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Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued by the United States Postal Service honoring Roy Campanella, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.

Bill: 109-hconres-114
Sponsor: Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2005-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Athletes
Baseball
Blacks
Government Operations and Politics
Minorities
Postage stamps
Sports and Recreation

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Calls for the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee to recommend and the U.S. Postal Service to issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring Roy Campanella.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that Romare Howard Bearden should be recognized as one of the preeminent artists of the 20th century for his artistic genius and visual creativity in the depiction of the complexity and richness of African American life in the United States.

Bill: 109-hconres-115
Sponsor: Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2005-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Artists
Arts, Culture, Religion
Blacks
Congress
Congressional tributes
Minorities

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that the internationally renowned artist Romare Bearden should be honored for his contributions to the collective American aesthetic anthology which reflect the complexity and richness of African American life in the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued by the United States Postal Service honoring Arthur Ashe, and that the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.

Bill: 109-hconres-116
Sponsor: Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2005-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Athletes
Blacks
Government Operations and Politics
Minorities
Postage stamps
Sports and Recreation

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Calls for the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee to recommend and the U.S. Postal Service to issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring Arthur Ashe.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that Zora Neale Hurston should be recognized for her achievements as a novelist and anthropologist, and for her contributions to the Harlem Renaissance movement.

Bill: 109-hconres-117
Sponsor: Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2005-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Anthropology
Arts, Culture, Religion
Authors and authorship
Blacks
Congress
Congressional tributes
Literature
Minorities
New York City

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that Zora Neale Hurston should be recognized as an accomplished anthropologist, as one of the most talented novelists and literary figures of her time, and for her contributions to the Harlem Renaissance movement. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that Madame C. J. Walker should be recognized for her achievements in business, her inventions, and her commitment to the African-American community.

Bill: 109-hconres-118
Sponsor: Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2005-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Blacks
Commerce
Congress
Congressional tributes
Minorities
Minority business enterprises
Women
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Expresses the sense of Congress that Madame C. J. Walker should be recognized as one of history's greatest businesswomen and role models for the Nation's young people.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that Arthur Schomburg should be recognized for his leadership and contributions in documenting, recording, and researching the historical contributions to society of peoples of African descent and for his efforts to combat racial and ethnic discrimination in the United States.

Bill: 109-hconres-119
Sponsor: Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2005-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Black history
Blacks
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil rights workers
Congress
Congressional tributes
Historians
History
Leadership
Minorities

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Expresses the sense of Congress that Arthur Schomburg should be recognized for his leadership and contributions in documenting, recording, and researching the historical contributions to society of people of African descent and for his efforts to combat racial and ethnic discrimination in the United States.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Congratulating the public schools of Westchester Public School District 92 1/2 in Westchester, Illinois, on the occasion of the District's 75th anniversary, and for other purposes.

Bill: 109-hconres-121
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2005-04-05 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Anniversaries
Congress
Congressional tributes
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Illinois
Public schools
School districts
School personnel
Teachers

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-05
text: 
Congratulates the public schools of Westchester Public School District 92 1/2 in Westchester, Illinois, on the occasion of the District's 75th anniversary. Thanks those who have served the District and those, in the future, who will continue to educate the leaders of tomorrow.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
action_date: 2005-04-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2005-04-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-04-05
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the need for further study of the neurological disorder dystonia.

Bill: 109-hconres-122
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2005-04-05 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Access to health care
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Epidemiology
Federal aid to research
Health education
Higher education
Medical education
Medical research
Nervous system diseases
Neurology
Research grants
Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-05
text: 
Urges the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to take a leadership role in the fight against the neurological disorder dystonia.
 
Calls for: (1) increased funding for basic biomedical research for dystonia and other neurological disorders through NIH; (2) additional research to identify an accurate diagnostic test for dystonia and an epidemiological study to determine the frequency of the disease; (3) improved patient access to safe and effective dystonia therapies; and (4) increased public awareness and professional education regarding dystonia through partnerships between the Government and patient advocacy organizations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-04-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-04-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-04-05
text: Introduced in House
Supporting the goals and ideals of the Day of Silence with respect to discrimination and harassment faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals in schools.

