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A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders.

Bill: 114-sconres-7
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2015-03-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Asia
Conflicts and wars
Congressional tributes
Japan
Military history
Military personnel and dependents
U.S. Capitol

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-03
text: 
Authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center on April 15, 2015, for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders.

action_date: 2015-03-12
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center on April 15, 2015, for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders.

action_date: 2015-03-16
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center on April 15, 2015, for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-16
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2015-03-16
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H1651-1652)
action_date: 2015-03-16
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H1651-1652)
action_date: 2015-03-16
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H1651-1652)
action_date: 2015-03-16
text: Mrs. Miller (MI) asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
action_date: 2015-03-16
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2015-03-16
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2015-03-16
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2015-03-12
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2015-03-12
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2015-03-12
text: Senate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1509)
action_date: 2015-03-12
text: Senate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1509)
action_date: 2015-03-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1255)
action_date: 2015-03-03
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative stamp honoring the 50th anniversary of the three civil rights marches from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama that took place over the course of several weeks in March 1965.

Bill: 114-sconres-8
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2015-03-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Alabama
Postal service
Protest and dissent
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-04
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that the U.S. Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring the 50th anniversary of the three civil rights marches from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery, Alabama. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2015-03-04
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution honoring the life and memory of Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., president emeritus of the University of Notre Dame.

Bill: 114-sconres-9
Sponsor: Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN]
Introduced: 2015-03-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Higher education
Indiana
School administration
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-04
text: 
Commemorates the life and achievements of Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., president emeritus of the University of Notre Dame, who throughout his life displayed extraordinary commitment to social justice and the improvement of higher education.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-04
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1310)
action_date: 2015-03-04
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution supporting the designation of the year of 2015 as the "International Year of Soils" and supporting locally led soil conservation.

Bill: 114-sconres-10
Sponsor: Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN]
Introduced: 2015-03-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Commemorative events and holidays
Soil pollution
Water use and supply
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-17
text: 
Supports the designation of 2015 as the International Year of Soils, and supports locally led soil conservation. Encourages public participation in activities celebrating the importance of soils to the United States. Supports soil conservation through partnerships with local soil and water conservation districts and landowner participation in federal conservation programs.

action_date: 2015-05-13
text: 
Supports the designation of 2015 as the International Year of Soils, and supports locally led soil conservation. Encourages public participation in activities celebrating the importance of soils to the United States. Supports soil conservation through partnerships with local soil and water conservation districts and voluntary landowner participation in federal conservation programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-05-14
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2015-05-14
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2015-05-14
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2015-05-13
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2896)
action_date: 2015-05-13
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S2896)
action_date: 2015-05-13
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2896)
action_date: 2015-05-13
text: Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2015-05-13
text: Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2015-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1588-1589)
action_date: 2015-03-17
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution recognizing the need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all people of the United States, particularly people with disabilities.

Bill: 114-sconres-12
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2015-04-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Disability and health-based discrimination
Disability and paralysis
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2015-04-16
text: 
Recognizes the hardships that people with disabilities must overcome every day. 
 
Reaffirms support of the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
 
Recommends that the United States Postal Service and federal agencies install power-assisted doors at post offices and other federally funded facilities to ensure equal access for all people.
 
 Pledges to continue to identify and remove the barriers that prevent equal access to federal government services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-04-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2254-2255)
action_date: 2015-04-16
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the American Fighter Aces.

Bill: 114-sconres-13
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2015-04-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Congressional tributes
Military history
U.S. Capitol
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2015-04-20
text: 
Authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center on May 20, 2015, for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the American Fighter Aces in recognition of their military service and defense of the country's freedom throughout the history of aviation warfare. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-04-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2276)
action_date: 2015-04-20
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution providing that the President may not provide sanctions relief to Iran until certain United States citizens are released from Iran.

Bill: 114-sconres-14
Sponsor: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
Introduced: 2015-04-30 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Espionage and treason
International law and treaties
Iran
Middle East
News media and reporting
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Religion
Sanctions
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2015-04-30
text: 
Prohibits the President from waiving, suspending, or providing relief from the application of statutory sanctions against Iran under any provision of law, or refraining from applying any such sanctions pursuant to an agreement with Iran relating to Iran's nuclear program, until the government of Iran releases to the United States the following U.S. citizens: 
 
 
Saeed Abedini who has been detained in Iran on charges related to his religious beliefs since September 2012; 
 
Amir Hekmati who has been imprisoned in Iran on false espionage charges since August 2011; 
 
Jason Rezaian who, as an Iranian government reporter for the Washington Post, has been unjustly held in Iran on vague charges since July 2014; and 
 
Robert Levinson who was abducted on Kish Island in March 2007.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-04-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2583)
action_date: 2015-04-30
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the 1915 Panama-California Exposition and the establishment of Balboa Park in San Diego, California.

Bill: 114-sconres-15
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2015-05-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Sciences and History
Subjects: California
Commemorative events and holidays
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2015-05-04
text: 
Commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Panama-California Exposition and the founding of Balboa Park in San Diego, California, on May 9, 2015. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-05-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2602)
action_date: 2015-05-04
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution stating the policy of the United States regarding the release of United States citizens in Iran.

