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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 9,931–9,960, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
HRES 716 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the establishment of a National Blood Reserve, and for other purposes. 109th March 17, 2006
HRES 712 Commending the United States men's and women's curling teams on their accomplishments at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Torino, Italy. 109th March 7, 2006
HRES 711 Recognizing and honoring the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. 109th May 1, 2006
HRES 708 Recognizing the centennial of Christopher House in Chicago. 109th March 2, 2006
HRES 705 Recognizing and congratulating Apolo Anton Ohno for his historic performances in short track speedskating at the 2006 and 2002 Olympic Winter Games. 109th March 1, 2006
HRES 704 Congratulating the University of Maryland on the occasion of its 150th anniversary. 109th May 1, 2006
HRES 703 Recognizing the 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and supporting continued efforts to control radiation and mitigate the adverse health consequences related to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. 109th April 4, 2006
HRES 697 Congratulating the people and Government of Italy, the Torino Olympic Organizing Committee, the International Olympic Committee, the United States Olympic Committee, the 2006 United States Olympic and Paralympic Teams, and all international athletes upon the successful completion of the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin, Italy. 109th May 2, 2006
HRES 695 Honoring the life and accomplishments of Betty Friedan. 109th February 16, 2006
HRES 692 Commending the people of the Republic of the Marshall Islands for the contributions and sacrifices they made to the United States nuclear testing program in the Marshall Islands, solemnly acknowledging the first detonation of a hydrogen bomb by the United States on March 1, 1954, on the Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands, and remembering that 60 years ago the United States began its nuclear testing program in the Marshall Islands. 109th April 5, 2006
HRES 684 Supporting the goals of National Manufacturing Week, congratulating manufacturers and their employees for their contributions growth and innovation, and recognizing the challenges facing the manufacturing sector. 109th March 17, 2006
HRES 682 Congratulating the University of Portland Pilots women's soccer team for winning the 2005 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women's Soccer Championship. 109th May 1, 2006
HRES 680 Recognizing Dr. I. King Jordan for his contributions to Gallaudet University and the deaf and hard of hearing community. 109th March 28, 2006
HRES 677 Recognizing the creation of the NASCAR-Historically Black Colleges and Universities Consortium. 109th February 28, 2006
HRES 670 Congratulating the National Football League champion Pittsburgh Steelers for winning Super Bowl XL and completing one of the greatest postseason runs in professional sports history. 109th February 8, 2006
HRES 667 Commending hospice care providers such as Hospeace House for allowing people with life-limiting illness or injury to die pain-free and with dignity. 109th February 17, 2006
HRES 660 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Mentoring Month. 109th February 8, 2006
HRES 657 Honoring the contributions of Catholic schools. 109th February 8, 2006
HRES 655 Honoring the life and accomplishments of Mrs. Coretta Scott King and her contributions as a leader in the struggle for civil rights, and expressing condolences to the King family on her passing. 109th February 1, 2006
HRES 638 Congratulating Bill Gates, Melinda Gates and Bono for being named Time Magazine's 2005 Person of the Year. 109th December 18, 2005
HRES 633 Honoring Helen Sewell on the occasion of her retirement from the House of Representatives and expressing the gratitude of the House for her many years of service. 109th December 19, 2005
HRES 628 Congratulating Bruce Springsteen of New Jersey on the 30th anniversary of his masterpiece record album "Born to Run," and commending him on a career that has touched the lives of millions of Americans. 109th March 27, 2006
HRES 627 Congratulating Chris Carpenter on being named the Cy Young Award winner for the National League for the 2005 Major League Baseball season. 109th May 9, 2006
HRES 626 Congratulating Albert Pujols on being named the Most Valuable Player for the National League for the 2005 Major League Baseball season. 109th June 6, 2006
HRES 622 To recognize and honor the Filipino World War II veterans for their defense of democratic ideals and their important contribution to the outcome of World War II. 109th September 19, 2006
HRES 613 Congratulating the people of Iraq on the three national elections conducted in Iraq in 2005. 109th December 15, 2005
HRES 612 Expressing the commitment of the House of Representatives to achieving victory in Iraq. 109th December 16, 2005
HRES 609 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of providing fair and up-to-date teaching in United States secondary schools of the developments of modern day Russia. 109th March 27, 2006
HRES 607 Congratulating the University of Maryland Terrapins women's field hockey team on winning the 2005 National College Athletic Association Championship. 109th March 27, 2006
HRES 606 Congratulating the University of Maryland Terrapins men's soccer team, the 2005 National Collegiate Athletic Association Champions. 109th March 27, 2006

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.