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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify that the Constitution neither prohibits voluntary prayer nor requires prayer in schools.

Bill: 110-hjres-41
Sponsor: Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3]
Introduced: 2007-03-29 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Constitutional amendments
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Law
Religion
Religion in the public schools
Religious liberty
Student activities

Summary:
action_date: 2007-03-29
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits anything in the Constitution, including amendments, from being construed to prohibit voluntary prayer or require prayer in a public school, or to prohibit voluntary prayer or require prayer at a public school extracurricular activity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-04-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2007-03-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-03-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-03-29
text: Introduced in House
Health Protection Amendment of 2007

Bill: 110-hjres-42
Sponsor: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
Introduced: 2007-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Access to health care
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Constitutional amendments
Law
Preventive medicine

Summary:
action_date: 2007-04-26
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Health Protection Amendment of 2007 - Declares that health care, including care to prevent and treat illness, is the right of all U.S. citizens and necessary to ensure the strength of the nation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2007-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.

Bill: 110-hjres-43
Introduced: 2007-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Debt limit
Public debt

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-17
text: 
Increases the statutory limit on the public debt from $8.965 trillion to $9.815 trillion.

action_date: 2007-05-17
text: 

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

 
Increases the statutory limit on the public debt from $8.965 trillion to $9.815 trillion.

action_date: 2007-09-24
text: 

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

 
Increases the statutory limit on the public debt from $8.965 trillion to $9.815 trillion.

action_date: 2007-09-27
text: 

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

 
Increases the statutory limit on the public debt from $8.965 trillion to $9.815 trillion.

action_date: 2007-09-29
text: 

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

 
Increases the statutory limit on the public debt from $8.965 trillion to $9.815 trillion.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-09-29
text: Became Public Law No: 110-91.
action_date: 2007-09-29
text: Became Public Law No: 110-91.
action_date: 2007-09-29
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2007-09-29
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2007-09-28
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2007-09-28
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2007-09-28
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2007-09-27
text: Cleared for White House.
action_date: 2007-09-27
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 42. Record Vote Number: 354.
action_date: 2007-09-27
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 42. Record Vote Number: 354.
action_date: 2007-09-27
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S12248-12254, S12255)
action_date: 2007-09-26
text: Star Print ordered on the report.
action_date: 2007-09-24
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 384.
action_date: 2007-09-24
text: Committee on Finance. Reported by Senator Baucus without amendment. With written report No. 110-184.
action_date: 2007-09-24
text: Committee on Finance. Reported by Senator Baucus without amendment. With written report No. 110-184.
action_date: 2007-09-12
text: Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2007-05-21
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2007-05-17
text: Pursuant to the provisions of S. Con. Res. 21, H.J. Res. 43 is considered passed House.
action_date: 2007-05-17
text: Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to the provisions of S. Con. Res. 21, H.J. Res. 43 is considered passed House.
action_date: 2007-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-05-17
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 110-91
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill: 110-hjres-45
Sponsor: Rep. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY-20]
Introduced: 2007-06-12 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Balanced budgets
Budget deficits
Congress
Congressional voting
Constitutional amendments
Federal budgets
Government Operations and Politics
Government trust funds
Law
Old age, survivors and disability insurance
Record votes
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2007-06-12
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits outlays for a fiscal year (except those for repayment of debt principal) from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year (except those derived from borrowing) unless Congress, by a three-fifths rollcall vote of each chamber, authorizes a specific excess of outlays over receipts. 
 
Directs the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress annually. 
Authorizes waivers of these provisions when a declaration of war is in effect or under other specified circumstances involving military conflict. 
Requires the appropriate congressional committees to report implementing legislation to achieve a balanced budget without reducing the disbursements of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund to achieve that goal.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-06-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2007-06-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-06-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-06-12
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to deny United States citizenship to individuals born in the United States to parents who are neither United States citizens nor persons who owe permanent allegiance to the United States.

