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A resolution commending the City of Fayetteville, North Carolina for holding a 3-day celebration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of the Marquis de Lafayette, and recognizing that the City of Fayetteville is where North Carolina celebrates the birthday of the Marquis de Lafayette.

Bill: 110-sres-298
Sponsor: Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC]
Introduced: 2007-08-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: American Revolution
Anniversaries
Congressional tributes
Europe
France
History
North Carolina
Urban affairs
Urban areas

Summary:
action_date: 2007-08-02
text: 
Commends the City of Fayetteville, North Carolina, for holding a three-day celebration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of the Marquis de Lafayette. 

action_date: 2007-08-02
text: 

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

Commends the City of Fayetteville, North Carolina, for holding a three-day celebration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of the Marquis de Lafayette. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-08-02
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10840-10841; text as passed Senate: CR S10841; text of measure as introduced: CR S10823-10824)
action_date: 2007-08-02
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 S10840-10841; text as passed Senate: CR S10841; text of measure as introduced: CR S10823-10824)
action_date: 2007-08-02
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution recognizing the religious and historical significance of the festival of Diwali.

Bill: 110-sres-299
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2007-08-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Asian American ethnic groups
Asians
Hinduism
Holidays
India
Religion
South Asia

Summary:
action_date: 2007-08-03
text: 
Recognizes the religious and historical significance of Diwali, an annual festival celebrated by many South Asians that is particularly significant to Hindus, Sikhs, and Jains.

Requests the President to issue a proclamation recognizing Diwali.

action_date: 2007-11-14
text: 

 
Recognizes the religious and historical significance of Diwali, an annual festival celebrated by many South Asians that is particularly significant to Hindus, Sikhs, and Jains.
 
Expresses the deepest respect of the Senate, in observance of Diwali, the festival of lights, for Indian Americans and the Indian diaspora throughout the world on this significant occasion.
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-11-14
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text as passed Senate: CR S14417)
action_date: 2007-11-14
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text as passed Senate: CR S14417)
action_date: 2007-11-14
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
action_date: 2007-11-14
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S14416-14417)
action_date: 2007-11-14
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S14416-14417)
action_date: 2007-08-03
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10937)
action_date: 2007-08-03
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) should stop the utilization of materials that violate provisions of the United Nations-brokered Interim Agreement between FYROM and Greece regarding "hostile activities or propaganda" and should work with the United Nations and Greece to achieve longstanding United States and United Nations policy goals of finding a mutually-acceptable official name for FYROM.

Bill: 110-sres-300
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2007-08-03 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Education
Elementary and secondary education
Europe
Government Operations and Politics
Greece
International propaganda
Macedonia
Maps
Names
Sovereignty
Teaching materials
Textbooks
Treaties
United Nations
Violence
Yugoslavia

Summary:
action_date: 2007-08-03
text: 
Urges the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) to: (1) observe its obligations under the 1995 Interim Accord to prohibit hostile activities or propaganda by state-controlled agencies and to discourage acts by private entities likely to incite violence or hatred, and to review textbooks, maps, and teaching aids to ensure their information's accuracy; and (2) work with Greece within the U.N. process to achieve longstanding U.S. and U.N. goals by reaching a mutually-acceptable official name for FYROM. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-08-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10937)
action_date: 2007-08-03
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School, one of the most significant events in the American civil rights movement.

Bill: 110-sres-301
Sponsor: Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]
Introduced: 2007-08-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Anniversaries
Arkansas
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congressional tributes
Desegregation in education
Education
Elementary and secondary education

Summary:
action_date: 2007-08-03
text: 
 Recognizes the extraordinary bravery and courage of the Little Rock Nine (the first African-American students at Little Rock Central High School).
 
 Commemorates the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School.
 
 Encourages all people of the United States to reflect on the importance of this event and acknowledges that continued efforts and resources should be directed to enable all children to achieve equal opportunity in education in the United States.

action_date: 2007-09-07
text: 

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

 
Recognizes the extraordinary bravery and courage of the Little Rock Nine, who helped expand opportunity and equality in public education in Arkansas and throughout the United States by becoming the first African-American students at Little Rock Central High School.
 
 Commemorates the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School.
 
 Encourages all people of the United States to reflect on the importance of this event and acknowledges that continued efforts and resources should be directed to enable all children to achieve equal opportunity in education in the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-09-07
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11278-11279; text as passed Senate: CR S11279)
action_date: 2007-09-07
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11278-11279; text as passed Senate: CR S11279)
action_date: 2007-09-06
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 346.
action_date: 2007-09-06
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
action_date: 2007-09-06
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
action_date: 2007-09-06
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2007-08-03
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10937-10938)
action_date: 2007-08-03
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution censuring the President and Vice President.

