Topic

Supreme Court decisions

61 bills on this subject

Filed across 4 Congresses, from the 107th to the 110th, and most in the 108th at 27. 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
13 bills in the 110th Congress. Showing 1–13, newest first. Every Congress
Bill Title Status Latest action
HCONRES 6 Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of Buckley v. Valeo. Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H11302) October 4, 2007
HR 6842 Second Amendment Enforcement Act Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1117 under authority of the order of the Senate of 11/17/2008. November 18, 2008
HR 307 To impose limitations on the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to claim title or other rights to water absent specific direction of law or to abrogate, injure, or otherwise impair any right to the use of any quantity of water. Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. February 7, 2007
HRES 1330 Commending the recent decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in District of Columbia v. Heller for upholding the right of the individual to keep and bear arms under the second amendment of the Constitution. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. July 10, 2008
HRES 1264 Expressing support for the private property rights protections guaranteed by the 5th Amendment to the Constitution on the 3rd anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision on Kelo v. City of New London. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. July 28, 2008
HRES 1076 Calling upon the courts to uphold the fundamental and constitutional right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. June 3, 2008
HRES 431 Recognizing the 40th anniversary of Loving v. Virginia legalizing interracial marriage within the United States. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. June 11, 2007
HRES 372 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that judicial determinations regarding the meaning of the Constitution of the United States should not be based on judgments, laws, or pronouncements of foreign institutions unless such foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements inform an understanding of the original meaning of the Constitution of the United States. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. May 3, 2007
HRES 118 Condemning the existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and urging States adopt legislation similar to that which was enacted in California to address the issue. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. March 1, 2007
S 2806 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding Deadline and California Waiver Reconsideration Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2362) April 2, 2008
SRES 626 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Supreme Court of the United States erroneously decided Kennedy v. Louisiana, No. 07-343 (2008), and that the eighth amendment to the Constitution of the United States allows the imposition of the death penalty for the rape of a child. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7481-7482) July 25, 2008
SRES 572 A resolution calling upon the Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District of California to uphold the fundamental and constitutional right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4626) May 21, 2008
SRES 194 A resolution commemorating the 40th anniversary of the landmark case In re Gault, et. al., in which the Supreme Court held that all children accused of delinquent acts and facing a proceeding in which their freedom may be curtailed have a right to counsel in the proceedings against them. Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6030-6031; text as passed Senate: CR S6031; text of measure as introduced: CR S6023) May 11, 2007

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.