Bill: 110-hjres-46
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2007-06-13 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Allegiance
Citizenship
Constitutional amendments
Families
Government Operations and Politics
Law
Parents

Summary:
action_date: 2007-06-13
text: Constitutional Amendment - States that a person born to a mother and father, neither of whom is a citizen of the United States nor a person who owes permanent allegiance to the United States, shall not be a citizen of the United States or of any state solely by reason of U.S. birth.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-06-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2007-06-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-06-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1279-1280)
action_date: 2007-06-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-06-13
text: Introduced in House
Disapproving the rule submitted to the Congress by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on June 6, 2007, relating to adjustment of the Immigration and Naturalization Benefit Application and Petition Fee Schedule.

Bill: 110-hjres-47
Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16]
Introduced: 2007-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative fees
Administrative procedure
Admission of nonimmigrants
Citizenship
Congress
Congressional veto
Department of Homeland Security
Economics and Public Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Immigrants
Law
Naturalization
Visas

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: 
Disapproves the rule submitted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to the Congress on June 6, 2007, relating to adjustment of the immigration and naturalization benefit application and petition fee schedule, and states that such rule shall have no force or effect.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-08-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the requirement of the approval of a two-thirds majority of the Supreme Court for any pardon or reprieve granted by the President.

Bill: 110-hjres-48
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2007-08-03 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Constitutional amendments
Government Operations and Politics
Judicial review
Law
Pardons
Presidential powers
Supreme Court

Summary:
action_date: 2007-08-03
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Provides that a presidential pardon or reprieve shall become effective only on the review and consent of two-thirds of the Justices of the Supreme Court pursuant to finding that such pardon or reprieve is consistent with the interests of justice and does not undermine the effectiveness, integrity, and impartiality of the federal criminal justice system.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-09-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2007-08-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-08-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-08-03
text: Introduced in House
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services within the Department of Health and Human Services relating a cost limit for providers operated by units of government and other provisions under the Medicaid Program.

Bill: 110-hjres-49
Sponsor: Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30]
Introduced: 2007-09-11 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Congress
Congressional veto
Cost control
Department of Health and Human Services
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Law
Medicaid
Medical fees
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2007-09-11
text: 
Disapproves a specified rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services within the Department of Health and Human Services relating to a cost limit for providers operated by units of government and other provisions under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act.
 
Declares that such rule shall have no force or effect.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-09-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-09-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2007-09-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-09-11
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the contribution of the USO to the morale and welfare of the members of the Armed Forces and their families.

Bill: 110-hjres-50
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]
Introduced: 2007-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Anniversaries
Armed Forces and National Security
Charities
Congressional tributes
Military personnel
Nonprofit organizations
Social Welfare
Volunteer workers

Summary:
action_date: 2007-09-18
text: 
Extends gratitude to the United Services Organization (USO) on its 67th anniversary and recognizes that its work in supporting members of the U.S. Armed Forces is critical to their success and mission. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-09-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2007-09-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-09-18
text: Introduced in House
Disapproving the rule submitted to the Congress by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services requiring certain lawful permanent residents to apply for a new Permanent Resident Card.

Bill: 110-hjres-51
Sponsor: Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2007-09-24 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Aliens
Congress
Congressional veto
Department of Homeland Security
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Immigrants
Law

Summary:
action_date: 2007-09-24
text: 
Disapproves the rule submitted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requiring that aliens lawfully admitted for permanent U.S. residence, and issued a Permanent Resident Card (Form I-551) between 1979 and 1989, apply for a new card during a 120-day filing period. 
 
Provides that such rule shall have no force or effect. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
action_date: 2007-09-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-09-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-09-24
text: Introduced in House
Constitutional War Powers Amendments of 2007

Bill: 110-hjres-53
Sponsor: Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]
Introduced: 2007-09-25 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Americans in foreign countries
Congress
Congress and military policy
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Congressional-executive relations
Declaration of war
Emergency Management
Evacuation of civilians
Expedited congressional procedure
Government Operations and Politics
Injunctions
International Affairs
Iraq compilation
Judicial review
Law
United Nations
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2007-09-25
text: 
Constitutional War Powers Amendments of 2007 - Rewrites the War Powers Resolution. Includes consultation procedures concerning participation in military operations of the United Nations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-09-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2007-09-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2007-09-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2007-09-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10886-10887)
action_date: 2007-09-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-09-25
text: Introduced in House
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services within the Department of Health and Human Services relating to Medicare coverage for the use of erythropoiesis stimulating agents in cancer and related neoplastic conditions.

