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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 4,081–4,110, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
HCONRES 16 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. 114th February 10, 2015
HCONRES 14 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. 114th February 19, 2015
HCONRES 12 Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the United States Capitol for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Jack Nicklaus. 114th February 5, 2015
HCONRES 11 Expressing support for designation of January 2015 as "National Blood Donor Month". 114th January 30, 2015
HCONRES 5 Sergeant Clinton K. Ruiz Memorial Resolution 114th June 5, 2015
HCONRES 4 Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force, in recognition of its superior service during World War II. 114th January 6, 2015
HCONRES 2 Honoring and praising the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 106th anniversary. 114th January 12, 2015
HR 6373 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 324 West Saint Louis Street in Pacific, Missouri, as the "Specialist Jeffrey L. White, Jr. Post Office". 114th November 17, 2016
HR 6371 To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Doris Miller for acts of valor during World War II while a member of the Navy. 114th November 17, 2016
HR 6304 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 501 North Main Street in Florence, Arizona, as the "Adolfo 'Harpo' Celaya Post Office". 114th December 16, 2016
HR 6282 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2024 Jerome Avenue, in Bronx, New York, as the "Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, Jr. Post Office Building". 114th December 16, 2016
HR 6221 To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Don Stephens, President and Founder of Mercy Ships, in recognition of his 38 years of service as the leader of a humanitarian relief organization that exemplifies the compassionate character of America. 114th September 28, 2016
HR 6138 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 560 East Pleasant Valley Road, Port Hueneme, California, as the U.S. Naval Construction Battalion "Seabees" Fallen Heroes Post Office Building. 114th December 16, 2016
HR 6135 To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 719 Church Street in Nashville, Tennessee, as the "Fred D. Thompson Federal Building and United States Courthouse". 114th November 30, 2016
HR 5990 To grant the Congressional Gold Medal to the troops who defended Bataan during World War II. 114th September 9, 2016
HR 5948 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 830 Kuhn Drive in Chula Vista, California, as the "Jonathan 'J.D.' De Guzman Post Office Building". 114th December 16, 2016
HR 5901 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Pueblo, Colorado, as the "PFC James Dunn VA Clinic". 114th July 14, 2016
HR 5889 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1 Chalan Kanoa VLG in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, as the "Segundo T. Sablan and CNMI Fallen Military Heroes Post Office Building". 114th December 16, 2016
HR 5887 RCAF/RAF-Americans Congressional Gold Medal Act 114th July 14, 2016
HR 5873 To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 511 East San Antonio Avenue in El Paso, Texas, as the "R.E. Thomason Federal Building and United States Courthouse". 114th December 8, 2016
HR 5798 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1101 Davis Street in Evanston, Illinois, as the "Abner J. Mikva Post Office Building". 114th December 16, 2016
HR 5778 Alex Diekmann Peak Designation Act of 2016 114th July 25, 2016
HR 5740 War Crimes Accountability Act of 2016 114th July 12, 2016
HR 5691 To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Elie Wiesel for placement in the United States Capitol. 114th July 8, 2016
HR 5676 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6300 N. Northwest Highway in Chicago, Illinois, as the "Officer Joseph P. Cali Post Office Building". 114th December 16, 2016
HR 5621 To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Doby in recognition of his achievements and contributions to American major league athletics, civil rights, and the Armed Forces during WWII. 114th July 5, 2016
HR 5620 VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2016 114th September 15, 2016
HR 5612 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2886 Sandy Plains Road in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Marine Lance Corporal Squire 'Skip' Wells Post Office Building". 114th December 16, 2016
HR 5591 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 810 N US Highway 83 in Zapata, Texas, as the "Zapata Veterans Post Office". 114th December 16, 2016
HR 5561 Max Cleland Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2016 114th June 22, 2016

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.