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Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General of the United States regarding the audited financial statement of the executive branch.

Bill: 114-hconres-140
Sponsor: Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16]
Introduced: 2016-07-05 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Congressional operations and organization
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-05
text: 
Requires both chambers of Congress to assemble annually in the Hall of the House of Representatives to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General on the Government Accountability Office's audited financial statement of the accounts and associated activities of the executive branch, together with an analysis of the financial position and condition of the federal government. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2016-07-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-05
text: Introduced in House
Providing official recognition of the massacre of 11 African-American soldiers of the 333rd Field Artillery Battalion of the United States Army who had been captured in Wereth, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge on December 17, 1944.

Bill: 114-hconres-141
Sponsor: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
Introduced: 2016-07-06 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Belgium
Conflicts and wars
Congressional tributes
Europe
Germany
Government information and archives
Military history
Military personnel and dependents
Senate Committee on Armed Services
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-06
text: 
Recognizes on behalf of the United States the dedicated service and ultimate sacrifice of the 11 African-American soldiers of the 333rd Field Artillery Battalion of the United States Army who were massacred in Wereth, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge on December 17, 1944. 
 
Calls on the Senate Armed Services Committee to correct the omission in the 1949 report of its subcommittee and appropriately recognize the Wereth 11.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2016-07-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2016-07-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-06
text: Introduced in House
Supporting the bid of Los Angeles, California, to bring the 2024 Summer Olympic Games back to the United States and pledging the cooperation of Congress with respect to that bid.

Bill: 114-hconres-142
Sponsor: Rep. Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-34]
Introduced: 2016-07-07 in the House
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: California
Disability and paralysis
Olympic games

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-07
text: 
Advises the International Olympic Committee that the United States would welcome the holding of the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, California, the site designated by the United States Olympic Committee.
 
Expresses the hope that the United States will be selected.
 
Pledges cooperation and support toward the successful fulfillment of those games.

action_date: 2016-07-12
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Advises the International Olympic Committee that the United States would welcome the holding of the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, California, the site designated by the United States Olympic Committee.
 
Expresses the hope that the United States will be selected.
 
Pledges cooperation and support toward the successful fulfillment of those games.

action_date: 2016-07-14
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Advises the International Olympic Committee that the United States would welcome the holding of the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, California, the site designated by the United States Olympic Committee.
 
Expresses the hope that the United States will be selected.
 
Pledges cooperation and support toward the successful fulfillment of those games.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-15
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5187)
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5187)
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H4695-4696)
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H4695-4696)
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H4695-4696)
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Mr. Royce asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
action_date: 2016-07-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2016-07-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-07
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress relating to the disapproval of certain activities of certain companies, trade associations, foundations, and organizations.

Bill: 114-hconres-143
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]
Introduced: 2016-07-11 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business ethics
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
Corporate finance and management
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Marketing and advertising
Oil and gas
Product safety and quality

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: 
Disapproves of activities by certain corporations and trade associations, foundations, and organizations funded by those corporations deliberately to: (1) mislead the public and undermine peer-reviewed scientific research about the dangers of their products, and (2) cast doubt on science in order to protect their financial interests.
 
Urges fossil fuel companies and allied organizations to cooperate with active or future investigations into:
 
 
 their climate change-related activities,
 
 what they knew about climate change and when they knew of it,
 
 what they knew about the harmful effects of fossil fuels on the climate, and
 
 any activities to mislead the public about climate change.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Introduced in House
Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the American Tree Farm System.

Bill: 114-hconres-144
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5]
Introduced: 2016-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Commemorative events and holidays
Forests, forestry, trees
Land use and conservation
Water quality
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: 
Recognizes the 75th anniversary of the American Tree Farm System. Encourages the public to participate in ceremonies and activities that recognize the importance of this program, working family-owned forests, and the clean water, wildlife habitat, and wood supply they provide. Supports conservation and management of the nation's trees and forests through landowner participation in the Conservation Reserve Program, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, the Conservation Stewardship Program, and the Forest Stewardship Program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: Introduced in House
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program and recognizing the significant contributions of Albert Einstein Fellows.

