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A concurrent resolution commending the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Arkansas National Guard upon its completion of a second deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Bill: 111-sconres-15
Sponsor: Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]
Introduced: 2009-03-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Arkansas
Conflicts and wars
Congressional tributes
Iraq
Middle East
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: 
Commends the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Team) of the Arkansas National Guard for their exemplary service to the United States and the completion of their second deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
 
Recognizes the service and sacrifice of the Team members and their families.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4087)
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President of the United States should exercise his constitutional authority to pardon posthumously John Arthur "Jack" Johnson for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation.

Bill: 111-sconres-16
Sponsor: Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2009-04-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Athletes
Congressional tributes
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Professional sports
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2009-04-01
text: 
Calls for the President to grant a pardon, posthumously, to Jack Johnson (the first African-American professional boxer to hold the title of Heavyweight Champion of the World) to expunge from the annals of American criminal justice a racially motivated abuse of the federal government's prosecutorial authority and to recognize his athletic and cultural contributions to society.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-04-01
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4196-4197)
action_date: 2009-04-01
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4197)
action_date: 2009-04-01
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for the unveiling of a bust of Sojourner Truth.

Bill: 111-sconres-17
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2009-04-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Monuments and memorials
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. Capitol
U.S. history
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2009-04-02
text: 
Authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event on April 28, 2009, to unveil a bust of Sojourner Truth.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-04-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4387)
action_date: 2009-04-02
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of World Malaria Day, and reaffirming United States leadership and support for efforts to combat malaria.

Bill: 111-sconres-18
Sponsor: Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI]
Introduced: 2009-04-22 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Child health
Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Foreign aid and international relief
HIV/AIDS
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Women's health
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: 
Supports the goals of Malaria Awareness Day (April 25 of each year), including the achievable target of ending malaria deaths by 2015.

action_date: 2009-04-22
text: 

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

 
Supports the goals of Malaria Awareness Day (April 25 of each year), including the achievable target of ending malaria deaths by 2015.
 
Reaffirms: (1) the commitments to combat malaria in the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008; and (2) U.S. support for achievement of the targets set by the Roll Back Malaria Partnership Global Malaria Action plan.
 
Commends the progress made by anti-malaria programs, including the President's Malaria Initiative and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.
 
Encourages fellow donor nations to maintain their support and honor their funding commitments for malaria programs. 
 
Urges greater integration of U.S. and international health programs targeting malaria, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, neglected tropical diseases, and basic child and maternal health.
 
Commits to continued U.S. leadership in efforts to reduce global malaria deaths. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-04-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2009-04-23
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2009-04-23
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4598-4599; text as passed Senate: CR S4599; text of measure as introduced: CR S4587-4588)
action_date: 2009-04-22
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 S4598-4599; text as passed Senate: CR S4599; text of measure as introduced: CR S4587-4588)
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution authorizing the last surviving veteran of the First World War to lie in honor in the rotunda of the Capitol upon his death.

Bill: 111-sconres-20
Sponsor: Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV]
Introduced: 2009-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Congressional tributes
U.S. Capitol
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2009-04-28
text: 
Declares that, in recognition of the historic contributions of the U.S. veterans who served in World War I, the last surviving U.S. veteran of such War should be permitted to lie in honor in the rotunda of the Capitol upon his death, so that U.S. citizens may pay their last respects to these great Americans.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-04-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4829)
action_date: 2009-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Early Educator Worthy Wage Day.

Bill: 111-sconres-21
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2009-04-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child care and development
Commemorative events and holidays
Preschool education
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2009-04-29
text: 
Supports the goals and ideals of National Early Educator Worthy Wage Day.
 
Urges public officials and the general public to honor early childhood care and education staff and programs in their communities, and to work together to resolve the early childhood education staff compensation crisis.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-04-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4901)
action_date: 2009-04-29
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month 2009.

Bill: 111-sconres-22
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2009-04-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Crime prevention
Crimes against women
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Health personnel
Law enforcement officers
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2009-04-30
text: 
Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month 2009.
 
Calls for recognition of: (1) national and community organizations and private sector supporters for their work in promoting awareness about sexual assault, providing information and treatment to its survivors, and increasing the number of successful prosecutions of its perpetrators; and (2) public safety, law enforcement, and health professionals for their hard work and innovative strategies to increase the percentage of sexual assault cases that result in the prosecution and incarceration of the offenders. 
 
