Topic

Commemorations

Bills 8,010 First seen 107th Most recent 110th

8,010 bills on this subject

Filed across 4 Congresses, from the 107th to the 110th, and most in the 110th at 2,412. 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
8,010 bills across every Congress on file. Showing 3,421–3,450, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
HRES 708 Recognizing the centennial of Christopher House in Chicago. 109th March 2, 2006
HRES 705 Recognizing and congratulating Apolo Anton Ohno for his historic performances in short track speedskating at the 2006 and 2002 Olympic Winter Games. 109th March 1, 2006
HRES 704 Congratulating the University of Maryland on the occasion of its 150th anniversary. 109th May 1, 2006
HRES 703 Recognizing the 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and supporting continued efforts to control radiation and mitigate the adverse health consequences related to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. 109th April 4, 2006
HRES 699 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Entrepreneurship Week and encouraging the implementation of entrepreneurship education programs in elementary and secondary schools and institutions of higher education through the United States. 109th June 7, 2006
HRES 698 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all Americans should participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the service and sacrifice of members of the United States Armed Forces both at home and abroad. 109th March 20, 2006
HRES 697 Congratulating the people and Government of Italy, the Torino Olympic Organizing Committee, the International Olympic Committee, the United States Olympic Committee, the 2006 United States Olympic and Paralympic Teams, and all international athletes upon the successful completion of the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin, Italy. 109th May 2, 2006
HRES 696 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Physical Education and Sports Week and a National Physical Education and Sports Month. 109th February 17, 2006
HRES 695 Honoring the life and accomplishments of Betty Friedan. 109th February 16, 2006
HRES 693 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to childhood stroke. 109th February 17, 2006
HRES 692 Commending the people of the Republic of the Marshall Islands for the contributions and sacrifices they made to the United States nuclear testing program in the Marshall Islands, solemnly acknowledging the first detonation of a hydrogen bomb by the United States on March 1, 1954, on the Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands, and remembering that 60 years ago the United States began its nuclear testing program in the Marshall Islands. 109th April 5, 2006
HRES 691 Supporting the goals and ideals of Anti-Slavery Day. 109th February 16, 2006
HRES 689 Expressing the sense of the House with respect to the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the National Domestic Violence Hotline. 109th May 1, 2006
HRES 684 Supporting the goals of National Manufacturing Week, congratulating manufacturers and their employees for their contributions growth and innovation, and recognizing the challenges facing the manufacturing sector. 109th March 17, 2006
HRES 683 Honoring Benjamin Franklin on the 300th anniversary of his birth. 109th February 15, 2006
HRES 682 Congratulating the University of Portland Pilots women's soccer team for winning the 2005 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women's Soccer Championship. 109th May 1, 2006
HRES 681 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Engineers Week, and for other purposes. 109th March 7, 2006
HRES 680 Recognizing Dr. I. King Jordan for his contributions to Gallaudet University and the deaf and hard of hearing community. 109th March 28, 2006
HRES 677 Recognizing the creation of the NASCAR-Historically Black Colleges and Universities Consortium. 109th February 28, 2006
HRES 670 Congratulating the National Football League champion Pittsburgh Steelers for winning Super Bowl XL and completing one of the greatest postseason runs in professional sports history. 109th February 8, 2006
HRES 668 Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Texas Western's 1966 NCAA Basketball Championship and recognizing the groundbreaking impact of the title game victory on diversity in sports and civil rights in America. 109th February 28, 2006
HRES 667 Commending hospice care providers such as Hospeace House for allowing people with life-limiting illness or injury to die pain-free and with dignity. 109th February 17, 2006
HRES 660 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Mentoring Month. 109th February 8, 2006
HRES 658 Supporting the goals and ideals of World Water Day. 109th May 2, 2006
HRES 657 Honoring the contributions of Catholic schools. 109th February 8, 2006
HRES 655 Honoring the life and accomplishments of Mrs. Coretta Scott King and her contributions as a leader in the struggle for civil rights, and expressing condolences to the King family on her passing. 109th February 1, 2006
HRES 652 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Inflammatory Skin Disease Awareness Month. 109th January 31, 2006
HRES 638 Congratulating Bill Gates, Melinda Gates and Bono for being named Time Magazine's 2005 Person of the Year. 109th December 18, 2005
HRES 633 Honoring Helen Sewell on the occasion of her retirement from the House of Representatives and expressing the gratitude of the House for her many years of service. 109th December 19, 2005
HRES 631 Providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules. 109th December 18, 2005

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.