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Expressing the commitment of Congress to continue to make it a priority to fight anti-Semitism and to promote tolerance at home and abroad.

Bill: 110-hjres-84
Sponsor: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18]
Introduced: 2008-05-14 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Antisemitism
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Conferences
Government Operations and Politics
Israel
Middle East and North Africa
Religion
Religious liberty
United Nations
United Nations finances
United Nations officials

Summary:
action_date: 2008-05-14
text: 
 Expresses the commitment of Congress to make it a priority to fight anti-Semitism and to promote tolerance at home and abroad.
 
 States that it shall be U.S. policy to consider whether a foreign government actively or passively foments anti-Semitism when evaluating bilateral relationships.
 
Condemns the continuing anti-Israel and anti-Semitic activities and rhetoric at the United Nations.
 
Calls on: (1) the President to use U.S. influence to prevent the use of the United Nations regular budget to support the planned 2009 Durban Review Conference; and (2) the Secretary General of the United Nations to officially and publicly condemn any anti-Semitic statements made at U.N. meetings.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-05-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2008-05-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-05-14
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the disfavor of the Congress regarding the proposed agreement for cooperation.

Bill: 110-hjres-85
Sponsor: Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2008-05-14 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congress
Congress and foreign policy
Congressional oversight
Congressional veto
Energy
Government Operations and Politics
International cooperation
Nuclear energy
President and foreign policy
Russia
Treaties

Summary:
action_date: 2008-05-14
text: 
Expresses congressional disfavor of the proposed agreement for cooperation (concerning civilian nuclear cooperation with the Russian Federation) transmitted to the Congress by the President on May 13, 2008.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-05-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2008-05-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-05-14
text: Introduced in House
Recognizing the efforts of the Ohio Department of Mental Health and the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services to address the stigma associated with mental health and substance use disorders.

Bill: 110-hjres-86
Sponsor: Rep. Space, Zachary T. [D-OH-18]
Introduced: 2008-05-21 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug abuse
Drug abuse treatment
Government Operations and Politics
Health education
Health services administration
Mental health services
Mental illness
Ohio

Summary:
action_date: 2008-05-21
text: 
Recognizes the efforts of the Ohio Department of Mental Health and the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services to decrease the stigma associated with mental health and substance use disorders through the &quot;Think Outside the Stigma&quot; campaign.

Encourages every American to work toward overcoming the stigma associated with such disorders.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-05-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1055)
action_date: 2008-05-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2008-05-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-05-21
text: Introduced in House
Limiting the issuance of a letter of offer with respect to a certain proposed sale of defense articles and defense services to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Bill: 110-hjres-87
Sponsor: Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2008-05-21 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Arms sales
Energy
Energy supplies
Export controls
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Middle East and North Africa
Petroleum
Saudi Arabia

Summary:
action_date: 2008-05-21
text: 
Prohibits issuance of a letter of offer respecting specified proposed sales of defense articles and services to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia unless such country: (1) increases its oil production, within 30 days of the enactment of this joint resolution, by one million barrels of oil per day in excess of its oil production as of January 1, 2008; and (2) maintains such increased oil production for at least 90 days after such increased oil production is reached.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-05-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2008-05-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-05-21
text: Introduced in House
Amending the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to reinsert the trade title contained in the conference report to accompany H.R. 2419 of the 110th Congress (Report 110-627).

Bill: 110-hjres-88
Sponsor: Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]
Introduced: 2008-05-22 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Agriculture in foreign trade
Child labor
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commerce
Developing countries
Economic assistance
Export finance
Exports
Families
Food relief
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign trade promotion
Human rights
Import restrictions
Imports
Labor and Employment
Lumber trade

Summary:
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: 
Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to reinsert the trade title contained in the conference report to accompany H.R. 2419 of the 110th Congress (Report 110-627). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.

Bill: 110-hjres-89
Sponsor: Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10]
Introduced: 2008-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Constitutional amendments
Homosexuality
Law
Marriage

Summary:
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Marriage Protection Amendment - Defines marriage in the United States as consisting only of the union of a man and a woman. Prohibits either the U.S. Constitution or the constitution of any state from being construed to require that marriage or the legal incidents of marriage be conferred upon any other union.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Commending the Barter Theatre on the occasion of its 75th anniversary.

