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Regarding consent to assemble outside the seat of government.

Bill: 110-hconres-1
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28]
Introduced: 2007-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional sessions

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: 
Authorizes the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of the Senate, or their respective designees, to notify the Members of the House and the Senate, respectively, to assemble at a place outside the District of Columbia whenever, in their opinion, the public interest shall warrant it. 

action_date: 2007-01-04
text: 

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

 
Authorizes the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of the Senate, or their respective designees, to notify the Members of the House and the Senate, respectively, to assemble at a place outside the District of Columbia whenever, in their opinion, the public interest shall warrant it. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-08
text: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H40)
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H40)
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H40)
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the Congress that children in the United States should understand and appreciate the contributions of individuals from the territories of the United States and the contributions of such individuals in United States history.

Bill: 110-hconres-2
Sponsor: Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large]
Introduced: 2007-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: American Samoa
Arts, Culture, Religion
Curricula
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Families
Government Operations and Politics
Guam
History
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
Secondary education
Teaching
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: 
Expresses the sense of the Congress that schools in the United States should honor the contributions of individuals from Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands by including such contributions in the teaching of U.S. history.

action_date: 2008-06-23
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that children in the United States should understand and appreciate the contributions of individuals from Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands to the culture and history of this country. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-06-24
text: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2008-06-23
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-06-23
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5838)
action_date: 2008-06-23
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5838)
action_date: 2008-06-23
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 2.
action_date: 2008-06-23
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5838-5841)
action_date: 2008-06-23
text: Mr. Sarbanes moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue commemorative postage stamps honoring Americans who have distinguished themselves by their service in the armed forces of the United States.

Bill: 110-hconres-3
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2007-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Air force
Armed Forces and National Security
Coast guard
Government Operations and Politics
Marines
Military personnel
Navy
Postage stamps

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) commemorative postage stamps should be issued by the United States Postal Service honoring Americans who distinguished themselves by their service in the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, respectively; and (2) the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such stamps be issued.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Urging increased Federal funding for juvenile (Type 1) diabetes research.

Bill: 110-hconres-4
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29]
Introduced: 2007-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Diabetes
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Federal aid to research
Medical research
Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: 
Declares that federal funding for diabetes research should be increased in accordance with the recommendations of the Diabetes Research Working Group so that a cure for juvenile diabetes can be found. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of Buckley v. Valeo.

Bill: 110-hconres-6
Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Introduced: 2007-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Campaign funds
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Constitutional law
Freedom of association
Freedom of speech
Government Operations and Politics
Government ethics
Public corruption
Supreme Court
Supreme Court decisions

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of 
Buckley v. Valeo
 because the decision failed to recognize: (1) that the unlimited spending of large amounts of money on elections has a corrosive effect on the electoral process not simply because of direct transactions between those who give large amounts of money and candidates and elected officials but because the presence of unlimited amounts of money corrupts the process on a more fundamental level; and (2) other legitimate state interests which justify limiting money in campaigns, including the need to preserve the integrity of our republican form of government, restore public confidence in government, and ensure all citizens a more equal opportunity to participate in the political process.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-04
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H11302)
action_date: 2007-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring victims of HIV/AIDS and recognizing the struggle to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS in the United States and throughout the world.

Bill: 110-hconres-8
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2007-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: AIDS (Disease)
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Human immunodeficiency viruses
Postage stamps
Preventive medicine
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: 
Calls for the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee to recommend, and the United States Postal Service to issue, a commemorative postage stamp honoring victims of HIV/AIDS and recognizing the struggle to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS in the United States and throughout the world.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring former Representative Shirley Chisholm, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.

Bill: 110-hconres-9
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2007-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Blacks
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil rights workers
Congress
Election candidates
Ex-Members of Congress
Government Operations and Politics
House of Representatives
Minorities
Minorities in government
New York State
Postage stamps
Presidential elections
Women
Women in government

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the U.S. Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring former Representative Shirley Chisholm; and (2) the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the tax give away since 2001 to the wealthiest 5 percent of Americans should be repealed and those monies instead invested in vital programs to relieve the growing burden on the working poor and to alleviate poverty in America.

Bill: 110-hconres-10
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2007-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax
Poverty
Social Welfare
Tax incidence
Tax rates
Working poor

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that the portion of tax cuts enacted in or after 2001 that benefits the wealthiest 5% of Americans should be repealed and the revenues from such repeal should be used to alleviate poverty in the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-04-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4200)
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Entitled the "English Plus Resolution".

Bill: 110-hconres-11
Sponsor: Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2007-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Alaska
Arts, Culture, Religion
Bilingualism
Education
Elementary and secondary education
English language
Hawaiians
Indian education
Indigenous peoples
Information technology
Language and languages
Minorities
Native Americans
Pluralism (Social sciences)
Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: 
Declares that the U.S. Government should pursue English-plus policies that: (1) encourage all residents of this country to become fully proficient in English by expanding educational opportunities and access to information technologies; (2) conserve and develop the Nation's linguistic resources by encouraging all residents of this country to learn or maintain skills in languages other than English; (3) assist Native Americans, Native Alaskans, Native Hawaiians, and other peoples indigenous to the United States in their efforts to prevent the extinction of their languages and cultures; (4) continue to provide services in languages other than English as needed to facilitate access to essential functions of government, promote public health and safety, ensure due process, promote equal educational opportunity, and protect fundamental rights; and (5) recognize the importance of multilingualism to vital American interests and individual rights, and oppose English-only measures and other restrictionist language measures.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in the United States Capitol.

