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A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for an event marking the 50th anniversary of the inaugural address of President John F. Kennedy.

Bill: 111-sconres-75
Sponsor: Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2010-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
U.S. Capitol
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2010-11-18
text: 
Authorizes use of the rotunda of the Capitol on January 20, 2011, for a ceremony in honor of the 50th anniversary of the inaugural address of President John F. Kennedy.

action_date: 2010-11-18
text: 

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

 
Authorizes use of the rotunda of the Capitol on January 20, 2011, for a ceremony in honor of the 50th anniversary of the inaugural address of President John F. Kennedy.

action_date: 2010-12-01
text: 

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

 
Authorizes use of the rotunda of the Capitol on January 20, 2011, for a ceremony in honor of the 50th anniversary of the inaugural address of President John F. Kennedy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-12-01
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2010-12-01
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7823)
action_date: 2010-12-01
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7823)
action_date: 2010-12-01
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. Con. Res. 75.
action_date: 2010-12-01
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7823)
action_date: 2010-12-01
text: Mrs. Davis (CA) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
action_date: 2010-11-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2010-11-29
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2010-11-19
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2010-11-18
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8106; text as passed Senate: CR S8106; text of measure as introduced: CR S8066)
action_date: 2010-11-18
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 S8106; text as passed Senate: CR S8106; text of measure as introduced: CR S8066)
action_date: 2010-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution to recognize and honor the commitment and sacrifices of military families of the United States.

Bill: 111-sconres-76
Sponsor: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]
Introduced: 2010-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Congressional tributes
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2010-11-18
text: 
Recognizes the commitment and ever-increasing sacrifices military families make every day during the current era of protracted conflict.
 
Honors the families of the Armed Forces and thanks them for their dedication and service to the United States.
 
Encourages the citizens of the United States to recognize, commemorate, and honor the role and contribution of the military family.

action_date: 2010-11-18
text: 

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

 
Recognizes the commitment and ever-increasing sacrifices military families make every day during the current era of protracted conflict.
 
Honors the families of the Armed Forces and thanks them for their dedication and service to the United States.
 
Encourages the citizens of the United States to recognize, commemorate, and honor the role and contribution of the military family.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-12-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2010-11-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2010-11-29
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2010-11-19
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2010-11-18
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8106-8107; text as passed Senate: CR S8106-8107; text of measure as introduced: CR S8066)
action_date: 2010-11-18
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 S8106-8107; text as passed Senate: CR S8106-8107; text of measure as introduced: CR S8066)
action_date: 2010-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution to provide for the approval of final regulations issued by the Office of Compliance to implement the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 that apply to certain legislative branch employing offices and their covered employees.

Bill: 111-sconres-77
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2010-12-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional agencies
Congressional officers and employees
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2010-12-10
text: 
Approves specified regulations issued by the Office of Compliance on March 21, 2008, applying certain veteran preference requirements of the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 to certain legislative branch employing offices and their covered employees.

action_date: 2010-12-10
text: 

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

 
Approves specified regulations issued by the Office of Compliance on March 21, 2008, applying certain veteran preference requirements of the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 to certain legislative branch employing offices and their covered employees.

action_date: 2010-12-15
text: 

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

 
Approves specified regulations issued by the Office of Compliance on March 21, 2008, applying certain veteran preference requirements of the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 to certain legislative branch employing offices and their covered employees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-12-15
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2010-12-15
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8487-8492)
action_date: 2010-12-15
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8487-8492)
action_date: 2010-12-15
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. Con. Res. 77.
action_date: 2010-12-15
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8487-8492)
action_date: 2010-12-15
text: Mr. Faleomavaega moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
action_date: 2010-12-14
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2010-12-14
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2010-12-14
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2010-12-10
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8825-8830; text as passed Senate: CR S8825-8830; text of measure as introduced: CR S8793-8798)
action_date: 2010-12-10
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8825-8830; text as passed Senate: CR S8825-8830; text of measure as introduced: CR S8793-8798)
action_date: 2010-12-10
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution honoring the work and mission of the Delta Regional Authority on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Federal-State partnership created to uplift the 8-State Delta region.

Bill: 111-sconres-78
Sponsor: Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS]
Introduced: 2010-12-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Alabama
Arkansas
Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Delta Regional Authority
Economic development
Illinois
Intergovernmental relations
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Tennessee

Summary:
action_date: 2010-12-17
text: 
Recognizes the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Delta Regional Authority.

Honors the Authority's first decade of work to improve the economy and well-being of the eight-state Delta region (Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee) and the promise of its continued work in the future.

action_date: 2010-12-22
text: 

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

Recognizes the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Delta Regional Authority.

Honors the Authority's first decade of work to improve the economy and well-being of the eight-state Delta region (Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee) and the promise of its continued work in the future.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-12-23
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2010-12-22
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S11053-11054)
action_date: 2010-12-22
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S11053-11054)
action_date: 2010-12-22
text: Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11053-11054)
action_date: 2010-12-22
text: Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11053-11054)
action_date: 2010-12-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2010-12-17
text: Introduced in Senate
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to limiting the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.

Bill: 111-sjres-1
Sponsor: Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA]
Introduced: 2009-01-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-06
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: 2009-01-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in Senate
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit the act of desecration of the flag of the United States and to set criminal penalties for that act.

Bill: 111-sjres-2
Sponsor: Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA]
Introduced: 2009-01-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
Crimes against property
First Amendment rights
National symbols

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: 
Constitutional Amendment
 - Declares that Congress and the states shall have power to prohibit desecration of the U.S. flag and to set criminal penalties for such act.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in Senate
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the United States.

