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Permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Professor Muhamad Yunus.

Bill: 113-hconres-20
Sponsor: Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12]
Introduced: 2013-03-04 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign loans and debt
Poverty and welfare assistance
Small business
U.S. Capitol

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-04
text: 
Authorizes the use of the Capitol rotunda on April 17, 2013, for a ceremony to award the congressional gold medal to Professor Muhammad Yunus in recognition of his contributions to the fight against global poverty. 

action_date: 2013-03-06
text: 

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

 
Authorizes the use of the Capitol rotunda on April 17, 2013, for a ceremony to award the congressional gold medal to Professor Muhammad Yunus in recognition of his contributions to the fight against global poverty.

action_date: 2013-03-11
text: 

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

 
Authorizes the use of the Capitol rotunda on April 17, 2013, for a ceremony to award the congressional gold medal to Professor Muhammad Yunus in recognition of his contributions to the fight against global poverty.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-03-12
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1668)
action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1668)
action_date: 2013-03-07
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2013-03-06
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2013-03-06
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H997)
action_date: 2013-03-06
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H997)
action_date: 2013-03-06
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H997)
action_date: 2013-03-06
text: Committee on House Administration discharged.
action_date: 2013-03-06
text: Committee on House Administration discharged.
action_date: 2013-03-06
text: Mr. Harper asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
action_date: 2013-03-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2013-03-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-04
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that John Arthur "Jack" Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation.

Bill: 113-hconres-21
Sponsor: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]
Introduced: 2013-03-05 in the House
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: 2013-03-05
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that Jack Johnson (the first African-American professional boxer to hold the title of Heavyweight Champion of the World) should receive a posthumous pardon 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: 2013-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
action_date: 2013-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-05
text: Introduced in House
Permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Doctor Muhammad Yunus.

Bill: 113-hconres-22
Sponsor: Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12]
Introduced: 2013-03-06 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign loans and debt
Poverty and welfare assistance
Small business
U.S. Capitol

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-06
text: 
Authorizes the use of the Capitol rotunda on April 17, 2013, for a ceremony to award the congressional gold medal to Doctor Muhammad Yunus in recognition of his contributions to the fight against global poverty. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-03-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2013-03-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-06
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade.

Bill: 113-hconres-23
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3]
Introduced: 2013-03-13 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation
Congressional oversight
Firearms and explosives
International law and treaties
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Trade agreements and negotiations

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-13
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the President should not sign the Arms Trade Treaty, and that, if he transmits the Treaty with his signature to the Senate, the Senate should not ratify it; and (2) until the Treaty has been signed by the President, received the advice and consent of the Senate, and has been the subject of implementing legislation by Congress, no federal funds should be appropriated or authorized to implement the Treaty, or any similar agreement, or to conduct activities relevant to the Treaty, or any similar agreement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2013-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-13
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy.

Bill: 113-hconres-24
Sponsor: Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1]
Introduced: 2013-03-14 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Climate change and greenhouse gases
Energy prices
Oil and gas
Sales and excise taxes
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-14
text: 
Express the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to American families and businesses and is not in the best interest of the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-03-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-14
text: Introduced in House
Recommending the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Rafael Peralta.

Bill: 113-hconres-26
Sponsor: Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50]
Introduced: 2013-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Congressional tributes
Iraq
Middle East
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: 
Recognizes Sergeant Rafael Peralta, a Mexican-American who joined the Marine Corps on the same day he received his permanent residence status, for his dedication to the Marine Corps and the United States and for upholding the highest standards of military service.
 
Recognizes that his courageous and selfless actions in combat saved the lives of his fellow Marines.
 
Concurs with the Marine Corps and the Navy that his actions are in the spirit and tradition of the Medal of Honor.
 
Maintains that eyewitness accounts confirm that Sergeant Peralta deliberately pulled a live grenade into his body in order to save his fellow Marines, and such accounts should be the leading and deciding factor in evaluating his Medal of Honor nomination.
 
Recommends that Sergeant Peralta be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Introduced in House
Supporting the formation of a bipartisan Presidential Commission to study the establishment of a National Museum of the American People.

Bill: 113-hconres-27
Sponsor: Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8]
Introduced: 2013-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Government studies and investigations
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Racial and ethnic relations

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: 
Supports the creation of a bipartisan Presidential Commission to study the establishment of a National Museum of the American People to tell the immigration and migration stories of all people in the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E332)
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Introduced in House
Recognizing the significance of Equal Pay Day to illustrate the disparity between wages paid to men and women.

Bill: 113-hconres-28
Sponsor: Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
Introduced: 2013-04-09 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Wages and earnings
Women's employment

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: 
Recognizes the significance of Equal Pay Day to illustrate the disparity between wages paid to men and women. 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should resume normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hconres-29
Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
Introduced: 2013-04-10 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
China
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
International organizations and cooperation
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Taiwan
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: 
 Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the President should abandon the One China Policy in favor of a One China, One Taiwan Policy that recognizes Taiwan's sovereignty and independence; (2) the President should begin the process of resuming normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan; and (3) the President, the Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, and other relevant U.S. officials should support Taiwan's full participation in the United Nations (U.N.) and any other international organization of which the United States is a member and for which statehood is a requirement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Recognizing the 65th anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel.

Bill: 113-hconres-30
Sponsor: Rep. Radel, Trey [R-FL-19]
Introduced: 2013-04-10 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Arab-Israeli relations
Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Homeland security
Israel
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: 
Recognizes the independence of Israel as a significant event in providing refuge and a national homeland for the Jewish people and in establishing a democracy in the Middle East.
 
