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Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-hres-1055
Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23]
Introduced: 2008-03-14 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Affirmative action programs
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commemorations
Congressional tributes
Human rights
Minorities
Racial discrimination
Treaties

Summary:
action_date: 2008-03-14
text: 
 Recognizes the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights.
 
Commends the United States for meeting its ICERD reporting obligations.
 
Calls upon the U.S. government to support existing laws and programs aimed at redressing past injustices that have contributed to ongoing racial discrimination and present day disparities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-06-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2008-03-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2008-03-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2008-03-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2008-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-03-14
text: Introduced in House
Expressing support for designation of April 28, 2008, as "National Healthy Schools Day".

Bill: 110-hres-1056
Sponsor: Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5]
Introduced: 2008-03-14 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Child health
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Environmental Protection
Families
Health
Indoor air pollution
School buildings
Special days

Summary:
action_date: 2008-03-14
text: 
Supports the designation of a National Healthy Schools Day.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-03-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2008-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-03-14
text: Introduced in House
Commemorating the 25th anniversary of President Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative speech.

Bill: 110-hres-1057
Sponsor: Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]
Introduced: 2008-03-14 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Anniversaries
Armed Forces and National Security
Ballistic missile defenses
Ex-presidents
Government Operations and Politics
International Affairs
Peace
President and foreign policy
Presidential messages
Reagan Administration

Summary:
action_date: 2008-03-14
text: 
 Recognizes President Ronald Reagan's vision and efforts to promote peace and security. Commemorates the 25th anniversary of his Strategic Defense Initiative speech.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
action_date: 2008-03-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2008-03-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2008-03-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2008-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-03-14
text: Introduced in House
Supporting the designation of Destination ImagiNation Week.

Bill: 110-hres-1058
Sponsor: Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4]
Introduced: 2008-03-14 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Creative thinking
Education
Educational innovations
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Learning
Nonprofit organizations
Secondary education
Social Welfare
Special weeks
Teaching

Summary:
action_date: 2008-03-14
text: 
Supports the designation of Destination ImagiNation Week. (Destination ImagiNation is a nonprofit organization promoting students' development of creativity, teamwork, and problem solving skills.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-03-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2008-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-03-14
text: Introduced in House
Congratulating the Adrian College Bulldogs men's hockey team for winning the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association regular season title and postseason tournament and for having the best first year win-loss record in Division III history.

Bill: 110-hres-1059
Sponsor: Rep. Walberg, Timothy [R-MI-7]
Introduced: 2008-03-14 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Athletes
College sports
Congressional tributes
Education
Higher education
Hockey
Michigan
Sports and Recreation

Summary:
action_date: 2008-03-14
text: 
Congratulates the Adrian College Bulldogs men's hockey team for winning the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association regular season title and post-season tournament and for having the best first year win-loss record in Division III history. 

action_date: 2008-09-26
text: 
Congratulates the Adrian College Bulldogs men's hockey team for winning the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association regular season title and post-season tournament and for having the best first year win-loss record in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III history. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H10117-10118)
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H10117-10118)
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H10117-10118)
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: Committee on Education and Labor discharged.
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: Committee on Education and Labor discharged.
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: Mr. Andrews asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
action_date: 2008-03-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2008-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-03-14
text: Introduced in House
Expressing condolences to the families of the eight people killed and nine people wounded in the library of the Mercaz Harav Yeshiva in Jerusalem's Kiryat Moshe quarter on March 6, 2008.

