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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 9,901–9,930, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
HRES 466 Conveying the sympathy of the House of Representatives to the families of the young women murdered in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, and encouraging increased United States involvement in bringing an end to these crimes. 108th November 23, 2003
HRES 454 Encouraging the AMBER Alert Coordinator of the Department of Justice to include within the minimum standards established pursuant to the PROTECT Act a specific criterion for issuance of an alert through the AMBER Alert communications network. 108th December 10, 2003
HRES 446 Constitutional Preservation Resolution 108th December 10, 2003
HRES 435 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Health and Human Services should take immediate action to remove dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids from the market. 108th November 14, 2003
HRES 427 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the courageous leadership of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam and the urgent need for religious freedom and related human rights in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. 108th November 19, 2003
HRES 393 Commending Afghan women for their participation in Afghan government and civil society, encouraging the inclusion of Afghan women in the political and economic life of Afghanistan, and advocating the protection of the human rights of all Afghans, particularly women, in the Afghanistan Constitution. 108th November 19, 2003
HRES 389 Honoring the young victims of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing, recognizing the historical significance of the tragic event, and commending the efforts of law enforcement personnel to bring the perpetrators of this crime to justice on the occasion of its 40th anniversary. 108th October 6, 2004
HRES 382 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning war crimes committed by Japan during World War II and the liability of Japanese companies to former prisoners-of-war used by such companies as slave labor during World War II. 108th September 30, 2003
HRES 328 Requesting the World Trade Organization (WTO) to investigate the cause of the WTO's confidential interim report with respect to the March 2002 United States steel safeguard measure being widely leaked to the media. 108th July 23, 2003
HRES 325 Commemorating the 9th anniversary of the attack on the Argentine Jewish Mutual Aid Association (AMIA) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and highlighting the attack as characteristic of the threat to the United States from radical Islamic organizations operating from Latin America. 108th July 18, 2003
HRES 304 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United States citizens adopting children from the People's Republic of China. 108th September 4, 2003
HRES 302 Calling for the immediate and unconditional release from prison of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament of the Republic of Turkey. 108th June 26, 2003
HRES 294 Condemning the terrorism inflicted on Israel since the Aqaba Summit and expressing solidarity with the Israeli people in their fight against terrorism. 108th June 26, 2003
HRES 277 Expressing support for freedom in Hong Kong. 108th June 26, 2003
HRES 269 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1115) to amend the procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants, to outlaw certain practices that provide inadequate settlements for class members, to assure that attorneys do not receive a disproportionate amount of settlements at the expense of class members, to provide for clearer and simpler information in class action settlement notices, to assure prompt consideration of interstate class actions, to amend title 28, United States Code, to allow the application of the principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction to interstate class actions, and for other purposes. 108th June 12, 2003
HRES 218 To express the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Communications Commission should not revise its media ownership rules without more extensive review and comment by the public. 108th May 9, 2003
HRES 212 To express the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Communications Commission should not revise its media ownership rules without more extensive review and comment by the public. 108th May 9, 2003
HRES 199 Calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China immediately and unconditionally to release Dr. Yang Jianli, calling on the President of the United States to continue working on behalf of Dr. Yang Jianli for his release, and for other purposes. 108th June 25, 2003
HRES 183 Commending Mohammed, an Iraqi lawyer, for his fearless and courageous actions in helping to save the life of an American solider. 108th April 8, 2003
HRES 181 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1036) to prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages resulting from the misuse of their products by others. 108th April 9, 2003
HRES 177 Commending the people of the Republic of Kenya for conducting free and fair elections, for the peaceful and orderly transfer of power in their government, and for the continued success of democracy in their nation since that transition. 108th June 23, 2003
HRES 149 Expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives in response to the assassination of Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic of Serbia, and for other purposes. 108th April 9, 2003
HRES 132 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in Newdow v. United States Congress is inconsistent with the Supreme Court's interpretation of the first amendment and should be overturned, and for other purposes. 108th March 20, 2003
HRES 118 Calling for the establishment of an international criminal tribunal for the purpose of indicting, prosecuting, and imprisoning Saddam Hussein and other Iraqi officials who are responsible for crimes against humanity, genocide, and other criminal violations of international law. 108th February 27, 2003
HRES 84 Calling for the immediate intervention in the conflict in Burma, and for other purposes. 108th February 13, 2003
HRES 59 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of the people of Iran and their legitimate quest for freedom and friendship with the people of the United States, and for other purposes. 108th February 5, 2003
HRES 40 Condemning the current political unrest and political leadership in Venezuela, calling for new elections in accordance with the constitution of that country, and for other purposes. 108th January 28, 2003
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. 108th March 6, 2003
HRES 30 Concerning the San Diego long-range sportfishing fleet and rights to fish the waters near the Revillagigedo Islands of Mexico. 108th July 9, 2003
HRES 5 Adopting rules for the One Hundred Eighth Congress. 108th January 7, 2003

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.