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Regarding consent to assemble outside the seat of government.

Bill: 112-hconres-1
Sponsor: Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26]
Introduced: 2011-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional operations and organization

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-05
text: 
Authorizes the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of the Senate, or their respective designees, to notify the Members of the House and the Senate, respectively, to assemble at a place outside the District of Columbia whenever, in their opinion, the public interest shall warrant it. 

action_date: 2011-01-05
text: 

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

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


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2011-01-05
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2011-01-05
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H28)
action_date: 2011-01-05
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H28)
action_date: 2011-01-05
text: Mr. Dreier asked unanimous consent to consider as introduced.
action_date: 2011-01-05
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H28)
action_date: 2011-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-05
text: Introduced in House
Congressional Commission on the European Union Resolution

Bill: 112-hconres-2
Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49]
Introduced: 2011-01-05 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Congressional agencies
Congressional operations and organization
Cultural exchanges and relations
Europe
European Union
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Government studies and investigations
International organizations and cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-05
text: 
Congressional Commission on the European Union Resolution - Establishes the Congressional Commission on the European Union (Commission), which shall be composed of 18 Members of the House of Representatives and Senate, to work with the European Parliament of the European Union (EU) and the European Commission in order to: (1) enable Members, officers, and employees of Congress to provide expert advice to members and staff of the EU and the European Commission and to permit members and staff of such entities to obtain the services of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the Congressional Research Service (CRS), and the Government Accountability Office (GAO); (2) enable members and staff of the EU and the European Commission visiting Congress and its support agencies to learn first-hand about their corresponding operations; and (3) provide information and recommendations to committees of the House of Representatives and Senate regarding legislation, regulatory standards, and activities being proposed by the EU and the European Commission.
 
Directs the Commission to conduct an annual study on the impact on U.S. interests of legislation recently passed by the European Parliament and regulations issued by the European Commission.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2011-01-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2011-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-05
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should issue, and Congress should hold hearings on, a report and a certification regarding the responsibilities, authorities, and powers of his "czars".

Bill: 112-hconres-3
Sponsor: Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2011-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Federal officials
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-05
text: 
Urges: (1) the President to issue a report clearly outlining the responsibilities, qualifications, and authorities of the special assistants he has appointed (commonly referred to as &quot;czars&quot;) and to certify to Congress that such czars will not assert powers other than those granted by statute to a commissioned officer on the President's staff; and (2) Congress to hold hearings on such report and certification within 30 days.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2011-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-05
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of Buckley v. Valeo.

Bill: 112-hconres-4
Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Introduced: 2011-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
First Amendment rights
Supreme Court

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-05
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of 
Buckley v. Valeo
 because the decision failed to recognize: (1) that the unlimited spending of large amounts of money on elections has a corrosive effect on the electoral process not simply because of direct transactions between those who give large amounts of money and candidates and elected officials but because the presence of unlimited amounts of money corrupts the process on a more fundamental level; and (2) other legitimate state interests which justify limiting money in campaigns, including the need to preserve the integrity of our republican form of government, restore public confidence in government, and ensure all citizens a more equal opportunity to participate in the political process.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2011-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-05
text: Introduced in House
Supporting the reunification of Jerusalem.

Bill: 112-hconres-5
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
Introduced: 2011-01-05 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Human rights
Israel
Middle East
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-05
text: 
Reaffirms to the residents of Jerusalem and the people of Israel the importance of Jerusalem's reunification.
 
Expresses the belief that Jerusalem must remain an undivided city in which the rights of every ethnic and religious group are protected, and reaffirms Israel's right to take necessary steps to prevent Jerusalem's future division.
 
Calls upon the President and the Secretary of State to affirm as a matter of U.S. policy that Jerusalem must remain Israel's undivided capital.
 
Urges: (1) the President to implement the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 and begin the process of relocating the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem; and (2) U.S. officials to refrain from any actions that contradict U.S. law on this subject.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia .
action_date: 2011-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2011-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-05
text: Introduced in House
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: 112-hconres-6
Sponsor: Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2011-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
U.S. Capitol
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-06
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.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2011-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the need to prevent the closure or consolidation of post offices.

Bill: 112-hconres-7
Sponsor: Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8]
Introduced: 2011-01-07 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government buildings, facilities, and property
Postal service
Rural conditions and development
Small towns

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service (USPS) should: (1) provide a maximum degree of effective and regular postal services to all communities, including rural areas and small towns where post offices may not be self-sustaining; and (2) take all necessary steps to ensure that post offices are not closed or consolidated.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy.
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: Introduced in House
Entitled the "English Plus Resolution".

