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1. H.CON.RES.9 : Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring former Representative Shirley Chisholm, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (111)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

2. H.CON.RES.21 : Calling on the United Nations Security Council to charge Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with violating the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and United Nations Charter because of his calls for the destruction of the State of Israel.
Sponsor: Rep Rothman, Steven R. [NJ-9] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (103)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 6/21/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

3. H.CON.RES.27 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that James Brown, also known as the "God Father of Soul", should be recognized for his contributions to American music as one of the greatest and most influential entertainers of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s as an American cultural icon.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

4. H.CON.RES.39 : Honoring women's health advocate Cynthia Boles Dailard.
Sponsor: Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [NY-28] (introduced 1/19/2007) Cosponsors (39)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/19/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

5. H.CON.RES.70 : Supporting the goals and ideals of National Celiac Awareness Month, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Lowey, Nita M. [NY-18] (introduced 2/16/2007) Cosponsors (49)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/27/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

6. H.CON.RES.71 : Commemorating the 85th Anniversary of the founding of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA), a leading association for the Nation's 1.3 million American citizens of Greek ancestry, and Philhellenes.
Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 2/16/2007) Cosponsors (57)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/14/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

7. H.CON.RES.72 : Recognizing and honoring America's labor movement, supporting the designation of a National Labor History Month, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Sanchez, Linda T. [CA-39] (introduced 2/16/2007) Cosponsors (66)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 2/16/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

8. H.CON.RES.81 : Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding bone marrow diseases.
Sponsor: Rep McGovern, James P. [MA-3] (introduced 3/6/2007) Cosponsors (54)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/7/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

9. H.CON.RES.85 : Supporting the goals and ideals of National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month.
Sponsor: Rep Markey, Edward J. [MA-7] (introduced 3/8/2007) Cosponsors (52)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

10. H.CON.RES.105 : Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Suffragists Day to promote awareness of the importance of the women suffragists who worked for the right of women to vote in the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Berkley, Shelley [NV-1] (introduced 3/29/2007) Cosponsors (114)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/9/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

11. H.CON.RES.112 : Supporting the goals and ideas of a National Child Care Worthy Wage Day.
Sponsor: Rep McCarthy, Carolyn [NY-4] (introduced 4/17/2007) Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Education and Labor; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 5/1/2008 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

12. H.CON.RES.122 : Supporting the goal and mission of America Recycles Day.
Sponsor: Rep Inslee, Jay [WA-1] (introduced 4/20/2007) Cosponsors (106)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 11/14/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

13. H.CON.RES.198 : Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of those persons, groups and communities that are impoverished, disadvantaged or otherwise in poverty.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] (introduced 8/1/2007) Cosponsors (83)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 1/23/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

14. H.CON.RES.200 : A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the immediate and unconditional release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the severely deteriorating human rights situation in Burma.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 8/2/2007) Cosponsors (41)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 10/3/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

15. H.CON.RES.205 : Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women's Friendship Day.
Sponsor: Rep Cohen, Steve [TN-9] (introduced 9/6/2007) Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 10/4/2007 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

16. H.CON.RES.210 : Supporting the goals and ideals of Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Danny K. [IL-7] (introduced 9/17/2007) Cosponsors (73)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 9/26/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

17. H.CON.RES.230 : Supporting the observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Brown-Waite, Ginny [FL-5] (introduced 10/10/2007) Cosponsors (129)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 10/30/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

18. H.CON.RES.265 : Supporting the goals and ideals of World AIDS Day.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] (introduced 12/4/2007) Cosponsors (34)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 12/4/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.

19. H.CON.RES.275 : Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued honoring Barbara Charline Jordan.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 12/19/2007) Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 12/19/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

20. H.CON.RES.317 : Condemning the Burmese regime's undemocratic draft constitution and scheduled referendum.
Sponsor: Rep Holt, Rush D. [NJ-12] (introduced 3/14/2008) Cosponsors (50)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 5/7/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

21. H.CON.RES.322 : Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the founding of the modern State of Israel and reaffirming the bonds of close friendship and cooperation between the United States and Israel.
Sponsor: Rep Pelosi, Nancy [CA-8] (introduced 4/4/2008) Cosponsors (279)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/24/2008 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Received in the Senate, considered, and passed without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

22. H.CON.RES.328 : Supporting the goals and ideals of the National Day of Silence with respect to anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender name-calling, bullying, and harassment faced by individuals in schools.
Sponsor: Rep Engel, Eliot L. [NY-17] (introduced 4/15/2008) Cosponsors (38)
Committees: House Education and Labor; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 4/28/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

23. H.CON.RES.330 : Supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.
Sponsor: Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] (introduced 4/17/2008) Cosponsors (27)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/1/2008 Received in the Senate. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 725.