Bill: 114-sconres-16
Sponsor: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
Introduced: 2015-05-07 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Espionage and treason
Iran
Middle East
News media and reporting
Religion

Summary:
action_date: 2015-05-07
text: 
States that it is U.S. policy that: (1) the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran should immediately release Saeed Abedini, Amir Hekmati, and Jason Rezaian, and cooperate with the U.S. government to locate and return Robert Levinson; and (2) the U.S. government should undertake every effort using every diplomatic tool at its disposal to secure their release.

action_date: 2015-05-11
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
States that it is U.S. policy that: (1) the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran should immediately release Saeed Abedini, Amir Hekmati, and Jason Rezaian, and cooperate with the U.S. government to locate and return Robert Levinson; and (2) the U.S. government should undertake every effort using every diplomatic tool at its disposal to secure their release.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-05-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
action_date: 2015-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2015-05-12
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2015-05-12
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2015-05-11
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 90 - 0. Record Vote Number: 175. (text: CR S2751)
action_date: 2015-05-11
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 90 - 0. Record Vote Number: 175.(text: CR S2751)
action_date: 2015-05-11
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2749-2751)
action_date: 2015-05-07
text: Submitted in the Senate. Ordered Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 72. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2732)
action_date: 2015-05-07
text: Introduced in Senate
RESTORE Resolution of 2015

Bill: 114-sconres-17
Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2015-03-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional committees
Congressional operations and organization
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions

Summary:
action_date: 2015-05-20
text: 

Regulation Sensibility Through Oversight Restoration Resolution of 2015 or the RESTORE Resolution of 2015

 
Establishes the Joint Select Committee on Regulatory Reform to:
 
 
review the process by which rules are promulgated by agencies,
 
hold hearings on the effects of and how to reduce regulatory overreach in all sectors of the economy, and
 
 review the Code of Federal Regulations to identify rules and sets of rules that should be repealed.
 
 
Requires the Joint Select Committee to recommend to Congress legislation to create processes: (1) under which an agency, before promulgating a rule, shall seek advice from Congress and take other specified actions; and (2) to appropriately sunset as many rules as possible.
 
Requires the Joint Select Committee also to submit to Congress:
 
 
 recommendations for ways to reduce the financial burden placed on the various sectors of the economy in order to comply with rules;
 
 an analysis of the feasibility of creating a permanent Joint Committee on Rules Review, and requiring each agency to submit each of its proposed rules to the appropriate congressional committee for review in a specified manner; and
 
 a list of rules and sets of rules that the Joint Select Committee recommends should be repealed.
 
 
Requires the Joint Committee on Rules Review, if established, to review each proposed rule that an agency determines is likely to have an annual effect on the economy of $50 million or more before the agency promulgates the final rule.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-05-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3188-3189)
action_date: 2015-03-20
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution recongizing the daisy as the flower for military caregivers.

Bill: 114-sconres-18
Sponsor: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Introduced: 2015-06-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Horticulture and plants
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-22
text: 
Honors military caregivers for their service and sacrifice to the United States. 
 
Encourages the people of the United States to show support to military families and to recognize the sacrifices endured by those families in service to the United States.
 
 Recognizes the daisy as the flower for military caregivers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4348)
action_date: 2015-06-22
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution providing for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and an adjournment of the House of Representatives.

Bill: 114-sconres-19
Sponsor: Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]
Introduced: 2015-06-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional operations and organization
House of Representatives
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-24
text: 
Declares that when the Senate recesses or adjourns on any day from Thursday, June 25, 2015, through Friday, July 3, 2015, it stand recessed or adjourned until 12:00 noon on Tuesday, July 7, 2015.
 
Declares that when the House adjourns on any legislative day from Thursday, June 25, 2015, through Friday, July 3, 2015, it stand adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 7, 2015.

action_date: 2015-06-24
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, 2015, through Friday, July 3, 2015, it stand recessed or adjourned until 12:00 noon on Tuesday, July 7, 2015.
 
Declares that when the House adjourns on any legislative day from Thursday, June 25, 2015, through Friday, July 3, 2015, it stand adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 7, 2015.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H4761)
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H4761)
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H4761)
action_date: 2015-06-24
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2015-06-24
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2015-06-24
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2015-06-24
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4608; text as passed Senate: CR S4607)
action_date: 2015-06-24
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4608; text as passed Senate: CR S4607)
action_date: 2015-06-24
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the ratification of the 13th Amendment.

Bill: 114-sconres-21
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2015-10-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. Capitol
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2015-10-05
text: 
Authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center on July 8, 2015, for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which abolished slavery in the United States.

action_date: 2015-10-08
text: 
Authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center on December 8, 2015, for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which abolished slavery in the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-10-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2015-10-13
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2015-10-08
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7281)
action_date: 2015-10-08
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S7281)
action_date: 2015-10-08
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7280-7281)
action_date: 2015-10-08
text: Senate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2015-10-08
text: Senate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2015-10-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7125)
action_date: 2015-10-05
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of the White House Fellows program.

Bill: 114-sconres-22
Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Introduced: 2015-10-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Policy sciences

Summary:
action_date: 2015-10-06
text: 
Recognizes the 50th anniversary of the White House Fellows program and commends the White House Fellows for their continuing lifetime commitment to public service.

action_date: 2015-10-06
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Recognizes the 50th anniversary of the White House Fellows program and commends the White House Fellows for their continuing lifetime commitment to public service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-10-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2015-10-07
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2015-10-07
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2015-10-06
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7171; text as passed Senate: CR S7162-7163)
action_date: 2015-10-06
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 S7171; text as passed Senate: CR S7162-7163)
action_date: 2015-10-06
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution supporting the establishment of a bipartisan Museum Study Commission to study the establishment of a National Museum of the American People to tell the immigration and migration stories of all people of the United States.

Bill: 114-sconres-23
Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2015-10-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Government studies and investigations
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Racial and ethnic relations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-10-07
text: 
Supports the establishment of a bipartisan Museum Study Commission to study the establishment of a National Museum of the American People to tell the immigration and migration stories of all people of the United States, as long as none of the funding to plan, construct, or operate the museum is from federal appropriations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-10-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7222)
action_date: 2015-10-07
text: Introduced in Senate