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 5,701–5,730, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
HRES 228 Declaring that the warm relations and bilateral exchanges between the people of the United States and the people of Taiwan should continue and grow deeper, recognizing the important contributions of Taiwanese-Americans to the United States, and supporting the goals and ideals of Taiwanese-American Heritage Week. 108th May 9, 2003
HRES 226 Recognizing the 140th anniversary of the founding of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, and congratulating the members and officers of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers for the union's many achievements. 108th May 9, 2003
HRES 224 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should provide adequate funding to protect the integrity of the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site. 108th May 12, 2003
HRES 222 Commending those individuals who contributed to the debris collection effort following the Space Shuttle Columbia accident. 108th May 13, 2003
HRES 220 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to the achievements of the Expedition 6 Crew aboard the International Space Station. 108th May 6, 2003
HRES 217 Commending the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers for winning the 2003 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship. 108th May 20, 2003
HRES 216 Congratulating the Hastings College women's basketball team for winning 2 consecutive National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Division II national championships. 108th May 27, 2003
HRES 215 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to General Raymond G. Davis, United States Marine Corps (retired). 108th May 13, 2003
HRES 213 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that public service employees should be commended for their dedication and service to the Nation during Public Service Recognition Week. 108th May 8, 2003
HRES 211 Recognizing and commending the members of the Navy and Marine Corps who served on the USS Abraham Lincoln and welcoming them home from their recent mission abroad. 108th April 30, 2003
HRES 207 Honoring the life and achievements of Dallas Morning News Reporter Sam Attlesey and expressing sorrow on the occasion of his death. 108th November 12, 2003
HRES 204 Congratulating charter schools across the United States, and the students, parents, teachers, and administrators of such schools, for their ongoing contributions to education, and for other purposes. 108th April 29, 2003
HRES 202 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a postage stamp should be issued in honor of John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie. 108th April 11, 2003
HRES 201 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that our Nation's businesses and business owners should be commended for their support of our troops and their families as they serve our country in many ways, especially in these days of increased engagement of our military in strategic locations around our Nation and around the world. 108th June 4, 2003
HRES 196 Congratulating the Saint John's University men's basketball team for winning the 2003 National Invitation Tournament basketball championship. 108th May 2, 2003
HRES 195 Congratulating Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs for hitting 500 major league home runs. 108th June 2, 2003
HRES 193 Reaffirming support of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and anticipating the 15th anniversary of the enactment of the Genocide Convention Implementation Act of 1987 (the Proxmire Act) on November 4, 2003. 108th May 27, 2003
HRES 187 Congratulating the University of Connecticut Huskies for winning the 2003 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I women's basketball championship. 108th April 11, 2003
HRES 186 Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Laborers' International Union of North America and congratulating the members and officers of the Laborers' International Union of North America for the Union's many achievements. 108th April 9, 2003
HRES 184 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a postage stamp should be issued in commemoration of Diwali, a festival celebrated by people of Indian origin. 108th April 8, 2003
HRES 182 Commending Private First Class Jessica Lynch, United States Army, the special operations forces who on April 1, 2003, rescued her from captivity by Iraqi forces, and all United States and coalition forces in Iraq. 108th April 8, 2003
HRES 180 Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Correctional Officers and Employees Week" and honoring the service of correctional officers and employees. 108th May 20, 2003
HRES 178 Honoring the life and work of former Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Matthew J. Ryan and offering the deepest condolences of the United States House of Representatives to his wife and family on his death. 108th May 13, 2003
HRES 177 Commending the people of the Republic of Kenya for conducting free and fair elections, for the peaceful and orderly transfer of power in their government, and for the continued success of democracy in their nation since that transition. 108th June 23, 2003
HRES 176 Honoring the San Fernando Cathedral and the city of San Antonio on the occasion of the completion of the cathedral's renovation. 108th April 16, 2003
HRES 175 Recognizing the United States Air Force's Air Force News Agency on the occasion of its 25th anniversary and honoring the Air Force personnel who have served the Nation while assigned to that agency. 108th April 3, 2003
HRES 171 Commending the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs for winning the NCAA 2003 National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Championship. 108th June 17, 2003
HRES 170 Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the sinking of the U.S.S. Thresher. 108th April 9, 2003
HRES 169 Honoring the life and faithful service of former Congressman Lucien E. Blackwell of Pennsylvania. 108th April 1, 2003
HRES 167 Recognizing and honoring the achievements and contributions of Native Americans to the United States and urging the establishment and observation of a paid legal public holiday in honor of Native Americans. 108th April 1, 2003

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.