24. H.CON.RES.331 : Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women's Health Week, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [NY-22] (introduced 4/17/2008) Cosponsors (114)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 5/19/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

25. H.CON.RES.344 : Recognizing the disproportionate impact of the global food crisis on children in the developing world.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 5/7/2008) Cosponsors (49)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 9/11/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

26. H.CON.RES.360 : Recognizing the important social and economic contributions and accomplishments of the New Deal to our Nation on the 75th anniversary of legislation establishing the initial New Deal social and public works programs.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] (introduced 5/21/2008) Cosponsors (56)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 10/2/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

27. H.CON.RES.393 : Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month".
Sponsor: Rep Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [MS-3] (introduced 7/22/2008) Cosponsors (109)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 10/2/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

28. H.CON.RES.397 : Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding sexual assaults and rape in the military.
Sponsor: Rep Harman, Jane [CA-36] (introduced 7/29/2008) Cosponsors (38)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 9/4/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

29. H.CON.RES.400 : Expressing the support of the Congress regarding the need to ensure health care for women and health care for all in national health care reform.
Sponsor: Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9] (introduced 7/31/2008) Cosponsors (34)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 7/31/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

30. H.CON.RES.403 : Recognizing the important contributions of African-American doctors on the event of the apology of the American Medical Association to the National Medical Association, an association of African-American doctors, for over a century of racial prejudices and wrongdoings, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Butterfield, G. K. [NC-1] (introduced 7/31/2008) Cosponsors (72)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 7/31/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

31. H.CON.RES.405 : Recognizing the first full week of April as "National Workplace Wellness Week".
Sponsor: Rep Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [SD] (introduced 7/31/2008) Cosponsors (31)
Committees: House Education and Labor; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 10/2/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

32. H.CON.RES.407 : Commemorating the 500th anniversary of the birth of Italian architect Andrea Palladio.
Sponsor: Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [NJ-8] (introduced 7/31/2008) Cosponsors (37)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/31/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

33. H.CON.RES.424 : Calling on the Attorney General to protect the right to vote of every person in the United States by promptly and thoroughly investigating complaints of violations of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, and the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 9/23/2008) Cosponsors (62)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 9/23/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

34. H.RES.29 : Supporting the goals and ideals of National Mentoring Month 2007.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Susan A. [CA-53] (introduced 1/5/2007) Cosponsors (34)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 1/22/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 410 - 0 (Roll no. 46).

35. H.RES.42 : Recognizing Ann Richards' extraordinary contributions to Texas and American public life.
Sponsor: Rep Ortiz, Solomon P. [TX-27] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (62)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/27/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

36. H.RES.51 : Honoring the contributions of Catholic schools.
Sponsor: Rep Lipinski, Daniel [IL-3] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (73)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 1/23/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 428 - 0 (Roll no. 48).

37. H.RES.68 : Recognizing the dangers posed by nuclear weapons and calling on the President to engage in nonproliferation strategies designed to eliminate these weapons of mass destruction from United States and worldwide arsenals.
Sponsor: Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] (introduced 1/16/2007) Cosponsors (20)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/5/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade.

38. H.RES.100 : Expressing the sympathy of the House of Representatives to the families of women and girls murdered in Guatemala and encouraging the Government of Guatemala to bring an end to these crimes.
Sponsor: Rep Solis, Hilda L. [CA-32] (introduced 1/24/2007) Cosponsors (100)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/1/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

39. H.RES.101 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
Sponsor: Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] (introduced 1/24/2007) Cosponsors (110)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/5/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight.

