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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
14,356 bills across every Congress on file. Showing 6,661–6,690, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
HRES 273 Urging the withdrawal of all Syrian forces from Lebanon, support for free and fair democratic elections in Lebanon, and the development of democratic institutions and safeguards to foster sovereign democratic rule in Lebanon. 109th May 23, 2005
HRES 263 Recognizing the Honorable Andrew L. Jefferson, Jr., on the occasion of the establishment of an endowment for trial advocacy called the "Andrew L. Jefferson Endowment for Trial Advocacy" at Texas Southern University's Thurgood Marshall School of Law in Houston, Texas. 109th June 6, 2005
HRES 262 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Agriculture should investigate and find alternative actions with regard to the unilateral temporary termination of the participation of retail food stores in the electronic benefits transfer system (EBT) under the Food Stamp Act of 1977. 109th May 24, 2005
HRES 259 Condemning the existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and urging States to adopt legislation similar to that which was enacted in California to address the issue. 109th June 6, 2005
HRES 240 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to reinstate certain provisions of the rules relating to procedures of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to the form in which those provisions existed at the close of the 108th Congress. 109th April 27, 2005
HRES 230 To express the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Communications Commission should reconsider and revise rules governing broadband over power line systems based on a comprehensive evaluation of the interference potential of those systems to public safety services and other licensed radio services. 109th May 13, 2005
HRES 228 Honoring the contributions of Vietnamese Americans to American society over the past three decades. 109th May 3, 2005
HRES 217 Supporting the rights of individuals to make medical decisions as guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution and encouraging all Americans to set forth their wishes in living wills that designate health care surrogates and in other advance directives. 109th May 10, 2005
HRES 214 Directing the Speaker of the House of Representatives to provide for the display of the Ten Commandments in the chamber of the House of Representatives if the Supreme Court of the United States rules against religious freedom by holding that the display of the Ten Commandments in public places by State and local governments constitutes a violation of the establishment clause of the first amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 109th April 14, 2005
HRES 199 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the massacre at Srebrenica in July 1995. 109th June 27, 2005
HRES 196 Recognizing the anniversary of the ratification of the 13th Amendment and encouraging the American people to educate and instill pride and purpose into their communities and to observe the anniversary annually with appropriate programs and activities. 109th December 7, 2005
HRES 191 Urging the Government of Romania to recognize its responsibilities to provide equitable, prompt, and fair restitution to all religious communities for property confiscated by the former Communist government in Romania. 109th May 23, 2005
HRES 185 Honoring Johnnie Cochran, Jr. for his service to the Nation, and expressing condolences to his family, friends, colleagues, and admirers on his death. 109th May 5, 2005
HRES 182 Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 686) for the relief of the parents of Theresa Marie Schiavo. 109th June 29, 2006
HRES 181 Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules. 109th June 29, 2006
HRES 180 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a United Nations Emergency Peace Service capable of intervening in the early stages of a humanitarian crisis could save millions of lives, billions of dollars, and is in the interests of the United States. 109th March 17, 2005
HRES 174 Congratulating the people of Malaysia and honoring Datuk Siti Norma Binti Yaacob regarding her recent appointment as the first female Chief Judge of Malaya, Malaysia. 109th April 7, 2005
HRES 166 Urging Turkey to respect the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarch. 109th April 7, 2005
HRES 163 Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules. 109th June 29, 2006
HRES 162 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1334) to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the removal to Federal court of certain State court cases involving the rights of incapacitated persons, and for other purposes. 109th June 29, 2006
HRES 155 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. 109th April 4, 2005
HRES 146 Expressing support for prayer at school board meetings. 109th April 18, 2005
HRES 131 Amending rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives with regard to the procedures of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. 109th April 26, 2005
HRES 97 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that judicial determinations regarding the meaning of the Constitution of the United States should not be based on judgments, laws, or pronouncements of foreign institutions unless such foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements inform an understanding of the original meaning of the Constitution of the United States. 109th September 29, 2005
HRES 96 Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 5) to amend the procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants, and for other purposes. 109th February 16, 2005
HRES 77 Recognizing the 10th anniversary of the New Transatlantic Agenda, acknowledging the continued importance of the transatlantic partnership between the United States and Europe, and promoting new initiatives to strengthen that partnership. 109th March 17, 2005
HRES 60 Relating to the free election in Iraq held on January 30, 2005. 109th February 2, 2005
HRES 24 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should declare its support for the independence of Kosova. 109th March 17, 2005
HRES 22 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that American small businesses are entitled to a Small Business Bill of Rights. 109th April 27, 2005
HRES 5 Adopting rules for the One Hundred Ninth Congress. 109th January 4, 2005

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.