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1. H.CON.RES.44 : Honoring and praising the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 98th anniversary.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Al [TX-9] (introduced 1/24/2007)      Cosponsors (118)
Committees: House Judiciary; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/23/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

2. 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.

3. H.CON.RES.143 : Concurrent resolution honoring National Historic Landmarks.
Sponsor: Rep Sutton, Betty [OH-13] (introduced 5/7/2007)      Cosponsors (52)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 8/3/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

4. H.CON.RES.185 : Concurrent resolution commending the 1st Brigade Combat Team/34th Infantry Division of the Minnesota National Guard upon its completion of the longest continuous deployment of any United States ground combat military unit in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Sponsor: Rep Walz, Timothy J. [MN-1] (introduced 7/13/2007)      Cosponsors (38)
Committees: House Armed Services; Senate Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 10/2/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

5. 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.

6. H.CON.RES.224 : Expressing support for a National Telework Week to be established.
Sponsor: Rep Wolf, Frank R. [VA-10] (introduced 10/2/2007)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 10/23/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

7. H.CON.RES.310 : Expressing support for a national day of remembrance for Harriet Ross Tubman.
Sponsor: Rep Cummings, Elijah E. [MD-7] (introduced 3/5/2008)      Cosponsors (66)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 4/2/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

8. 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.

9. H.CON.RES.362 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the threat posed to international peace, stability in the Middle East, and the vital national security interests of the United States by Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and regional hegemony, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ackerman, Gary L. [NY-5] (introduced 5/22/2008)      Cosponsors (280)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/22/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

10. H.CON.RES.390 : Honoring the 28th Infantry Division for serving and protecting the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Carney, Christopher P. [PA-10] (introduced 7/17/2008)      Cosponsors (108)
Committees: House Armed Services; Senate Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 9/16/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

11. 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.

12. H.RES.102 : Condemning the assassination of human rights advocate and outspoken defender of freedom of the press, Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink on January 19, 2007.
Sponsor: Rep Crowley, Joseph [NY-7] (introduced 1/29/2007)      Cosponsors (67)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/29/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

13. 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.

14. 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.)

15. 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.

16. H.RES.148 : Recognizing and appreciating the historical significance and the heroic human endeavor and sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II and commending the PanCretan Association of America.
Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 2/8/2007)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/17/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe.

17. H.RES.194 : Apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of African-Americans.
Sponsor: Rep Cohen, Steve [TN-9] (introduced 2/27/2007)      Cosponsors (120)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/29/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

18. H.RES.228 : Recognizing the 186th anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating Greek and American democracy.
Sponsor: Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] (introduced 3/8/2007)      Cosponsors (31)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/13/2007 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): 413 - 0 (Roll no. 140).

19. 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.

20. 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).

21. 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.

22. 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.

23. 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.

24. H.RES.369 : Supporting the goals and ideals of National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month.
Sponsor: Rep Berkley, Shelley [NV-1] (introduced 5/3/2007)      Cosponsors (106)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
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.

25. H.RES.373 : Urging Turkey to respect the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 5/3/2007)      Cosponsors (40)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/3/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

26. 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).

27. H.RES.395 : Supporting the ideals and values of the Olympic movement.
Sponsor: Rep Lamborn, Doug [CO-5] (introduced 5/10/2007)      Cosponsors (32)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/11/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

28. H.RES.405 : Expressing the strong support of the House of Representatives for implementation of the July 8, 2006, United Nations-brokered agreement between President of the Republic of Cyprus Tassos Papadopoulos and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat relating to the reunification of Cyprus.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 5/15/2007)      Cosponsors (32)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/9/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

29. 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.

30. H.RES.407 : Expressing the strong support of the House of Representatives for the positive actions by the Government of the Republic of Cyprus aimed at opening additional crossing points along the cease-fire line, thereby contributing to efforts for the reunification of the island.
Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 5/15/2007)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/15/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

31. 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.

