Topic

Congressional tributes

12,414 bills on this subject

Filed across 13 Congresses, from the 107th to the 119th, and most in the 111th at 1,513. 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
12,414 bills across every Congress on file. Showing 3,151–3,180, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
HCONRES 50 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. 115th April 7, 2017
HCONRES 43 Providing official recognition of the massacre of 11 African-American soldiers of the 333rd Field Artillery Battalion of the United States Army who had been captured in Wereth, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge on December 17, 1944. 115th November 2, 2017
HCONRES 41 Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the United States declaration of war against Germany and entry into World War I and recognizing and appreciating the lasting historical significance and heroic human endeavor and sacrifice of the United States Armed Forces in that conflict. 115th April 5, 2017
HCONRES 38 Recognizing the life and legacy of Henrietta Lacks during Women's History Month. 115th March 24, 2017
HCONRES 32 Congratulating the State of Nebraska on the 150th anniversary of the admission of that State into the United States. 115th March 1, 2017
HCONRES 31 Expressing the sense of Congress that John Arthur "Jack" Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation. 115th March 6, 2017
HCONRES 26 To express the sense of Congress that the first launch of the Space Launch System should be named for Captain Eugene Andrew "Gene" Cernan. 115th May 22, 2018
HCONRES 22 Recognizing the difficult challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving in the Armed Forces, their heroic military sacrifices, and their patriotism in fighting for equal rights and for the dignity of a people and a Nation. 115th February 7, 2017
HCONRES 19 Expressing the sense of Congress regarding reconsideration of the merits of awarding the Medal of Honor posthumously to Doris Miller for acts of valor during World War II for which he was originally awarded the Navy Cross. 115th February 21, 2017
HCONRES 17 Original NAACP Resolution of 2017 115th February 8, 2017
HCONRES 7 Directing the Joint Committee on the Library to accept a statue commemorating the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 for placement in the United States Capitol, authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony for the presentation of the statue, and directing the Architect of the Capitol to place the statue in a suitable permanent location in the Capitol. 115th January 5, 2017
HCONRES 4 Expressing support for temporary protected status for Haitian nationals currently residing in the United States, and for other purposes. 115th January 11, 2017
HCONRES 3 Recognizing former United States Federal Judge Frank Minis Johnson, Jr., for his role in the civil rights movement. 115th January 11, 2017
HJRES 130 Honoring the life of William (Billy) F. Graham, Jr. 115th February 27, 2018
HJRES 117 Condemning the violence and domestic terrorist attack that took place during events between August 11 and August 12, 2017, in Charlottesville, Virginia, recognizing the first responders who lost their lives while monitoring the events, offering deepest condolences to the families and friends of those individuals who were killed and deepest sympathies and support to those individuals who were injured in the attack, expressing support for the Charlottesville community, rejecting White nationalists, White supremacists, the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis, and other hate groups, and urging the President and the President's Cabinet to use all available resources to address the threats posed by those groups. 115th September 7, 2017
HJRES 105 Condemning the deadly attack on May 26, 2017, in Portland, Oregon, expressing deepest condolences to the families and friends of the victims, and supporting community efforts to overcome hatred, bigotry, and violence. 115th June 6, 2017
HR 7331 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11158 Highway 146 North in Hardin, Texas, as the "Lucas Lowe Post Office". 115th December 19, 2018
HR 7293 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 770 Ayrault Road in Fairport, New York, as the "Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office". 115th December 21, 2018
HR 7243 To amend Public Law 115-217 to change the address of the postal facility designated by such Public Law in honor of Sergeant First Class Alwyn Crendall Cashe, and for other purposes. 115th December 21, 2018
HR 7230 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 226 West Main Street in Lake City, South Carolina, as the "Postmaster Frazier B. Baker Post Office". 115th December 21, 2018
HR 7163 To designate the outstation of the Department of Veterans Affairs in North Ogden, Utah, as the Major Brent Taylor Vet Center Outstation. 115th November 28, 2018
HR 7137 Reverend James Lawson, Jr. Congressional Gold Medal Act 115th November 15, 2018
HR 7125 To rename the portions of the Gateway National Seashore located on Staten Island, New York, as the "Senator James L. Buckley National Seashore". 115th November 16, 2018
HR 7108 To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community clinic in New City, New York, as the "Jerry Donnellan VA Community Clinic". 115th October 30, 2018
HR 7107 Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act 115th October 30, 2018
HR 7090 Miracle Mountain Designation Act 115th October 29, 2018
HR 7039 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 Israel Road Southeast in Tumwater, Washington, as the "Eva G. Hewitt Post Office". 115th October 5, 2018
HR 6930 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10 Miller Street in Plattsburgh, New York, as the "Ross Bouyea Post Office Building". 115th December 21, 2018
HR 6916 To posthumously award a Congressional gold medal to Mahatma Gandhi in recognition of his contributions to the Nation by the promotion of nonviolence. 115th September 26, 2018
HR 6906 To designate the portion of Interstate Route 57 that is located in Illinois as the "Barack Obama Highway", and for other purposes. 115th September 26, 2018

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.