40. H.RES.106 : Calling upon the President to ensure that the foreign policy of the United States reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity concerning issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in the United States record relating to the Armenian Genocide, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Schiff, Adam B. [CA-29] (introduced 1/30/2007) Cosponsors (212)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/10/2007 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 21.

41. H.RES.111 : Establishing a Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 1/30/2007) Cosponsors (280)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 1/30/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Note: On 6/24/2008, a motion was filed to discharge the Rules Committee from consideration of H.Res. 1240, which provides for the consideration of H.Res. 111. A discharge petition requires 218 signatures for further action. (Discharge Petition No. 110-11: text with signatures.)

42. H.RES.119 : Supporting the mission and goals of National Crime Victims' Rights Week in order to increase public awareness of the rights, needs, and concerns of victims and survivors of crime in the United States during such week and throughout the year.
Sponsor: Rep Costa, Jim [CA-20] (introduced 1/31/2007) Cosponsors (77)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 4/24/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 407 - 0 (Roll no. 252).

43. H.RES.121 : A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of Japan should formally acknowledge, apologize, and accept historical responsibility in a clear and unequivocal manner for its Imperial Armed Forces' coercion of young women into sexual slavery, known to the world as "comfort women", during its colonial and wartime occupation of Asia and the Pacific Islands from the 1930s through the duration of World War II.
Sponsor: Rep Honda, Michael M. [CA-15] (introduced 1/31/2007) Cosponsors (167)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/30/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

44. H.RES.146 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should take action to meet its obligations, and to ensure that all other member states of the United Nations meet their obligations, to women as agreed to in United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 relating to women, peace, and security, and the United States should fully assume the implementation of international law relating to human rights that protects the rights of women and girls during and after conflicts, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Eddie Bernice [TX-30] (introduced 2/8/2007) Cosponsors (66)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/17/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight.

45. H.RES.149 : Supporting the goals of International Women's Day.
Sponsor: Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9] (introduced 2/8/2007) Cosponsors (102)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 403 - 0 (Roll no. 122).

46. H.RES.175 : Honoring the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy for 175 years of ministry, service, and efforts toward helping individuals, especially women and children, overcome challenges that keep them from living full and dignified lives.
Sponsor: Rep Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [GU] (introduced 2/16/2007) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/16/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

47. H.RES.179 : Expressing support for a National Foster Parents Day.
Sponsor: Rep Boyda, Nancy E. [KS-2] (introduced 2/16/2007) Cosponsors (62)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 4/23/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 390 - 0 (Roll no. 245).

48. H.RES.257 : Supporting the goals and ideals of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.
Sponsor: Rep Platts, Todd Russell [PA-19] (introduced 3/20/2007) Cosponsors (84)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/10/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 330 - 0 (Roll no. 865).

49. H.RES.258 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Autoimmune Diseases Awareness Month, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Israel, Steve [NY-2] (introduced 3/21/2007) Cosponsors (46)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/22/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

50. H.RES.282 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should discontinue the practice of contracting out mail delivery services.
Sponsor: Rep Sires, Albio [NJ-13] (introduced 3/28/2007) Cosponsors (256)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/28/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

51. H.RES.289 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to raising awareness and encouraging prevention of sexual assault in the United States and supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.
Sponsor: Rep Moran, James P. [VA-8] (introduced 3/29/2007) Cosponsors (15)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 4/24/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 410 - 0 (Roll no. 251).

52. H.RES.293 : Supporting the goals and ideals highlighted through National Volunteer Week.
Sponsor: Rep Shea-Porter, Carol [NH-1] (introduced 3/29/2007) Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 4/18/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 411 - 0 (Roll no. 227).