32. H.RES.536 : Recognizing the Johns Hopkins Men's Lacrosse Team as the 2007 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's Lacrosse Champions.
Sponsor: Rep Cummings, Elijah E. [MD-7] (introduced 7/11/2007)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 9/11/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

33. H.RES.543 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should issue a semipostal stamp to support medical research relating to Alzheimer's disease.
Sponsor: Rep Markey, Edward J. [MA-7] (introduced 7/12/2007)      Cosponsors (21)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 7/12/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

34. H.RES.620 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Turkey should end its military occupation of the Republic of Cyprus, particularly because Turkey's pretext has been refuted by over 13,000,000 crossings by Turkish-Cypriots and Greek-Cypriots into each other's communities without incident.
Sponsor: Rep Sires, Albio [NJ-13] (introduced 8/3/2007)      Cosponsors (68)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 8/3/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

35. H.RES.627 : Supporting the removal of Turkish occupation troops from the Republic of Cyprus.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 8/4/2007)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 8/4/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

36. 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.

37. H.RES.759 : Recognizing the 40th Anniversary of the Mass Movement for Soviet Jewish Freedom and the 20th Anniversary of the Freedom Sunday Rally for Soviet Jewry on the Mall in Washington, D.C.
Sponsor: Rep Waxman, Henry A. [CA-30] (introduced 10/18/2007)      Cosponsors (59)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 10/30/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

38. H.RES.787 : Expressing the support and sympathy of the House of Representatives and the people of the United States for the victims of the tragic fire that occurred in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, on October 28, 2007.
Sponsor: Rep Clyburn, James E. [SC-6] (introduced 10/31/2007)      Cosponsors (67)
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.

39. H.RES.870 : Congratulating the 200th Anniversary of the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Sponsor: Rep Cummings, Elijah E. [MD-7] (introduced 12/12/2007)      Cosponsors (25)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 9/26/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

40. H.RES.951 : Condemning the ongoing Palestinian rocket attacks on Israeli civilians by Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist organizations, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Garrett, Scott [NJ-5] (introduced 1/29/2008)      Cosponsors (265)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/5/2008 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): 404 - 1, 4 Present (Roll no. 93).

41. H.RES.952 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Teacher Day to honor and celebrate teachers in the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Klein, Ron [FL-22] (introduced 1/29/2008)      Cosponsors (149)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 5/5/2008 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): 368 - 0 (Roll no. 240).

42. H.RES.977 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that rebate checks would better stimulate the economy if spent on American-made products and services from American-owned companies.
Sponsor: Rep Braley, Bruce L. [IA-1] (introduced 2/12/2008)      Cosponsors (106)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 6/11/2008 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): 404 - 6, 6 Present (Roll no. 404).

43. 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).

44. H.RES.1024 : Recognizing the 187th anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating Greek and American democracy.
Sponsor: Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] (introduced 3/6/2008)      Cosponsors (35)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/11/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

45. H.RES.1073 : 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 5 through 11, 2008.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Danny K. [IL-7] (introduced 4/2/2008)      Cosponsors (59)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

46. 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.

47. H.RES.1086 : Recognizing National Nurses Week on May 6 through May 12, 2008.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Eddie Bernice [TX-30] (introduced 4/8/2008)      Cosponsors (115)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/8/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

48. H.RES.1109 : Honoring the memory of Dith Pran by remembering his life's work and continuing to acknowledge and remember the victims of genocides that have taken place around the globe.
Sponsor: Rep Sires, Albio [NJ-13] (introduced 4/15/2008)      Cosponsors (83)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/6/2008 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): 413 - 1 (Roll no. 253).

49. H.RES.1149 : Expressing support for the designation of April 2008 as National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month, and supporting efforts to devote new resources to research the causes of the disease, environmental and otherwise, along with treatments and workforce strategies to support individuals with sarcoidosis.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Danny K. [IL-7] (introduced 4/24/2008)      Cosponsors (28)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 4/30/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

50. H.RES.1152 : Honoring Arnold Palmer for his distinguished career in the sport of golf and his commitment to excellence and sportsmanship.
Sponsor: Rep Ferguson, Mike [NJ-7] (introduced 4/24/2008)      Cosponsors (83)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
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.

51. H.RES.1153 : Celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
Sponsor: Rep Hirono, Mazie K. [HI-2] (introduced 4/24/2008)      Cosponsors (78)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
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.