Bill: 114-hconres-145
Sponsor: Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17]
Introduced: 2016-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional officers and employees
Elementary and secondary education
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Science and engineering education
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: 
Recognizes:
 
 
 the significance of the 25th anniversary of the Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program;
 
 the value of having current science, technology, engineering, and mathematics teachers directly engaged in the policymaking process; 
 
 the sacrifices made by teachers who interrupt their careers to serve as Einstein Fellows; and
 
 the contributions of Einstein Fellows.
 
 
Expresses support for the continuation of the program.
 
Encourages federal agencies and congressional offices to host Einstein Fellows and to leverage the expertise of former Einstein Fellows.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: Introduced in House
Expressing support for fostering closer economic and commercial ties between the United States and the United Kingdom following the decision of the people of the United Kingdom to withdraw from the European Union.

Bill: 114-hconres-146
Sponsor: Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8]
Introduced: 2016-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Department of Health and Human Services
Europe
European Union
Free trade and trade barriers
Inflation and prices
Marketing and advertising
Medicaid
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Trade agreements and negotiations
U.S. and foreign investments
United Kingdom

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: 
Calls upon the President to begin negotiations for a trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: Introduced in House
Reclaiming Congress's Constitutional Mandate in Trade Resolution

Bill: 114-hconres-147
Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]
Introduced: 2016-07-14 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional agencies
Congressional committees
Congressional operations and organization
Executive agency funding and structure
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Trade agreements and negotiations

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: 

Reclaiming Congress's Constitutional Mandate in Trade Resolution

 
Establishes: (1) a Joint Ad Hoc Committee on Trade Responsibilities to develop a plan under which the functions and responsibilities of the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) shall be moved to the legislative branch, and (2) a Congressional Advisory Board on Trade Responsibilities to advise the Joint Ad Hoc Committee in its development of the plan.
 
Requires the USTR and the other heads of executive branch offices to make available to the Joint Ad Hoc Committee and the Congressional Advisory Board such information and assistance as the Committee and the Board may reasonably require to carry out their activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2016-07-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2016-07-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2016-07-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States protects the individual right to keep and bear arms for the purpose of self-defense and that the Second Amendment right is fully applicable to the States.

Bill: 114-hconres-148
Sponsor: Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32]
Introduced: 2016-07-14 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
Firearms and explosives
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Second Amendment protects the individual right to keep and bear arms for self-defense and that such right is fully applicable to the states.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Introduced in House
Expressing a commitment by Congress to never forget the service of aviation's first responders.

Bill: 114-hconres-149
Sponsor: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]
Introduced: 2016-09-08 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Congressional tributes
First responders and emergency personnel
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-08
text: 
Expresses the commitment of Congress never to forget the service of aviation's first responders on September 11, 2001.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2016-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-08
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that child safety is the first priority of custody and visitation adjudications, and that state courts should improve adjudications of custody where family violence is alleged.

Bill: 114-hconres-150
Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2016-09-09 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Crimes against children
Domestic violence and child abuse
Evidence and witnesses
Judicial procedure and administration
Legal fees and court costs
Separation, divorce, custody, support
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-09
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that:
 
 
child safety is the first priority of custody and visitation adjudications and courts should resolve safety risks and claims of family violence before assessing other best interest factors; 
 
quasi-scientific evidence should be admitted by courts only when it meets admissibility standards for scientific evidence; 
 
evidence from court-affiliated or appointed fee-paid professionals regarding adult or child abuse allegations in custody cases should be considered only when the professional possesses documented expertise and experience in the relevant types of abuse, trauma, and the behaviors of victims and perpetrators; 
 
states should define required standards of expertise and experience for appointed fee-paid professionals who provide evidence to the court on abuse, trauma and behaviors of victims and perpetrators, should specify requirements for the contents of such professional reports, and should require courts to find that any appointed professionals meet those standards; 
 
states should consider models under which court-appointed professionals are paid directly by the courts, with potential reimbursement by the parties after due consideration of the parties' financial circumstances; and 
 
 Congress should schedule hearings on family courts' practices with regard to children's safety and civil rights. 
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-09-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-09
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that every effort should be made to assist in the reconstruction and development of communities against whom the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has committed acts of genocide, war crimes, or crimes against humanity as determined by the United States Government.