53. H.RES.296 : Supporting the goals and ideals of National Eosinophil Awareness Week, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Larson, John B. [CT-1] (introduced 4/16/2007) Cosponsors (58)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/15/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

54. H.RES.303 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a day ought to be established to bring awareness to the issue of missing persons.
Sponsor: Rep Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [NY-20] (introduced 4/17/2007) Cosponsors (58)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/24/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

55. H.RES.307 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the Nation during Public Service Recognition Week, May 7 through 13, 2007.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Danny K. [IL-7] (introduced 4/17/2007) Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 5/8/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

56. H.RES.356 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) should stop the utilization of materials that violate provisions of the United Nations-brokered Interim Agreement between the FYROM and Greece regarding "hostile activities or propaganda" and should work with the United Nations and Greece to achieve longstanding United States and United Nations policy goals of finding a mutually-acceptable official name for the FYROM.
Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 5/1/2007) Cosponsors (119)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/1/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

57. H.RES.385 : Recognizing National AmeriCorps Week.
Sponsor: Rep Yarmuth, John A. [KY-3] (introduced 5/9/2007) Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 5/14/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 346 - 21, 1 Present (Roll no. 344).

58. H.RES.406 : Celebrating the accomplishments of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, also known as the Patsy Takemoto Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act, and recognizing the need to continue pursuing the goal of educational opportunities for women and girls.
Sponsor: Rep Hirono, Mazie K. [HI-2] (introduced 5/15/2007) Cosponsors (129)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 6/18/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

59. H.RES.417 : Expressing no confidence in the performance of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, and urging the President to request his resignation.
Sponsor: Rep Schiff, Adam B. [CA-29] (introduced 5/21/2007) Cosponsors (123)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

60. H.RES.426 : Recognizing 2007 as the Year of the Rights of Internally Displaced Persons in Colombia, and offering support for efforts to ensure that the internally displaced people of Colombia receive the assistance and protection they need to rebuild their lives successfully.
Sponsor: Rep McGovern, James P. [MA-3] (introduced 5/22/2007) Cosponsors (42)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/11/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

61. H.RES.443 : Recognizing the service of the 65th Infantry Borinqueneers during the Korean War, honoring the people of Puerto Rico who continue to serve and volunteer for service in the Armed Forces and make sacrifices for the country, and commending all efforts to promote and preserve the history of the 65th Infantry Borinqueneers.
Sponsor: Rep McGovern, James P. [MA-3] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (61)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 9/18/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

62. H.RES.501 : Commending Craig Biggio of the Houston Astros for reaching 3,000 base hits as a Major League Baseball player and for his outstanding service to baseball and the Houston, Texas, region.
Sponsor: Rep Brady, Kevin [TX-8] (introduced 6/20/2007) Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 7/30/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

63. H.RES.528 : Commemorating the 300th anniversary of the Town of New Milford, Connecticut.
Sponsor: Rep Murphy, Christopher S. [CT-5] (introduced 6/28/2007) Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 7/23/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

64. H.RES.553 : Mourning the passing of former First Lady, Lady Bird Johnson, and celebrating her life and contributions to the people of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Eddie Bernice [TX-30] (introduced 7/17/2007) Cosponsors (61)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 7/23/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 381 - 0 (Roll no. 688).

65. H.RES.573 : Recognizing and commending the efforts of the United States public and advocacy groups to raise awareness about and help end the worsening humanitarian crisis and genocide in Darfur, Sudan, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Moran, James P. [VA-8] (introduced 7/25/2007) Cosponsors (54)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/29/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 366 - 0 (Roll no. 1011).

66. H.RES.575 : Commending the people and the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for their continued committment to holding elections and broadening political participation, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Baird, Brian [WA-3] (introduced 7/26/2007) Cosponsors (89)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 9/5/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

67. H.RES.588 : Recognizing Martha Coffin Wright on the 200th anniversary of her birth and her induction into the National Women's Hall of Fame.
Sponsor: Rep Arcuri, Michael A. [NY-24] (introduced 7/31/2007) Cosponsors (55)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 10/9/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

68. H.RES.590 : Supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should raise awareness of domestic violence in the United States and its devastating effects on families and communities.
Sponsor: Rep Poe, Ted [TX-2] (introduced 7/31/2007) Cosponsors (65)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 9/25/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 395 - 0 (Roll no. 907).