52. H.RES.1159 : Recognizing the historical significance of the United States sloop-of-war Constellation as a surviving witness to the horrors of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and a leading participant in America's effort to end the practice.
Sponsor: Rep Cummings, Elijah E. [MD-7] (introduced 4/29/2008)      Cosponsors (34)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 9/9/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

53. H.RES.1173 : Recognizing AmeriCorps Week.
Sponsor: Rep Matsui, Doris O. [CA-5] (introduced 5/5/2008)      Cosponsors (40)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 5/14/2008 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): 344 - 69 (Roll no. 319).

54. H.RES.1259 : Congratulating the Hamilton College Continentals on winning the NCAA Division III women's lacrosse championship.
Sponsor: Rep Arcuri, Michael A. [NY-24] (introduced 6/10/2008)      Cosponsors (31)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 7/15/2008 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): 423 - 0 (Roll no. 489).

55. H.RES.1260 : Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Internet Safety Month".
Sponsor: Rep Bean, Melissa L. [IL-8] (introduced 6/10/2008)      Cosponsors (101)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 7/9/2008 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.1288 : Supporting the goals and ideals of National Campus Safety Awareness Month.
Sponsor: Rep Sestak, Joe [PA-7] (introduced 6/19/2008)      Cosponsors (50)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 7/31/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

57. H.RES.1328 : Supporting the goals and ideals of National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.
Sponsor: Rep Platts, Todd Russell [PA-19] (introduced 7/9/2008)      Cosponsors (99)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 7/9/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

58. H.RES.1333 : Supporting the goals and ideals of Tay-Sachs Awareness Month.
Sponsor: Rep Arcuri, Michael A. [NY-24] (introduced 7/10/2008)      Cosponsors (109)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 9/25/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

59. H.RES.1414 : Congratulating the United States Olympians of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Sponsor: Rep Poe, Ted [TX-2] (introduced 9/8/2008)      Cosponsors (16)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/8/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

60. H.RES.1453 : Supporting the goals and ideals of Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Danny K. [IL-7] (introduced 9/17/2008)      Cosponsors (59)
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.

61. H.J.RES.39 : Proclaiming Casimir Pulaski be an honorary citizen of the United States posthumously.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] (introduced 3/5/2007)      Cosponsors (50)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/19/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

62. H.J.RES.40 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.
Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 3/27/2007)      Cosponsors (204)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/27/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

63. H.J.RES.62 : To honor the achievements and contributions of Native Americans to the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Baca, Joe [CA-43] (introduced 11/13/2007)      Cosponsors (83)
Committees: House Education and Labor; Senate Indian Affairs
Senate Reports: 110-435
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-370 [GPO: Text, PDF]

64. H.R.1 : To provide for the implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Thompson, Bennie G. [MS-2] (introduced 1/5/2007)      Cosponsors (205)
Committees: House Homeland Security; House Energy and Commerce; House Judiciary; House Intelligence (Permanent Select); House Foreign Affairs; House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Oversight and Government Reform; House Ways and Means; Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Senate Judiciary
Latest Conference Report: 110-259 (in Congressional Record H8496-8605)
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-53 [GPO: Text, PDF]

65. H.R.2 : To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, George [CA-7] (introduced 1/5/2007)      Cosponsors (222)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 2/1/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 3. Record Vote Number: 42.
Note: An increase in the federal minimum wage was enacted in H.R. 2206, the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007.

66. H.R.3 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research.
Sponsor: Rep DeGette, Diana [CO-1] (introduced 1/5/2007)      Cosponsors (217)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 1/12/2007 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 6.

67. H.R.4 : To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries.
Sponsor: Rep Dingell, John D. [MI-15] (introduced 1/5/2007)      Cosponsors (198)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means; Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 1/12/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

68. H.R.5 : To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reduce interest rates for student borrowers.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, George [CA-7] (introduced 1/12/2007)      Cosponsors (211)
Committees: House Education and Labor; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 1/17/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

69. H.R.6 : An Act to move the United States toward greater energy independence and security, to increase the production of clean renewable fuels, to protect consumers, to increase the efficiency of products, buildings, and vehicles, to promote research on and deploy greenhouse gas capture and storage options, and to improve the energy performance of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Rahall, Nick J., II [WV-3] (introduced 1/12/2007)      Cosponsors (198)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Natural Resources; House Budget; House Rules; House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-140 [GPO: Text, PDF]
Note: Omnibus energy legislation.

