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Legislation

1,804 bills on this subject

Filed across 4 Congresses, from the 107th to the 110th, and most in the 107th at 558. 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 110th
558 bills in the 107th Congress. Showing 271–300, newest first. Every Congress
Bill Title Status Latest action
HR 78 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for a balanced budget for the United States Government and for greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. February 12, 2001
HR 60 Secure Democracy for All Americans Act Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. January 3, 2001
HR 54 Mandates Information Act of 2001 Referred to the House Committee on Rules. January 3, 2001
HR 44 Inspector General Act Amendments of 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations. February 13, 2001
HR 29 Government Shutdown Prevention Act Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. January 3, 2001
HR 14 Bipartisan Commission on Social Security Reform Act of 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. February 7, 2001
HR 2 Social Security and Medicare Lock-Box Act of 2001 Referred jointly to the Committee on the Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the orders of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report or be discharged. February 15, 2001
HRES 596 Recognizing Senator Henry Jackson, commemorating the 30th anniversary of the introduction of the Jackson-Vanik Amendment, and reaffirming the commitment of the House of Representatives to combat human rights violations worldwide. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, 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. October 31, 2002
HRES 544 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on permanency of pension reform provisions. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. September 25, 2002
HRES 543 Expressing the sense of the House that Congress should complete action on H.R. 4019, making marriage tax relief permanent. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. October 2, 2002
HRES 540 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should complete action on H.R. 3762, the Pension Security Act of 2002. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. September 25, 2002
HRES 539 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should complete action on H.R. 7, the Community Solutions Act of 2001. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. September 19, 2002
HRES 525 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 107th Congress should complete action on and present to the President, before September 30, 2002, legislation extending and strengthening the successful 1996 welfare reforms. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. September 19, 2002
HRES 524 Expressing the sense of the House that Congress should complete action on the Permanent Death Tax Repeal Act of 2002. On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 242 - 158 (Roll no. 401). (text: CR H6393) September 19, 2002
HRES 523 Recognizing the contributions of historically Black colleges and universities. On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 413 - 0 (Roll no. 399). (text: CR 9/18/2002 H6307) September 19, 2002
HRES 486 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish a discretionary spending ledger and a mandatory spending ledger. Referred to the House Committee on Rules. (text of measure as introduced: CR 10/17/2002 H8027; wrong version inadvertently printed on 10/10/2002 CR H7885-8028) July 15, 2002
HRES 478 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to implementing the Medicine Equity and Drug Safety Act of 2000. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. July 16, 2002
HRES 397 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a three-fifths vote to pass any measure the enactment of which would result in a deficit in the unified budget of the United States for any fiscal year. Referred to the House Committee on Rules. April 25, 2002
HRES 379 Providing that certain actions should be taken with respect to the actions of OPEC and other oil-exporting countries, and with respect to decreasing the dependency of the United States on foreign sources of oil. Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. April 23, 2002
HRES 376 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to apply the layover requirements for conference reports during the last six days of a session of Congress, to require that certain matter be included in joint explanatory statements accompanying conference reports, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Rules. March 20, 2002
HRES 358 Expressing support for the democratically elected Government of Colombia and its efforts to counter threats from United States-designated foreign terrorist organizations. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. March 6, 2002
HRES 341 Save America's Tax Cut Resolution Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. January 29, 2002
HRES 240 Returning to the Senate the bill H.R. 2500. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. September 20, 2001
HRES 159 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that machine-readable privacy policies and the Platform for Privacy Preferences Project specification, commonly known as the P3P specification, are important tools in protecting the privacy of Internet users, and for other purposes. Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement Policy. July 9, 2001
HRES 139 Expressing the sense of Congress regarding commitment to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2681) May 24, 2001
HRES 123 Amending the rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the inclusion in any legislation of any provision which makes a decrease in Federal income taxes contingent upon another event or circumstance. Referred to the House Committee on Rules. April 25, 2001
HRES 98 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. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. April 19, 2001
HRES 81 To provide for the consideration by the United States Court of Claims of a bill for compensation, and for other purposes. Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. March 9, 2001
HRES 12 Opposing the imposition of criminal liability on Internet service providers based on the actions of their users. Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe. March 13, 2001
HRES 5 Adopting rules for the One Hundred Seventh Congress. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. January 3, 2001

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.