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 5,911–5,940, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
HRES 592 Recognizing the importance of ports to the economy and national security of the United States. 112th March 21, 2012
HRES 588 Honoring the St. Bonaventure University men's and women's basketball teams for making it to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament and for two great seasons. 112th March 19, 2012
HRES 585 Celebrating the centennial of the birth of First Lady Patricia Nixon. 112th March 13, 2012
HRES 584 Reaffirming the commitment of the House of Representatives to finding and capturing Joseph Kony, and for other purposes. 112th May 7, 2012
HRES 583 Expressing support for robust efforts by the United States to see Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, and his top commanders brought to justice and the group's atrocities permanently ended. 112th June 7, 2012
HRES 582 Celebrating the centennial of the birth of First Lady Patricia Nixon. 112th March 9, 2012
HRES 577 Recognizing the service of the Gold Star Dads of America, a nonprofit organization consisting of the fathers of members of the Armed Forces who make the ultimate sacrifice in defense of the United States. 112th March 23, 2012
HRES 575 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to observe a moment of silence in the House on the first legislative day of each month for those killed or wounded in the United States engagement in Afghanistan. 112th March 7, 2012
HRES 574 Expressing support for designation of the week of March 12, 2012, through March 16, 2012, as National Young Audiences Week. 112th March 7, 2012
HRES 573 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women's History Month. 112th March 6, 2012
HRES 571 Expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable Donald M. Payne, a Representative from the State of New Jersey. 112th March 6, 2012
HRES 569 Recognizing the tenth anniversary of the tragic communal violence in Gujarat, India. 112th May 7, 2012
HRES 565 Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Palm City Community in Martin County, Florida. 112th February 27, 2012
HRES 564 Recognizing the critical importance of the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP), formerly called the food stamp program. 112th April 12, 2012
HRES 561 Recognizing the National Association of Journeymen Linemen and the profession of Journeymen Linemen and the contributions of these brave men and women to protect public safety and expressing support for designation of April 18, 2012, as National Journeymen Linemen Day. 112th February 17, 2012
HRES 560 Supporting the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week. 112th February 17, 2012
HRES 555 To commemorate the life and accomplishments of Whitney Elizabeth Houston over the past 48 years; and expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives to her family upon her death. 112th February 16, 2012
HRES 551 Celebrating the Arizona centennial. 112th February 15, 2012
HRES 550 Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for innovative transformative research conducted by early career faculty, and recognizing the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) on its 100th anniversary for supporting such research. 112th February 15, 2012
HRES 548 Acknowledging the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) as a driving factor in the world economy and the contributions of scientist-inventors across all disciplines. 112th February 28, 2012
HRES 545 Congratulating the World Affairs Council of Seattle on the occasion of its 61st anniversary and recognizing its contributions to the greater Seattle region and Washington State. 112th February 14, 2012
HRES 544 Congratulating the National Football League champion New York Giants for winning Super Bowl XLVI. 112th February 8, 2012
HRES 543 Honoring and remembering the victims of the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 in Clarence Center, New York, on February 12, 2009. 112th February 9, 2012
HRES 536 Condemning the murder of Wilman Villar Mendoza and honoring his sacrifice in the cause of freedom for the Cuban people. 112th May 7, 2012
HRES 530 Honoring the Northwest Kidney Centers on its 50th anniversary. 112th January 27, 2012
HRES 528 Honoring the service and sacrifice of the members of the United States Armed Forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn. 112th February 23, 2012
HRES 527 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding Tunisia's peaceful Jasmine Revolution. 112th February 3, 2012
HRES 525 Expressing support for designation of the week of February 6 through February 10, 2012, as "National School Counseling Week". 112th January 24, 2012
HRES 523 Supporting the contributions of Catholic schools. 112th February 1, 2012
HRES 520 Recognizing the significance of the 45th anniversary of Kwanzaa Week. 112th January 18, 2012

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.