Topic

Congressional powers

92 bills on this subject

Filed across 4 Congresses, from the 107th to the 110th, and most in the 107th at 34. 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
20 bills in the 108th Congress. Showing 1–20, newest first. Every Congress
Bill Title Status Latest action
HCONRES 102 Expressing the sense of Congress that Congress has the sole and exclusive power to declare war. Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. March 19, 2003
HCONRES 51 Expressing the sense of Congress that Congress should have the power to prohibit desecration of the flag of the United States. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. March 6, 2003
HJRES 48 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims. Subcommittee Hearings Held. September 30, 2003
HJRES 21 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding regulations on the amounts of expenditures of personal funds made by candidates for election for public office. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. March 6, 2004
HJRES 10 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. March 6, 2004
HJRES 9 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. March 6, 2003
HJRES 8 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit the act of desecration of the flag of the United States and to set criminal penalties for that act. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. March 6, 2003
HJRES 5 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the Congress to limit expenditures in elections for Federal office. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. March 6, 2003
HJRES 4 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. June 4, 2003
HR 4433 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. June 18, 2004
HR 3920 Congressional Accountability for Judicial Activism Act of 2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. April 2, 2004
HR 962 Clean Water Authority Restoration Act of 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. February 28, 2003
HR 384 Enumerated Powers Act Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. March 6, 2003
HR 140 Tobacco Livelihood and Economic Assistance for our Farmers Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. February 14, 2003
S 2974 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11068-11087; text as passed Senate: CR S11068-11084; text of measure as introduced: CR S11091-11107) October 10, 2004
S 2461 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5963-5979) May 20, 2004
S 473 Clean Water Authority Restoration Act of 2003 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2928-2929) February 27, 2003
SJRES 5 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. January 23, 2003
SJRES 4 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States. By Senator Hatch from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 07/22/04. Report No. 108-334. Minority and Supplemental views filed. August 25, 2004
SJRES 1 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims. Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. April 20, 2004

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.