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A resolution recognizing the 100th birthday of Lyndon Baines Johnson, 36th President, designer of the Great Society, politician, educator, and civil rights enforcer.

Bill: 110-sres-571
Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]
Introduced: 2008-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Anniversaries
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil rights enforcement
Congress
Congressional tributes
Ex-presidents
Government Operations and Politics
Health
History
Johnson Administration
Legislation
Medicare
Social Welfare
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2008-05-20
text: 
 Declares that the Senate: (1) honors Lyndon B. Johnson for bringing about the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965; (2) extols his contributions to the United States; and (3) commends him for establishing the Medicare Act of 1965. 
 
Recognizes the 100th birthday of Lyndon Baines Johnson, the 36th president and designer of the Great Society.

action_date: 2008-05-20
text: 

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

 
Declares that the Senate: (1) honors Lyndon B. Johnson for bringing about the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965; (2) extols his contributions to the United States; and (3) commends him for establishing the Medicare Act of 1965. 
 
Recognizes the 100th birthday of Lyndon Baines Johnson, the 36th president, designer of the Great Society, politician, educator, and civil rights enforcer.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-05-20
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4554-4555; text as passed Senate: CR S4555; text of measure as introduced: CR S4495)
action_date: 2008-05-20
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4554-4555; text as passed Senate: CR S4555; text of measure as introduced: CR S4495)
action_date: 2008-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution calling upon the Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District of California to uphold the fundamental and constitutional right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children.

Bill: 110-sres-572
Sponsor: Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC]
Introduced: 2008-05-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Appellate courts
California
Commemorations
Congressional tributes
Constitutional law
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Families
Home schooling
Judicial opinions
Law
Licenses
Parent and child
Secondary education
Supreme Court decisions
Teachers

Summary:
action_date: 2008-05-21
text: 
Commends the Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District in Los Angeles, California, for allowing a rehearing of the decision in the 
In re Rachel L.
 case, requiring parents to hold a teaching license in order to legally homeschool their children.
 
Calls upon the court to uphold the U.S. Supreme Court's opinion that parents have a fundamental and constitutional right to direct the upbringing and education of their children.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-05-21
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4626)
action_date: 2008-05-21
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution recognizing Cuba Solidarity Day and the struggle of the Cuban people as they continue to fight for freedom.

Bill: 110-sres-573
Sponsor: Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL]
Introduced: 2008-05-21 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Caribbean area
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commemorations
Cuba
Cubans
Democracy
Government Operations and Politics
Human rights
Latin America
Special days

Summary:
action_date: 2008-05-21
text: 
Celebrates Cuba Solidarity Day.
 
 Recognizes the injustices faced by the Cuban people under the current regime.
 
 Stands in solidarity with the Cuban people as they continue to work towards democratic change in their homeland. 

action_date: 2008-05-21
text: 

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

 
Celebrates Cuba Solidarity Day.
 
 Recognizes the injustices faced by the Cuban people under the current regime.
 
 Stands in solidarity with the Cuban people as they continue to work towards democratic change in their homeland. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-05-21
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4706-4707; text as passed Senate: CR S4707; text of measure as introduced: CR S4626)
action_date: 2008-05-21
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4706-4707; text as passed Senate: CR S4707; text of measure as introduced: CR S4626)
action_date: 2008-05-21
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Government of the People's Republic of China should immediately release from custody the children of Rebiya Kadeer and Canadian citizen Huseyin Celil and should refrain from further engaging in acts of cultural, linguistic, and religious suppression directed against the Uyghur people.

Bill: 110-sres-574
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2008-05-22 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arrest
Canada
China
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Detention of persons
Dissenters
East Asia
Ethnic relations
Families
Freedom of speech
Government Operations and Politics
Human rights
Language and languages
Minorities
Political persecution
Political prisoners
Political violence
Public demonstrations
Religion
Religious liberty

Summary:
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: 
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) should: (1) recognize the linguistic, cultural, and religious rights of the Uyghur people of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region; (2) release the children of Rebiya Kadeer from incarceration and house arrest and cease harassment of the Kadeer family members; (3) release Canadian citizen Huseyin Celil and allow him to rejoin his family in Canada; and (4) cease government-sponsored violence and crackdowns against the people throughout the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4805-4806)
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution expressing the support of the Senate for veteran entrepreneurs.

Bill: 110-sres-575
Sponsor: Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK]
Introduced: 2008-05-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Commerce
Entrepreneurs
Government Operations and Politics
Labor and Employment
Small business
Veterans' employment

Summary:
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: 
Reaffirms the strong support of the United States for its veterans and veteran entrepreneurs.
 
Calls on federal agencies to improve federal contracting opportunities for small businesses owned by service-disabled veterans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4807)
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4807)
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the use of gasoline and other fuels by Federal departments and agencies.