Bill: 110-hjres-90
Sponsor: Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9]
Introduced: 2008-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Anniversaries
Arts, Culture, Religion
Congressional tributes
Theater
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2008-06-04
text: 
Commends and congratulates Barter Theatre (Abingdon, Virginia) on the occasion of its 75th anniversary. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-06-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1170)
action_date: 2008-06-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2008-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-06-04
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should sign the Declaration of the Oslo Conference on Cluster Munitions and future instruments banning cluster munitions that cause unacceptable harm to civilians.

Bill: 110-hjres-91
Sponsor: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3]
Introduced: 2008-06-05 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Arms control agreements
Bombs

Summary:
action_date: 2008-06-05
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should: (1) embrace efforts to protect innocent citizens [
sic
] from cluster munitions; and (2) sign the Convention on Cluster Munitions when it opens for signature in December 2008.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-06-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2008-06-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-06-05
text: Introduced in House
Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.

Bill: 110-hjres-92
Introduced: 2008-06-05 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Debt limit
Public debt

Summary:
action_date: 2008-06-05
text: 
Increases the statutory limit on the public debt from $9.815 trillion to $10.615 trillion. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-06-06
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 770.
action_date: 2008-06-05
text: Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2008-06-05
text: Pursuant to the provisions of S. Con. Res. 70, H.J. Res. 92 is considered passed House.
action_date: 2008-06-05
text: Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to the provisions of S. Con. Res. 70, H.J. Res. 92 is considered passed House.
action_date: 2008-06-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-06-05
text: Introduced in House
Whereas there is no greater expression of freedom and liberty than the defense of the God-given right of an individual to hold, possess, and use private property.

Bill: 110-hjres-94
Sponsor: Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10]
Introduced: 2008-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Eminent domain
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Right of property

Summary:
action_date: 2008-06-23
text: 

 

 
Declares that all U.S. citizens should remain secure in the possession of private property and no court, legislature, or executive shall, by predatory law or tyrannical force, obtain the property of any U.S. citizen for the benefit of another private citizen or corporation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2008-06-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5862)
action_date: 2008-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Providing for the disapproval of the Congress of the proposed agreement for cooperation between the United States and the Russian Federation pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.

Bill: 110-hjres-95
Sponsor: Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28]
Introduced: 2008-06-24 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congress
Congress and foreign policy
Congressional oversight
Congressional veto
Energy
Government Operations and Politics
International cooperation
Nuclear energy
President and foreign policy
Russia
Treaties

Summary:
action_date: 2008-06-24
text: 
Expresses congressional disfavor of the proposed agreement for cooperation (concerning civilian nuclear cooperation with the Russian Federation) transmitted to the Congress by the President on May 13, 2008.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2008-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-06-24
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child.

Bill: 110-hjres-96
Sponsor: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]
Introduced: 2008-06-26 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Capital punishment
Child sexual abuse
Constitutional amendments
Families
Law
Punishment
Rape
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Women

Summary:
action_date: 2008-06-26
text: 

Constitutional Amendment
 - Declares that the death penalty for the forcible rape of a child under age 12 does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-06-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2008-06-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-06-26
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights.

Bill: 110-hjres-97
Sponsor: Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2]
Introduced: 2008-06-26 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Constitutional amendments
International Affairs
International law
Law
Parent and child
Treaties

Summary:
action_date: 2008-06-26
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - States that the liberty of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children is a fundamental right.

States that neither the United States nor any state shall infringe upon this right without demonstrating that its governmental interest as applied to the person is of the highest order and not otherwise served.

Provides that no treaty may be adopted nor shall any source of international law be employed to supersede, modify, interpret, or apply to the rights guaranteed by this amendment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2008-06-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2008-06-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-06-26
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of times Senators and Representatives may be elected.

