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 7,141–7,170, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
HRES 972 Commending University of Alabama Running Back Mark Ingram on winning the 2009 Heisman Trophy. 111th February 23, 2010
HRES 970 Congratulating Flint native, University of Alabama sophomore, and running back Mark Ingram on winning the 2009 Heisman Trophy and honoring both his athletic and academic achievements. 111th February 23, 2010
HRES 969 Congratulating Flint native, University of Alabama Sophmore and running back Mark Ingram on winning the 2009 Heisman Trophy and honoring both his athletic and academic achievements. 111th February 23, 2010
HRES 968 Expressing sympathy for and solidarity with the people of the Russian Federation following the bombing of the Nevsky Express. 111th December 11, 2009
HRES 963 Congratulating the Great Lakes Bay Regional Convention and Visitors Bureaus for securing the 2012 Region II United States Youth Soccer Association (USYSA) tournament. 111th December 9, 2009
HRES 958 Congratulating the United States Men's National Soccer Team for securing a berth at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. 111th December 8, 2009
HRES 957 Honoring Jimmie Johnson, 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion. 111th February 2, 2010
HRES 948 Commending the participants and organizers of the World March for Peace and Nonviolence. 111th December 3, 2009
HRES 942 Commending the Real Salt Lake soccer club for winning the 2009 Major League Soccer Cup. 111th December 14, 2009
HRES 940 Recognizing and honoring the National Guard on the occasion of its 373rd anniversary. 111th December 8, 2009
HRES 939 Extending condolences to the families of Sergeant Mark Renninger, Officer Tina Griswold, Officer Ronald Owens, and Officer Greg Richards. 111th December 2, 2009
HRES 936 Honoring the citizen-soldiers of the Army National Guard of the State of Illinois, including the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Illinois Army National Guard, which recently returned from deployment to Afghanistan. 111th December 8, 2009
HRES 935 Honoring John E. Warnock, Charles M. Geschke, Forrest M. Bird, Esther Sans Takeuchi, and IBM Corporation for receiving the 2008 National Medal of Technology and Innovation. 111th March 9, 2010
HRES 933 Commending the Government of Japan for its current policy against currency manipulation and encouraging the Government of Japan to continue in this policy. 111th November 19, 2009
HRES 931 Supporting the goals and ideals of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. 111th January 4, 2010
HRES 929 Recognizing December 2 as the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery and the 60th anniversary of the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others and commending the efforts of modern day abolitionists following in the tradition of Frederick Douglass. 111th November 19, 2009
HRES 926 Honoring former Representative Shirley Chisholm, on the occasion of the 85th anniversary of her birth, for her dedication and for providing an example of selfless service. 111th November 19, 2009
HRES 917 Recognizing the Florida Keys Scenic Highway on the occasion of its designation as an All-American Road by the U.S. Department of Transportation. 111th March 24, 2010
HRES 916 Recognizing the significant contributions of the Fort Sam Houston Memorial Services Detachment to the veterans of the United States Armed Forces. 111th November 18, 2009
HRES 913 Recognizing and commending the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association on the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Office of Multicultural Affairs. 111th November 19, 2009
HRES 912 Recognizing the Aquarium of the Pacific for winning the Super Nova Star of Energy and Efficiency Award and for providing national leadership in marine education, and for other purposes. 111th November 19, 2009
HRES 910 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month and National Memory Screening Day, including the development of a national health policy on dementia screening and care. 111th November 18, 2009
HRES 905 Recognizing the 70th anniversary of the retirement of Justice Louis D. Brandeis from the United States Supreme Court. 111th December 16, 2009
HRES 904 Honoring women who have served and women who are currently serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom as members of the Armed Forces and recognizing their increasing and invaluable role to the success of current military operations. 111th December 8, 2009
HRES 901 Recognizing November 14, 2009, as the 49th anniversary of the first day of integrated schools in New Orleans, Louisiana. 111th February 3, 2010
HRES 899 Honoring the members of the New Hampshire National Guard for their service to the State of New Hampshire and the contributions of the New Hampshire National Guard to the domestic and international missions of the Armed Forces through the patriotic service of its members and its innovative programs and dedication to military families. 111th November 18, 2009
HRES 895 Honoring the lives of the brave soldiers and civilians of the United States Army who died or were wounded in the tragic attack of November 5, 2009, at Fort Hood, Texas. 111th November 18, 2009
HRES 894 Honoring the 50th anniversary of the recording of the album "Kind of Blue" and reaffirming jazz as a national treasure. 111th December 15, 2009
HRES 893 Congratulating the 2009 Major League Baseball World Series Champions, the New York Yankees. 111th November 6, 2009
HRES 892 Recognizing the 20th anniversary of the remarkable events leading to the end of the Cold War and the creation of a Europe, whole, free, and at peace. 111th November 7, 2009

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.