Bill: 110-hres-1060
Sponsor: Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2008-03-14 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arab-Israeli conflict
Arts, Culture, Religion
Commemorations
Congressional tributes
Crime and Law Enforcement
Israel
Libraries
Middle East and North Africa
Terrorism
Victims of terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2008-03-14
text: 
Expresses condolences to the families of the eight people killed and nine people wounded in the library of the Mercaz Harav Yeshiva in the Kiryat Moshe quarter of Jerusalem on March 6, 2008. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-03-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2008-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-03-14
text: Introduced in House
Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and encouraging people of the United States to pause and remember the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-hres-1061
Sponsor: Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2008-03-31 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Anniversaries
Assassination
Blacks
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil rights workers
Clergy
Congressional tributes
Crime and Law Enforcement
Minorities
Racial discrimination
Religion

Summary:
action_date: 2008-03-31
text: 
Encourages all Americans to: (1) pause and remember the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on the 40th anniversary of his death; (2) commemorate Dr. King's legacy so that, as he hoped, &quot;one day this Nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal&quot;; and (3) remember the message of Dr. King and rededicate themselves to his goal of a free and just United States.

action_date: 2008-04-01
text: 

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

 
Encourages all Americans to: (1) pause and remember the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on the 40th anniversary of his death; (2) commemorate Dr. King's legacy so that, as he hoped, &quot;one day this Nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal&quot;; and (3) remember the message of Dr. King and rededicate themselves to his goal of a free and just United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-01
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-04-01
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1860)
action_date: 2008-04-01
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1860)
action_date: 2008-04-01
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 1061.
action_date: 2008-04-01
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1860-1864)
action_date: 2008-04-01
text: Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
action_date: 2008-03-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2008-03-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-03-31
text: Introduced in House
Expressing support for National Facial Protection Month.

Bill: 110-hres-1062
Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4]
Introduced: 2008-03-31 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Athletes
Commemorations
Dental care
Equipment and supplies
Government Operations and Politics
Head injuries
Health education
Policy sciences
Preventive medicine
Safety measures
Special months
Sports and Recreation
Sports medicine

Summary:
action_date: 2008-03-31
text: 
Expresses support for National Facial Protection Month. 

 Calls for: (1) raising awareness about the importance of using proper dental and facial protection during sporting activities; (2) additional research on the effectiveness of intervention programs to encourage use of helmets, face masks, and mouth guards; and (3) educating athletes about the importance of, and encouraging the use of, protective equipment that meets the standards of the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2008-03-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2008-03-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-03-31
text: Introduced in House
Marking the 225th anniversary of the Treaty of Paris of 1783, which ended the Revolutionary War with the Kingdom of Great Britain and recognized the independence of the United States of America, and acknowledging the shared values and close friendship between the peoples and governments of the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Bill: 110-hres-1063
Sponsor: Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1]
Introduced: 2008-03-31 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Anniversaries
Commemorations
Europe
History
Sovereignty
Treaties
United Kingdom

Summary:
action_date: 2008-03-31
text: 
Marks the 225th anniversary of relations between the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain.

action_date: 2008-06-10
text: 

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

 
Marks the 225th anniversary of relations between the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain.
 
Reaffirms the value of the deep friendship that has developed between our two countries since the signing of the Treaty of Paris.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-06-10
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 0 (Roll no. 394). (text: CR H5139)
action_date: 2008-06-10
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-06-10
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): 414 - 0 (Roll no. 394).(text: CR H5139)
action_date: 2008-06-10
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5172-5173)
action_date: 2008-06-10
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: 2008-06-10
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 1063.
action_date: 2008-06-10
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5139-5141)
action_date: 2008-06-10
text: Mr. Payne moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
action_date: 2008-04-30
text: Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2008-04-30
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2008-03-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2008-03-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-03-31
text: Introduced in House
Recognizing Gordon "Gordie" Howe on the occasion of his 80th birthday, and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-hres-1064
Sponsor: Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11]
Introduced: 2008-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Anniversaries
Athletes
Congressional tributes
Hockey
Michigan
Sports and Recreation

Summary:
action_date: 2008-04-01
text: 
Recognizes: (1) Gordon "Gordie" Howe on the occasion of his 80th birthday; (2) Howe's vast contribution to the sport of ice hockey and the National Hockey League; and (3) Howe as one of the greatest players in the history of ice hockey and American professional sports.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2008-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-04-01
text: Introduced in House
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5501) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-hres-1065
Sponsor: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3]
Introduced: 2008-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: House rules and procedure
International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2008-04-01
text: Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5501) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.
action_date: 2008-04-01
text: 
Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 5501 (Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008). 
 

