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Congressional tributes

Bills 12,414 First seen 107th Most recent 119th

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 5,971–6,000, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
HRES 417 Commending the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and its 231st Class of members on the occasion of the institution's October 1, 2011, Induction ceremony in Cambridge, Massachusetts. 112th September 29, 2011
HRES 416 Condemning Communist China's discrimination, harassment, imprisonment, torture, and execution of its prisoners of conscience, and supporting the Tuidang movement whereby Chinese citizens renounce their ties to the Chinese Communist Party. 112th October 25, 2011
HRES 415 Expressing support for designation of the month of October 2011 as National Principals Month. 112th September 23, 2011
HRES 413 Honoring Alfred University on the 175th anniversary of its founding. 112th September 22, 2011
HRES 408 Recognizing the impact of Mr. Hulbert James on politics, urban development, and New York City, and paying tribute to Mr. Hulburt for his lifetime of public service. 112th September 20, 2011
HRES 404 Recognizing the service and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces and veterans who are Latino. 112th September 21, 2011
HRES 403 Honoring those persons whose lives have been taken by bacterial meningitis and those who continue to struggle with bacterial meningitis and its consequences, and supporting all work for the eradication of bacterial meningitis in the United States. 112th September 26, 2011
HRES 400 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a National Hispanic-serving Institutions Week should be established, and commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities. 112th September 15, 2011
HRES 391 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the terrorist attacks launched against the United States on September 11, 2001, on the 10th anniversary of that date. 112th September 20, 2011
HRES 390 Honoring the achievements of E. Thom Rumberger. 112th September 7, 2011
HRES 388 Acknowledging the contributions and sacrifices of the young men who served as colonists on behalf of the United States in the Federal occupation of the islands of Howland, Baker, Jarvis, Canton, and Enderbury from 1935 through 1942, facilitating the United States claim of jurisdiction over such islands. 112th September 6, 2011
HRES 386 Recognizing the accomplishments and efforts of John I. Wilson, executive director of the National Education Association, for dedicating his career to education professionals and students, and honoring his retirement. 112th August 1, 2011
HRES 380 Condemning the July 22, 2011, attacks in the Kingdom of Norway. 112th October 25, 2011
HRES 379 Condemning the terror attacks on government buildings in Oslo, Norway, and a youth camp on Utoya Island, Norway, on July 22, 2011, and for other purposes. 112th October 25, 2011
HRES 367 Urging the people of the United States to observe October of each year as Italian and Italian American Heritage Month. 112th July 22, 2011
HRES 364 Designating room HVC 215 of the Capitol Visitor Center as the "Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room". 112th December 1, 2011
HRES 361 Concerning efforts to provide humanitarian relief to mitigate the effects of drought and avert famine in the Horn of Africa, particularly Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Kenya. 112th October 25, 2011
HRES 354 Congratulating the staff, community, and patrons of the Utah Shakespeare Festival on the festival's 50th anniversary. 112th July 15, 2011
HRES 353 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on Nelson Mandela International Day. 112th July 15, 2011
HRES 338 Welcoming His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama to Washington, DC, and recognizing his commitment to world peace, nonviolence, human rights, religious freedom, and democracy. 112th July 6, 2011
HRES 334 Supporting the goals and ideals of National HIV Testing Day. 112th June 24, 2011
HRES 333 Welcoming and commending the Government of Japan for extending an official apology to all United States former prisoners of war from the Pacific War and establishing in 2010 a visitation program to Japan for surviving veterans, family members, and descendants. 112th August 2, 2011
HRES 331 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should immediately reassess the United States mission in Afghanistan and redirect funding to strengthen homeland security, to create jobs, and to reduce the Federal deficit and debt. 112th June 24, 2011
HRES 326 Honoring Bishop Noel Jones for his 17 years of service to the City of Refuge Church. 112th June 22, 2011
HRES 325 Congratulating Hungary on the series of events commemorating the centennial anniversary of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan and welcoming the establishment of the Hungarian Freedom Dinner and the Hungarian Freedom Award to celebrate the lasting idea of freedom and the principle of responsible liberty cherished by Hungary and the United States alike. 112th June 22, 2011
HRES 324 Welcoming and commending the Government of Japan for extending an official apology to all United States former prisoners of war from the Pacific War and moving forward in planning to invite surviving members to Japan. 112th August 2, 2011
HRES 322 Recognizing the National Center for the American Revolution for its role in telling the story of the American Revolution and its continuing impact on struggles for freedom, self-government, and the rule of law throughout the world and encouraging the Center in its efforts to build a new Museum of the American Revolution. 112th June 22, 2011
HRES 318 Congratulating the Boston Bruins on winning the 2010-2011 Stanley Cup. 112th June 21, 2011
HRES 315 Recognizing the immeasurable contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, supporting responsible fatherhood, and encouraging greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children, especially on Father's Day. 112th June 16, 2011
HRES 314 Declaring that it is the policy of the United States to support its ally Israel in seeking peace with its neighbors, particularly toward a two-state solution that results in a free, nonmilitarized Palestinian state living side-by-side in peace and security with the Jewish State of Israel, the home of the Jewish people. 112th August 2, 2011

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.