Topic

Equality before the law

Bills 134 First seen 107th Most recent 110th

134 bills on this subject

Filed across 4 Congresses, from the 107th to the 110th, and most in the 109th at 55. 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 110th
35 bills in the 108th Congress. Showing 1–30, newest first. Every Congress
Bill Title Status Latest action
HCONRES 336 Expressing the sense of Congress that the continued participation of the Russian Federation in the Group of 8 nations should be conditioned on the Russian Government voluntarily accepting and adhering to the norms and standards of democracy. Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Voice Vote. March 31, 2004
HCONRES 223 Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and supporting the designation of an Equal Justice Day in commemoration of such anniversary. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. June 25, 2003
HCONRES 47 Acknowledging African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade in all of the Americas with an emphasis on those descendants in Latin America and the Caribbean, recognizing the injustices suffered by these African descendants, and recommending that the United States and the international community work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean. Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. February 13, 2003
HJRES 37 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. May 5, 2003
HJRES 31 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to equality of rights and reproductive rights. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. May 5, 2003
HJRES 9 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. March 6, 2003
HR 5222 Military Commissions Act of 2004 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. October 5, 2004
HR 4889 Haiti Economic Recovery Opportunity Act of 2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. July 26, 2004
HR 4792 New United States Global HIV Prevention Strategy to Address the Needs of Women and Girls Act of 2004 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6539-6540) July 21, 2004
HR 4660 To amend the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 to extend the authority to provide assistance to countries seeking to become eligible countries for purposes of that Act. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. September 7, 2004
HR 4559 Post-Conflict Trade Recovery Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. June 16, 2004
HR 4428 To extend trade benefits to certain tents imported into the United States. Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. May 28, 2004
HR 4117 Afghan Women Security and Freedom Act of 2004 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. April 1, 2004
HR 3893 We the People Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. June 28, 2004
HR 3572 AGOA III Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. January 2, 2004
HR 3496 To extend trade benefits to certain tents imported into the United States. Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. December 1, 2003
HR 3069 Right to Life Act Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. October 22, 2003
HR 3036 Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2004 through 2006 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. March 31, 2004
HR 2467 Middle East Trade and Engagement Act of 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. June 19, 2003
HR 2267 Middle East Trade and Engagement Act of 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. June 5, 2003
HR 1587 Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2004 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. July 23, 2004
HR 1031 Haiti Economic Recovery Opportunity Act of 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. April 11, 2003
HR 579 Right to Life Act of 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. May 5, 2003
HRES 620 Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the landmark United States Supreme Court decision in the case of Brown v. Board of Education. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. May 20, 2004
HRES 38 Requiring the House of Representatives to take any legislative action necessary to verify the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment as part of the Constitution when the legislatures of an additional three States ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. March 6, 2003
S 2875 A bill to extend trade benefits to certain tents imported into the United States. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. September 30, 2004
S 2784 Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2004 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. September 9, 2004
S 2261 Haiti Economic Recovery Opportunity Act of 2004 Message received in Senate: Returned to Senate pursuant to the request of the Senate and held at desk. September 29, 2004
S 2190 Life at Conception Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. March 10, 2004
S 2032 Afghan Women Security and Freedom Act of 2004 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. January 27, 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.