Urges national and community organizations, private businesses, colleges and universities, and the media to promote, through such Month, awareness of sexual violence and strategies to decrease the incidence of sexual assault. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-04-30
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4979)
action_date: 2009-04-30
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution to direct the Architect of the Capitol to place a marker in Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center which acknowledges the role that slave labor played in the construction of the United States Capitol, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-sconres-24
Sponsor: Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]
Introduced: 2009-05-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Employment discrimination and employee rights
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. Capitol
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2009-05-21
text: 
Requires the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), subject to the approval of the House Committee on House Administration and the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, to design, procure, and place in a prominent location in Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center a marker which acknowledges the role that slave labor played in the construction of the U.S. Capitol.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-05-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5878)
action_date: 2009-05-21
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution recognizing the value and benefits that community health centers provide as health care homes for over 18,000,000 individuals, and the importance of enabling health centers and other safety net providers to continue to offer accessible, affordable, and continuous care to their current patients and to every American who lacks access to preventive and primary care services.

Bill: 111-sconres-25
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2009-06-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health promotion and preventive care
Medicaid

Summary:
action_date: 2009-06-09
text: 
Expresses the sense of the Sentate that: (1) all individuals should have the choice of a community health center as their health care home; (2) every health center should be appropriately reimbursed for the high-value preventive and primary care they provide; (3) health care reform should include measures to expand community health centers; (4) the current payment mechanisms for federally qualified health centers through Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP, formerly known as SCHIP) are essential to ensuring access to affordable and high-quality preventive and primary care services for program beneficiaries; (5) any expansion of private insurance must include mechanisms to ensure the full participation of, and appropriate reimbursement to, federally qualified health centers and other safety net providers; and (6) ensuring access to all safety net providers is vital to ensuring that health care reform is successful in expanding access, improving quality, and reducing cost.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-06-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6388)
action_date: 2009-06-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of African Americans.

Bill: 111-sconres-26
Sponsor: Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA]
Introduced: 2009-06-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2009-06-11
text: 
Acknowledges the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery and Jim Crow laws.
 
 Apologizes to African-Americans on behalf of the people of the United States for the wrongs committed against them and their ancestors who suffered under slavery and Jim Crow laws.
 
 Expresses Congress's recommitment to the principle that all people are created equal and endowed with inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and calls on all people of the United States to work toward eliminating racial prejudices, injustices, and discrimination from our society.
 
Declares that nothing in this resolution authorizes, supports, or serves as a settlement of any claim against the United States.

action_date: 2009-06-18
text: 

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

 
Acknowledges the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery and Jim Crow laws.
 
 Apologizes to African-Americans on behalf of the people of the United States for the wrongs committed against them and their ancestors who suffered under slavery and Jim Crow laws.
 
 Expresses Congress's recommitment to the principle that all people are created equal and endowed with inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and calls on all people of the United States to work toward eliminating racial prejudices, injustices, and discrimination from our society.
 
Declares that nothing in this resolution authorizes, supports, or serves as a settlement of any claim against the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-06-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-06-18
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2009-06-18
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2009-06-18
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (text: CR S6761-6762)
action_date: 2009-06-18
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.(text: CR S6761-6762)
action_date: 2009-06-18
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6761-6768)
action_date: 2009-06-11
text: Submitted in the Senate and ordered held at desk by unanimous consent. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6568-6569)
action_date: 2009-06-11
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution directing the Architect of the Capitol to engrave the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and the National Motto of "In God we trust" in the Capitol Visitor Center.

Bill: 111-sconres-27
Sponsor: Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC]
Introduced: 2009-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: National symbols
Religion
U.S. Capitol

Summary:
action_date: 2009-06-15
text: 
Requires the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) to engrave the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and the National Motto of &quot;In God we trust&quot; in the Capitol Visitor Center, in accordance with an engraving plan prepared by the AOC and approved by specified congressional committees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6608)
action_date: 2009-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution supporting the goals of Smart Irrigation Month, which recognizes the advances in irrigation technology and practices that help raise healthy plants and increase crop yields while using water resources more efficiently and encourages the adoption of smart irrigation practices throughout the United States to further improve water-use efficiency in agricultural, residential, and commercial activities.

