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Bills 21,202 First seen 107th Most recent 119th

21,202 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
3,089 bills in the 110th Congress. Showing 361–390, newest first. Every Congress
Bill Title Status Latest action
HR 5971 American Elections Act of 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. June 3, 2008
HR 5960 Supporting America's Manufacturers Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. May 7, 2008
HR 5959 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 888. July 17, 2008
HR 5957 To reduce subsidies for agricultural commodity programs. Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. November 19, 2008
HR 5953 MediFair Act of 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. May 7, 2008
HR 5945 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including the Washington Family Legacy Lands of Jefferson County, West Virginia, as part of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park or designating the lands as a separate unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. May 6, 2008
HR 5940 National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2008 Hearing Held by Committee Prior to Introduction and Referral (04/16/2008).. September 27, 2008
HR 5931 Joint Guam Projects Oversight Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. May 23, 2008
HR 5929 Nuclear Terrorism Deterrence and Detection Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology. June 2, 2008
HR 5927 International Violence Against Women Act of 2008 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. April 30, 2008
HR 5923 Patients' Health Care Reform Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. May 7, 2008
HR 5916 Security Assistance and Arms Export Control Reform Act of 2008 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. May 19, 2008
HR 5909 COVERT Act of 2008 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. June 19, 2008
HR 5904 Safe FEAST Act of 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. April 25, 2008
HR 5899 Iraq Shared Investment Act Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. April 24, 2008
HR 5898 Silver Alert Grant Program Act of 2008 Subcommittee Hearings Held. July 15, 2008
HR 5897 Travel Trailer Residents' Health Registry Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. April 24, 2008
HR 5893 Library of Congress Sound Recording and Film Preservation Programs Reauthorization Act of 2008 Became Public Law No: 110-336. October 2, 2008
HR 5892 Veterans Disability Benefits Claims Modernization Act of 2008 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. July 31, 2008
HR 5889 Orphan Works Act of 2008 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote . May 7, 2008
HR 5886 LIMITS Act of 2008 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. April 24, 2008
HR 5885 Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. April 25, 2008
HR 5883 Export Promotion Enhancement Act of 2008 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. April 23, 2008
HR 5881 Environment and Public Health Restoration Act of 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry. November 19, 2008
HR 5876 Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2008 DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Bachmann motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to add an amendment requiring parents or legal guardians to give consent before prescription medication is administered to children. During the course of debate, further proceedings on H.R. 5876 were postponed until a time to be announced. June 24, 2008
HR 5868 Caleb Martin-Travis Dodson Wounded Warrior Retention Act Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Pearce. Petition No: 110-18. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/110/lrc/pd/Petitions/Dis18.htm">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.) September 11, 2008
HR 5856 Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Authorization and Lease Act of 2008 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. May 22, 2008
HR 5844 To provide for the transfer of the decommissioned Naval Security Group Activity, Skaggs Island, in Sonoma County, California, from the Department of the Navy to the Department of the Interior for conversion into a wildlife refuge for inclusion in the National Wildlife Refuge System. Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. April 25, 2008
HR 5841 Bank and Thrift Regulatory Relief Act of 2008 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. April 17, 2008
HR 5840 Insurance Information Act of 2008 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote . July 9, 2008

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.