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 3,541–3,570, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
HRES 598 Recognizing the life and legacy of Isaac "Ike" Fulwood, Jr., Police Chief for the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia from 1989 to 1992. 115th October 31, 2017
HRES 592 Condemning the violent attack at Flint Bishop International Airport on a police officer and offering thoughts and prayers to the victim and the victim's family, and commending the efforts of law enforcement and airport personnel in their response. 115th November 14, 2017
HRES 589 Honoring the Portland Thorns FC, the 2017 champions of the National Women's Soccer League. 115th October 26, 2017
HRES 588 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Veterans Small Business Week. 115th November 2, 2017
HRES 584 Recognizing the International Day of Rural Women on October 15, 2017, in celebration of women farmers around the world. 115th October 24, 2017
HRES 583 Expressing support for the designation of the last week in October as "Black Women's Health Week". 115th October 24, 2017
HRES 582 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Joseph Leon George should be honored for heroism at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941. 115th November 16, 2017
HRES 581 Congratulating the people of the Republic of Turkey and Turkish Americans nationwide on Turkish Republic Day. 115th November 29, 2017
HRES 578 Honoring the lives, work, and sacrifice of Joseph Curseen, Jr., and Thomas Morris, Jr., the 2 United States Postal Service employees who died as a result of their contact with anthrax while working at the United States Postal Facility located at 900 Brentwood Road, NE, Washington, DC, during the anthrax attack in the fall of 2001; United States Postal Service employees, who have continued to work diligently in service to the people of the United States notwithstanding anthrax attack; as well as the other 3 Americans who died and the 17 who became ill in the attacks. 115th October 23, 2017
HRES 576 Reaffirming the strategic partnership between the United States of America and the country of Georgia. 115th November 29, 2017
HRES 575 Recognizing the religious and historical significance of the festival of Diwali. 115th November 29, 2017
HRES 574 Congratulating the Minnesota Lynx women's basketball team on winning the 2017 Women's National Basketball Association championship. 115th October 19, 2017
HRES 565 Expressing support for the recognition of October 9, 2017, as "World Post Day". 115th October 10, 2017
HRES 563 Honoring the accomplishments of the 9 historically Black colleges and universities that celebrated their sesquicentennial the week of September 24, 2017. 115th October 10, 2017
HRES 561 Commending the cooperative business model and the businesses, employees, and practitioners nationally and internationally who use it for their contributions to the economy and social impacts they make on their communities. 115th October 13, 2017
HRES 559 Recognizing Navy Pier as a public community resource and treasured Chicago landmark. 115th October 5, 2017
HRES 557 Commending the National Archives and Records Administration and its staff for working to comply with the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 and release all records related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy by October 26, 2017. 115th October 4, 2017
HRES 554 Recognizing the life and legacy of Richard (Dick) Gregory and honoring his contributions to the civil rights movement and to American comedy. 115th October 3, 2017
HRES 552 Reaffirming the United States-Liberia partnership, and calling for free, fair, and peaceful elections in Liberia in October 2017. 115th October 2, 2017
HRES 544 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a reading of the names of members of the Armed Forces who died in the previous month as a result of combat. 115th September 28, 2017
HRES 543 Congratulating Northeastern Illinois University on the sesquicentennial of the University. 115th September 27, 2017
HRES 541 Recognizing the achievements of Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions on the 10th anniversary of their establishment. 115th September 27, 2017
HRES 534 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the people of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq have the right to determine their status as a sovereign country. 115th November 29, 2017
HRES 531 Expressing support for the designation of September 2017 as "National Kinship Care Month". 115th September 21, 2017
HRES 526 Congratulating the National Federation of Federal Employees on the celebration of its 100th anniversary and recognizing its members' vital contributions to the United States. 115th September 14, 2017
HRES 525 Designating September 16, 2017, as "Isaac M. Wise Temple Day". 115th September 14, 2017
HRES 524 Recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage and culture of Latinos in the United States and the immense contributions of Latinos to the United States. 115th September 14, 2017
HRES 522 Recognizing the twentieth anniversary of the International Career Advancement Program. 115th September 14, 2017
HRES 520 Expressing solidarity with, and pledging support and assistance to, victims of Hurricane Harvey, commending the first responders and civilian volunteers who saved lives threatened by Hurricane Harvey, and for other purposes. 115th September 15, 2017
HRES 519 Supporting the effort to raise awareness of the vital roles that franchising and the entrepreneurial spirit play in the economy of the United States by expressing support for the designation of National Franchising Day on September 13. 115th September 15, 2017

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.