Topic

Social Welfare

Bills 10,799 First seen 107th Most recent 119th

10,799 bills on this subject

Filed across 13 Congresses, from the 107th to the 119th, and most in the 110th at 2,408. 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
10,799 bills across every Congress on file. Showing 4,111–4,140, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
HCONRES 215 Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the importance of Medicaid in the health care system of our Nation. 109th July 21, 2005
HCONRES 213 Expressing the sense of Congress concerning the vital role of Medicare in the health care system of our Nation over the last 40 years. 109th July 21, 2005
HCONRES 196 Honoring the pilots of United States commercial air carriers who volunteer to participate in the Federal flight deck officer program. 109th December 22, 2005
HCONRES 180 To support initiatives developed by the Firefighter Life Safety Summit and the mission of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and the United States Fire Administration to reduce firefighter fatalities and injuries, to encourage implementation of the new "Everyone Goes Home" campaign to make firefighter safety a national priority, and to support the goals of the national "stand down" called by fire organizations. 109th June 22, 2005
HCONRES 179 Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding bone marrow failure diseases. 109th July 1, 2005
HCONRES 178 Recognizing the need to pursue research into the causes, a treatment, and an eventual cure for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, supporting the goals and ideals of National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week, and for other purposes. 109th September 30, 2005
HCONRES 175 Acknowledging African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade in all of the Americas with an emphasis on descendants in Latin America and the Caribbean, recognizing the injustices suffered by these African descendants, and recommending that the United States and the international community work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean. 109th November 17, 2006
HCONRES 172 Affirming the commitment and leadership of the United States to improve the lives of the world's 1.3 billion people living in extreme poverty and conditions of misery. 109th May 26, 2005
HCONRES 171 Commending individuals that have participated in volunteer programs that repair the homes of families of deployed members of the Armed Forces, and in particular those of the National Guard and Reserves. 109th May 26, 2005
HCONRES 100 Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should establish an international education policy to foster mutual understanding among nations, promote a world free of terrorism, further United States foreign policy and national security, enhance United States leadership in the world, and for other purposes. 109th April 18, 2005
HCONRES 95 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2006, revising appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2005, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 through 2010. 109th April 28, 2005
HCONRES 87 Recognizing the positive effect of veterans outreach activities known as Stand Down events on the lives of homeless veterans and commending the organizers of Stand Down events across the Nation. 109th March 7, 2005
HCONRES 83 Urging the appropriate representative of the United States to the 61st session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights to introduce a resolution calling upon the Government of the People's Republic of China to end its human rights violations in China, and for other purposes. 109th September 12, 2005
HCONRES 75 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the illegal importation of prescription drugs severely undermines the regulatory protections afforded to United States consumers, and for other purposes. 109th March 14, 2005
HCONRES 74 Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the urgency of providing adequate assistance to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana devastated by severe flooding as a result of torrential rains from late December 2004 to January 2005. 109th March 17, 2005
HCONRES 60 Acknowledging African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade in all of the Americas with an emphasis on descendants in Latin America and the Caribbean, recognizing the injustices suffered by these African descendants, and recommending that the United States and the international community work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean. 109th July 12, 2005
HCONRES 59 Recognizing the contributions of African-American basketball teams and players for their achievements, dedication, and contributions to the sport of basketball and to the Nation. 109th December 22, 2005
HCONRES 54 Expressing the sense of the Congress that comprehensive fiduciary standards should be included in any legislation providing for individual accounts as part of, or supplemental to, Social Security. 109th February 25, 2005
HCONRES 50 Expressing disapproval by the Congress of the totalization agreement between the United States and Mexico signed by the Commissioner of Social Security and the Director General of the Mexican Social Security Institute on June 29, 2004. 109th February 17, 2005
HCONRES 43 Expressing the sense of the Congress that Social Security reform measures should not force State and local government employees into Social Security coverage. 109th February 14, 2005
HCONRES 41 Recognizing the second century of Big Brothers Big Sisters, and supporting the mission and goals of that organization. 109th April 29, 2005
HCONRES 38 Recognizing the achievements of the National Captioning Institute in providing closed captioning services to Americans who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. 109th March 24, 2005
HCONRES 31 Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to human rights in Central Asia. 109th March 17, 2005
HCONRES 17 Expressing the sense of Congress that the National Academy of Sciences, through the Board on Children, Youth, and Families, should convene an expert panel to recommend the best practices and measures to use in data collection relating to foster care and to research and develop methods for streamlining the application and approval process for moving a child from foster care to a permanent residence. 109th July 11, 2005
HCONRES 8 Expressing the sense of Congress that the National Family Caregiver Support Program should be fully funded continue efforts to provide relief and necessary services to individuals who perform informal or unpaid care for the elderly and care for children under 18 years of age. 109th February 9, 2005
HJRES 35 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to full employment and balanced growth. 109th April 4, 2005
HJRES 25 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the maintenance of a system of social insurance that provides social security for its citizens. 109th April 4, 2005
HJRES 22 Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 109th April 4, 2005
HR 6433 Lebanon Reconstruction and Stabilization Act of 2006 109th December 8, 2006
HR 6429 Fallen Firefighters Assistance Tax Clarification Act of 2006 109th December 21, 2006

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