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 6,511–6,540, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
HCONRES 476 Expressing support for the goals and ideas of a day of tribute to all firefighters who have died in the line of duty and recognizing the important mission of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation in assisting family members to overcome the loss of their fallen heroes. 107th October 3, 2002
HCONRES 475 Recognizing and celebrating the origin and purposes of Constitution Week. 107th September 27, 2002
HCONRES 474 Expressing the sense of the Congress that private health insurance companies should take a proactive role in promoting healthy lifestyles, and for other purposes. 107th September 23, 2002
HCONRES 472 Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the 4-H Youth Development Program. 107th September 25, 2002
HCONRES 471 Congratulating the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, its staff, and former employees, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Laboratory, for its outstanding contributions to national security and science in service to our Nation. 107th October 1, 2002
HCONRES 470 Supporting the goals and ideals of College Savings Month. 107th September 17, 2002
HCONRES 469 Authorizing the Rotunda of the Capitol to be used on September 19, 2002, for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to General Henry H. Shelton (USA, Ret.). 107th September 19, 2002
HCONRES 468 Honoring the Harlem Little League All-Stars for their performance in the 2002 Little League World Series baseball tournament. 107th September 13, 2002
HCONRES 467 Expressing the sense of Congress that Lionel Hampton should be honored for his contributions to American music. 107th October 15, 2002
HCONRES 466 Recognizing the significance of bread in American history, culture, and daily diet. 107th November 15, 2002
HCONRES 465 Recognizing, applauding, and supporting the efforts of the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation, a nonprofit organization incorporated in the State of Georgia, to utilize veteran aviators of the Armed Forces and former Army Aviation aircraft to inspire Americans and to ensure that our Nation's military legacy and heritage of service are never forgotten. 107th October 8, 2002
HCONRES 464 Expressing the sense of the Congress on the anniversary of the terrorist attacks launched against the United States on September 11, 2001. 107th September 11, 2002
HCONRES 463 Expressing the sense of the Congress that on September 11, 2002, the people of the United States should reaffirm the principles for which the Nation was founded so that freedom may ring from every community in the Nation and be heard around the world. 107th September 10, 2002
HCONRES 462 Congratulating the National Farmers Union for 100 years of service to family farmers and ranchers and rural communities. 107th September 5, 2002
HCONRES 461 Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should posthumously award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Harry W. Colmery. 107th September 4, 2002
HCONRES 459 Recognizing rescue crews for their outstanding effort and cooperation resulting in the safe rescue on July 27, 2002, of trapped miners Randy Fogle, Thomas Foy, Harry B. Mayhugh, John Unger, John Phillippi, Ronald Hileman, Dennis Hall, Robert Pugh, and Mark Popernack and the miners for their stamina and courage. 107th November 14, 2002
HCONRES 458 Recognizing and commending Mary Baker Eddy's achievements and the Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity. 107th September 26, 2002
HCONRES 457 Honoring Rick Lee Schwartz and Milt Stollak, who died in a plane crash on July 18, 2002, while fighting the Big Elk fires near Estes Park, Colorado. 107th July 26, 2002
HCONRES 455 To express support for the celebration in 2004 of the 150th anniversary of the Grand Excursion of 1854. 107th July 26, 2002
HCONRES 452 Supporting the efforts and activities of individuals, organizations, and other entities to honor the lives of enslaved Africans in the United States and to make reparations to their descendants for slavery and its lingering effects. 107th July 26, 2002
HCONRES 450 Encouraging the people of the United States to honor Patriot Day, September 11, by writing to the men and women serving in the Armed Forces. 107th July 25, 2002
HCONRES 449 Providing for representation by Congress at a special meeting in New York, New York on Friday, September 6, 2002. 107th July 26, 2002
HCONRES 448 Providing for a special meeting of the Congress in New York, New York, on Friday, September 6, 2002, in remembrance of the victims and the heroes of September 11, 2001, in recognition of the courage and spirit of the City of New York, and for other purposes. 107th July 26, 2002
HCONRES 446 Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the establishment of a College Savings Month. 107th July 24, 2002
HCONRES 442 Recognizing the American Road and Transportation Builders Association for reaching its 100th Anniversary and for the many vital contributions of its members in the transportation construction industry to the American economy and quality of life through the multi-modal transportation infrastructure network its members have designed, built, and managed over the past century. 107th September 10, 2002
HCONRES 439 Honoring Corinne "Lindy" Claiborne Boggs on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Congressional Women's Caucus. 107th July 25, 2002
HCONRES 438 Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of Charles Hamilton Houston. 107th July 11, 2002
HCONRES 437 Recognizing the Republic of Turkey for its cooperation in the campaign against global terrorism, for its commitment of forces and assistance to Operation Enduring Freedom and subsequent missions in Afghanistan, and for initiating important economic reforms to build a stable and prosperous economy in Turkey. 107th October 17, 2002
HCONRES 433 Recognizing the United States Mint for the cost savings achieved by the 1982 conversion to the copper-plated zinc penny and expressing support for the copper-plated zinc penny on the 20th anniversary of its circulation in United States coinage. 107th July 5, 2002
HCONRES 431 Condemning the use of torture and other forms of cruel, inhumane, or degrading treatment or punishment in the United States and other countries, and expressing support for victims of those practices. 107th August 20, 2002

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.