Bill: 114-hconres-151
Sponsor: Rep. Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY-11]
Introduced: 2016-09-09 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Conflicts and wars
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign property
International organizations and cooperation
Iraq
Middle East
Reconstruction and stabilization
Sanctions
Syria
Terrorism
War and emergency powers
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-09
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that any civil or criminal penalties levied due to violations of U.S. government or international sanctions on the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and its affiliates, or funds seized or recovered from them, should be directed for the reconstruction and development of communities against whom ISIL has committed acts of genocide, war crimes, or crimes against humanity.
 
 Calls for the U.S. government to: 
 
 
establish a fund consisting of any such levied penalties and seized or recovered funds;
 
 use all available legal authorities to confiscate and vest all assets frozen pursuant to U.S. economic sanctions against ISIL, its members, and affiliates; 
 
 use such recovered assets and any fines or penalties imposed against violators of such U.S. sanctions for the reconstruction and development of communities against whom ISIL has committed such acts; and 
 
 encourage its international partners to similarly vest frozen assets of ISIL, its members, and affiliates for the reconstruction and development of such communities.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2016-09-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-09
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States and the international community should support the Republic of Iraq and its people to recognize a province in the Nineveh Plain region, consistent with lawful expressions of self-determination by its indigenous peoples.

Bill: 114-hconres-152
Sponsor: Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]
Introduced: 2016-09-09 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Human rights
International organizations and cooperation
Iraq
Middle East
Racial and ethnic relations
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Religion
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-09
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that:
 
 
 the return of the displaced indigenous peoples of the Nineveh Plain, including those in Iraq, to their ancestral homeland should be a policy priority of United States and the international community;
 
 their fundamental human rights should be fully restored upon their return to their homeland;
 
 the indigenous communities of Iraq's Nineveh Plain region have a right to security and self-determination within the federal structure of Iraq; 
 
 the United States, the Counter ISIL Coalition, the international community, the government of Iraq, and the Kurdish regional government should remain committed to liberation, economic revitalization, and prosperity of that region; 
 
 the United States, the international community, international observers, the government of Iraq, and the Kurdish regional government should be committed to the territorial integrity and security of the Nineveh Plain; and 
 
 the United States, the Counter ISIL Coalition, the international community, and international observers should be committed to working with the national and regional governments of Iraq toward a sustainable security settlement in the Nineveh Plain.
 
 
 Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States and the international community should:
 
 
 make the peaceful resolution of questions pertaining to Iraq's disputed internal boundaries a priority;
 
 work with the national and regional governments of Iraq to oversee the peaceful reintegration of the indigenous peoples of the Nineveh Plain to their ancestral homeland; 
 
 work with the national and regional governments of Iraq, including the Kurdish regional government, to establish the Nineveh Plain as an undisputed territory, politically represented by the indigenous peoples and communities of the region; and 
 
be committed to supporting the Iraqi government in implementing the decision to create a Nineveh Plain Province and support the new provincial administration to attain its full potential.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2016-09-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-09
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that a day should be designated as "National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day".

Bill: 114-hconres-153
Sponsor: Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
Introduced: 2016-09-15 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that a National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day should be designated to remind all Americans of the critical role that the Voting Rights Act of 1965 continues to play in protecting the right to vote, and to be an occasion for them to voice their support for this landmark civil rights law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Introduced in House