Bill: 111-sconres-28
Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE]
Introduced: 2009-06-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural practices and innovations
Commemorative events and holidays
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2009-06-16
text: 
Supports the goals of Smart Irrigation Month which are to: (1) recognize the advances in irrigation technology and practices that help raise healthy plants and increase crop yields while using water resources more efficiently; and (2) encourage the adoption of smart irrigation practices to improve agricultural, residential, and commercial water-use efficiency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-06-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6656)
action_date: 2009-06-16
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution providing for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate, and a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives.

Bill: 111-sconres-31
Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]
Introduced: 2009-06-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional operations and organization
House of Representatives
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2009-06-25
text: 
Declares that when the Senate recesses or adjourns on any day from Thursday, June 25, 2009 through Sunday, June 28, 2009, it stand recessed or adjourned until noon on Monday, July 6, 2009.
 
 Declares that when the House adjourns on any legislative day from Thursday, June 25, 2009, through Sunday, June 28, 2009, it stand adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 7, 2009.
 

action_date: 2009-06-25
text: 

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

 
Declares that when the Senate recesses or adjourns on any day from Thursday, June 25, 2009 through Sunday, June 28, 2009, it stand recessed or adjourned until noon on Monday, July 6, 2009.
 
 Declares that when the House adjourns on any legislative day from Thursday, June 25, 2009, through Sunday, June 28, 2009, it stand adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 7, 2009.
 

action_date: 2009-06-26
text: 

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

 
Declares that when the Senate recesses or adjourns on any day from Thursday, June 25, 2009 through Sunday, June 28, 2009, it stand recessed or adjourned until noon on Monday, July 6, 2009.
 
 Declares that when the House adjourns on any legislative day from Thursday, June 25, 2009, through Sunday, June 28, 2009, it stand adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 7, 2009.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-06-26
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2009-06-26
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 243 - 180 (Roll no. 464). (text: CR H7461)
action_date: 2009-06-26
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 243 - 180 (Roll no. 464).(text: CR H7461)
action_date: 2009-06-26
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H7461)
action_date: 2009-06-25
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2009-06-25
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2009-06-25
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2009-06-25
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7112-7113; text as passed Senate: CR S7112-7113; text of measure as introduced: CR S7102)
action_date: 2009-06-25
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7112-7113; text as passed Senate: CR S7112-7113; text of measure as introduced: CR S7102)
action_date: 2009-06-25
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill expressing the sense of Congress on health care reform legislation.

Bill: 111-sconres-32
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2009-06-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Consumer affairs
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Marketing and advertising

Summary:
action_date: 2009-06-25
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that any health care reform legislation should include, with respect to health plans: (1) support for consumer education and assistance with enrollment; (2) assistance for people asserting consumer rights; (3) a strengthened system of consumer protections, including an appeal mechanism within a health plan, coverage for emergency care without prior authorization, verification of accurate out-of-network copayment charges, and protections against balance billing in emergency situations and where in-network providers are unavailable, against mid-year health plan changes that could impact the enrollee's cost-sharing or access to services, and against misleading marketing; and (4) a strengthened enforcement system of consumer rights for claims involving systemic violations of consumer protections, including sanctions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7102)
action_date: 2009-06-25
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued to honor the crew of the USS Mason DE-529 who fought and served during World War II.

Bill: 111-sconres-33
Sponsor: Sen. Burris, Roland [D-IL]
Introduced: 2009-07-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military history
Military personnel and dependents
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the U.S. Postal Service should issue a postage stamp honoring the crew of the USS Mason DE-529 (the only World War II U.S. Navy destroyer with a predominantly black enlisted crew) who fought and served during World War II.; and (2) the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-09-08
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7793)
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued to honor the crew of the USS Mason DE-529 who fought and served during World War II.

Bill: 111-sconres-34
Sponsor: Sen. Burris, Roland [D-IL]
Introduced: 2009-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military history
Military personnel and dependents
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the U.S. Postal Service should issue a postage stamp honoring the crew of the USS Mason DE-529 (the only World War II U.S. Navy destroyer with a predominantly black enlisted crew) who fought and served during World War II.; and (2) the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-09-08
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7891-7892)
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate