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Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces deployed to Iraq or Syria on or after August 7, 2014, other than Armed Forces required to protect United States diplomatic facilities and personnel, from Iraq and Syria.

Bill: 114-hconres-55
Sponsor: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
Introduced: 2015-06-04 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Iraq
Middle East
Military operations and strategy
Syria
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-04
text: 
Directs the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces deployed to Iraq or Syria on or after August 7, 2014, other than Armed Forces required to protect U.S. diplomatic facilities and personnel, from Iraq and Syria: (1) no later than 30 days after this concurrent resolution is adopted; or (2) if the President determines that it is not safe to remove the Armed Forces before that date, then no later than December 31, 2015, or such earlier date as the President determines that the Armed Forces can safely be removed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-17
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2015-06-17
text: On agreeing to the resolution Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 139 - 288, 1 Present (Roll no. 370).
action_date: 2015-06-17
text: Failed of passage/not agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 139 - 288, 1 Present (Roll no. 370).
action_date: 2015-06-17
text: The previous question was ordered pursuant to a previous  order of the House. (consideration: CR H4470)
action_date: 2015-06-17
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with two hours of debate on H. Con. Res. 55.
action_date: 2015-06-17
text: Considered pursuant to a previous order. (consideration: CR H4455-4471; text of measure as introduced: CR H4455-4456)
action_date: 2015-06-17
text: Consideration initiated pursuant to a previous order.
action_date: 2015-06-16
text: ORDER OF BUSINESS - Mr. Collins (GA) asked unanimous consent that it be in order at any time to consider H. Con. Res. 55 in the House if called up by the chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs or his designee; that the concurrent resolution be considered as read; and that the previous question be considered as ordered on the concurrent resolution to adoption without intervening motion or demand for division of the question, except for 2 hours of debate equally divided between the majority and minority. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2015-06-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2015-06-04
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3906-3908, H3908-3909)
action_date: 2015-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-04
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that all trade agreements the United States enters into, should provide reasonable access and collaboration of each nation involved in such an agreement, for the purpose of search and recovery activities relating to members of the United States Armed Forces missing in action from prior wars or military conflicts.

Bill: 114-hconres-56
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5]
Introduced: 2015-06-10 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
International organizations and cooperation
Military personnel and dependents
Trade agreements and negotiations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-10
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that all trade agreements the United States enters into with a foreign country should provide reasonable collaboration with that country for the purpose of search and recovery activities for Armed Forces members missing in action from prior wars or military conflicts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2015-06-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-06-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-10
text: Introduced in House
Supporting National Men's Health Week.

Bill: 114-hconres-57
Sponsor: Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
Introduced: 2015-06-18 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-18
text: 
Expresses support for National Men's Health Week.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2015-06-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-18
text: Introduced in House
Supporting the designation of the week of September 11 to September 17 as "Patriot Week".

Bill: 114-hconres-58
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8]
Introduced: 2015-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Social Sciences and History
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Elementary and secondary education
National symbols
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: 
Expresses support for the designation of Patriot Week.
 
Recognizes that each generation should renew the spirit of the nation based on the first principles, historical figures, founding documents, and symbols of the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Introduced in House
Expressing support for designation of June 21 as National ASK (Asking Saves Kids) Day to promote children's health and gun safety.

Bill: 114-hconres-59
Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2015-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Child safety and welfare
Commemorative events and holidays
Family relationships
Firearms and explosives

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: 
Expresses support for the designation of National ASK (Asking Saves Kids) Day to encourage parents to begin asking the question, &quot;Is there an unlocked gun in your house?&quot; before their child visits other homes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that female athletes be paid the same as their male counterparts and organizers of world class competitions actively take part in combating the wage gap.

Bill: 114-hconres-60
Sponsor: Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
Introduced: 2015-07-10 in the House
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Athletes
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Professional sports
Wages and earnings
Women's employment

Summary:
action_date: 2015-07-10
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that female athletes should be paid the same as their male counterparts and organizers of world class competitions should actively take part in combating the wage gap.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-07-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2015-07-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-07-10
text: Introduced in House
Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 2nd Annual Fallen Firefighters Congressional Flag Presentation Ceremony.

Bill: 114-hconres-61
Sponsor: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]
Introduced: 2015-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
U.S. Capitol

Summary:
action_date: 2015-07-13
text: 
Permits the Congressional Fire Services Institute and the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation to sponsor the 2nd Annual Fallen Firefighters Congressional Flag Presentation Ceremony as a free public event on the Capitol grounds on September 30, 2015, to honor the firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2014.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2015-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2015-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-07-13
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and therefore, consistent with the location of other United States embassies, the United States embassy in Israel should be located in Jerusalem.