Bill: 110-hjres-54
Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2007-09-27 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Blood
Cancer
Congress
Congressional veto
Department of Health and Human Services
Government Operations and Politics
Law
Medicare
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2007-09-27
text: 
Disapproves a specified rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to Medicare coverage for the use of erythropoiesis stimulating agents in cancer and related neoplastic conditions.
 
Declares that such rule shall have no force or effect.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-11-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-10-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-09-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2007-09-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2007-09-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2007-09-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-09-27
text: Introduced in House
To disapprove a final rule of the Secretary of Agriculture relating to the importation of cattle and beef.

Bill: 110-hjres-55
Sponsor: Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large]
Introduced: 2007-10-03 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Agriculture in foreign trade
Animals
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Cattle
Congress
Congressional veto
Department of Agriculture
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Import restrictions
Law
Meat

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-03
text: 
Disapproves the rule submitted by the Secretary of Agriculture relating to bovine spongiform encephalopathy, minimal-risk regions, and importation of live bovines and bovine products, and states that such rule shall have no force or effect. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2007-10-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2060)
action_date: 2007-10-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-10-03
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to Congressional succession.

Bill: 110-hjres-57
Sponsor: Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-46]
Introduced: 2007-10-04 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional elections
Constitutional amendments
Death
Government Operations and Politics
House rules and procedure
Law
Members of Congress
Senate rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-04
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Requires the election of an Alternate Representative along with a Representative, selected by him or her, as well as an Alternate Senator along with a Senator, selected by the latter. Provides that upon the death, resignation, expulsion, failure to qualify, or inability to discharge the appropriate powers and duties of a person elected as Representative or Senator, such duties and powers shall be discharged by his or her designated successor as Acting Representative or Acting Senator until the Representative-elect or Senator-elect qualifies or a new Representative or Senator is elected.
 
Authorizes each chamber, in the absence of a quorum for three days or more, to declare all of its members who have not recorded their presence during such period to be unable to discharge the powers and duties of their offices. Requires such powers and duties, in that circumstance, to be discharged by the member's Alternate until such member records his or her presence.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-01-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2007-10-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-10-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-10-04
text: Introduced in House
Expressing support for designation of the month of October 2007 as "Country Music Month" and to honor country music for its long history of supporting America's armed forces and its tremendous impact on national patriotism.

Bill: 110-hjres-58
Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2007-10-16 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Arts, Culture, Religion
Congressional tributes
Government Operations and Politics
Music
Patriotism
Special months

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-16
text: 
Supports the designation of a Country Music Month (October).
 
Honors country music for its long history of supporting America's armed forces and its tremendous impact on national patriotism.

action_date: 2007-10-30
text: 

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

 
Supports the designation of a Country Music Month (October).
 
Honors country music for its long history of supporting America's armed forces and its tremendous impact on national patriotism.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-11-01
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-10-30
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2007-10-30
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 398 - 0 (Roll no. 1015). (text: CR 10/29/2007 H12108)
action_date: 2007-10-30
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 398 - 0 (Roll no. 1015).(text: CR 10/29/2007 H12108)
action_date: 2007-10-30
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H12169)
action_date: 2007-10-29
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: 2007-10-29
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.J. Res. 58.
action_date: 2007-10-29
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H12107-12109)
action_date: 2007-10-29
text: Mr. Hinojosa moved to suspend the rules and pass the resolution.
action_date: 2007-10-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2007-10-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-10-16
text: Introduced in House
Granting the consent of Congress to the International Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding.

Bill: 110-hjres-59
Sponsor: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]
Introduced: 2007-10-17 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Canada
Connecticut
Disaster relief
Government Operations and Politics
International Affairs
International cooperation
Interstate compacts
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Treaties
Vermont

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-17
text: 
Consents to the International Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding entered into between Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut and the Provinces of Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2007-10-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-10-17
text: Introduced in House