69. H.RES.654 : Congratulating the Phoenix Mercury for winning the 2007 Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) Championship.
Sponsor: Rep Pastor, Ed [AZ-4] (introduced 9/17/2007) Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 10/9/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

70. H.RES.661 : Honoring the accomplishments of Barrington Antonio Irving, the youngest pilot and first person of African descent ever to fly solo around the world.
Sponsor: Rep Hastings, Alcee L. [FL-23] (introduced 9/18/2007) Cosponsors (44)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
House Reports: 110-452
Latest Major Action: 12/11/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

71. H.RES.671 : Supporting the goals and ideals of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.
Sponsor: Rep Israel, Steve [NY-2] (introduced 9/24/2007) Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/24/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

72. H.RES.672 : Supporting the goals and ideals of National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Matsui, Doris O. [CA-5] (introduced 9/24/2007) Cosponsors (48)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 11/8/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

73. H.RES.684 : Congratulating Shawn Johnson on her victory in becoming the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Champion in women's gymnastics.
Sponsor: Rep Boswell, Leonard L. [IA-3] (introduced 9/26/2007) Cosponsors (60)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 11/13/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

74. H.RES.708 : Honoring the life and accomplishments of Luciano Pavarotti and recognizing the significant and positive impact of his astounding musical talent, his achievement in raising the profile of opera with audiences around the world, and his commitment to charitable causes.
Sponsor: Rep Sanchez, Loretta [CA-47] (introduced 10/2/2007) Cosponsors (31)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 12/11/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

75. H.RES.731 : Honoring Kelly Pavlik, the undisputed middleweight boxing champion, his trainer Jack Loew, Team Pavlik and Pavlik's fans in Northeast Ohio.
Sponsor: Rep Ryan, Tim [OH-17] (introduced 10/10/2007) Cosponsors (50)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 10/10/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

76. H.RES.760 : Supporting the goals and ideals of Children's Health Month.
Sponsor: Rep Castor, Kathy [FL-11] (introduced 10/18/2007) Cosponsors (111)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 11/13/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

77. H.RES.782 : Expressing the sense of the House with respect to the Boston Red Sox victory in the 2007 Major League Baseball World Series.
Sponsor: Rep Capuano, Michael E. [MA-8] (introduced 10/30/2007) Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 11/6/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

78. H.RES.795 : Condemning the ongoing violence in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo ("DRC") and recognizing the threat such violence poses to the overall peace of the Great Lakes region.
Sponsor: Rep Cooper, Jim [TN-5] (introduced 11/5/2007) Cosponsors (34)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 11/5/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

79. H.RES.812 : Expressing the sympathy and pledging the urgent support of the House of Representatives and the people of the United States for the victims of the devastating flooding in southern Mexico.
Sponsor: Rep Sanchez, Linda T. [CA-39] (introduced 11/8/2007) Cosponsors (49)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 11/14/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 421 - 0 (Roll no. 1087).

80. H.RES.838 : Welcoming His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI on his first apostolic visit to the United States.
Sponsor: Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G. [MI-11] (introduced 12/4/2007) Cosponsors (80)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/9/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

81. H.RES.864 : Condemning Saudi Arabia for sentencing a gang-rape victim to 200 lashes and 6 months in prison and calling for King Abdullah to overturn the verdict.
Sponsor: Rep Castor, Kathy [FL-11] (introduced 12/11/2007) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 12/11/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

82. H.RES.868 : Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the declaration of Muir Woods National Monument by President Theodore Roosevelt.
Sponsor: Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] (introduced 12/11/2007) Cosponsors (43)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/12/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

83. H.RES.896 : Recognizing the need to pursue research into the causes, a treatment, and an eventual cure for primary lateral sclerosis, supporting the goals and ideals of Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Baca, Joe [CA-43] (introduced 12/19/2007) Cosponsors (120)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 7/30/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

84. H.RES.908 : Supporting the goals and ideals of National Mentoring Month.
Sponsor: Rep McCollum, Betty [MN-4] (introduced 12/19/2007) Cosponsors (32)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 1/23/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

85. H.RES.932 : Expressing support for designation of the week of February 4 through February 8, 2008 as "National School Counseling Week".
Sponsor: Rep Sanchez, Linda T. [CA-39] (introduced 1/17/2008) Cosponsors (42)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 1/23/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

86. H.RES.935 : Honoring the 100th anniversary of President Theodore Roosevelt's Conference of Governors, supporting the goals and ideals of that Conference, and recognizing the need for a similar undertaking today.
Sponsor: Rep Blumenauer, Earl [OR-3] (introduced 1/23/2008) Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 1/23/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

87. H.RES.936 : Resolution reaffirming the goals and ideals that formed the impetus for Albert Gallatin's national plan for transportation improvements 200 years ago, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Blumenauer, Earl [OR-3] (introduced 1/23/2008) Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
House Reports: 110-544
Latest Major Action: 3/12/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 411 - 0 (Roll no. 133).

