Topic

Commemorations

8,086 bills on this subject

Filed across 4 Congresses, from the 107th to the 110th, and most in the 110th at 2,420. A subject is a heading the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, and a bill usually carries several, so these are the bills that touch this subject rather than the bills only about it.

Bills by Congress 107th to 110th
2,420 bills in the 110th Congress. Showing 1,531–1,560, newest first. Every Congress
Bill Title Status Latest action
HRES 51 Honoring the contributions of Catholic schools. On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 428 - 0 (Roll no. 48). (text: CR 1/22/2007 H796) January 23, 2007
HRES 49 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Letter Carriers Appreciation Day. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. April 29, 2008
HRES 44 To commend the University of Florida Gators for winning the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game. Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. January 9, 2007
HRES 43 Commending the Boise State University Broncos football team for winning the 2007 Fiesta Bowl and completing an undefeated season. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. January 16, 2007
HRES 42 Recognizing Ann Richards' extraordinary contributions to Texas and American public life. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. February 27, 2007
HRES 39 Commending the University of Florida Gators for their victory in the 2006 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) and for winning the national college football championship. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. January 16, 2007
HRES 37 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all workers deserve fair treatment and safe working conditions, and honoring Dolores Huerta for her commitment to the improvement of working conditions for farm worker families and the rights of women and children. Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. January 5, 2007
HRES 34 A resolution recognizing the life and accomplishments of Desmond Mpilo Tutu, South African Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient. The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. September 5, 2007
HRES 33 Recognizing the thousands of Freemasons in every State in the Nation and honoring them for their many contributions to the Nation throughout its history. Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. January 5, 2007
HRES 31 Recognizing the Honorable Andrew L. Jefferson, Jr., on the occasion of the establishment of an endowment for trial advocacy called the "Andrew L. Jefferson Endowment for Trial Advocacy" at Texas Southern University's Thurgood Marshall School of Law in Houston, Texas. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. June 17, 2008
HRES 30 India-Pakistan Peace Resolution Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia . February 5, 2007
HRES 29 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Mentoring Month 2007. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. January 22, 2007
HRES 26 Commending the Boise State University Broncos football team for winning the 2007 Fiesta Bowl and completing an undefeated season. Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. January 4, 2007
HRES 21 To honor and recognize the achievements of Craig Webre for his 15 years of dedicated service as Sheriff of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. February 2, 2007
HRES 20 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should issue a postage stamp commemorating Juan Nepomuceno Seguin. Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. January 4, 2007
HRES 17 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Inflammatory Skin Disease Awareness Month. Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. January 4, 2007
HRES 16 Recognizing Virginia's James River as "America's Founding River". Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. July 30, 2007
HRES 15 Mourning the passing of President Gerald Rudolph Ford and celebrating his leadership and service to the people of the United States. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. January 11, 2007
HRES 11 Expressing profound sorrow on the occasion of the death of the Honorable Gerald R. Ford, thirty-eighth President of the United States of America. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. January 4, 2007
S 3727 A bill to require the designation of the Federal building located at McKinley Avenue and Third Street, S.W., Canton, Ohio, as the "Ralph Regula Federal Building". Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. December 10, 2008
S 3713 Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center of 2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10746-10747) November 20, 2008
S 3681 A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5070 Vegas Valley Drive in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the "Joseph A. Ryan Post Office Building". Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. December 9, 2008
S 3625 A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 245 North Main Street in New City, New York, as the "Kenneth Peter Zebrowski Post Office Building". Held at the desk. October 3, 2008
S 3619 Susquehanna Gateway National Heritage Area Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9683-9685) September 26, 2008
S 3607 Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Reauthorization Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. September 26, 2008
S 3589 A bill to designate the Liberty Memorial at the National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as the National World War I Memorial. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. September 25, 2008
S 3563 Security Assistance Act of 2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1074. September 24, 2008
S 3555 National Lighthouse Stewardship Act of 2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9420) September 24, 2008
S 3551 Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1061. September 24, 2008
S 3550 An original bill to designate a portion of the Rappahannock River in the Commonwealth of Virginia as the "John W. Warner Rapids". Became Public Law No: 110-418. October 14, 2008

Subjects are the headings the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, not labels written here, so the wording is theirs. Bills are listed newest first by their latest action. A bill carries several subjects, so it appears under each of them. Records come from Congress.gov.