 Commends the bipartisan commitment of successive U.S. administrations and Congresses since 1948 to stand by Israel. 
 
 Asserts the commitment of Congress to stand with Israel during times of uncertainty and reaffirms its bipartisan support for the alliance and friendship between the United States and Israel.
 
 Supports Israel's right to exist as a democratic, Jewish state and to defend itself and its people. 
 
Congratulates the United States and Israel for the strengthening of bilateral relations during the past decade in the fields of defense, diplomacy, and homeland security.
 
Congratulates the people of Israel as they celebrate the 65th anniversary of Israel's independence.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Supporting Rare Pituitary Disease Awareness.

Bill: 113-hconres-31
Sponsor: Rep. Runyan, Jon [R-NJ-3]
Introduced: 2013-04-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Digestive and metabolic diseases
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Neurological disorders

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-15
text: 
Expresses support for: (1) Rare Pituitary Disease Awareness, and (2) a substantial national commitment to improving diagnostics and cures for rare pituitary diseases and quality of life for afflicted patients.
 
Recognizes the importance of improving awareness and encouraging accurate and early diagnosis of Cushing's disease, Acromegaly, and other such diseases.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-04-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2013-04-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-15
text: Introduced in House
Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition.

Bill: 113-hconres-32
Sponsor: Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11]
Introduced: 2013-04-18 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Law enforcement officers
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
U.S. Capitol

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-18
text: 
Permits the Grand Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police and its auxiliary to sponsor a free public event, the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition, on the Capitol grounds on May 14, 2013, in order to allow law enforcement representatives to exhibit their ability to demonstrate Honor Guard programs and provide for a bag pipe exhibition.

action_date: 2013-05-06
text: 

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

 
Permits the Grand Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police and its auxiliary to sponsor a free public event, the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition, on the Capitol grounds on May 14, 2013, in order to allow law enforcement representatives to exhibit their ability to demonstrate Honor Guard programs and provide for a bag pipe exhibition.

action_date: 2013-05-08
text: 

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

 
Permits the Grand Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police and its auxiliary to sponsor a free public event, the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition, on the Capitol grounds on May 14, 2013, in order to allow law enforcement representatives to exhibit their ability to demonstrate Honor Guard programs and provide for a bag pipe exhibition.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-05-09
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2013-05-08
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3282)
action_date: 2013-05-08
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3282)
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H2414)
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H2414)
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H2414)
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: Committee on Transportation discharged.
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: Committee on Transportation discharged.
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: Mr. Barletta asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
action_date: 2013-04-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2013-04-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2013-04-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-18
text: Introduced in House
Supporting the goals and ideals of the National Day of Silence in bringing attention to anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender name-calling, bullying, and harassment faced by individuals in schools.

Bill: 113-hconres-33
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2013-04-18 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Commemorative events and holidays
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
State and local government operations
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-18
text: 
Supports the goals and ideals of the National Day of Silence (during which students vow to remain silent to bring attention to the harassment and discrimination faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in schools). Encourages each state, city, and local educational agency to adopt laws and policies to prohibit name-calling, bullying, harassment, and discrimination against students, teachers, and other school staff regardless of their sexual orientation and gender identity or gender expression. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2013-04-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2013-04-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2013-04-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-18
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Chained Consumer Price Index should not be used to calculate cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits.

Bill: 113-hconres-34
Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2013-04-18 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Inflation and prices
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-18
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Chained Consumer Price Index should not be used to calculate cost of living adjustments for Social Security benefits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-04-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-18
text: Introduced in House
Supporting the goals and ideals of World Malaria Day.

Bill: 113-hconres-35
Sponsor: Rep. Crenshaw, Ander [R-FL-4]
Introduced: 2013-04-23 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Africa
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
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Public-private cooperation
Women's health
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-23
text: 
 Supports the ideals of World Malaria Day, including the target of ending malaria deaths by 2015.
 
Recognizes the importance of reducing malaria to improve child and maternal health, especially in sub-Saharan Africa.
 
Commends the progress made toward reducing global malaria prevalence and deaths, particularly through the efforts of the President's Malaria Initiative and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.
 
Welcomes public-private partnerships to develop more effective and affordable tools for malaria diagnosis, treatment, and vaccination
 
Recognizes the goals 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.
 
Supports continued U.S. leadership in bilateral, multilateral, and private sector efforts to combat malaria and to work with developing countries to create long-term strategies to increase ownership over malaria programs.
 
Encourages members of the international community to sustain and scale up their support for efforts to combat malaria.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2013-04-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-23
text: Introduced in House
Recognizing the disparate impact of climate change on women and the efforts of women globally to address climate change.

Bill: 113-hconres-36
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2013-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Women's education
Women's employment
Women's health
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-26
text: 
 Recognizes: (1) the disparate impacts of climate change on women and the efforts of women globally to address it, and (2) the need for balanced participation of men and women in climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts.
 
Encourages the use of gender-sensitive frameworks in developing climate change policies.
 
Affirms Congress's commitment to: (1) support women who are particularly vulnerable to prepare for and adapt to climate change impacts, including a commitment to increase education and training opportunities for women to develop local resilience plans to address the effects of climate change; (2) empower women in the planning, design, implementation, and evaluation of climate change strategies; and (3) include women in economic development planning, policies, and practices that directly improve conditions that result from climate change.
 
Encourages the President to: (1) integrate a gender approach in all U.S. policies and programs that are globally related to climate change, and (2) ensure that those policies and programs support women globally to prepare for and adapt to climate change.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-05-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2013-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2013-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-26
text: Introduced in House