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Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust.

Bill: 116-hconres-87
Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
Introduced: 2020-02-05 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Crime victims
Europe
Germany
Religion
U.S. Capitol
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-05
text: 
This concurrent resolution authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center on April 21, 2020, for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust.

action_date: 2020-03-04
text: 
This concurrent resolution authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center on April 21, 2020, for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust.

action_date: 2020-03-12
text: 
This concurrent resolution authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center on April 21, 2020, for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-16
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1745-1746)
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2020-03-04
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-03-04
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H1485)
action_date: 2020-03-04
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-03-04
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H1485)
action_date: 2020-03-04
text: Committee on House Administration discharged.
action_date: 2020-03-04
text: Committee on House Administration discharged.
action_date: 2020-03-04
text: Ms. Lofgren asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
action_date: 2020-02-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2020-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-05
text: Introduced in House
Supporting the Farmers Bill of Rights.

Bill: 116-hconres-88
Sponsor: Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1]
Introduced: 2020-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural equipment and machinery
Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural practices and innovations
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Agricultural trade
Air quality
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Competition and antitrust
Congressional tributes
Farmland
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Foreign and international corporations
General agriculture matters
Indian lands and resources rights
Land use and conservation
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Property rights
Rural conditions and development
U.S. and foreign investments
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: 
This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that (1) it recognizes the many contributions that family farmers and ranchers, including historically underserved farmers and ranchers, have made to America's agricultural industry, local food production, food sovereignty, rich variety of the country's abundant food supply, and traditional and cultural agricultural practices; and (2) the federal government should encourage support for family farmers and ranchers, in rural communities and on indigenous lands, and ensure access to open and fair agricultural markets in the United States, by introducing the Farmers Bill of Rights.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Introduced in House
Encouraging the Trump Administration to maintain protections under the National Environmental Policy Act and reverse ongoing administrative actions to weaken this landmark law and its protections for American communities.

Bill: 116-hconres-89
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2020-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental regulatory procedures
Infrastructure development

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: 
This concurrent resolution supports the continued enforcement of environmental review requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Introduced in House
Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers Memorial Service and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition.

Bill: 116-hconres-90
Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
Introduced: 2020-02-12 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Law enforcement officers
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
U.S. Capitol

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-12
text: 
This concurrent resolution permits the Grand Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police and its auxiliary to sponsor as free public events on the Capitol grounds 
 
 
the 39th Annual National Peace Officers Memorial Service, on May 15, 2020, to honor the law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty during 2019; and 
the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition, on May 14, 2020, to allow law enforcement representatives to exhibit their ability to demonstrate Honor Guard programs and provide for a bagpipe exhibition.


action_date: 2020-09-04
text: 
This concurrent resolution permits the Grand Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police and its auxiliary to sponsor as free public events on the Capitol grounds 
 
 
the 39th Annual National Peace Officers Memorial Service, on May 15, 2020, to honor the law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty during 2019; and 
the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition, on May 14, 2020, to allow law enforcement representatives to exhibit their ability to demonstrate Honor Guard programs and provide for a bagpipe exhibition.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-04
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 91.
action_date: 2020-09-04
text: Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-483.
action_date: 2020-09-04
text: Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-483.
action_date: 2020-02-26
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2020-02-26
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2020-02-26
text: Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged.
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2020-02-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-02-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-12
text: Introduced in House
Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal collectively to the Chinese-American veterans of World War II.

Bill: 116-hconres-91
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]
Introduced: 2020-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Asia
China
Conflicts and wars
Congressional tributes
Military history
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. Capitol
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: 
This concurrent resolution authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center on April 29, 2020, for a ceremony to present a Congressional Gold Medal collectively to the Chinese-American veterans of World War II in recognition of their dedicated wartime service.

action_date: 2020-03-04
text: 
This concurrent resolution authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center on April 29, 2020, for a ceremony to present a Congressional Gold Medal collectively to the Chinese-American veterans of World War II in recognition of their dedicated wartime service.

action_date: 2020-03-11
text: 
This concurrent resolution authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center on April 29, 2020, for a ceremony to present a Congressional Gold Medal collectively to the Chinese-American veterans of World War II in recognition of their dedicated wartime service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1710)
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1710)
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2020-03-04
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-03-04
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H1485)
action_date: 2020-03-04
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-03-04
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H1484-1485)
action_date: 2020-03-04
text: Committee on House Administration discharged.
action_date: 2020-03-04
text: Committee on House Administration discharged.
action_date: 2020-03-04
text: Ms. Lofgren asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Authorizing the printing of a revised and updated version of the House document entitled Women in Congress, 1917–2006.

Bill: 116-hconres-92
Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19]
Introduced: 2020-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Books and print media
Government information and archives
House Committee on House Administration
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-26
text: 
This concurrent resolution requires the printing of a revised and updated version of House Document 108-223, titled 
Women in Congress, 1917-2006
.

action_date: 2020-07-30
text: 
This concurrent resolution requires the printing of a revised and updated version of House Document 108-223, titled 
Women in Congress, 1917-2006
.

action_date: 2020-09-15
text: 
This concurrent resolution requires the printing of a revised and updated version of House Document 108-223, titled 
Women in Congress, 1917-2006
.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-16
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2020-09-15
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5616; text: CR 07/30/2020 S4178)
action_date: 2020-09-15
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5616; text: CR 07/30/2020 S4178)
action_date: 2020-08-03
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H4178)
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Committee on House Administration discharged.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Committee on House Administration discharged.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Mrs. Davis (CA) asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
action_date: 2020-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2020-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-26
text: Introduced in House
Honoring the life and work of Louis Lorenzo Redding, whose lifelong dedication to civil rights and service stand as an example of leadership for all people.

