Topic
Congress
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
717
bills in the 111th Congress.
Showing 541–570,
newest first.
Every Congress
| Bill | Title | Status | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 38 | Electing certain minority members to certain committees. | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | January 9, 2009 |
| HRES 36 | Acknowledging the 40th anniversary of the election of Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm, the first African-American woman in Congress. | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | January 8, 2009 |
| HRES 27 | Honoring the accomplishments and legacy of Juan Nepomuceno Seguin. | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | January 7, 2009 |
| HRES 24 | Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | January 7, 2009 |
| HRES 23 | Providing for the attendance of the House at the Inaugural Ceremonies of the President and Vice President of the United States. | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | January 7, 2009 |
| HRES 19 | Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to encourage bipartisan amendments. | Referred to the House Committee on Rules. | January 6, 2009 |
| HRES 17 | Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to abolish the Committee on Appropriations. | Referred to the House Committee on Rules. | January 6, 2009 |
| HRES 15 | Authorizing and directing the Committee on the Judiciary to inquire whether the House should impeach G. Thomas Porteous, a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | January 13, 2009 |
| HRES 13 | Providing for the designation of certain minority employees. | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | January 6, 2009 |
| HRES 12 | Electing certain Minority Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | January 6, 2009 |
| HRES 10 | Fixing the daily hour of meeting of the First Session of the One Hundred Eleventh Congress. | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | January 6, 2009 |
| HRES 8 | Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | January 6, 2009 |
| HRES 5 | Adopting rules for the One Hundred Eleventh Congress. | H. Res.5 provides one hour of debate each for H.R. 11 and H.R. 12. Both bills are to be considered in the House. Both H.R. 11 and H.R. 12 are considered read and are closed to amendments. After passage of both H.R. 11 and H.R. 12, the text of H.R. 12 shall be appended at the end of H.R. 11 as new matter and H.R. 12 shall be laid on the table. | January 6, 2009 |
| HRES 4 | Authorizing the Clerk to inform the President of the election of the Speaker and the Clerk. | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | January 6, 2009 |
| HRES 3 | Authorizing the Speaker to appoint a committee to notify the President of the assembly of the Congress. | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | January 6, 2009 |
| HRES 2 | To inform the Senate that a quorum of the House has assembled and of the election of the Speaker and the Clerk. | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | January 6, 2009 |
| HRES 1 | Electing officers of the House of Representatives. | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | January 6, 2009 |
| S 4019 | Congressional Made in America Promise Act of 2010 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | December 9, 2010 |
| S 3939 | Earmark Reform and Federal Spending Transparency and Accountability Act of 2011 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | November 15, 2010 |
| S 3799 | Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2011 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 570. | September 16, 2010 |
| S 3791 | A bill to require Members of Congress to disclose delinquent tax liability, require an ethics inquiry, and garnish the wages of a Member with Federal tax liability. | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 565. | September 16, 2010 |
| S 3657 | A bill to establish as a standing order of the Senate that a Senator publicly disclose a notice of intent to objecting to any measure or matter. | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 487. | July 28, 2010 |
| S 3655 | A bill to establish a point of order against certain climate change legislation. | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | July 27, 2010 |
| S 3646 | A bill to provide for the furnishing of statues by the District of Columbia for display in Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol. | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | July 26, 2010 |
| S 3475 | CUE Act of 2010 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | June 10, 2010 |
| S 3287 | Achievements of the GI Bill Gold Medal Act | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | April 29, 2010 |
| S 3244 | A bill to provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011. | Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform | April 22, 2010 |
| S 3198 | A bill to provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011. | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | April 14, 2010 |
| S 3143 | No Pay Raise for Congress Until the Budget is Balanced Act | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 322. | March 19, 2010 |
| S 3074 | A bill to provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011. | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | March 4, 2010 |
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.