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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that observing a Movement Disorders Awareness Month would promote awareness, diagnosis, and advocacy concerning the issue.

Bill: 110-hres-569
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2007-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Brain diseases
Health
Health education
Medical research
Nervous system diseases
Science, Technology, Communications
Special months

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-25
text: 
Expresses support for the goals and ideals of Movement Disorders Awareness Month.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-07-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2007-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National School-Based Health Centers Month to raise awareness of health services provided by school health centers.

Bill: 110-hres-570
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2007-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Child health
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Families
Health
School health programs
Special months

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-25
text: 
Calls for the establishment of a School-Based Health Center Awareness Month to raise awareness of the health services provided by schools and the extent to which these services improve the health and well-being of the nation's youth.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2007-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Health Center Week in order to raise awareness of health services provided by community, migrant, public housing, and homeless health centers, and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-hres-571
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2007-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Clinics
Community health services
Health
Special weeks

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-25
text: 
Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Health Center Week.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2007-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Encouraging employers and online dating sites to use sex offender registries for background checks.

Bill: 110-hres-572
Sponsor: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3]
Introduced: 2007-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child safety
Criminal justice information
Data banks
Directories
Employee selection
Families
Government Operations and Politics
Identification of criminals
Labor and Employment
Local laws
Science, Technology, Communications
Sex offenders
Social life and customs
State laws
Web sites

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-25
text: 
Encourages: (1) employers to check the names of potential employees with federal and state sex offender registries when hiring for positions involving children; (2) online dating sites to check the names of site members and those seeking site membership with federal and state sex offender registries and adopt appropriate safeguards; and (3) all states and jurisdictions to expeditiously implement sex offender registration requirements enacted by the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-08-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2007-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2419) to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-hres-574
Sponsor: Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18]
Introduced: 2007-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
House rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-25
text: Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2419) to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012.
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: 
Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 2419 (Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 202 (Roll no. 746).
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 202 (Roll no. 746).
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: The previous question was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H8686)
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 574.
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H8676-8684, H8685-8686)
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 92.
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Agriculture now printed in the bill, modified by the amendments printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole.
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 110-261, by Mr. Cardoza.
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 110-261, by Mr. Cardoza.
action_date: 2007-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Commending the people and the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for their continued committment to holding elections and broadening political participation, and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-hres-575
Sponsor: Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3]
Introduced: 2007-07-26 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commemorations
Congressional tributes
Democracy
Foreign leaders
Government Operations and Politics
Human rights
Jordan
Middle East and North Africa
Political participation
Women
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: 
Commends the people, the government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and His Majesty King Abdullah II for their commitment to conducting parliamentary and municipal elections in 2007.
 
Commends His Majesty King Abdullah II and the Jordanian people for striving to uphold women's rights and enhance women's participation in the political process.
 
Reaffirms the special relationship that exists between the people of the United States and the people of Jordan.

action_date: 2007-09-05
text: 
Commends the people, the government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and His Majesty King Abdullah II for their commitment to conducting parliamentary and municipal elections in 2007.
 
Expresses the House of Representatives' desire that Jordan's progress toward democratization continue and flourish as a model for other Arab countries, and remains committed to assist Jordan, should it so desire, in promoting democratic reform.
 
Commends His Majesty King Abdullah II and the Jordanian people for striving to uphold women's rights and enhance women's participation in the political process.
 
Reaffirms the special relationship that exists between the people of the United States and the people of Jordan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-09-05
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2007-09-05
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10093-10094)
action_date: 2007-09-05
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H10093-10094)
action_date: 2007-09-05
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 575.
action_date: 2007-09-05
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10093-10095)
action_date: 2007-09-05
text: Mr. Faleomavaega moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Introduced in House
Recognizing youth court programs for the efforts of such programs in enhancing the quality of the juvenile justice system in the United States and encouraging the recognition of a National Youth Court Month.

Bill: 110-hres-576
Sponsor: Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5]
Introduced: 2007-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Crime and Law Enforcement
Families
Juvenile delinquency
Law
Social Welfare
Special months
Volunteer workers
Youth services

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: 
Commends the efforts and supports the practices of youth court programs in improving the U.S. juvenile justice system. 
 
Encourages: (1) the recognition and observation of a National Youth Court Month; and (2) cultivation of a bond among volunteers serving others in the pursuit of justice for all youth.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Introduced in House
Congratulating Mr. Kermit Cintron on the successful defense of his IBF welterweight title on Saturday, 14, 2007, and for his continued success in and out of the ring.

Bill: 110-hres-577
Sponsor: Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]
Introduced: 2007-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Athletes
Boxing
Congressional tributes
Sports and Recreation

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: 
Congratulates Kermit Cintron, IBF welterweight champion, for his accomplishment. Thanks him for being a role model and an inspiration.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Watermelon Month.