88. H.RES.943 : Remembering the space shuttle Challenger disaster and honoring its crew members, who lost their lives on January 28, 1986.
Sponsor: Rep Hodes, Paul W. [NH-2] (introduced 1/28/2008) Cosponsors (69)
Committees: House Science and Technology
Latest Major Action: 2/6/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 371 - 0 (Roll no. 31).

89. H.RES.972 : Supporting the goals and ideals of American Heart Month and National Wear Red Day.
Sponsor: Rep Capps, Lois [CA-23] (introduced 2/12/2008) Cosponsors (78)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 389 - 0 (Roll no. 68).

90. H.RES.978 : Expressing support for the designation of the week of March 3-7, 2008, as "School Social Work Week" to promote awareness of the vital role of school social workers in schools, and in the community as a whole, in helping students prepare for their future as productive citizens.
Sponsor: Rep Kennedy, Patrick J. [RI-1] (introduced 2/12/2008) Cosponsors (26)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 2/25/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 379 - 0 (Roll no. 69).

91. H.RES.981 : Recognizing March 6, 2008, as the first-ever World Glaucoma Day, established to increase awareness of glaucoma, which is the second leading cause of preventable blindness in the United States and worldwide.
Sponsor: Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] (introduced 2/13/2008) Cosponsors (105)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/22/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 387 - 0 (Roll no. 205).

92. H.RES.1011 : Calling on the United States Government and the international community to promptly develop, fund, and implement a comprehensive regional strategy to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian operations, contain and reduce violence, and contribute to conditions for sustainable peace and good governance in Chad, as well as in the wider region that includes the northern region of the Central African Republic and the Darfur region of Sudan.
Sponsor: Rep Wolf, Frank R. [VA-10] (introduced 2/28/2008) Cosponsors (60)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/5/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 371 - 0 (Roll no. 242).

93. H.RES.1013 : Expressing the sense of Congress that providing breakfast in schools through the National School Breakfast Program has a positive impact on classroom performance.
Sponsor: Rep Moore, Gwen [WI-4] (introduced 3/4/2008) Cosponsors (43)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 3/5/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

94. H.RES.1021 : Supporting the goals, ideals, and history of National Women's History Month.
Sponsor: Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] (introduced 3/4/2008) Cosponsors (80)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 4/1/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 413 - 0 (Roll no. 152).

95. H.RES.1022 : Reducing maternal mortality both at home and abroad.
Sponsor: Rep Capps, Lois [CA-23] (introduced 3/5/2008) Cosponsors (122)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

96. H.RES.1042 : Supporting the We Don't Serve Teens campaign.
Sponsor: Rep Bono Mack, Mary [CA-45] (introduced 3/12/2008) Cosponsors (106)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 9/23/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

97. H.RES.1050 : Recognizing Pittsfield, Massachusetts, as being home to the earliest known reference to the word "baseball" in the United States as well as being the birthplace of college baseball.
Sponsor: Rep Olver, John W. [MA-1] (introduced 3/13/2008) Cosponsors (26)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 6/23/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

98. H.RES.1054 : Honoring the service and achievements of women in the Armed Forces and female veterans.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Susan A. [CA-53] (introduced 3/14/2008) Cosponsors (47)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/20/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

99. H.RES.1067 : Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the crossing of the North Pole by the USS Nautilus (SSN 571) and its significance in the history of both our Nation and the world.
Sponsor: Rep Courtney, Joe [CT-2] (introduced 4/1/2008) Cosponsors (35)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 7/14/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 375 - 0 (Roll no. 486).

100. H.RES.1081 : Recognizing of the week of April 7, 2008, to April 13, 2008, as "National Public Health Week".
Sponsor: Rep Solis, Hilda L. [CA-32] (introduced 4/4/2008) Cosponsors (111)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/8/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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