Bill: 111-sjres-4
Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL]
Introduced: 2009-01-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-08
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Provides for the direct popular election of the President and the Vice President.
 
(Abolishes the Electoral College.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S234-235)
action_date: 2009-01-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S234)
action_date: 2009-01-08
text: Introduced in Senate
A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of obligations under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.

Bill: 111-sjres-5
Sponsor: Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA]
Introduced: 2009-01-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Congressional oversight
Financial crises and stabilization
Housing finance and home ownership

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-13
text: 
Declares that Congress disapproves the obligation of any funds that exceed specified amounts authorized for the purchase of troubled assets by the Secretary of the Treasury under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 42 - 52. Record Vote Number: 5.
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Failed of passage/not agreed to in Senate: Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 42 - 52. Record Vote Number: 5.
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S559-563, S565-587)
action_date: 2009-01-13
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read twice. Pursuant to P.L. 110-343, Sec. 115 (e)(2) Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 16.
action_date: 2009-01-13
text: Introduced in Senate
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to United States citizenship.

Bill: 111-sjres-6
Sponsor: Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA]
Introduced: 2009-01-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Citizenship and naturalization
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Immigration status and procedures

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - States that a person born in the United States shall not be a U.S. citizen unless: (1) one parent of the person is a U.S. citizen; (2) one parent of the person is an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States who resides in the United States; (3) one parent of the person is an alien performing active service in the U.S. Armed Forces; or (4) the person is naturalized in accordance with the laws of the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: Introduced in Senate
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the election of Senators.

Bill: 111-sjres-7
Sponsor: Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI]
Introduced: 2009-01-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Members of Congress
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-29
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Provides that no person shall be a Senator from a state unless such person has been elected by the people thereof, and that when vacancies happen in the representation of any state in the Senate, the executive authority of such state shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-08-06
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2009-03-11
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Joint hearings held Subcommittee on The Constitution and Subcommittee on The Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-203.
action_date: 2009-01-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-01-29
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1067-1069)
action_date: 2009-01-29
text: Introduced in Senate
A joint resolution supporting a base Defense Budget that at the very minimum matches 4 percent of gross domestic product.

Bill: 111-sjres-10
Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Introduced: 2009-02-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Budget process
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: 
Declares that it is U.S. policy to commit a minimum of 4% of the nation's gross domestic product to the base defense budget in order to meet the fundamental U.S. national security requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2246-2248)
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Introduced in Senate
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to a seat in the House of Representatives for the District of Columbia.

Bill: 111-sjres-11
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2009-02-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
District of Columbia
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
House of Representatives
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-25
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Requires the people of the District constituting the seat of government of the United States to elect one representative to the House of Representatives who is a resident of that District. Declares that the representative so elected shall have the same rights, privileges, and obligations as a Representative from a state.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2488)
action_date: 2009-02-25
text: Introduced in Senate
A joint resolution proclaiming Casimir Pulaski to be an honorary citizen of the United States posthumously.

Bill: 111-sjres-12
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2009-03-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Citizenship and naturalization
Europe
Military history
Poland
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-02
text: 
Proclaims Casimir Pulaski as an honorary U.S. citizen, posthumously.

action_date: 2009-03-02
text: 

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

 
Proclaims Casimir Pulaski as an honorary U.S. citizen, posthumously.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-03-03
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2009-03-03
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2009-03-02
text: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2645-2646; text as passed: CR S2645-2646)
action_date: 2009-03-02
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2645-2646; text as passed: CR S2645-2646)
action_date: 2009-03-02
text: Introduced in Senate
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to parental rights.

Bill: 111-sjres-13
Sponsor: Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA]
Introduced: 2009-03-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
Elementary and secondary education
Family relationships
International law and treaties

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-03
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 government interest as applied to the person is of the highest order and not otherwise served.
 
States 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: 2009-03-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-03-03
text: Introduced in Senate
A joint resolution to acknowledge a long history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the Federal Government regarding Indian tribes and offer an apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the United States.

Bill: 111-sjres-14
Sponsor: Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS]
Introduced: 2009-04-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Federal-Indian relations
Human rights
Indian lands and resources rights
State and local government operations
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2009-04-30
text: 
Recognizes the special legal and political relationship the Indian tribes have with the United States and the solemn covenant with the land we share. 

Commends and honors the Native Peoples for the thousands of years that they have stewarded and protected this land.
 
Recognizes that there have been years of official depredations, ill-conceived policies, and the breaking of covenants by the federal government regarding Indian tribes.
 
Apologizes on behalf of the people of the United States to all Native Peoples for the many instances of violence, maltreatment, and neglect inflicted on them by U.S. citizens. 

Expresses the regret of the United States for the ramifications of former wrongs and its commitment to build on the positive relationships of the past and present to move toward reconciliation. 

Urges the President to acknowledge the wrongs of the United States against Indian tribes in U.S. history.

Commends the state governments that have begun reconciliation efforts with recognized Indian tribes located in their boundaries, and encourages all state governments to do the same.
 
Prohibits anything in this Joint Resolution from authorizing or supporting any claim against the United States or serving as a settlement of any claim against the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-08-06
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2009-04-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4977)
action_date: 2009-04-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4976-4977)
action_date: 2009-04-30
text: Introduced in Senate
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.

Bill: 111-sjres-15
Sponsor: Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA]
Introduced: 2009-05-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
First Amendment rights
National symbols

Summary:
action_date: 2009-05-06
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Grants Congress the power to prohibit the physical desecration of the U.S. flag.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-05-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-05-06
text: Introduced in Senate