Bill: 110-hres-578
Sponsor: Rep. Putnam, Adam H. [R-FL-12]
Introduced: 2007-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Fruit
Nutrition
Special months

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: 
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Watermelon Month to recognize watermelon's health benefits and importance to the U.S. agriculture industry.

action_date: 2008-04-29
text: 
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Watermelon Month to recognize watermelon's health benefits and importance to the U.S. agriculture industry.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2821)
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2821)
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 578.
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2821-2823)
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Mr. Kucinich moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Introduced in House
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 986) to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Eightmile River in the State of Connecticut as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-hres-580
Sponsor: Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-11]
Introduced: 2007-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: House rules and procedure
Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-27
text: Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 986) to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Eightmile River in the State of Connecticut as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
action_date: 2007-07-27
text: 
Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 986 (Eightmile Wild and Scenic River Act).

action_date: 2007-07-30
text: 
Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 986 (Eightmile Wild and Scenic River Act).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 184 (Roll no. 760). (text: CR 7/31/2007 H8900)
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 184 (Roll no. 760).(text: CR 7/31/2007 H8900)
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 188 (Roll no. 759). (consideration: CR 7/31/2007 H8904-8905, H8938)
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR 7/31/2007 H8938-8939)
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 580.
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR 7/31/2007 H8900-8905)
action_date: 2007-07-27
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 94.
action_date: 2007-07-27
text: Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 986 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments.
action_date: 2007-07-27
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 110-264, by Ms. Castor.
action_date: 2007-07-27
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 110-264, by Ms. Castor.
action_date: 2007-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3161) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-hres-581
Sponsor: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3]
Introduced: 2007-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
House rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-27
text: Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3161) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008.
action_date: 2007-07-27
text: 
Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 3161 (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008).

action_date: 2007-07-31
text: 
Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 3161 (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9212)
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9212)
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 228 - 197 (Roll no. 769). (consideration: CR H9227)
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9227)
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of the debate on H.Res. 581, the Chair put the question on ordering the previous question and by voice vote, announced that the yeas had prevailed. Mr. Hastings (WA) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on ordering the previous question until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 581.
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H9212-9219)
action_date: 2007-07-27
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 95.
action_date: 2007-07-27
text: Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3161 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be read by paragraph. Bill is open to amendments.
action_date: 2007-07-27
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 110-265, by Mr. McGovern.
action_date: 2007-07-27
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 110-265, by Mr. McGovern.
action_date: 2007-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Recognizing the South Carolina Aquarium's Sustainable Seafood Initiative and the benefits it provides to coastal South Carolina, South Carolina fishermen, South Carolina restaurants, and the consumers of seafood in coastal South Carolina, and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-hres-582
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1]
Introduced: 2007-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Aquariums
Commerce
Consumer education
Economics and Public Finance
Environmental Protection
Fisheries
Fishery management
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Seafood
South Carolina
Sustainable development

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-27
text: 
 Supports local fishermen and fishing communities, the consumption of healthy seafood, the education of seafood consumers, efforts to encourage consumption of locally caught seafood products, and the Sustainable Seafood Initiative of the South Carolina Aquarium.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.
action_date: 2007-07-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2007-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2007-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2007-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Recognizing the remarkable example of Sir Nicholas Winton who organized the rescue of 669 Jewish Czechoslovakian children from Nazi death camps prior to the outbreak of World War II.

Bill: 110-hres-583
Sponsor: Rep. Klein, Ron [D-FL-22]
Introduced: 2007-07-27 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Commemorations
Congressional tributes
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Families
History
Jewish holocaust (1939-1945)
Jews
Rescue work
Social Welfare
United Kingdom

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-27
text: 
Commends Sir Nicholas Winton and those British and Czechoslovakian citizens who worked with him for their persistence and courage in saving the lives of 669 Czechoslovakian Jewish children in the months before the outbreak of World War II.
 
 Urges men and women everywhere to recognize in Winton's humanitarian effort the difference that one devoted individual can make in changing and improving the lives of others. 

action_date: 2007-09-17
text: 

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

 
Commends Sir Nicholas Winton and those British and Czechoslovakian citizens who worked with him for their persistence and courage in saving the lives of 669 Czechoslovakian Jewish children in the months before the outbreak of World War II.
 
 Urges men and women everywhere to recognize in Winton's humanitarian effort the difference that one devoted individual can make in changing and improving the lives of others. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-09-17
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2007-09-17
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10397-10398)
action_date: 2007-09-17
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H10397-10398)
action_date: 2007-09-17
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 583.
action_date: 2007-09-17
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10397-10400)
action_date: 2007-09-17
text: Mr. Faleomavaega moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2007-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2007-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-27
text: Introduced in House