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Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha I.

Bill: 114-hconres-115
Sponsor: Rep. Takai, Mark [D-HI-1]
Introduced: 2016-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Hawaii
U.S. Capitol

Summary:
action_date: 2016-02-11
text: 
Authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event on May 22, 2016, to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha I.

action_date: 2016-04-12
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 for an event on May 22, 2016, to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha I.

action_date: 2016-04-13
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 for an event on May 22, 2016, to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha I.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-14
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2016-04-13
text: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2064-2065)
action_date: 2016-04-13
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2064-2065)
action_date: 2016-04-12
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2016-04-12
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H1620)
action_date: 2016-04-12
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H1620)
action_date: 2016-04-12
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H1620)
action_date: 2016-04-12
text: Committee on House Administration discharged.
action_date: 2016-04-12
text: Committee on House Administration discharged.
action_date: 2016-04-12
text: Mr. Davis, Rodney asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
action_date: 2016-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2016-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-02-11
text: Introduced in House
Condemning North Korea's February 6, 2016, long-range rocket launch and North Korea's February 9, 2016, restart of a plutonium reactor.

Bill: 114-hconres-116
Sponsor: Rep. Ashford, Brad [D-NE-2]
Introduced: 2016-02-12 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation
Asia
North Korea
Nuclear weapons

Summary:
action_date: 2016-02-12
text: 
Condems North Korea for: (1) its long-range rocket launch of internationally banned missile technology on February 6, 2016, and (2) its restart of a plutonium reactor on February 9, 2016.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
action_date: 2016-02-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2016-02-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-02-12
text: Introduced in House
Recognizing the soldiers of the 14th Quartermaster Detachment of the United States Army Reserve, who were killed or wounded in their barracks by an Iraqi SCUD missile attack in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the attack.

Bill: 114-hconres-118
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18]
Introduced: 2016-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Iraq
Middle East
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
Pennsylvania
Saudi Arabia

Summary:
action_date: 2016-02-25
text: 
Recognizes the sacrifice and dedicated service of Pennsylvanians during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm.
 
 Honors: (1) the 13 soldiers of the 14th Quartermaster Detachment of the United States Army Reserve who were killed in action on February 25, 1991, in the attack on Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; and (2) the 43 soldiers of the 14th Quartermaster Detachment of the United States Army Reserve who were wounded during the attack. 
 
Pledges the support of the House of Representatives to the families of these soldiers.
 
 Encourages the people of the United States to commemorate the role and contribution of Pennsylvanians and Pennsylvania-based units of the Army National Guard, the Army Reserve, the Marine Corps Reserve, the Navy Reserve, the Air National Guard, and the Air Force Reserve who supported Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-03-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2016-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2016-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Recognizing the George C. Marshall Museum and George C. Marshall Research Library in Lexington, Virginia, as the National George C. Marshall Museum and Library.

Bill: 114-hconres-123
Sponsor: Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6]
Introduced: 2016-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Subjects: Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Libraries and archives
Military history
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
U.S. history
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2016-03-03
text: 
Recognizes the George C. Marshall Museum and George C. Marshall Research Library in Lexington, Virginia, as the &quot;National George C. Marshall Museum and Library.&quot; 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2016-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor and the lasting significance of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.

Bill: 114-hconres-124
Sponsor: Rep. Takai, Mark [D-HI-1]
Introduced: 2016-03-14 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Armed Forces and National Security
Asia
Commemorative events and holidays
Conflicts and wars
Congressional tributes
Free trade and trade barriers
Hawaii
International organizations and cooperation
Japan
Military history
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2016-03-14
text: 
Declares that Congress, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii: 
 
 
pays tribute to the members of the Armed Forces and civilians who died in the attack; 
 
honors the men and women of the Armed Forces who gave their lives in defense of freedom and liberty during World War II; 
 
acknowledges the peaceful and mutually beneficial U.S-Japan relationship; 
 
appreciates Japan's efforts as one of the most reliable security partners of the United States; and 
 
encourages Japan to continue to develop strategic and economic policies, in partnership with the United States, that promote stability throughout Asia and reduce trade barriers between the two nations.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-03-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2016-03-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2016-03-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2016-03-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2016-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-03-14
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that Cuba should issue a state of apology and agree to cease human rights violations in order for any embargo or economic restraints to be lifted.

Bill: 114-hconres-126
Sponsor: Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6]
Introduced: 2016-03-23 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Caribbean area
Cuba
Human rights
Latin America
Sanctions
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2016-03-23
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that Cuba should issue a statement of apology and agree to cease human rights violations in order for any embargo or economic restraints to be lifted. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
action_date: 2016-03-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2016-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-03-23
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of the Buffalo Soldiers.

Bill: 114-hconres-127
Sponsor: Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
Introduced: 2016-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military history
Military personnel and dependents
Postal service
Racial and ethnic relations
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-12
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of the Buffalo Soldiers. 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2016-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-04-12
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should continue to exercise its veto in the United Nations Security Council on resolutions regarding the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.

Bill: 114-hconres-128
Sponsor: Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]
Introduced: 2016-04-15 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arab-Israeli relations
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Israel
Middle East
Palestinians
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-15
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that:
 
 
a durable resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process can only come through direct, bilateral negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians;
 
the U.N. cannot be a truly neutral arbiter of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; and
 
the United States should veto any U.N. Security Council resolution that inserts the Security Council into the peace process, unilaterally recognizes a Palestinian state, makes declarations concerning Israeli controlled territories, or dictates terms and a time line for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2016-04-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-04-15
text: Introduced in House
Supporting the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) and recognizing 50 years of organized academic veterinary medicine in the United States.