Bill: 110-sres-577
Sponsor: Sen. Warner, John [R-VA]
Introduced: 2008-05-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Energy conservation
Fuel consumption
Gasoline
Government Operations and Politics
Government vehicles
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: 
Calls for the President to require all federal agencies to take initiatives to reduce their daily consumption of gasoline and other fuels.

action_date: 2008-05-22
text: 

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

Calls for the President to require all federal agencies to take initiatives to reduce their daily consumption of gasoline and other fuels.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4846; text as passed Senate: CR S4846; text of measure as introduced: CR S4808)
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4846; text as passed Senate: CR S4846; text of measure as introduced: CR S4808)
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution recognizing the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Congressional Club.

Bill: 110-sres-578
Sponsor: Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY]
Introduced: 2008-05-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Anniversaries
Charitable contributions
Congress
Congressional tributes
Social Welfare
Volunteer workers
Women
Women in public life
Women's organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: 
Recognizes the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Congressional Club.
 
Acknowledges the contributions of political spouses to public life in the United States and around the world through the Congressional Club for the past 100 years.
 
Honors the Club's past and present membership.
 
Encourages the people of the United States to strive for greater friendship, civility, and generosity in order to heighten public service, elevate the culture, and enrich humanity, to seek opportunities to give financially, and to volunteer to assist charitable organizations in their own communities.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4847; text as passed Senate: CR S4847; text of measure as introduced: CR S4809)
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4847; text as passed Senate: CR S4847; text of measure as introduced: CR S4809)
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution designating the week beginning May 26, 2008, as "National Hurricane Preparedness Week".

Bill: 110-sres-579
Sponsor: Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA]
Introduced: 2008-05-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Commemorations
Hurricanes
Special weeks

Summary:
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: 
Designates the week beginning May 26, 2008, as National Hurricane Preparedness Week. 

Encourages people to prepare for the hurricane season and to promote awareness of the dangers of hurricanes.

Recognizes the threats posed by hurricanes and the need for the people to learn more about preparedness to minimize the impacts of, and respond more effectively to, hurricanes.

action_date: 2008-05-22
text: 

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

Designates the week beginning May 26, 2008, as National Hurricane Preparedness Week. 

Encourages people to prepare for the hurricane season and to promote awareness of the dangers of hurricanes.

Recognizes the threats posed by hurricanes and the need for the people to learn more about preparedness to minimize the impacts of, and respond more effectively to, hurricanes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4847-4848; text as passed Senate: CR S4847-4848; text of measure as introduced: CR S4809)
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4847-4848; text as passed Senate: CR S4847-4848; text of measure as introduced: CR S4809)
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability.

Bill: 110-sres-580
Sponsor: Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN]
Introduced: 2008-06-02 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Commerce
Crime and Law Enforcement
Diplomacy
Energy
Energy industries
Export controls
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign banks and banking
Gas industry
International banking
Iran
Middle East and North Africa
Nuclear nonproliferation
Petroleum
Petroleum industry
Sanctions (International law)
State-sponsored terrorism
Terrorism
Uranium enrichment

Summary:
action_date: 2008-06-02
text: 
Declares that: (1) preventing the government of Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability through economic, political, and diplomatic means is vital to U.S. national security; and (2) nothing in this resolution authorizes the use of force against Iran.
 
Urges the President to use his authority to impose sanctions on: (1) Iranian banks engaged in proliferation activities or the support of terrorist groups; (2) international banks which conduct financial transactions with sanctioned Iranian banks; (3) energy companies with large investments in the Iranian petroleum or natural gas sector; and (4) all companies which do business with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
 
Demands that the President lead an international effort to increase pressure on Iran to suspend its nuclear enrichment activities, including by banning the importation of refined petroleum products to Iran. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-06-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4894)
action_date: 2008-06-02
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution designating June 6, 2008, as "National Huntington's Disease Awareness Day".

Bill: 110-sres-581
Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Introduced: 2008-06-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Health
Health education
Hereditary diseases
Special days

Summary:
action_date: 2008-06-03
text: 
Designates June 6, 2008, as National Huntington's Disease Awareness Day. 

action_date: 2008-06-03
text: 

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

 
Designates June 6, 2008, as National Huntington's Disease Awareness Day. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-06-03
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4989; text as passed Senate: CR S4989; text of measure as introduced: CR S4973)
action_date: 2008-06-03
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4989; text as passed Senate: CR S4989; text of measure as introduced: CR S4973)
action_date: 2008-06-03
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution recognizing the work and accomplishments of Mr. Herbert Saffir, inventor of the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, during Hurricane Preparedness Week.

