Topic

Social Welfare

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 7,711–7,740, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
HRES 530 Urging the appropriate representative of the United States to the 60th 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. 108th March 3, 2004
HRES 524 Supporting the goals and ideals of Anti-Slavery Day. 108th February 11, 2004
HRES 523 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 594) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. 108th March 10, 2004
HRES 520 Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 743) to amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional safeguards for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries with representative payees, to enhance program protections, and for other purposes. 108th February 11, 2004
HRES 519 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the earthquake that occurred in San Luis Obispo County, California, on December 22, 2003. 108th March 9, 2004
HRES 518 Recognizing the efforts of the American Dental Association and the Nation's dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants, and thousands of volunteers to improve the dental health of disadvantaged children. 108th February 24, 2004
HRES 491 Honoring individuals who are mentors and supporting efforts to recruit more mentors. 108th January 21, 2004
HRES 481 Recognizing the establishment of Hunters for the Hungry programs across the United States and the contributions of those programs to efforts to decrease hunger and help feed those in need. 108th October 5, 2004
HRES 461 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the American Association of Retired Persons and the Republican Medicare prescription drug bill. 108th December 4, 2003
HRES 448 Recognizing the establishment of the Rotary Club of Capitol Hill and the important contributions of Rotary Clubs to society. 108th December 2, 2003
HRES 436 Honoring the United States Army Volunteer Reserve for its dedicated and distinguished service to veterans and communities in need in the United States. 108th November 6, 2003
HRES 433 Honoring the life and legacy of Luis A. Ferre. 108th March 16, 2004
HRES 413 Honoring Mother Teresa and her many contributions to the world through her mission. 108th October 24, 2003
HRES 403 Recognizing the 30th anniversary of the founding of the National Foundation for Cancer Research. 108th October 27, 2003
HRES 399 Honoring the life and legacy of Melvin Jones and recognizing the contributions of Lions Clubs International. 108th April 27, 2004
HRES 397 Honoring the life and legacy of Bernice Young Jones. 108th November 12, 2003
HRES 376 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the Bloch Cancer Foundation. 108th October 6, 2003
HRES 357 Honoring the life and legacy of Bob Hope. 108th September 30, 2003
HRES 354 Encouraging nonprofit organizations to increase the number of women and minorities on their governing boards and encouraging Americans to enrich their lives and serve their communities by volunteering to serve on the governing boards of nonprofit organizations. 108th September 16, 2003
HRES 344 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Syria, Lebanon and Iran should be held accountable for the well-being of abducted Israeli civilian Elchanan Tannenbaum, provide the International Committee of the Red Cross access to Elchanan Tannenbaum, and take all necessary measures to secure the release of Elchanan Tannenbaum. 108th July 25, 2003
HRES 322 Requesting that the President focus appropriate attention on neighborhood crime prevention and community policing, and coordinate certain Federal efforts to participate in `National Night Out', including by supporting local efforts and community watch groups and by supporting local officials, to promote community safety and help provide homeland security. 108th September 4, 2003
HRES 267 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there is a need to protect and strengthen Medicare beneficiaries' access to quality health care in rural America. 108th June 24, 2003
HRES 261 Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the efforts of organizations such as Second Harvest to provide emergency food assistance to hungry people in the United States, and encouraging all Americans to provide volunteer services and other support for local antihunger advocacy efforts and hunger relief charities, including food banks, food rescue organizations, food pantries, soup kitchens, and emergency shelters. 108th October 5, 2004
HRES 240 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Community Health Center Week to raise awareness of health services provided by community, migrant, public housing, and homeless health centers, and for other purposes. 108th July 21, 2003
HRES 238 Expressing support for the Head Start Program, which has had a positive impact on the lives of low income children and families since its inception and endorsing its administrative structure and program content. 108th June 20, 2003
HRES 233 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to pregnancy resource centers. 108th May 20, 2003
HRES 222 Commending those individuals who contributed to the debris collection effort following the Space Shuttle Columbia accident. 108th May 13, 2003
HRES 200 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to a nationwide Town Hall meeting on the new foreign policy doctrines of the President. 108th April 11, 2003
HRES 174 Recognizing the unique effects that proposals to reform Social Security may have on women. 108th April 3, 2003
HRES 168 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 743) to amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional safeguards for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries with representative payees, to enhance program protections, and for other purposes. 108th April 2, 2003

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.