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Honoring the recipients of the El Dorado Promise scholarship.

Bill: 110-hres-1155
Sponsor: Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4]
Introduced: 2008-04-29 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Arkansas
Commerce
Congressional tributes
Corporate philanthropy
Education
Energy
Higher education
Industry-university relations
Petroleum industry
Scholarships

Summary:
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: 
Congratulates the recipients of the El Dorado Promise scholarship for choosing to further their education.
 
Acknowledges the importance of the El Dorado Promise scholarship program in revitalizing southern Arkansas.
 
Recognizes Murphy Oil Corporation for creating and funding the scholarship which enables all eligible high school graduates of the El Dorado Public School District in El Dorado, Arkansas, to attend college.

action_date: 2008-05-06
text: 
Congratulates the recipients of the El Dorado Promise scholarship for choosing to further their education.
 
Acknowledges the importance of the El Dorado Promise scholarship program in revitalizing southern Arkansas.
 
Recognizes the organizations and corporation (Murphy Oil Corporation) involved in the program for their efforts to ensure that all eligible high school graduates of the El Dorado Public School District in El Dorado, Arkansas, are able to attend college.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-05-06
text: On motion to table the motion to reconsider the vote Agreed to by recorded vote: 216 - 180 (Roll no. 266).
action_date: 2008-05-06
text: Mr. Hastings (FL) moved to table the motion to reconsider the vote (consideration: CR H3102)
action_date: 2008-05-06
text: Mr. Tiahrt moved to reconsider the vote.
action_date: 2008-05-06
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 390 - 1 (Roll no. 265). (text: CR 5/5/2008 H3038)
action_date: 2008-05-06
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 390 - 1 (Roll no. 265).(text: CR 5/5/2008 H3038)
action_date: 2008-05-06
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3101-3102)
action_date: 2008-05-05
text: At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Bonner objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
action_date: 2008-05-05
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 1155.
action_date: 2008-05-05
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3038)
action_date: 2008-05-05
text: Mr. Tierney moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Introduced in House
Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 493) to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment.

Bill: 110-hres-1156
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28]
Introduced: 2008-04-29 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
House rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Sets forth the rule for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 493) to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-05-01
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-05-01
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2956)
action_date: 2008-05-01
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2956)
action_date: 2008-05-01
text: On ordering the previous question Agreed to by voice vote. (consideration: CR H2961)
action_date: 2008-05-01
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 1156.
action_date: 2008-05-01
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H2956-2961)
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 211.
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: The resolution makes in order a motion to agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 493. The motion is debatable for one hour, equally divided and controlled.
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 110-612, by Ms. Slaughter.
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 110-612, by Ms. Slaughter.
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Introduced in House
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5522) to require the Secretary of Labor to issue interim and final occupational safety and health standards regarding worker exposure to combustible dust, and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-hres-1157
Sponsor: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3]
Introduced: 2008-04-29 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: House rules and procedure
Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5522) to require the Secretary of Labor to issue interim and final occupational safety and health standards regarding worker exposure to combustible dust.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-30
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-04-30
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 193 (Roll no. 228). (text: CR H2891)
action_date: 2008-04-30
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 193 (Roll no. 228).(text: CR H2891)
action_date: 2008-04-30
text: On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 226 - 194 (Roll no. 227). (consideration: CR H2894, H2907-2908)
action_date: 2008-04-30
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2907-2908)
action_date: 2008-04-30
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H. Res. 1157, the Chair put the question on ordering the previous question and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart demanded the yeas and nays which were ordered and pursuant to the rule, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2008-04-30
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 1157.
action_date: 2008-04-30
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H2891-2894)
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 212.
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. 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 recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill.
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 110-613, by Mr. McGovern.
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 110-613, by Mr. McGovern.
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Introduced in House
Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Ozark National Forest in Arkansas.