Bill: 110-sres-582
Sponsor: Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL]
Introduced: 2008-06-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Emergency Management
Florida
Hurricanes
Intellectual property
Inventors
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Special weeks
Weather forecasting

Summary:
action_date: 2008-06-04
text: 
Recognizes the work and accomplishments of Herbert Saffir, inventor of the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, during Hurricane Preparedness Week. Honors his commitment to alerting citizens about the threat of hurricanes, his dedication, and his service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-06-04
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5047-5048)
action_date: 2008-06-04
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution designating June 20, 2008, as "American Eagle Day", and celebrating the recovery and restoration of the bald eagle, the national symbol of the United States.

Bill: 110-sres-583
Sponsor: Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN]
Introduced: 2008-06-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Animals
Coins and coinage
Eagles
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Endangered species
Environmental Protection
Environmental education
Finance and Financial Sector
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Special days
Wildlife conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2008-06-04
text: 
Designates June 20, 2008, as American Eagle Day.
 
Applauds the issuance of bald eagle commemorative coins by the Secretary of the Treasury as a means of generating critical funds for the protection of bald eagles.
 
Encourages educational entities, organizations, businesses, conservation groups, and government agencies with a shared interest in conserving endangered species to collaborate and develop educational tools for use in U.S. public schools.

action_date: 2008-06-05
text: 

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

 
Designates June 20, 2008, as American Eagle Day.
 
Applauds the issuance of bald eagle commemorative coins by the Secretary of the Treasury as a means of generating critical funds for the protection of bald eagles.
 
Encourages educational entities, organizations, businesses, conservation groups, and government agencies with a shared interest in conserving endangered species to collaborate and develop educational tools for use in U.S. public schools.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-06-05
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 6/4/2008 S5119-5120; text as passed Senate: CR 6/4/2008 S5119-5120; text of measure as introduced: CR 6/4/2008 S5048)
action_date: 2008-06-05
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR 6/4/2008 S5119-5120; text as passed Senate: CR 6/4/2008 S5119-5120; text of measure as introduced: CR 6/4/2008 S5048)
action_date: 2008-06-04
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution recognizing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day and expressing the sense of the Senate that history should be regarded as a means for understanding the past and solving the challenges of the future.

Bill: 110-sres-584
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2008-06-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Anniversaries
Black history
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
History
Minorities
Slavery
Special days

Summary:
action_date: 2008-06-05
text: 
 Recognizes the historical significance to the nation, and supports the continued celebration, of Juneteenth Independence Day (June 19, 1865, the day Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War had ended and that the enslaved African Americans were free).
 
Declares the sense of Congress that: (1) history should be regarded as a means for understanding the past and solving the challenges of the future; and (2) the celebration of the end of slavery is an important and enriching part of the history and heritage of the United States.

action_date: 2008-06-17
text: 

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

 
Recognizes the historical significance to the nation, and supports the continued celebration, of Juneteenth Independence Day (June 19, 1865, the day Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War had ended and that the enslaved African Americans were free).
 
Declares the sense of Congress that: (1) history should be regarded as a means for understanding the past and solving the challenges of the future; and (2) the celebration of the end of slavery is an important and enriching part of the history and heritage of the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-06-17
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5703-5704)
action_date: 2008-06-17
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S5703-5704)
action_date: 2008-06-17
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5703-5704)
action_date: 2008-06-17
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5703-5704)
action_date: 2008-06-05
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5217)
action_date: 2008-06-05
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution supporting National Men's Health Week.

Bill: 110-sres-585
Sponsor: Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]
Introduced: 2008-06-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Health
Health education
Men
Preventive medicine
Special weeks

Summary:
action_date: 2008-06-05
text: 
Expresses support for the annual National Men's Health Week.

action_date: 2008-06-17
text: 

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

 
Expresses support for the annual National Men's Health Week.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-06-17
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5704)
action_date: 2008-06-17
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S5704)
action_date: 2008-06-17
text: Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5704)
action_date: 2008-06-17
text: Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5704)
action_date: 2008-06-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5217)
action_date: 2008-06-05
text: Introduced in Senate
A resolution congratulating the Arizona State University women's softball team for winning the 2008 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Softball Championship.

Bill: 110-sres-586
Sponsor: Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2008-06-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Arizona
Baseball
College sports
Congressional tributes
Education
Higher education
Sports and Recreation
Women
Women athletes

Summary:
action_date: 2008-06-05
text: 
Congratulates the Arizona State University women's softball team for winning the 2008 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women's Softball Championship. 

action_date: 2008-06-05
text: 

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

 
Congratulates the Arizona State University women's softball team for winning the 2008 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women's Softball Championship. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-06-05
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5331-5332; text as passed Senate: CR S5332; text of measure as introduced: CR S5217-5218)
action_date: 2008-06-05
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5331-5332; text as passed Senate: CR S5332; text of measure as introduced: CR S5217-5218)
action_date: 2008-06-05
text: Introduced in Senate