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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 2,521–2,550, newest first. Every Congress
Bill Title Status Latest action
HRES 271 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 808) to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as dependency and indemnity compensation. Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Edwards. Petition No: 109-3. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/109/lrc/pd/Petitions/Dis3.htm">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.) November 16, 2005
HRES 270 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 303) to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit certain additional retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation for the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation and to eliminate the phase-in period under current law with respect to such concurrent receipt. Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Marshall. Petition No: 109-2. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/109/lrc/pd/Petitions/Dis2.htm">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.) May 24, 2005
HRES 269 Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1544) to provide faster and smarter funding for first responders, and for other purposes. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. May 12, 2005
HRES 268 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1279) to amend title 18, United States Code, to reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, and for other purposes. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. May 11, 2005
HRES 267 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 376) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate fair prices for Medicare prescription drugs on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries. Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Ms. Hooley. Petition No: 109-1. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/109/lrc/pd/Petitions/Dis1.htm">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.) May 18, 2005
HRES 264 Electing a certain Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. May 5, 2005
HRES 263 Recognizing the Honorable Andrew L. Jefferson, Jr., on the occasion of the establishment of an endowment for trial advocacy called the "Andrew L. Jefferson Endowment for Trial Advocacy" at Texas Southern University's Thurgood Marshall School of Law in Houston, Texas. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. June 6, 2005
HRES 259 Condemning the existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and urging States to adopt legislation similar to that which was enacted in California to address the issue. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. June 6, 2005
HRES 258 Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1268) making Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. May 5, 2005
HRES 256 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in remembrance of the members of the Armed Forces who perished in the April 24, 1980, rescue attempt of the American hostages being held in Iran and commending all special operations forces personnel currently in service. The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. June 21, 2005
HRES 255 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1185) to reform the Federal deposit insurance system, and for other purposes. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. May 4, 2005
HRES 254 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 366) to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 to strengthen and improve programs under that Act. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. May 4, 2005
HRES 253 Raising a question of the privileges of the House. On motion to table the measure Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 196 (Roll no. 151). (text: CR H2768-2769) May 3, 2005
HRES 251 Congratulating all of the individuals and organizations on the 15th anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope that have helped make Hubble one of the most important astronomical instruments in history. Referred to the House Committee on Science. April 28, 2005
HRES 249 Celebrating the recent discovery of the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker in Eastern Arkansas. Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans. May 4, 2005
HRES 248 Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 95) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2006, revising appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2005, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 through 2010, and for other purposes. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. April 28, 2005
HRES 247 Commending the Southern California Association of Governments for Forty Years of Planning and Advocacy in Transportation, Air Quality, and Growth Management. Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. April 27, 2005
HRES 243 Recognizing the Coast Guard, the Coast Guard Auxiliary, and the National Safe Boating Council for their efforts to promote National Safe Boating Week. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. May 23, 2005
HRES 242 Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules. On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 230 - 199 (Roll no. 146). (text: CR H2653) April 28, 2005
HRES 241 Providing for the adoption of the resolution (H. Res. 240) amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to reinstate certain provisions of the rules relating to procedures of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to the form in which those provisions existed at the close of the 108th Congress. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. April 27, 2005
HRES 240 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to reinstate certain provisions of the rules relating to procedures of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to the form in which those provisions existed at the close of the 108th Congress. Passed House pursuant to H. Res. 241. (consideration: CR H2625-2626; text: CR H2625-2626) April 27, 2005
HRES 239 Dismissing the election contest relating to the office of Representative from the Sixth Congressional District of Tennessee. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. April 27, 2005
HRES 238 Commending the University of Minnesota women's ice hockey team for winning the 2004-2005 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women's Ice Hockey Championship, and for other purposes. Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. May 17, 2005
HRES 237 Congratulating the University of Denver Pioneers for winning the 2005 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship. Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. May 17, 2005
HRES 236 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 748) to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the transportation of minors in circumvention of certain laws relating to abortion, and for other purposes. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. April 27, 2005
HRES 235 Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 22) expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that American small businesses are entitled to a Small Business Bill of Rights. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. April 27, 2005
HRES 234 Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 131) amending rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives with regard to the procedures of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. Referred to the House Committee on Rules. April 26, 2005
HRES 233 Recognizing the 60th anniversary of Victory in Europe (V-E) Day during World War II. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. May 4, 2005
HRES 232 Permitting official photographs of the House of Representatives to be taken while the House is in actual session on a date designated by the Speaker. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. April 26, 2005
HRES 231 Recognizing and celebrating the life and accomplishments of the great African American jockey Jimmy "Wink" Winkfield and the significant contributions and excellence of other African American jockeys and trainers in the sport of horse racing and the history of the Kentucky Derby. Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent. May 5, 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.