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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 1,351–1,380, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
S 28 A bill to ensure that the courts of the United States may provide an impartial forum for claims brought by United States citizens and others against any railroad organized as a separate legal entity, arising from the deportation of United States citizens and others to Nazi concentration camps on trains owned or operated by such railroad, and by the heirs and survivors of such persons. 111th January 7, 2009
SRES 339 A resolution to express the sense of the Senate in support of permitting the televising of Supreme Court proceedings. 111th June 8, 2010
SRES 15 A resolution acknowledging the lifelong service of Griffin Boyette Bell, a legal icon, to the State of Georgia and to the United States. 111th January 16, 2009
HCONRES 415 Celebrating 75 years of effective State-based alcohol regulation and recognizing State lawmakers, regulators, law enforcement officers, the public health community and industry members for creating a workable, legal, and successful system of alcoholic beverage regulation, distribution, and sale. 110th October 2, 2008
HCONRES 401 Expressing the support of Congress for enhancing energy independence through the usage of existing resources and technology. 110th August 4, 2008
HCONRES 395 Authorizing the printing of an additional number of copies of the 23rd edition of the pocket version of the United States Constitution. 110th July 28, 2008
HCONRES 387 Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should sever diplomatic relations with Zimbabwe until such time as the President determines that Zimbabwe meets requirements relating to democratic, free and fair elections, basic civil liberties and human rights, and certain other requirements. 110th June 26, 2008
HCONRES 386 Recognizing and celebrating the 232nd anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. 110th October 2, 2008
HCONRES 385 Condemning the attack on the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in July 1994, and for other purposes. 110th July 16, 2008
HCONRES 381 Honoring and recognizing the dedication and achievements of Thurgood Marshall on the 100th anniversary of his birth. 110th July 17, 2008
HCONRES 371 Strongly supporting an immediate and just restitution of, or compensation for, property illegally confiscated during the last century by Nazi and Communist regimes. 110th October 2, 2008
HCONRES 341 Celebrating 75 years of effective State-based alcohol regulation and recognizing State lawmakers, regulators, law enforcement officers, the public health community and industry members for creating a workable, legal, and successful system of alcoholic beverage regulation, distribution, and sale. 110th May 5, 2008
HCONRES 339 Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the necessity to improve public awareness in the United States among older individuals and their families and caregivers about the impending Digital Television Transition through the establishment of a Federal interagency taskforce between the Federal Communications Commission, the Administration on Aging, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and the outside advice of appropriate members of the aging network and industry groups. 110th May 5, 2008
HCONRES 332 Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 110th June 11, 2008
HCONRES 317 Condemning the Burmese regime's undemocratic draft constitution and scheduled referendum. 110th May 7, 2008
HCONRES 281 Celebrating the birth of Abraham Lincoln and recognizing the prominence the Declaration of Independence played in the development of Abraham Lincoln's beliefs. 110th February 13, 2008
HCONRES 277 Rejecting and condemning the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's position that English-only employment rules violate title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as unjustified and unsupported by law, and for other purposes. 110th December 19, 2007
HCONRES 266 Expressing the sense of the Congress with regard to the world's freshwater resources. 110th December 10, 2007
HCONRES 258 Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to correct the enrollment of H.R. 1429. 110th November 14, 2007
HCONRES 231 Expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of the United States should submit to the Government of Iraq a draft bilateral status-of-forces agreement. 110th October 10, 2007
HCONRES 217 To correct technical errors in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 3580. 110th November 8, 2007
HCONRES 214 Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should grant a posthumous pardon to John Arthur "Jack" Johnson for the 1913 racially motivated conviction of Johnson, which diminished his athletic, cultural, and historic significance, and tarnished his reputation. 110th October 2, 2008
HCONRES 199 Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding Turkey's claims of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea. 110th August 2, 2007
HCONRES 190 Authorizing printing of the brochure entitled "How Our Laws Are Made", the document-sized, annotated version of the United States Constitution, and the pocket version of the United States Constitution. 110th July 26, 2007
HCONRES 188 Condemning the attack on the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in July 1994, and for other purposes. 110th August 3, 2007
HCONRES 187 Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the dumping of industrial waste into the Great Lakes. 110th July 26, 2007
HCONRES 183 Calling on the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan to immediately release Farhad Aliyev and Rafiq Aliyev from detention during trial, to assure that their right to a fair and open trial before an independent and impartial tribunal will be carried out, and to comply with all its international human rights agreements and commitments respecting the rule of law, and for other purposes. 110th July 13, 2007
HCONRES 175 Expressing the sense of Congress that courts with fiduciary responsibility for a child of a deceased member of the Armed Forces who receives a death gratuity payment under section 1477 of title 10, United States Code, should take into consideration the expression of clear intent of the member regarding the distribution of funds on behalf of the child. 110th July 31, 2007
HCONRES 174 Expressing the sense of the Congress that hunting seasons for migratory ducks and geese should be modified so that individuals have a fair and equitable opportunity to harvest such birds. 110th June 25, 2007
HCONRES 146 Expressing the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Transportation may not grant authority to Mexico-domiciled motor carriers to operate beyond the commercial zones of the United States-Mexico border. 110th May 10, 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.