Bill: 112-hconres-8
Sponsor: Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2011-01-07 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Computers and information technology
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government Operations and Politics
Historical and cultural resources
Indian social and development programs
Language arts

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: 
Declares that the U.S. government should pursue English-plus policies that: (1) encourage all residents of this country to become fully proficient in English by expanding educational opportunities and access to information technologies; (2) conserve and develop the nation's linguistic resources by encouraging all residents of this country to learn or maintain skills in languages other than English; (3) assist Native Americans, Native Alaskans, Native Hawaiians, and other peoples indigenous to the United States in their efforts to prevent the extinction of their languages and cultures; (4) continue to provide services in languages other than English as needed to facilitate access to essential functions of government, promote public health and safety, ensure due process, promote equal educational opportunity, and protect fundamental rights; and (5) recognize the importance of multilingualism to vital American interests and individual rights, and oppose English-only measures and other restrictionist language measures.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: Introduced in House
Honoring the service and sacrifice of Army Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta, a native of Hiawatha, Iowa, and the first living recipient of the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War.

Bill: 112-hconres-9
Sponsor: Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]
Introduced: 2011-01-19 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Afghanistan
Asia
Congressional tributes
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: 
 Honors the service and sacrifice of Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta, U.S. Army, the first living recipient of the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War.
 
 Encourages the people of the United States to recognize his valor and heroism.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Introduced in House
Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the President.

Bill: 112-hconres-10
Sponsor: Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7]
Introduced: 2011-01-20 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional operations and organization
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: 
Provides for a joint session of Congress on January 25, 2011, to receive a message from the President.

action_date: 2011-01-20
text: 

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

 
Provides for a joint session of Congress on January 25, 2011, to receive a message from the President.

action_date: 2011-01-25
text: 

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

 
Provides for a joint session of Congress on January 25, 2011, to receive a message from the President.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S72)
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S72)
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H376)
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H376)
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H376)
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should provide, on an annual basis, an amount equal to at least 1 percent of United States gross domestic product (GDP) for nonmilitary foreign assistance programs.

Bill: 112-hconres-11
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2011-01-20 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Foreign aid and international relief

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: 
Recognizes the importance of foreign assistance programs in promoting national security, demonstrating the American people's humanitarian spirit, and improving U.S. credibility in world affairs.
 
Expresses support for providing at least 1% of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) each year for nonmilitary foreign assistance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that an appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington National Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory of the Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States.

Bill: 112-hconres-12
Sponsor: Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2011-01-25 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Monuments and memorials
Religion
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that an appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington National Cemetery be provided for a memorial marker, to be paid for with private funds, to honor the memory of the Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces, so long as the Secretary of the Army has exclusive authority to approve the design and site of the memorial marker.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Provisions of measure incorporated into HR 1627.
action_date: 2011-05-03
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2011-02-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2011-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2011-01-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2011-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the Congress that non-defense, non-security, non-veterans discretionary spending should be reduced by 20 percent.

Bill: 112-hconres-14
Sponsor: Rep. Quayle, Benjamin [R-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2011-02-08 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-08
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) non-defense, non-security, non-veterans discretionary spending by the federal government in FY2011 should be reduced by 20% from FY2010 spending levels; and (2) if such percentage reduction is not achieved, the rates of basic pay for employees in the executive and legislative branches should be reduced by 15%, beginning in FY2012.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-08
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, 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: 2011-02-08
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, 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: 2011-02-08
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, 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: 2011-02-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-08
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States Fish and Wildlife Service should incorporate consideration of global warming and sea-level rise into the comprehensive conservation plans for coastal national wildlife refuges, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-hconres-15
Sponsor: Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large]
Introduced: 2011-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Climate change and greenhouse gases
Ecology
Historical and cultural resources
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Outdoor recreation
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-09
text: 
 Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) should incorporate consideration of the effects of global warming and sea-level rise into the comprehensive conservation plan for each coastal national wildlife refuge. 

Calls for such plans to address how global warming and sea-level rise will affect: (1) the ecological integrity, archaeological and cultural values, and distribution, migration patterns, and abundance of fish, wildlife, and plant populations and related habitats of the refuge; (2) areas within the refuge that are suitable for use as administrative sites or visitor facilities; and (3) opportunities for compatible wildlife-dependent recreational uses of the refuge. 

 Calls for the Director of the USFWS to conduct an assessment of the potential impacts of global warming and sea-level rise on coastal national wildlife refuges.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-09-01
text: Recalled by full committee.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
action_date: 2011-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-09
text: Introduced in House
Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby.

Bill: 112-hconres-16
Sponsor: Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5]
Introduced: 2011-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Games and hobbies
Outdoor recreation
U.S. Capitol

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-09
text: 
Permits the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby Association to sponsor soap box derby races as a free public event on the Capitol grounds on June 18, 2011.

action_date: 2011-05-11
text: 

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

 
Permits the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby Association to sponsor soap box derby races as a free public event on the Capitol grounds on June 18, 2011.

action_date: 2011-05-12
text: 

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

 
Permits the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby Association to sponsor soap box derby races as a free public event on the Capitol grounds on June 18, 2011.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-05-13
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2971-2972)
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2971-2972)
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H3188-3189)
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H3188-3189)
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H3188-3189)
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Committee on Transportation discharged.
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Mr. Denham asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Committee on Transportation discharged.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2011-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2011-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-09
text: Introduced in House