Bill: 110-hconres-12
Sponsor: Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2007-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Bible
Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
Church and state
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Ethics
Government Operations and Politics
Religion
Religious liberty
Signs and symbols

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: 
States that the Ten Commandments are a declaration of the fundamental principles that are the cornerstone of a fair and just society. Requires a copy of them to be prominently displayed in the U.S. Capitol at such place and in such manner as the Architect of the Capitol shall designate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E22-23)
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the need to prevent the closure or consolidation of post offices.

Bill: 110-hconres-13
Sponsor: Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8]
Introduced: 2007-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Housing and Community Development
Postal facilities
Postal service
Small towns
Urban affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States Postal Service: (1) should provide a maximum degree of effective and regular postal services to all communities, including rural areas and small towns where post offices may not be self-sustaining; and (2) should take all necessary steps to ensure that post offices are not closed or consolidated.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
Expressing that Congress has the sole and exclusive power to declare war.

Bill: 110-hconres-14
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2007-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congress
Congress and military policy
Congressional powers
Congressional-executive relations
Constitutional law
Declaration of war
Government Operations and Politics
Law
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: 
 States that pursuant to section 8 of article I of the Constitution of the United States, Congress has the sole and exclusive power to declare war.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of Iraq should not grant blanket amnesty to persons known to have attacked, killed, or wounded members of the United States Armed Forces in Iraq.

Bill: 110-hconres-15
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2007-01-05 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Amnesties
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed forces abroad
Bridges
Building construction
Crime and Law Enforcement
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Health
Highway maintenance
Hospitals
Infrastructure
Insurgency
Iraq
Iraq compilation
Middle East and North Africa
Military civic action
Military occupation
School buildings
Transportation and Public Works
War casualties

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the government of Iraq should not grant blanket amnesty to persons known to have attacked, wounded, or killed members of the U.S. Armed Forces; (2) the President should immediately notify the Iraq government that the United States strongly opposes such amnesty; and (3) the government of Iraq should be encouraged to inform and educate the Iraqi people about the civic-minded and selfless nature of American military personnel serving in Iraq who have risked their lives to secure a future of peace and freedom for the men, women, and children of Iraq.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-03-20
text: Committee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2007-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia .
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
Congratulating Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller for becoming the first democratically-elected female Prime Minister of Jamaica and the first female Jamaican head of state.

Bill: 110-hconres-16
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2007-01-05 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Caribbean area
Commemorations
Congressional tributes
Democracy
Foreign leaders
Government Operations and Politics
Jamaica
Latin America
Women
Women in government

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: 
Congratulates Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller for becoming the first democratically-elected female Prime Minister of Jamaica and the first female Jamaican head of state.
 
 Commends the people of Jamaica for this benchmark for women, for democracy, and for a diverse and prosperous nation, and encourages further progress by Jamaican women to be successful leaders and policymakers. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that the people of the United States should grieve for the loss of life that defined the Third Reich and celebrate the continued education efforts for tolerance and justice, reaffirming the commitment of the United States to the fight against intolerance and prejudice in any form, and honoring the legacy of transparent procedure, government accountability, the rule of law, the pursuit of justice, and the struggle for universal freedom and human rights.

Bill: 110-hconres-17
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2007-01-05 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commemorations
Congressional tributes
Crime and Law Enforcement
Equality before the law
Europe
Germany
Government Operations and Politics
Government ethics
History
Human rights
Jewish holocaust (1939-1945)
Minorities
Nazism
Pluralism (Social sciences)
Prejudice
Racism
Rule of law
Victims of crimes
War crimes
World War II

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that the people of the United States should grieve for the loss of life that defined the Third Reich and celebrate the continued education efforts for tolerance and justice.
 
 States that: (1) the United States reaffirms its commitment to the fight against intolerance and prejudice; (2) Congress urges all members of the international community to honor those individuals of all races, creeds, and colors who were killed by the Nazis; and (3) the United States honors the primacy of transparent procedure, government accountability, the rule of law, the pursuit of justice, and the struggle for universal freedom and human rights. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight.
action_date: 2007-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of George Thomas "Mickey" Leland.

Bill: 110-hconres-18
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2007-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Congress
Ex-Members of Congress
Food relief
Government Operations and Politics
Hunger
International Affairs
International relief
Postage stamps
Texas

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of George Thomas &quot;Mickey&quot; Leland; and (2) the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
Affirming the sense of Congress regarding the obligation of the United States to improve the lives of the 36,950,000 Americans living in poverty and the 15,928,000 of those who live in extreme poverty.

Bill: 110-hconres-19
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2007-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Poverty

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: 
Declares that it is the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States has an obligation to improve the lives of the 36.95 million Americans living in poverty and the 15.928 million of those who live in extreme poverty; and (2) the President should immediately present to Congress a comprehensive plan to eradicate poverty by 2015.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-04-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4200)
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should provide notice of withdrawal of the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Bill: 110-hconres-22
Sponsor: Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2007-01-10 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Canada
Customs unions
Free trade
International Affairs
Latin America
Mexico
North America
Trade agreements

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-10
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should provide notice of the withdrawal of the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2007-01-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-01-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-10
text: Introduced in House