text of measure as introduced: CR S3070)
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that judicial determinations regarding the meaning of the Constitution of the United States should not be based on judgments, laws, or pronouncements of foreign institutions unless such foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements inform an understanding of the original meaning of the Constitution of the United States.

Bill: 109-sres-92
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2005-03-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Constitutional law
International Affairs
International law
Judicial opinions

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-20
text: 
Expresses the sense of the Senate that judicial determinations regarding the meaning of the U.S. Constitution should not be based on foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements unless such foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements inform an understanding of the original meaning of the Constitution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-20
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3109)
action_date: 2005-03-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3109-3111)
action_date: 2005-03-20
text: Introduced in Senate