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Legislation

1,753 bills on this subject

Filed across 4 Congresses, from the 107th to the 110th, and most in the 107th at 533. 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
383 bills in the 110th Congress. Showing 31–60, newest first. Every Congress
Bill Title Status Latest action
HCONRES 31 Honoring the Mare Island Original 21ers for their efforts to remedy racial discrimination in employment at Mare Island Naval Shipyard. Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. January 18, 2007
HCONRES 20 Calling on the Government of the United Kingdom to immediately establish a full, independent, and public judicial inquiry into the murder of Northern Ireland defense attorney Patrick Finucane, as recommended by Judge Peter Cory as part of the Weston Park Agreement, in order to move forward on the Northern Ireland peace process. Message on Senate action sent to the House. March 19, 2007
HJRES 93 Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003. Became Public Law No: 110-287. July 29, 2008
HJRES 81 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to control spending. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. June 3, 2008
HJRES 63 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the President to disapprove or reduce items of appropriation. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. January 14, 2008
HJRES 56 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to temporarily fill mass vacancies in the House of Representatives and the Senate and to preserve the right of the people to elect their Representatives and Senators in Congress. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. January 14, 2008
HJRES 38 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to authorize the line item veto. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. March 19, 2007
HJRES 21 Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. March 1, 2007
HJRES 14 Concerning the use of military force by the United States against Iran. Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. January 12, 2007
HJRES 10 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 House Committee on the Judiciary. January 5, 2007
HJRES 7 Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. February 2, 2007
HJRES 1 Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. February 2, 2007
HR 7071 Federal Agency Program Realignment and Closure Act Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2076) September 27, 2008
HR 7022 Fair Elections Now Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. September 23, 2008
HR 6853 Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Coordinator Act of 2008 Received in the Senate. September 23, 2008
HR 6795 End the Trade Deficit Act Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. August 1, 2008
HR 6639 Federal Agency Performance Review and Efficiency Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement. July 31, 2008
HR 6638 Federal Efficiency and Performance Act of 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement. July 31, 2008
HR 6552 Incentivizing Renewable Energy Production Act of 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. July 17, 2008
HR 6526 8/29 Investigation Team Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. July 17, 2008
HR 6518 Justice Integrity Act of 2008 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. July 16, 2008
HR 6421 Energy Independence Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. July 14, 2008
HR 6396 Congress 2012 Commission Act Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. June 26, 2008
HR 6319 Commission on Affordable Health Care Act of 2008 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. June 19, 2008
HR 6250 To revise the short title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. July 28, 2008
HR 6180 TRADE Act of 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. July 2, 2008
HR 6148 Trade Agreement Benchmarks and Accountability Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. June 9, 2008
HR 6110 Roadmap for America's Future Act of 2008 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and Labor, Rules, and the Budget, 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. May 21, 2008
HR 6108 Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2008 Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Porter. Petition No: 110-16. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/110/lrc/pd/Petitions/Dis16.htm">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.) July 30, 2008
HR 6091 Save Medicare Act of 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. May 23, 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.