Bill: 114-hconres-62
Sponsor: Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2015-07-14 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Israel
Middle East

Summary:
action_date: 2015-07-14
text: 
It is the sense of Congress that: (1) the U.S. government should officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and (2) the U.S. embassy in Israel should be located in Jerusalem. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-07-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2015-07-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-07-14
text: Introduced in House
To express the sense of the Congress that any Executive order that infringes on the powers and duties of the Congress under article I, section 8 of the Constitution, or that would require the expenditure of Federal funds not specifically appropriated for the purpose of the Executive order, is advisory only and has no force or effect unless enacted as law.

Bill: 114-hconres-63
Sponsor: Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2]
Introduced: 2015-07-15 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Appropriations
Congressional-executive branch relations
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2015-07-15
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that any executive order issued by the President before, on, or after the approval of this resolution that infringes on the powers and duties of Congress under article I, section 8 of the Constitution, or that would require the expenditure of federal funds not specifically appropriated for such executive order, is advisory only and has no force or effect unless enacted as law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-07-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2015-07-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-07-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-07-15
text: Introduced in House
Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the Monuments Men.

Bill: 114-hconres-64
Sponsor: Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12]
Introduced: 2015-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship
Conflicts and wars
Congressional tributes
Military history
Monuments and memorials
U.S. Capitol

Summary:
action_date: 2015-07-22
text: 
Authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center on October 22, 2015, for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the Monuments Men in recognition of their role in the preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and artifacts of cultural importance during and following World War II. 

action_date: 2015-07-27
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 October 22, 2015, for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the Monuments Men in recognition of their role in the preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and artifacts of cultural importance during and following World War II. 

action_date: 2015-07-28
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 October 22, 2015, for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the Monuments Men in recognition of their role in the preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and artifacts of cultural importance during and following World War II. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-07-29
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6087)
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6087)
action_date: 2015-07-27
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2015-07-27
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H5513)
action_date: 2015-07-27
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H5513)
action_date: 2015-07-27
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H5513)
action_date: 2015-07-27
text: Mr. Harper asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider. (consideration: CR H5513))
action_date: 2015-07-27
text: Committee on House Administration discharged.
action_date: 2015-07-27
text: Committee on House Administration discharged.
action_date: 2015-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2015-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-07-22
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the upgrading of Malaysia on the 2015 Trafficking In Persons report.

Bill: 114-hconres-65
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2015-07-28 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Crime victims
Government studies and investigations
Human rights
Human trafficking
Malaysia

Summary:
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that the 2015 Trafficking in Persons report should have placed Malaysia in Tier 3.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Recognizing and honoring the 25th anniversary of the date of enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Bill: 114-hconres-66
Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
Introduced: 2015-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Disability and health-based discrimination
Employment discrimination and employee rights

Summary:
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: 
Recognizes the 25th anniversary of the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Encourages celebration of the advancement of freedom and the expansion of opportunity made possible by its enactment.
 
Pledges continued work on a bipartisan basis to support opportunity, independent living, economic self-sufficiency, and the full participation of individuals in the United States who have disabilities.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2015-07-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-07-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, 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: 2015-07-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, 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: 2015-07-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, 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: 2015-07-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, 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: 2015-07-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, 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: 2015-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Introduced in House
RESTORE Resolution of 2015

Bill: 114-hconres-67
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8]
Introduced: 2015-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional committees
Congressional operations and organization
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions

Summary:
action_date: 2015-07-29
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: 2015-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
action_date: 2015-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the 225th anniversary of the establishment of the Coast Guard.

Bill: 114-hconres-68
Sponsor: Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50]
Introduced: 2015-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Coast guard
Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Department of Homeland Security
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2015-07-29
text: 
Recognizes the historic significance of the 225th anniversary of the Coast Guard.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-07-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2015-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2015-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that any reform or repeal of the last-in, first-out method of accounting for inventories (LIFO) would cause irreparable and unnecessary damage to United States businesses.

Bill: 114-hconres-69
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]
Introduced: 2015-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2015-07-29
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that reform or repeal of provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relating to the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method of accounting for inventories would cause irreparable and unnecessary damage to U.S. businesses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run.

Bill: 114-hconres-70
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2015-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Athletes
Congressional tributes
Disability and paralysis
Olympic games
Outdoor recreation
U.S. Capitol

Summary:
action_date: 2015-07-31
text: 
Authorizes the use of the Capitol grounds for the 30th Annual District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run on October 16, 2015.

action_date: 2015-09-08
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 grounds for the 30th Annual District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run on October 16, 2015.

action_date: 2015-09-16
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 grounds for the 30th Annual District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run on October 16, 2015.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-09-17
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2015-09-16
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6765)
action_date: 2015-09-16
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6765)
action_date: 2015-09-09
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2015-09-08
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2015-09-08
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H5806)
action_date: 2015-09-08
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H5806)
action_date: 2015-09-08
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H5806)
action_date: 2015-09-08
text: Committee on Transportation discharged.
action_date: 2015-09-08
text: Committee on Transportation discharged.
action_date: 2015-09-08
text: Mr. Crawford asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
action_date: 2015-09-08
text: Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Discharged.
action_date: 2015-08-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2015-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2015-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-07-31
text: Introduced in House