Bill: 109-hconres-123
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17]
Introduced: 2005-04-05 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Discrimination in education
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Government Operations and Politics
Higher education
Homosexuality
Local laws
School personnel
Sex change
Sex discrimination
Sexual harassment
Sexual orientation
Special days
State laws
Students
Teachers

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-05
text: 
Supports the goals and ideals of the Day of Silence (during which students vow to remain silent to bring attention to the harassment and discrimination faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in schools). Encourages each city and State to adopt laws to prohibit such discrimination and harassment. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2005-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
action_date: 2005-04-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2005-04-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2005-04-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2005-04-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-04-05
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation and supporting the goals and ideals of National Donate Life Month.

Bill: 109-hconres-124
Sponsor: Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12]
Introduced: 2005-04-06 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Blood banks
Donation of organs, tissues, etc.
Health
Special months
Tissue banks
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-06
text: 
Expresses support for the goals and ideas of National Donate Life Month (April 2005).
 
Encourages Americans to learn about the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation and to discuss such donation with their families and friends.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-04-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-04-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-04-06
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of the Russian Federation should issue a clear and unambiguous statement of admission and condemnation of the illegal occupation and annexation by the Soviet Union from 1940 to 1991 of the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

Bill: 109-hconres-128
Sponsor: Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-19]
Introduced: 2005-04-12 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Aggression
Annexation (International law)
Armed Forces and National Security
Estonia
Europe
Germany
Latvia
Lithuania
Military occupation
Russia
Treaties
U.S.S.R.

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that the government of the Russian Federation should issue an unambiguous admission and condemnation of the illegal occupation and annexation by the Soviet Union from 1940 to 1991 of the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

action_date: 2005-07-22
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that the government of the Russian Federation should issue an unambiguous admission and condemnation of the illegal occupation and annexation by the Soviet Union from 1940 to 1991 of the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-25
text: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2005-07-22
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2005-07-22
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H6370)
action_date: 2005-07-22
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H6370)
action_date: 2005-07-22
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H6369-6371)
action_date: 2005-07-22
text: Mr. McCotter asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
action_date: 2005-07-22
text: Committee on International Relations discharged.
action_date: 2005-07-22
text: Committee on International Relations discharged.
action_date: 2005-04-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats.
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Introduced in House
Honoring and memorializing the passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93.

Bill: 109-hconres-129
Sponsor: Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9]
Introduced: 2005-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Air piracy
Airline passenger traffic
Bombings
Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
Commercial aircraft
Congress
Congressional tributes
Crime and Law Enforcement
District of Columbia
Flight crews
Government Operations and Politics
International Affairs
Labor and Employment
Monuments and memorials
Pennsylvania
September 11, 2001
Signs and signboards
Terrorism
Transportation and Public Works
Victims of terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: 
Honors and memorializes the passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93 for their decisive actions and efforts of bravery on September 11, 2001.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the awareness, prevention, early detection, and effective treatment of viral hepatitis, and for other purposes.

Bill: 109-hconres-130
Sponsor: Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2005-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Access to health care
Commemorations
Conferences
Congress
Congressional tributes
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to health facilities
Federal aid to research
Genetic research
Health counseling
Health education
Hepatitis
Medical personnel
Medical research
Medical screening
Medical tests
Preventive medicine
Science, Technology, Communications
Vaccination
Virus diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that national and community organizations and health care providers should be applauded for promoting awareness about viral hepatitis. 
 
Calls on the Federal Government to: (1) raise awareness about the importance of viral hepatitis prevention education, prevention measures, counseling, and treatment; (2) increase funding for prevention education, prevention measures, and research; (3) increase efforts to find more effective treatments and cures; and (4) consider ways to improve access to high-quality health care services for early detection and treatment. 
 