action_date: 2008-04-02
text: 
Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 5501 (Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008). 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-02
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 192 (Roll no. 155). (text: CR H1894-1895)
action_date: 2008-04-02
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-04-02
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 192 (Roll no. 155).(text: CR H1894-1895)
action_date: 2008-04-02
text: On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 199 (Roll no. 154). (consideration: CR H1903)
action_date: 2008-04-02
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 1065.
action_date: 2008-04-02
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H1894-1902, H1903-1904)
action_date: 2008-04-01
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 198.
action_date: 2008-04-01
text: All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI.
action_date: 2008-04-01
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 110-562, by Mr. McGovern.
action_date: 2008-04-01
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 110-562, by Mr. McGovern.
action_date: 2008-04-01
text: Introduced in House
Electing certain Members to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives.

Bill: 110-hres-1066
Sponsor: Rep. Emanuel, Rahm [D-IL-5]
Introduced: 2008-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional committee membership
Congressional committees (House)
House Financial Services
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2008-04-01
text: 
Elects named Majority Members to the House Committee on Financial Services.

action_date: 2008-04-01
text: 

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

 
Elects named Majority Members to the House Committee on Financial Services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-01
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-04-01
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1867)
action_date: 2008-04-01
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1867)
action_date: 2008-04-01
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H1867)
action_date: 2008-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-04-01
text: Introduced in House
Expressing strong support for Albania, Croatia, and Macedonia to be extended invitations for membership to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization at the April 2008 Bucharest Summit, and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-hres-1070
Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8]
Introduced: 2008-04-01 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Albania
Alliances
Armed Forces and National Security
Collective security
Conferences
Croatia
Democracy
Europe
Government Operations and Politics
Macedonia
NATO countries
Sovereignty
Summit diplomacy

Summary:
action_date: 2008-04-01
text: 
 Recognizes that the political independence and territorial integrity of emerging democracies in southeastern Europe are vital to European peace and security and to U.S. interests. 
 
Supports inviting Albania, Croatia, and Macedonia to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) at the April 2008 NATO Summit in Bucharest, Romania.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-02
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E485)
action_date: 2008-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2008-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-04-01
text: Introduced in House
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4847) to reauthorize the United States Fire Administration, and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-hres-1071
Sponsor: Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13]
Introduced: 2008-04-02 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Emergency Management
House rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2008-04-02
text: Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4847) to reauthorize the United States Fire Administration.
action_date: 2008-04-02
text: 
Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 4847 (United States Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2008). 

action_date: 2008-04-03
text: 
Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 4847 (United States Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2008). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-03
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-04-03
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1977)
action_date: 2008-04-03
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1977)
action_date: 2008-04-03
text: The previous question was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H1979)
action_date: 2008-04-03
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 1071.
action_date: 2008-04-03
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H1977-1979)
action_date: 2008-04-02
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 199.
action_date: 2008-04-02
text: All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Science and Technology now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part A of the report of the committee Rules accompanying this resolution.
action_date: 2008-04-02
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 110-563, by Ms. Sutton.
action_date: 2008-04-02
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 110-563, by Ms. Sutton.
action_date: 2008-04-02
text: Introduced in House
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that Members post on their websites all earmark requests made to the Committee on Appropriations.

Bill: 110-hres-1072
Sponsor: Rep. Boyda, Nancy E. [D-KS-2]
Introduced: 2008-04-02 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Appropriations
Congressional publicity
Congressional reporting requirements
Economics and Public Finance
Government Operations and Politics
House rules and procedure
Legislation
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2008-04-02
text: 
Amends Rule XXIII (Code of Official Conduct) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require any Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner requesting the Committee on Appropriations or any subcommittee to include a congressional earmark in any legislation, related report, or joint statement of managers accompanying a conference report to: (1) include also the proposed recipient, amount requested, the project name, and a project description of the matter that is the subject of that congressional earmark; and (2) post such information on his or her website within 24 hours of making that request.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
action_date: 2008-04-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-04-02
text: Introduced in House