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Bills 21,204 First seen 107th Most recent 119th

21,204 bills on this subject

Filed across 13 Congresses, from the 107th to the 119th, and most in the 108th at 4,401. 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 119th
4,285 bills in the 109th Congress. Showing 2,071–2,100, newest first. Every Congress
Bill Title Status Latest action
HRES 1022 Directing the Secretary of State to provide certain information to the House of Representatives relating to Maher Arar. Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. September 20, 2006
HRES 1021 Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide certain information to the House of Representatives relating to Maher Arar. Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. September 20, 2006
HRES 1020 Directing the Secretary of Defense to provide certain information to the House of Representatives relating to Maher Arar. Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. September 20, 2006
HRES 1018 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4830) to amend chapter 27 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the unauthorized construction, financing, or reckless permitting (on one's land) the construction or use of a tunnel or subterranean passageway between the United States and another country; for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6094) to restore the Secretary of Homeland Security's authority to detain dangerous aliens, to ensure the removal of deportable criminal aliens, and combat alien gang crime; and for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6095) to affirm the inherent authority of State and local law enforcement to assist in the enforcement of immigration laws, to provide for effective prosecution of alien smugglers, and to reform immigration litigation procedures. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. September 21, 2006
HRES 1016 Encouraging all offices of the House of Representatives to hire disabled veterans. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. September 26, 2006
HRES 1015 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4844) to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require any individual who desires to register or re-register to vote in an election for Federal office to provide the appropriate State election official with proof that the individual is a citizen of the United States to prevent fraud in Federal elections, and for other purposes. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. September 20, 2006
HRES 1011 Requesting return of official papers on H.R. 503. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. September 14, 2006
HRES 1008 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide for transparency of earmarks requests. Referred to the House Committee on Rules. September 13, 2006
HRES 1007 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5147) to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the income-related increase in part B premiums that was enacted as part of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-173). Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mrs. Lowey. Petition No: 109-17. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/109/lrc/pd/Petitions/Dis17.htm">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.) September 27, 2006
HRES 1003 Providing for the adoption of the resolution (H.Res. 1000) providing for earmarking reform in the House of Representatives. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. September 14, 2006
HRES 1002 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6061) to establish operational control over the international land and maritime borders of the United States. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. September 14, 2006
HRES 1001 Providing for earmarking reform in the House of Representatives. Referred to the House Committee on Rules. September 13, 2006
HRES 1000 Providing for earmarking reform in the House of Representatives. Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1003, H. Res. 1000 is considered passed House as amended. (consideration: CR H6615-6616; text as passed House: CR H6615-6616) September 14, 2006
HRES 998 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5099) to provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses, and for other purposes. Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Barrow. Petition No: 109-16. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/109/lrc/pd/Petitions/Dis16.htm">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.) September 25, 2006
HRES 997 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2965) to amend title 18, United States Code, to require Federal Prison Industries to compete for its contracts minimizing its unfair competition with private sector firms and their non-inmate workers and empowering Federal agencies to get the best value for taxpayers' dollars, to provide a five-year period during which Federal Prison Industries adjusts to obtaining inmate work opportunities through other than its mandatory source status, to enhance inmate access to remedial and vocational opportunities and other rehabilitative opportunities to better prepare inmates for a successful return to society, to authorize alternative inmate work opportunities in support of non-profit organizations and other public service programs, and for other purposes. On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6435) September 13, 2006
HRES 996 Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 994) expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the fifth anniversary of the terrorist attacks launched against the United States on September 11, 2001. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. September 13, 2006
HRES 992 Supporting the appointment of a Presidential Special Envoy for Sudan. The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. September 26, 2006
HRES 990 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the original authorization for use of force against Iraq contained in Public Law 107-243 is outdated and Congress should vote on a new use of force resolution that reflects the current situation in Iraq. Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. September 7, 2006
HRES 987 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 147) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Doggett. Petition No: 109-15. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/109/lrc/pd/Petitions/Dis15.htm">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.) September 20, 2006
HRES 985 Directing the Secretary of State to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in the possession of the Secretary of State relating to the report submitted to the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives on July 28, 2006, pursuant to the Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act. Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 237. September 27, 2006
HRES 981 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 503) to amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, and for other purposes. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. September 7, 2006
HRES 977 Reinforcing the Federal Government's Federal trust relationship and commitment to working with American Indian Nations to empower, promote, and support the educational development of American Indian and Alaska Native children and youth. Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. September 28, 2006
HRES 975 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that rescission bills always be considered under open rules every year, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Rules. July 28, 2006
HRES 971 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Congress should enact legislation to slow, stop, and reverse the growth of the Nation's dependence on imported oil in ways that provide cleaner air, reduce emissions of carbon dioxide, and enhance America's competitiveness. Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. August 1, 2006
HRES 966 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5970) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit against the estate tax to an exclusion equivalent of $5,000,000, to repeal the sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes, and to extend expiring provisions, and for other purposes; and consideration of the bill (H.R. 4) to provide economic security for all Americans, and for other purposes. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. July 28, 2006
HRES 963 Congratulating and thanking Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta for his 40 years of dedicated service to the people of the United States. Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. July 28, 2006
HRES 960 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to limit gifts to Members, officers, and employees of the House from State and local governments. Referred to the House Committee on Rules. July 27, 2006
HRES 959 Recognizing and supporting the success of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 in increasing adoption and the efforts the Act has spurred including National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month, and encouraging adoption throughout the year. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. September 19, 2006
HRES 958 Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. July 28, 2006
HRES 957 Directing the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives to deliver the mace of the House of Representatives to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution for necessary repairs. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. July 27, 2006

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.