Bill: 110-hres-1158
Sponsor: Rep. Boozman, John [R-AR-3]
Introduced: 2008-04-29 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Anniversaries
Arkansas
National forests
Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: 
Recognizes the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Ozark National Forest in Arkansas. 

action_date: 2008-06-09
text: 

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

Recognizes the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Ozark National Forest in Arkansas. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-06-09
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-06-09
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5057)
action_date: 2008-06-09
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5057)
action_date: 2008-06-09
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 1158.
action_date: 2008-06-09
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5057-5059)
action_date: 2008-06-09
text: Mr. Costa moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
action_date: 2008-05-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Introduced in House
Recognizing the historical significance of the United States sloop-of-war Constellation as a surviving witness to the horrors of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and a leading participant in America's effort to end the practice.

Bill: 110-hres-1159
Sponsor: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]
Introduced: 2008-04-29 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Anniversaries
Arts, Culture, Religion
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Historic sites
History
Maryland
Museums
Sailing ships
Slavery
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: 
Expresses support for the USS Constellation, a 153-year-old American warship berthed in Baltimore, Maryland, as an appropriate site for the nation to commemorate the bicentennial of the abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

action_date: 2008-09-09
text: 

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

 
Recognizes the historical and educational significance of the USS Constellation, a 153-year-old American warship berthed in Baltimore, Maryland, as a reminder of both American participation in the slave trade and U.S. efforts to suppress this inhumane practice.
 
Applauds the vessel's preservation and the USS Constellation Museum's efforts regarding this part of our history.
 
Supports the USS Constellation as an appropriate site to commemorate the bicentennial of transatlantic slave trade abolition.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-09-09
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-09-09
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7874)
action_date: 2008-09-09
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7874)
action_date: 2008-09-09
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 1159.
action_date: 2008-09-09
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7874-7876)
action_date: 2008-09-09
text: Ms. Jackson-Lee moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Introduced in House
Congressional Leadership in Communities Resolution of 2008

Bill: 110-hres-1160
Sponsor: Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3]
Introduced: 2008-04-29 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Charities
Congressional allowances
Congressional districts
Congressional office operations
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
Secondary education
Service learning
Social Welfare
Student activities

Summary:
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: 
Congressional Leadership in Communities Resolution of 2008 - Permits Members of the House of Representatives to: (1) sponsor or conduct academic and community service competitions among elementary and secondary school students in their Congressional districts; and (2) allow charitable organizations to use their office facilities in support of charitable or educational purposes, so long as such use does not interfere with regular office operations.
 
Considers amounts Members spend for the academic and community service competitions to be amounts spent in support of their official and representational duties.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Introduced in House
Encouraging State and local governments to establish plastic bag recycling programs.

Bill: 110-hres-1161
Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2008-04-29 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Energy
Energy conservation
Petroleum
Plastics
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Recycling of waste products

Summary:
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: 
Recognizes and supports the expansion of voluntary recycling programs initiated at retail locations throughout the country. 

Commends state and local governments that have taken steps to establish or require plastic bag recycling programs and encourages them to continue to pursue such programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Introduced in House
Supporting the goals and ideas of a National Child Care Worthy Wage Day.

Bill: 110-hres-1162
Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4]
Introduced: 2008-04-29 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Child care workers
Day care
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Families
Preschool education
Special days
Teacher salaries

Summary:
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: 
States that Congress supports the goals and ideas of National Child Care Worthy Wage Day, and urges public officials and the general public to honor early childhood care and education staff and programs in their communities, and to work together to resolve the early childhood care and education staff compensation crisis.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the support and sympathy of the House of Representatives and the people of the United States for the victims of the tragic fire that occurred in Ordway, Colorado, on April 16, 2008.

Bill: 110-hres-1163
Sponsor: Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4]
Introduced: 2008-04-29 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Colorado
Congressional tributes
Crime and Law Enforcement
Emergency Management
Emergency medicine
Federal officials
Fire fighters
Fire prevention
Fires
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Law enforcement officers
Local officials
Medical personnel
Paramedical personnel
Police
Social Welfare
State officials
Volunteer workers

Summary:
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: 
Expresses: (1) condolences to the familes and friends of John Schwartz and Terry Devore, volunteer firefighters who died in the April 15, 2008, fire in Ordway, Colorado; (2) support for all victims and those affected by the fire; and (3) gratitude for the efforts of emergency responders, local, state, and federal officials, health care providers, volunteers, and citizens involved with responding to the fire. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Introduced in House
Expressing support for designation of May 2008 as "National Workforce Development Professionals Month".