Bill: 110-hjres-98
Sponsor: Rep. Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [R-NY-29]
Introduced: 2008-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional elections
Congressional terms of office
Constitutional amendments
Government Operations and Politics
Law
Term limits

Summary:
action_date: 2008-09-18
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Limits Members of the House of Representatives to six terms and Members of the Senate to two terms.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-09-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2008-09-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-09-18
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States concerning the election of the Members of the House of Representatives.

Bill: 110-hjres-99
Sponsor: Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
Introduced: 2008-09-24 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional elections
Congressional terms of office
Constitutional amendments
Government Operations and Politics
House of Representatives
Law

Summary:
action_date: 2008-09-24
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Requires the House of Representatives to be composed of Members chosen every fourth year.
 
Requires that Members be assembled immediately after the first election and divided as equally as may be into two classes.
 
States that, so one-half may be chosen every second year, the seats of the House of: (1) the first class shall be vacated at the expiration of the second year; and (2) the second class at the expiration of the fourth year.
 
Applies this article to the first election of the House occurring after ratification, but no earlier than 2012. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-09-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2008-09-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-09-24
text: Introduced in House
Relating to the disapproval of obligations under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.

Bill: 110-hjres-101
Sponsor: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]
Introduced: 2008-11-19 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Appropriations
Bank capital
Commerce
Corporate finance
Economic stabilization
Economics and Public Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Government and business

Summary:
action_date: 2008-11-19
text: 
Disapproves the obligation of any amount to purchase troubled assets under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 exceeding those already obligated (namely, $250 billion, or upon presidential certification, $350 billion outstanding at any one time).
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-11-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2008-11-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-11-19
text: Introduced in House
To permit certain school districts in Illinois to be reconstituted for purposes of determining assistance under the Impact Aid program.

Bill: 110-hr-12
Sponsor: Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10]
Introduced: 2007-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Disabled
Economics and Public Finance
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Illinois
Impact aid
School districts
Secondary education
Special education

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: 
Considers five specified Illinois school districts to be local educational agencies (LEAs) for purposes of the Impact Aid program, which compensates LEAs for the financial burden of federal activities affecting their school districts.
 
Considers federally connected students in such districts to be attending schools in one such district, North Chicago Community Unit School District 187, for the purpose of making that district eligible for Impact Aid. Conditions such treatment on the agreement of the five school districts to apportion such assistance equitably among all five of them, and to use it only for direct educational services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E9)
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
Inland Empire Water Resources Preservation Act

Bill: 110-hr-13
Sponsor: Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2007-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: California
Economics and Public Finance
Governmental investigations
Infrastructure
Water supply

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: 
Inland Empire Water Resources Preservation Act - Directs the Secretary of the Army to study the feasibility of carrying out a water supply project for Rialto, Fontana, and Colton, California.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Congressional Integrity and Pension Forfeiture Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-14
Sponsor: Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10]
Introduced: 2007-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Bribery
Campaign funds
Civil service retirement
Conflict of interests
Congressional ethics
Congressional pensions
Conspiracy
Crime and Law Enforcement
Election fraud
Embezzlement
Extortion
Finance and Financial Sector
Fines (Penalties)
Foreign agents
Forfeiture
Fraud
Fund raising
Government Operations and Politics
Government property
Income tax
Interest
International Affairs
Labor and Employment
Larceny
Law
Members of Congress
Misconduct in office
Obstruction of justice
Organized crime
Perjury
Practice of law
Public corruption
Tax evasion
Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: 
Congressional Integrity and Pension Forfeiture Act of 2007 - Amends federal civil service law, with respect to both the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS), to require the Office of Personnel and Management (OPM) to prescribe regulations that deny eligibility under CSRS or FERS for a Member convicted of certain offenses that are: (1) committed by the individual while a Member, (2) related to the individual's service as a Member, and (3) after enactment of this Act. Refunds annuity contributions and deposits, excluding interest earned, to a convicted individual. 
 
Defines Member as the Vice President, a member of the Senate or the House of Representatives, a Delegate to the House of Representatives, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9191-9192)
action_date: 2007-06-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5932)
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E22)
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2007-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2007-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House