Calls on the Director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to expand basic, clinical, and genetic research regarding viral hepatitis. 
 
Urges the Director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to give priority consideration to establishing a national viral hepatitis roundtable to provide leadership, support, and organization. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress relating to a free trade agreement between the United States and the European Union (EU).

Bill: 109-hconres-131
Sponsor: Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26]
Introduced: 2005-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Customs unions
Europe
European Union
Free trade
International Affairs
Trade agreements
Trade negotiations

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should expand trade opportunities with the European Union (EU) by initiating negotiations to enter into an EU free trade agreement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2467)
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1951-1952)
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should formally withdraw its membership from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Bill: 109-hconres-132
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2005-04-14 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Appropriations
Economics and Public Finance
International agencies
United Nations
United Nations finances

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-14
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States should formally withdraw from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); and (2) any funds appropriated towards the U.S. contribution to UNESCO, but not yet transferred to UNESCO, should be returned to the Treasury.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2005-04-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E650-651)
action_date: 2005-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Non-Proliferation Treaty Enhancement Resolution of 2005

Bill: 109-hconres-133
Sponsor: Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5]
Introduced: 2005-04-14 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Arms control
Arms control agreements
Arms control verification
Conferences
Crime and Law Enforcement
Diplomacy
East Asia
Energy
Environmental Protection
Export controls
Fissionable materials
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Iran
Middle East and North Africa
North Korea
Nuclear fuels
Nuclear nonproliferation
Nuclear reactors
Nuclear security measures
Nuclear terrorism
Nuclear weapons
Science, Technology, Communications
South Asia
Tactical nuclear weapons
Technology transfer
Terrorism
Uranium enrichment

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-14
text: 
Nonproliferation Treaty Enhancement Resolution of 2005 - Reaffirms congressional support for the objectives of the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and expresses support for appropriate measures to strengthen the NPT. 
 
Calls on all parties participating in the Seventh Review Conference on the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons to make good faith efforts to: (1) establish more effective controls on critical technologies that can be used to produce nuclear weapons material; (2) ensure universal adoption of the Additional Protocol to the NPT and support the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) authority to monitor nonproliferation compliance; (3) use diplomacy and economic leverage to halt uranium enrichment and other nuclear fuel cycle activities in Iran, and verifiably dismantle North Korea's nuclear weapons capacity; (4) accelerate programs to eliminate nuclear weapons and to safeguard nuclear weapons-grade fissile materials; (5) establish procedures to ensure that a state cannot retain access to controlled nuclear materials, equipment, technology, and components acquired for peaceful purposes or avoid United Nations (UN) sanctions for violations of the NPT by withdrawing from the NPT; and (6) implement the NPT-related disarmament obligations. 
 
Affirms congressional support for the Proliferation Security Initiative, and urges additional nations to join the Initiative. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2005-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should play a leading role in the drafting and adoption of a thematic United Nations convention that affirms the human rights and dignity of persons with disabilities, and for other purposes.

Bill: 109-hconres-134
Sponsor: Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12]
Introduced: 2005-04-19 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congress
Disabled
Discrimination against the disabled
Human rights
International law
Law
Legislation
Treaties
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-19
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States should play a leading role in the drafting and adoption of a thematic United Nations (UN) convention that affirms the human rights and dignity of persons with disabilities that is consistent with the spirit of the American with Disabilities Act of 1990, the U.S. Constitution, and other rights enjoyed by U.S. citizens with disabilities, promotes inclusion of persons with disabilities as foundational requirements for any free society, and provides protections that are at least as strong as the rights recognized under international human rights law for other vulnerable populations; and (2) the U.S. delegation to the UN Ad Hoc Committee meetings should include individuals with disabilities who are recognized leaders in the U.S. disability rights movement. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2005-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-04-19
text: Introduced in House