Bill: 110-hres-1164
Sponsor: Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-2]
Introduced: 2008-04-29 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Employee training
Labor and Employment
Occupational retraining
Special months

Summary:
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: 
Expresses the House of Representatives' support for designation of a National Workforce Development Professionals Month.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Introduced in House
Honoring the life and accomplishments of the actor Jimmy Stewart and the contributions he made to the Nation on the 100th anniversary of his birth.

Bill: 110-hres-1165
Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2008-04-29 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Air force
Anniversaries
Armed Forces and National Security
Arts, Culture, Religion
Congressional tributes
Entertainers
History
Motion pictures
Officer personnel
Social Welfare
World War II

Summary:
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: 
Honors the life and accomplishments of the late James Maitland &quot;Jimmy&quot; Stewart and the artistic, military, and political contributions he made to the nation on the 100th anniversary of his birth. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Introduced in House
Providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.

Bill: 110-hres-1167
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28]
Introduced: 2008-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Education
Higher education
House rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2008-04-30
text: 
Makes it in order at any time on the legislative day of Thursday, May 1, 2008, for the Speaker of the House of Representatives to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules relating to the following measures: (1) H.R. 5715 (Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008); (2) H.R. 493 (Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008); and (3) a bill to provide for a temporary extension of programs authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-05-01
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-05-01
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 228 - 189 (Roll no. 236). (text: CR H2953)
action_date: 2008-05-01
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 228 - 189 (Roll no. 236).(text: CR H2953)
action_date: 2008-05-01
text: On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 226 - 190 (Roll no. 235). (consideration: CR H2956, H2980-2981)
action_date: 2008-05-01
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2980-2981)
action_date: 2008-05-01
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H. Res. 1167, the Chair put the question on ordering the previous question and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Slaughter demanded the yeas and nays which were ordered and pursuant to the rule, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the resolution until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2008-05-01
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 1167.
action_date: 2008-05-01
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H2953-2956)
action_date: 2008-04-30
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 213.
action_date: 2008-04-30
text: The amendment authorized the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules at any time on the legislative day of May 1, 2008 relating to the following measures: H.R. 5715, H.R. 493, and a bill to provide for a temporary extension of programs authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002.
action_date: 2008-04-30
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 110-614, by Ms. Slaughter.
action_date: 2008-04-30
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 110-614, by Ms. Slaughter.
action_date: 2008-04-30
text: Introduced in House
Congratulating charter schools and their students, parents, teachers, and administrators across the United States for their ongoing contributions to education, and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-hres-1168
Sponsor: Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7]
Introduced: 2008-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Charter schools
Congressional tributes
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Secondary education
Special weeks

Summary:
action_date: 2008-05-01
text: 
Acknowledges and commends charter schools and their students, parents, teachers, and administrators across the country for their ongoing contributions to education and the public school system.
 
Supports the ninth annual National Charter Schools Week.

action_date: 2008-05-06
text: 
Acknowledges and commends charter schools and their students, parents, teachers, and administrators across the country for their ongoing contributions to education and the public school system.
 
Supports the ninth annual National Charter Schools Week.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-05-06
text: On motion to table the motion to reconsider the vote Agreed to by recorded vote: 215 - 182 (Roll no. 264).
action_date: 2008-05-06
text: Mr. Hastings (FL) moved to table the motion to reconsider the vote (consideration: CR H3100-3101)
action_date: 2008-05-06
text: Mr. Carter moved to reconsider the vote.
action_date: 2008-05-06
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 391 - 2, 1 Present (Roll no. 263). (text: CR 5/5/2008 H3036-3037)
action_date: 2008-05-06
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 391 - 2, 1 Present (Roll no. 263).(text: CR 5/5/2008 H3036-3037)
action_date: 2008-05-06
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3100-3101)
action_date: 2008-05-05
text: At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Bonner objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
action_date: 2008-05-05
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 1168.
action_date: 2008-05-05
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3036-3038)
action_date: 2008-05-05
text: Mr. Tierney moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
action_date: 2008-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2008-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-05-01
text: Introduced in House