Topic
Law
14,356
bills on this subject
Filed across 13 Congresses, from the 107th to the 119th, and most in the 109th at 3,489. 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
3,112
bills in the 110th Congress.
Showing 3,061–3,090,
newest first.
Every Congress
| Bill | Title | Status | Latest action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 631 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Senate has lost confidence in the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Stephen L. Johnson, that the Administrator should resign his position immediately, and that the Department of Justice should open an investigation into the veracity of his congressional testimony regarding the California waiver decision and pursue any prosecutorial action the Department determines to be warranted. | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7639-7640) | July 29, 2008 | |
| SRES 626 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Supreme Court of the United States erroneously decided Kennedy v. Louisiana, No. 07-343 (2008), and that the eighth amendment to the Constitution of the United States allows the imposition of the death penalty for the rape of a child. | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7481-7482) | July 25, 2008 | |
| SRES 619 | A resolution expressing support for a constructive dialogue on human rights issues between the United States and Bahrain. | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7077) | July 22, 2008 | |
| SRES 603 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the restitution of or compensation for property seized during the Nazi and communist eras. | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6295-6296) | June 26, 2008 | |
| SRES 572 | A resolution calling upon the Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District of California to uphold the fundamental and constitutional right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children. | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4626) | May 21, 2008 | |
| SRES 551 | A resolution celebrating 75 years of successful State-based alcohol regulation. | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S9436-9437) | September 24, 2008 | |
| SRES 541 | A resolution supporting humanitarian assistance, protection of civilians, accountability for abuses in Somalia, and urging concrete progress in line with the Transitional Federal Charter of Somalia toward the establishment of a viable government of national unity. | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S4705-4706) | May 21, 2008 | |
| SRES 539 | A resolution to authorize testimony and legal representation in State of Maine v. Douglas Rawlings, Jonathan Kreps, James Freeman, Henry Braun, Robert Shetterly, and Dudley Hendrick. | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3461-5362; text as passed Senate: CR S3462; text of measure as introduced: CR S3514) | April 29, 2008 | |
| SRES 469 | A resolution providing for a protocol for nonpartisan confirmation of judicial nominees. | Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1529) | March 4, 2008 | |
| SRES 460 | A resolution to authorize representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of National Association of Manufacturers v. Taylor, et al. | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1145; text as passed Senate: CR S1145; text of measure as introduced: CR S1144) | February 25, 2008 | |
| SRES 451 | A resolution honoring the achievements of Rawle and Henderson LLP, on its 225th anniversary and on being recognized as the oldest law firm in continuous practice in the United States. | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S984) | February 13, 2008 | |
| SRES 445 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the assassination of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto, and the political crisis in Pakistan. | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S794-795) | February 7, 2008 | |
| SRES 442 | A resolution commemorating the life of A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S611; text as passed Senate: CR S611; text of measure as introduced: CR S603-604) | February 4, 2008 | |
| SRES 437 | A resolution establishing a special committee of the Senate to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism. | Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S499-501) | January 30, 2008 | |
| SRES 406 | A resolution urging the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to overturn the sentence of the "Girl of Qatif". | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S15653) | December 14, 2007 | |
| SRES 386 | A resolution to authorize testimony and legal representation in State of Nebraska v. Pamir J. Safi. | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S14658; text as passed Senate: CR S14658; text of measure as introduced: CR S14643) | November 16, 2007 | |
| SRES 376 | A resolution providing the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of Commerce should declare a commercial fishery failure for the groundfish fishery for Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island and immediately propose regulations to implement section 312(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S14746-14747; text: CR S14746-14747) | December 4, 2007 | |
| SRES 372 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the declaration of a state of emergency in Pakistan. | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S14201-14202) | November 8, 2007 | |
| SRES 367 | A resolution commemorating the 40th anniversary of the mass movement for Soviet Jewish freedom and the 20th anniversary of the Freedom Sunday rally for Soviet Jewry on the National Mall. | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S14657-14658; text as passed Senate: CR S14657-14658) | November 16, 2007 | |
| SRES 353 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the importance of a sovereign, democratic, and prosperous Lebanon and the need for free and fair presidential elections in Lebanon without intimidation or foreign interference. | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S13132; text as passed Senate: CR S13132; text of measure as introduced: CR S13100) | October 18, 2007 | |
| SRES 333 | A resolution to authorize the production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12186-12187; text as passed Senate: CR S12187; text of measure as introduced: CR S12156) | September 26, 2007 | |
| SRES 328 | A resolution condemning the assassination on September 19, 2007, of Antoine Ghanem, a member of the Parliament of Lebanon who opposed Syrian interference in Lebanon. | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12010-12011; text as passed Senate: CR S12011; text of measure as introduced: CR S12005) | September 24, 2007 | |
| SRES 327 | A resolution recognizing the 218th anniversary of the United States Marshals Service. | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12004) | September 24, 2007 | |
| SRES 320 | A resolution recognizing the achievements of the people of Ukraine in pursuit of freedom and democracy, and expressing the hope that the parliamentary elections on September 30, 2007, preserve and extend these gains and provide for a stable and representative government. | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text as passed Senate: CR S11954) | September 21, 2007 | |
| SRES 303 | A resolution censuring the President and the Attorney General. | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10940-10943) | August 3, 2007 | |
| SRES 296 | A resolution designating September 2007 as "National Youth Court Month". | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10840-10841; text as passed Senate: CR S10841; text of measure as introduced: CR S10823) | August 2, 2007 | |
| SRES 284 | A resolution to authorize testimony and legal representation in City and County of Denver v. Susan I. Gomez, Daniel R. Egger, and Carter Merrill. | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10335; text as passed Senate: CR S10335; text of measure as introduced: CR S10319) | July 30, 2007 | |
| SRES 278 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the announcement of the Russian Federation of its suspension of implementation of the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty. | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text as passed Senate: CR S10528-10529) | July 31, 2007 | |
| SRES 274 | A resolution to authorize representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of Lewis v. Bayh. | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: S9530; text as passed Senate: CR S9530; text of measure as introduced: CR S9514) | July 18, 2007 | |
| SRES 263 | A resolution to authorize testimony and legal representation in State of Iowa v. Chester Guinn, Brian David Terrell, Dixie Jenness Webb, Kathleen McQuillen, and Elton Lloyd Davis. | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8757-8758; text as passed Senate: CR S8758; text of measure as introduced: CR S8798-8799) | July 9, 2007 |
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.