Bill: 116-hconres-93
Sponsor: Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2020-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Lawyers and legal services
Minority education
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-28
text: 
This concurrent resolution honors the life and work of Louis Lorenzo Redding.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to present the statue of Mary McLeod Bethune from the people of Florida for placement in National Statuary Hall.

Bill: 116-hconres-94
Sponsor: Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2020-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship
Congressional tributes
Florida
Racial and ethnic relations
Teaching, teachers, curricula
U.S. Capitol
Women's education
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-28
text: 
This concurrent resolution authorizes the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to present the statue of Mary McLeod Bethune from the people of Florida for placement in National Statuary Hall.
 
The statue shall temporarily be displayed in the rotunda and then be moved to its permanent location in the hall.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2020-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the Congress that State agencies and other providers of foster care services should make every effort to ensure siblings remain together in the foster system.

Bill: 116-hconres-95
Sponsor: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
Introduced: 2020-03-04 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Family relationships
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-04
text: 
This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that foster care services should make every effort to place siblings in the same foster home and provide siblings who are not placed together with opportunities to remain connected. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-03-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-04
text: Introduced in House
Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby.

Bill: 116-hconres-96
Sponsor: Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5]
Introduced: 2020-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Games and hobbies
Outdoor recreation
U.S. Capitol

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-10
text: 
This concurrent resolution permits the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby Association to sponsor soap box derby races as a free public event on the Capitol grounds on June 13, 2020.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2020-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-10
text: Introduced in House
Establishing the Joint Select Committee on the Events and Activities Surrounding China's Handling of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus.

Bill: 116-hconres-97
Sponsor: Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]
Introduced: 2020-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Asia
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
China
Congressional committees
Congressional operations and organization
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Foreign aid and international relief
Freedom of information
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
International organizations and cooperation
Manufacturing
Public contracts and procurement
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: 
This concurrent resolution establishes the Joint Select Committee on the Events and Activities Surrounding China's Handling of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus to investigate and report to Congress and the executive branch, including recommendations on
 
 
the origins and causes of the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19);
 
certain coronavirus-related policies, decisions, and activities by the government of China;
 
accountability for policies, decisions, and activities related to influencing the World Health Organization's response to the coronavirus outbreak;
 
vulnerabilities in the U.S. domestic and global supply chain to combat a global pandemic due to reliance on Chinese manufacturing; 
 
information related to lessons learned from China's handling of the coronavirus; and
 
 actions the federal government should take in response to China's handling of the coronavirus.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
Supporting the goals and ideals of GLSEN's 2020 Day of Silence in bringing attention to anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) name-calling, bullying, and harassment faced by individuals in schools.

Bill: 116-hconres-98
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2020-04-24 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Commemorative events and holidays
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
State and local government operations
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-24
text: 
This resolution supports the goals and ideals of the National Day of Silence (during which students vow to remain silent to bring attention to the harassment and discrimination faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and gay people in schools). It requests that the President issue a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe the National Day of Silence.
 
The bill encourages each state, city, and local educational agency to adopt laws and policies to prohibit name-calling, bullying, harassment, and discrimination against students, teachers, and other school staff regardless of their sexual orientation and gender identity or gender expression.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-04-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-04-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-24
text: Introduced in House
Expressing support for the designation of October 28, 2020, as "Honoring the Nation's First Responders Day".

Bill: 116-hconres-99
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2020-05-05 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
First responders and emergency personnel

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: 
This resolution supports the designation of Honoring the Nation's First Responders Day.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Introduced in House
Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.

Bill: 116-hconres-100
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2020-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Human rights
Monuments and memorials
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-04
text: 
This concurrent resolution (1) affirms, on the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first slave ship, the U.S. debt of remembrance not only to those who lived through the injustices of slavery but also to their descendants; and (2) proposes a U.S. Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation to properly acknowledge, memorialize, and be a catalyst for progress, including toward permanently eliminating persistent racial inequities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-04
text: Introduced in House
Expressing support for democratic elections in the Co-operative Republic of Guyana.

Bill: 116-hconres-101
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]
Introduced: 2020-06-08 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Guyana
Human rights
International organizations and cooperation
Rule of law and government transparency
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-08
text: 
This resolution commends Guyana for holding peaceful, multiparty general and regional elections and supports the current recount of all ballots cast. It also calls on (1) all parties to respect the outcome, and (2) the citizens of Guyana to respect the rule of law and human rights as the recount proceeds. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security and Trade.
action_date: 2020-06-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2020-06-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-08
text: Introduced in House
Recognizing September 30, 2020, as a national day of mourning to recognize the loss of life of Americans across the country to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bill: 116-hconres-102
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Emergency medical services and trauma care
First responders and emergency personnel
Health personnel
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Monuments and memorials
National symbols
Religion
Transportation employees

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 
This resolution supports the designation of a National Day of Mourning and urges the President to issue a proclamation ordering all flags to be flown at half-staff to honor the lives lost due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). It also commends the efforts of health care and other frontline workers. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House