Bill: 114-hconres-130
Sponsor: Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3]
Introduced: 2016-04-21 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Medical education
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-21
text: 
Expresses gratitude and support for accredited schools and colleges of veterinary medicine.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
action_date: 2016-04-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2016-04-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-04-21
text: Introduced in House
SCOTUS Resolution

Bill: 114-hconres-132
Sponsor: Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5]
Introduced: 2016-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional operations and organization
Congressional oversight
Judges
Supreme Court

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-18
text: 

Senate's Court Obligations Trump Unconstitutional Stalling Resolution or the SCOTUS Resolution

 
Prohibits the House of Representatives or Senate from adjourning, remaining adjourned, or convening solely in a pro forma session for a period of more than two days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, except when the House or Senate is in session on such a day) during the remainder of the 114th Congress unless, at the time the period of adjournment begins, the Senate has taken action on the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court by: (1) holding a hearing on the nomination in the Senate Judiciary Committee, or (2) holding a vote on the nomination in the Senate. 
 
Requires such prohibition to take effect July 19, 2016.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
action_date: 2016-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Honoring the members of the United States Air Force who were casualties of the June 25, 1996, terrorist bombing of the United States Sector Khobar Towers military housing complex on Dhahran Air Base.

Bill: 114-hconres-133
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]
Introduced: 2016-05-24 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Middle East
Military facilities and property
Military personnel and dependents
Saudi Arabia
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-24
text: 
Recognizes the service and sacrifice of the 19 Air Force members who were killed in the June 25, 1996, terrorist bombing of the United States Sector Khobar Towers military housing complex on Dhahran Air Base, Saudi Arabia. 
 
Extends sympathies to the families and friends of those killed. 
 
Acknowledges the anguish and resilience of the attack's survivors. 
 
Assures members of the Armed Forces and other U.S. agents serving in harm's way that their well-being will be given the highest priority.
 
 Declares that perpetrators of terrorist acts against members of the Armed Forces and U.S. agents or citizens will be brought to justice. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2016-05-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2016-05-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-24
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need for increased diversity and inclusion in the tech sector, and increased access to opportunity in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education.

Bill: 114-hconres-134
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2016-05-26 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
General science and technology matters
Higher education
Minority education
Minority employment
Science and engineering education

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-26
text: 
Declares that Congress supports efforts to:
 
 
increase diversity and inclusion in the technology sector;
 
eliminate barriers faced by people of color and other underrepresented groups when breaking into the technology sector;
 
ensure all students have access to science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education for a 21st century economy;
 
strengthen investments in and collaborations with minority-serving educational institutions to sustain a pipeline of diverse STEAM graduates ready to enter the technology sector; and
 
improve data collection, disaggregation, and dissemination of information for greater understanding and transparency of diversity in STEAM education and across the workforce. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2016-05-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-26
text: Introduced in House
Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make technical corrections in the enrollment of S. 2328.

Bill: 114-hconres-135
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]
Introduced: 2016-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Caribbean area
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: 
Directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the enrollment of S. 2328 to change the title to read &quot;An Act to establish an Oversight Board to assist the Government of Puerto Rico, including instrumentalities, in managing its public finances, and for other purposes.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-13
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H3635)
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H3635)
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: Mr. Bishop (UT) asked unanimous consent to consider as introduced.
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H3635)
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress opposing the President's proposed Coastal Climate Resilience Program.

Bill: 114-hconres-136
Sponsor: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4]
Introduced: 2016-06-10 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Climate change and greenhouse gases
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-10
text: 
Expresses Congress's opposition to: (1) the proposed Coastal Climate Resilience Program, a grant program for aiding coastal states and their communities in preparing for and adapting to climate change; and (2) federal funds being made available for the Coastal Climate Resilience Fund, the program, or any substantially similar successor program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
action_date: 2016-06-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2016-06-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-10
text: Introduced in House
Supporting National Men's Health Week.

Bill: 114-hconres-137
Sponsor: Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
Introduced: 2016-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-15
text: 
Expresses support for National Men's Health Week.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2016-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Designating the George C. Marshall Museum and George C. Marshall Research Library in Lexington, Virginia, as the National George C. Marshall Museum and Library.

Bill: 114-hconres-138
Sponsor: Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6]
Introduced: 2016-06-20 in the House
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Subjects: Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Libraries and archives
Military history
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
U.S. history
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-20
text: 
 Designates the George C. Marshall Museum and George C. Marshall Research Library in Lexington, Virginia, as the &quot;National George C. Marshall Museum and Library.&quot; 

action_date: 2016-07-11
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
 Designates the George C. Marshall Museum and George C. Marshall Research Library in Lexington, Virginia, as the &quot;National George C. Marshall Museum and Library.&quot; 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4601)
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4601)
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 138.
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4601-4603)
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Mr. Brat moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
action_date: 2016-06-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2016-06-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-20
text: Introduced in House
Providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 2577.

Bill: 114-hconres-139
Sponsor: Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5]
Introduced: 2016-06-22 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: 
Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 2577 to change the title to read &quot;Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes.&quot;

action_date: 2016-06-23
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 2577 to change the title to read &quot;Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-23
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2016-06-23
text: Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 797, H. Con. Res. 139 is considered passed House. (consideration: CR H4173)
action_date: 2016-06-23
text: Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 797, H. Con. Res. 139 is considered passed House.(consideration: CR H4173)
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Introduced in House