Bill: 110-sres-302
Sponsor: Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI]
Introduced: 2007-08-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Bush (George W.) Administration
Insurgency
International Affairs
Iraq
Iraq compilation
Middle East and North Africa
Military operations
Military strategy
Misconduct in office
President and foreign policy
President as Commander-in-Chief
Presidential ethics
Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2007-08-03
text: 
Censures President George W. Bush and Vice President Richard B. Cheney for conduct and statements concerning the war in Iraq, including statements to the American people about the insurgency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-08-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10938-10939)
action_date: 2007-08-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10939-10940)
action_date: 2007-08-03
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution censuring the President and the Attorney General.

Bill: 110-sres-303
Sponsor: Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI]
Introduced: 2007-08-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Attorneys general
Bush (George W.) Administration
Cabinet officers
Department of Justice
Government ethics
International Affairs
Law
Misconduct in office
Presidential ethics
Rule of law
Separation of powers
Treaties

Summary:
action_date: 2007-08-03
text: 
Censures President George W. Bush and Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and condemns them for: (1) undermining the rule of law and the separation of powers; (2) disregarding statutes, treaties, and the Constitution; and (3) repeatedly misleading the American people.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-08-03
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10940-10943)
action_date: 2007-08-03
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution congratulating Charles Simic on being named the 15th Poet Laureate of the United States of America by the Library of Congress.

Bill: 110-sres-304
Sponsor: Sen. Sununu, John E. [R-NH]
Introduced: 2007-08-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Arts, Culture, Religion
Authors and authorship
Congress
Congressional agencies
Congressional tributes
Federal libraries
Library of Congress
Poetry

Summary:
action_date: 2007-08-03
text: 
Congratulates Charles Simic for being named the 15th Poet Laureate by the Library of Congress.

action_date: 2007-08-03
text: 

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

 
Congratulates Charles Simic for being named the 15th Poet Laureate by the Library of Congress. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-08-03
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10986; text as passed Senate: CR S10986; text of measure as introduced: CR S10943)
action_date: 2007-08-03
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 S10986; text as passed Senate: CR S10986; text of measure as introduced: CR S10943)
action_date: 2007-08-03
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the Medicare national coverage determination on the treatment of anemia in cancer patients.

Bill: 110-sres-305
Sponsor: Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA]
Introduced: 2007-08-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Blood
Blood diseases
Cancer
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Medicare
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2007-08-03
text: 
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should: (1) begin an immediate reconsideration of the final National Coverage Determination on the Use of Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents in Cancer and Related Neoplastic Conditions (CAG-000383N); (2) consult with members of the clinical oncology community to determine appropriate revisions to it: and (3) implement such revisions as soon as feasible, and brief Congress in advance of announcing such changes.

action_date: 2007-09-04
text: 

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

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should: (1) begin an immediate reconsideration of the final National Coverage Determination on the Use of Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents in Cancer and Related Neoplastic Conditions (CAG-000383N); (2) consult with members of the clinical oncology community to determine appropriate revisions to it: and (3) implement such revisions as soon as feasible, and brief Congress in advance of announcing such changes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-09-04
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S11080-11081)
action_date: 2007-09-04
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S11080-11081)
action_date: 2007-09-04
text: Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11080-11081)
action_date: 2007-09-04
text: Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11080-11081)
action_date: 2007-08-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10943-10944)
action_date: 2007-08-03
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution concerning the return of Senator Tim Johnson.

Bill: 110-sres-306
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2007-09-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Members of Congress
Senate
South Dakota

Summary:
action_date: 2007-09-05
text: 
Declares that as Senator Tim Johnson returns to the Senate, his fellow Members of the Senate extend their warmest welcome and express their personal happiness at his return, and offer their very best wishes for his continued good health.
 

action_date: 2007-09-05
text: 

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

 
Declares that as Senator Tim Johnson returns to the Senate, his fellow Members of the Senate extend their warmest welcome and express their personal happiness at his return, and offer their very best wishes for his continued good health.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-09-05
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11095-11097; text as passed Senate: CR S11095; text of measure as introduced: CR S11119)
action_date: 2007-09-05
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 S11095-11097; text as passed Senate: CR S11095; text of measure as introduced: CR S11119)
action_date: 2007-09-05
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution supporting efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research.

Bill: 110-sres-307
Sponsor: Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]
Introduced: 2007-09-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Chemotherapy
Child health
Clinical trials
Curricula
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Families
Federal aid to research
Health education
Higher education
Medical education
Medical research
Pain
Pharmaceutical research
Preventive medicine
Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2007-09-05
text: 
Calls for Congress to support: (1) efforts to promote awareness about the incidence, symptoms, and options for treatment of, and long-term follow-up for, cancer among children; (2) increased investment in childhood cancer research; (3) incentives to encourage medical trainees and investigators to enter the field of pediatric oncology; (4) incentives to encourage the development of drugs and biologics designed to treat pediatric cancers; (5) policies that encourage participation in clinical trials; (6) medical education curricula designed to improve pain management for cancer patients; and (7) enhanced education, services, and other resources related to late effects from treatment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-09-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11119)
action_date: 2007-09-05
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution congratulating the Warner Robins American Little League team of Warner Robins, Georgia, for winning the championship game of the Little League World Series.

