Topic

Commemorations

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 2,581–2,610, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
HCONRES 193 Supporting the goals and ideals of National HIV Testing Day. 109th July 1, 2005
HCONRES 192 Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the United Nations. 109th June 24, 2005
HCONRES 191 Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the conclusion of the War in the Pacific and honoring veterans of both the Pacific and Atlantic theaters of the Second World War. 109th July 14, 2005
HCONRES 189 Honoring the Native American tribes of the Pacific Northwest and the Treaties of 1855 between these tribes and the United States of America. 109th June 24, 2005
HCONRES 188 Honoring the members of the United States Air Force who were killed in the June 25, 1996, terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers United States military housing compound near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. 109th July 26, 2005
HCONRES 185 Recognizing the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture for 100 years of dedicated service and caring for the forest lands of the United States. 109th June 28, 2005
HCONRES 183 Supporting the goals and ideals of College Savings Month. 109th June 20, 2005
HCONRES 181 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Life Insurance Awareness Month, and for other purposes. 109th July 26, 2005
HCONRES 178 Recognizing the need to pursue research into the causes, a treatment, and an eventual cure for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, supporting the goals and ideals of National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week, and for other purposes. 109th September 30, 2005
HCONRES 176 Expressing the sense of the Congress that, as Congress and all Americans learned the identity of "Deep Throat" as W. Mark Felt this week, it commends and honors W. Mark Felt for his uncommon courage and bravery in exposing major Government corruption and encourages other FBI employees aware of wrongdoing to follow the lead of this model whistleblower. 109th July 1, 2005
HCONRES 175 Acknowledging African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade in all of the Americas with an emphasis on descendants in Latin America and the Caribbean, recognizing the injustices suffered by these African descendants, and recommending that the United States and the international community work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean. 109th November 17, 2006
HCONRES 174 Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding fertility issues facing cancer survivors. 109th June 17, 2005
HCONRES 173 Expressing support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day, and for other purposes. 109th May 26, 2005
HCONRES 172 Affirming the commitment and leadership of the United States to improve the lives of the world's 1.3 billion people living in extreme poverty and conditions of misery. 109th May 26, 2005
HCONRES 171 Commending individuals that have participated in volunteer programs that repair the homes of families of deployed members of the Armed Forces, and in particular those of the National Guard and Reserves. 109th May 26, 2005
HCONRES 170 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Purple Heart Recognition Day. 109th May 26, 2005
HCONRES 169 Recognizing the families of the members of the Armed Forces for their contributions and sacrifices to the United States. 109th May 26, 2005
HCONRES 163 Honoring the Sigma Chi Fraternity on the occasion of its 150th Anniversary. 109th June 24, 2005
HCONRES 161 Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for an event to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the Million Man March. 109th October 7, 2005
HCONRES 160 Recognizing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day, and expressing the sense of Congress that history should be regarded as a means for understanding the past and solving the challenges of the future. 109th June 22, 2005
HCONRES 159 Recognizing the sacrifices being made by the families of members of the Armed Forces and supporting the designation of a week as National Military Families Week. 109th June 10, 2005
HCONRES 157 Recognizing the artistic excellence and community value of America's 1800 orchestras. 109th June 22, 2005
HCONRES 156 Condemning irresponsible and inaccurate journalism, expressing condolences to the victims and families of the victims of the riots in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and for other purposes. 109th May 18, 2005
HCONRES 153 Welcoming His Excellency Hamid Karzai, the President of Afghanistan, on the occasion of his visit to the United States in May 2005 and expressing support for a strong and enduring strategic partnership between the United States and Afghanistan. 109th May 24, 2005
HCONRES 152 Commemorating Mystic Seaport: the Museum of America and the Sea in recognition of its 75th year. 109th June 28, 2005
HCONRES 151 Urging the Commandant of the Coast Guard to name an appropriate Coast Guard vessel after Coast Guard Petty Officer Third Class Nathan Bruckenthal. 109th May 13, 2005
HCONRES 150 Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of the USS New Jersey and all those who served aboard her. 109th May 11, 2005
HCONRES 149 Recognizing the 57th anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel. 109th May 24, 2005
HCONRES 148 Recognizing the 230th anniversary of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, which was the first proclamation issued by American colonists calling for complete separation of the American colonies from the British Crown. 109th May 10, 2005
HCONRES 147 Supporting the designation of a National American Waters Heritage Month each year. 109th May 10, 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.