Topic
Philippines
399
bills on this subject
Filed across 13 Congresses, from the 107th to the 119th, and most in the 117th at 37. 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
32
bills in the 111th Congress.
Showing 1–30,
newest first.
Every Congress
| Bill | Title | Status | Latest action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCONRES 218 | Expressing sympathy for the 57 civilians who were killed in the southern Philippines on November 23, 2009. | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | December 19, 2009 | |
| HCONRES 153 | Honoring the 111th anniversary of the independence of the Philippines. | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | June 12, 2009 | |
| HCONRES 30 | Urging the President to authorize the return to the people of the Philippines of two church bells that were taken by the United States Army in 1901 from the town of Balangiga on the island of Samar, Philippines, and are currently displayed at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming. | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | January 28, 2009 | |
| HR 4758 | Secure Visas Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. | April 26, 2010 | |
| HR 4321 | CIR ASAP Act of 2009 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. | March 1, 2010 | |
| HR 3082 | Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act, 2011 | Became Public Law No: 111-322. | December 22, 2010 | |
| HR 3081 | Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 | Became Public Law No: 111-242. | September 30, 2010 | |
| HR 3039 | SAVE Act | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | June 25, 2009 | |
| HR 2709 | Reuniting Families Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. | August 19, 2009 | |
| HR 2598 | To grant a Congressional Gold Medal to American military personnel who fought in defense of Bataan/Corregidor/Luzon between December 7, 1941 and May 6, 1942. | Referred to House Administration | May 21, 2009 | |
| HR 2412 | Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. | June 12, 2009 | |
| HR 1037 | Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2009 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | October 8, 2009 | |
| HR 423 | Samuel B. Moody Bataan Death March Compensation Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | February 6, 2009 | |
| HRES 1738 | Expressing condolences to the people and Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and the people and Government of the Republic of the Philippines in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Megi which struck in October 2010. | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | November 29, 2010 | |
| HRES 1548 | Condemning the recent violence against members of the media in the Philippines. | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | July 21, 2010 | |
| HRES 1435 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with the Republic of the Philippines. | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | June 14, 2010 | |
| HRES 800 | Expressing sympathy for the citizens of the Philippines dealing with Tropical Storm Ketsana and Typhoon Parma. | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | October 15, 2009 | |
| HRES 780 | Recognizing the celebration of Filipino American History Month in October. | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | November 2, 2009 | |
| HRES 155 | Recognizing Filipino American Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage and culture of Filipino Americans and their immense contributions to the Nation. | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E254) | February 12, 2009 | |
| S 3676 | Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2011 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 496. | July 29, 2010 | |
| S 3170 | SAVE Act | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | March 25, 2010 | |
| S 3077 | Secure Visas Act | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | March 4, 2010 | |
| S 2944 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State to refuse or revoke visas to aliens if in the security or foreign policy interests of the United States, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to review all visa applications before adjudication, and to provide for the immediate dissemination of visa revocation information. | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | January 21, 2010 | |
| S 1434 | Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 103. | July 9, 2009 | |
| S 1337 | Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2009 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7007) | June 24, 2009 | |
| S 1085 | Reuniting Families Act | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | May 20, 2009 | |
| S 768 | A bill to grant the Congressional Gold Medal to the soldiers from the United States who were prisoners of war at Bataan during World War II. | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | April 1, 2009 | |
| S 728 | Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2009 | See also H.R. 1037. | October 7, 2009 | |
| S 68 | A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to determine the validity of the claims of certain Filipinos that they performed military service on behalf of the United States during World War II. | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S69-70) | January 6, 2009 | |
| SRES 669 | A resolution recognizing Filipino American History Month in October 2010. | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7773-7774; text as passed Senate: CR S7773-7774; text of measure as introduced: CR S7838) | September 29, 2010 |
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.