Bill: 110-sres-308
Sponsor: Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA]
Introduced: 2007-09-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Athletes
Baseball
Congressional tributes
Families
Georgia
Sports and Recreation
Sports personnel

Summary:
action_date: 2007-09-05
text: 
Congratulates the Warner Robins American Little League team on winning the 61st annual Little League Baseball World Series.

Commends Little League Baseball for continuing the tradition of encouraging the development of sportsmanship and confidence in youth by sponsoring world-class baseball. 

action_date: 2007-09-05
text: 

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

Congratulates the Warner Robins American Little League team on winning the 61st annual Little League Baseball World Series.

Commends Little League Baseball for continuing the tradition of encouraging the development of sportsmanship and confidence in youth by sponsoring world-class baseball. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-09-05
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11125-11126; text as passed Senate: CR S11126; text of measure as introduced: CR S11120)
action_date: 2007-09-05
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 S11125-11126; text as passed Senate: CR S11126; text of measure as introduced: CR S11120)
action_date: 2007-09-05
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution commending the Appalachian State University Mountaineers of Boone, North Carolina, for pulling off one of the greatest upsets in college football history.

Bill: 110-sres-309
Sponsor: Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC]
Introduced: 2007-09-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Athletes
College sports
Congressional tributes
Education
Football
Higher education
North Carolina
Sports and Recreation
Sports personnel

Summary:
action_date: 2007-09-06
text: 
Commends the Appalachian State University Mountaineers football team for its upset over the University of Michigan Wolverines.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-09-06
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11218-11219)
action_date: 2007-09-06
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution commending the city of Lafayette, Louisiana, for engaging in a year-long celebration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert Du Motier, commonly known as the Marquis de Lafayette.

Bill: 110-sres-310
Sponsor: Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA]
Introduced: 2007-09-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: American Revolution
Anniversaries
Congressional tributes
Europe
France
History
Louisiana
Urban affairs
Urban areas

Summary:
action_date: 2007-09-07
text: 
Honors the Marquis de Lafayette on the 250th anniversary of his birth and commends the city of Lafayette, Louisiana, for engaging in a year-long celebration of such anniversary.

action_date: 2007-09-07
text: 

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

Honors the Marquis de Lafayette on the 250th anniversary of his birth and commends the city of Lafayette, Louisiana, for engaging in a year-long celebration of such anniversary.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-09-07
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11280; text as passed Senate: CR S11280; text of measure as introduced: CR S11270)
action_date: 2007-09-07
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 S11280; text as passed Senate: CR S11280; text of measure as introduced: CR S11270)
action_date: 2007-09-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.

Bill: 110-sres-311
Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Introduced: 2007-09-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Health
Health education
Ovarian cancer
Preventive medicine
Special months
Women

Summary:
action_date: 2007-09-07
text: 
Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.

action_date: 2007-09-07
text: 

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

 
Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-09-07
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11280-11281; text as passed Senate: CR S11281; text of measure as introduced: CR S11271)
action_date: 2007-09-07
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 S11280-11281; text as passed Senate: CR S11281; text of measure as introduced: CR S11271)
action_date: 2007-09-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution honoring the sacrifice and courage of the 6 miners who were trapped, the 3 rescue workers who were killed, and the many others who were injured in the Crandall Canyon mine disaster in Utah, and recognizing the community and the rescue crews for their outstanding efforts in the aftermath of the tragedies.

Bill: 110-sres-312
Sponsor: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]
Introduced: 2007-09-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Coal
Commerce
Congressional tributes
Emergency Management
Energy
Mine safety
Miners
Rescue work
Social Welfare
Utah
Volunteer workers

Summary:
action_date: 2007-09-10
text: 
Honors: (1) Kerry Allred, Don Erickson, Luis Hernandez, Carlos Payan, Brandon Phillips, Manuel Sanchez, Dale &quot;Bird&quot; Black, Gary Jensen, and Brandon Kimber for their sacrifice in the Crandall Canyon, Utah, coal mine; (2) the volunteers who participated in the rescue efforts and provided support for the miners' families during the rescue operations; and (3) the contribution of coal mines and coal-mining families to America's heritage.

action_date: 2007-09-10
text: 

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

Honors: (1) Kerry Allred, Don Erickson, Luis Hernandez, Carlos Payan, Brandon Phillips, Manuel Sanchez, Dale &quot;Bird&quot; Black, Gary Jensen, and Brandon Kimber for their sacrifice in the Crandall Canyon, Utah, coal mine; (2) the volunteers who participated in the rescue efforts and provided support for the miners' families during the rescue operations; and (3) the contribution of coal mines and coal-mining families to America's heritage.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-09-10
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11302-11304; text as passed Senate: CR S11302; text of measure as introduced: CR S11330-11331)
action_date: 2007-09-10
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 S11302-11304; text as passed Senate: CR S11302; text of measure as introduced: CR S11330-11331)
action_date: 2007-09-10
text: Introduced in Senate