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Bills 14,356 First seen 107th Most recent 119th

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 181–210, newest first. Every Congress
Bill Title Status Latest action
HR 6624 Whaling Convention Amendments Act of 2008 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1558) July 25, 2008
HR 6623 To waive sovereign immunity and extend the otherwise applicable statute of limitations for certain actions under the USEC Privatization Act. Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. July 24, 2008
HR 6617 Strengthening Communities Through Education and Integration Act of 2008 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. July 24, 2008
HR 6610 To amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to address the waiver of the attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. July 24, 2008
HR 6599 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2009 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 945. September 8, 2008
HR 6592 Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute Land Conveyance Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. September 4, 2008
HR 6589 Charles H.W. Meehan Law Library Improvement and Modernization Act Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 578. September 27, 2008
HR 6588 Electronic Device Privacy Act of 2008 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. July 23, 2008
HR 6583 Tribal Law and Order Act of 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. July 23, 2008
HR 6580 Hubbard Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. September 4, 2008
HR 6576 Reducing Information Control Designations Act Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. July 31, 2008
HR 6575 Over-Classification Reduction Act Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. September 10, 2008
HR 6571 Healthy Air for Federal Workers Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. July 23, 2008
HR 6526 8/29 Investigation Team Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. July 17, 2008
HR 6517 To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities. Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. July 16, 2008
HR 6516 Non-Foreign AREA Act of 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia. July 23, 2008
HR 6513 Securities Act of 2008 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. September 12, 2008
HR 6512 Major Regulation Cost Review Act of 2008 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. July 16, 2008
HR 6508 Special Criminal Contempt of Congress Procedures Act of 2008 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. July 16, 2008
HR 6505 Captive Primate Safety and Disabled Human Assistance Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans. July 18, 2008
HR 6500 Thrift Savings Plan Enhancement Act of 2008 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. July 16, 2008
HR 6497 To require the payment of compensation to members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the United States who were forced to perform slave labor by the Imperial Government of Japan or by corporations of Japan during World War II, or the surviving spouses of such members, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. July 15, 2008
HR 6492 Accountability in Deferred Prosecution Act of 2008 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. July 15, 2008
HR 6491 Organized Retail Crime Act of 2008 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. July 15, 2008
HR 6488 To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a final consumer product safety rule banning novelty lighters. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. July 14, 2008
HR 6485 Timely Due Process for the Disabled Act of 2008 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. July 14, 2008
HR 6482 To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to establish both a process by which asset-backed instruments can be deemed eligible for NRSRO ratings and an initial list of such eligible asset-backed instruments. Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. July 14, 2008
HR 6481 Avena Case Implementation Act of 2008 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. July 14, 2008
HR 6478 Access to America's Orthopedic Services Act of 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation. July 14, 2008
HR 6475 Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Act of 2008 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. September 12, 2008

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.