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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 10,981–11,010, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
HRES 853 Recognizing the Boy Scouts of America for the public service the organization performs for neighborhoods and communities across the United States. 108th November 20, 2004
HRES 849 Congratulating Wangari Maathai for winning the Nobel Peace Prize and commending her for her tireless work to promote sustainable development, democracy, peace, and women's rights in Africa. 108th October 8, 2004
HRES 847 Honoring the life of astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr. 108th November 19, 2004
HRES 844 Commending the people and the Government of the Republic of Guatemala for progress toward peace, democratization, and political and economic liberalization, and expressing the hope and support of the House of Representatives for the continuation of this progress. 108th October 8, 2004
HRES 840 Honoring the members of the United States Armed Forces who served in the Vietnam War, and expressing the appreciation of the House of Representatives for the service and sacrifice of all veterans of the Vietnam era. 108th October 7, 2004
HRES 839 Urging a peaceful resolution of the conflict over Kashmir, and for other purposes. 108th October 7, 2004
HRES 825 Honoring Bernard Hopkins, the undisputed World Middleweight Champion. 108th October 6, 2004
HRES 821 Condemning the abduction of Dylan Benwell from the United States and calling for his return. 108th October 7, 2004
HRES 820 To congratulate Mojave Aerospace Ventures for winning the privately funded $10,000,000 Ansari X Prize and commend the X Prize Foundation for spurring this achievement. 108th October 7, 2004
HRES 817 Congratulating Ichiro Suzuki for breaking the Major League Baseball record for hits in a single season. 108th October 4, 2004
HRES 815 Congratulating Andrew Wojtanik for winning the 16th Annual National Geographic Bee, conducted by the National Geographic Society. 108th October 6, 2004
HRES 812 Recognizing the commencement of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting and spiritual renewal, and commending Muslims in the United States and throughout the world for their faith. 108th September 30, 2004
HRES 804 Congratulating Andrew Wojtanik for winning the 16th Annual National Geographic Bee, acknowledging the commitment of the National Geographic Society to geography education, and recognizing the need to improve geography education in the United States. 108th September 29, 2004
HRES 798 Honoring former President James Earl (Jimmy) Carter on the occasion of his 80th birthday. 108th October 6, 2004
HRES 792 Honoring the United Negro College Fund on the occasion of the Fund's 60th anniversary and the Fund's unflagging dedication to enhancing top quality college opportunities to millions of students. 108th September 30, 2004
HRES 791 Supporting the goals and ideas of Hispanic Engineering, Science, and Technology Week and recognizing the University of Texas-Pan American for its efforts to prepare Hispanic youth for careers in engineering, science, and technology. 108th October 13, 2004
HRES 784 Commending the resiliency of the people of the State of Florida and the work of those individuals who have assisted with the recovery efforts after the devastation caused by Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne. 108th September 28, 2004
HRES 783 Recognizing Jerry J. Jasinowski on the occasion of his retirement from the presidency of the National Association of Manufacturers. 108th October 8, 2004
HRES 779 Celebrating the life of Joseph Irwin Miller of Columbus, Indiana. 108th September 21, 2004
HRES 778 Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of William "Count" Basie and acknowledging his important contributions to jazz and swing music. 108th September 29, 2004
HRES 774 Commending the people and Government of Greece for the successful completion of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games. 108th October 4, 2004
HRES 771 Expressing the thanks of the House of Representatives and the Nation for the contributions to freedom made by American POW/MIAs on National POW/MIA Recognition Day. 108th September 15, 2004
HRES 767 Condemning the terrorist attack in Jakarta, Indonesia, that occurred on September 9, 2004. 108th September 22, 2004
HRES 765 Expressing gratitude to the cities of Boston, Massachusetts, and New York City, New York, for their extraordinary hospitality and successful planning and hosting of the 2004 national political conventions. 108th September 13, 2004
HRES 764 Condemning the terrorist attack in Beslan, Russia, that occurred beginning on September 1, 2004, expressing condolences to the families of the individuals murdered in the terrorist attack, and for other purposes. 108th September 9, 2004
HRES 763 Condemning the terrorist attack at Middle School No. 1 in Beslan, Russia, that occurred in early September 2004. 108th September 9, 2004
HRES 761 Congratulating Lance Armstrong on his record-setting victory in the 2004 Tour de France. 108th September 22, 2004
HRES 760 Condemning the series of terrorist attacks against the Russian Federation that occurred in late August and early September 2004. 108th September 13, 2004
HRES 759 Commending the Festival of Children Foundation for its outstanding efforts on behalf of children. 108th September 29, 2004
HRES 757 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the anniversary of the terrorist attacks launched against the United States on September 11, 2001. 108th September 9, 2004

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.