70. H.R.16 : To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to improve and reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay program.
Sponsor: Rep Gilchrest, Wayne T. [MD-1] (introduced 1/4/2007)      Cosponsors (24)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 1/5/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

71. H.R.21 : To establish a national policy for our oceans, to strengthen the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to establish a national and regional ocean governance structure, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Farr, Sam [CA-17] (introduced 1/4/2007)      Cosponsors (70)
Committees: House Natural Resources; House Science and Technology
Latest Major Action: 4/23/2008 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 11 - 3 .

72. H.R.39 : To preserve the Arctic coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, as wilderness in recognition of its extraordinary natural ecosystems and for the permanent good of present and future generations of Americans.
Sponsor: Rep Markey, Edward J. [MA-7] (introduced 1/4/2007)      Cosponsors (149)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/7/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

73. H.R.74 : To amend the National Trails System Act to authorize an additional category of national trail known as a national discovery trail, to provide special requirements for the establishment and administration of national discovery trails, and to designate the cross-country American Discovery Trail as the first national discovery trail.
Sponsor: Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD-6] (introduced 1/4/2007)      Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/7/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

74. H.R.82 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.
Sponsor: Rep Berman, Howard L. [CA-28] (introduced 1/4/2007)      Cosponsors (352)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

75. H.R.111 : To amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and the Revised Statutes of the United States to prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kanjorski, Paul E. [PA-11] (introduced 1/4/2007)      Cosponsors (276)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

76. H.R.137 : To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Gallegly, Elton [CA-24] (introduced 1/4/2007)      Cosponsors (303)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Agriculture
House Reports: 110-27 Part 1
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-22 [GPO: Text, PDF]

77. H.R.199 : To designate segments of Fossil Creek, a tributary to the Verde River in the State of Arizona, as wild and scenic rivers.
Sponsor: Rep Renzi, Rick [AZ-1] (introduced 1/4/2007)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/7/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

78. H.R.211 : To facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services, including volunteer services, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Eshoo, Anna G. [CA-14] (introduced 1/4/2007)      Cosponsors (143)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

79. H.R.319 : To establish the Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Wolf, Frank R. [VA-10] (introduced 1/5/2007)      Cosponsors (19)
Committees: House Natural Resources
House Reports: 110-95
Latest Major Action: 4/17/2007 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 60.
Note: For further action, see S.2739, which became Public Law 110-229 on 5/8/2008.

80. H.R.359 : To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of sites associated with the life of Cesar Estarada Chavez and the farm labor movement.
Sponsor: Rep Solis, Hilda L. [CA-32] (introduced 1/9/2007)      Cosponsors (69)
Committees: House Natural Resources; Senate Energy and Natural Resources
House Reports: 110-223; Senate Reports: 110-312
Latest Major Action: 6/11/2008 Senate floor actions. Status: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Note: For further action, see S.2739, which became Public Law 110-229 on 5/8/2008.

81. H.R.401 : To amend the National Capital Transportation Act of 1969 to authorize additional Federal contributions for maintaining and improving the transit system of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Tom [VA-11] (introduced 1/11/2007)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
House Reports: 110-141
Latest Major Action: 5/9/2007 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 83.

82. H.R.406 : A bill to award a congressional gold medal in recognition of Alice Paul's role in the women's suffrage movement and in advancing equal rights for women.
Sponsor: Rep Baca, Joe [CA-43] (introduced 1/11/2007)      Cosponsors (406)
Committees: House Financial Services; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/19/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

83. H.R.503 : To amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9] (introduced 1/17/2007)      Cosponsors (206)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 3/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

84. H.R.543 : To prohibit States from carrying out more than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment, to require States to conduct such redistricting through independent commissions, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Tanner, John S. [TN-8] (introduced 1/17/2007)      Cosponsors (34)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/17/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

85. H.R.552 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services.
Sponsor: Rep Lewis, John [GA-5] (introduced 1/18/2007)      Cosponsors (220)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

86. H.R.579 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit certain increases in fees for military health care.
Sponsor: Rep Edwards, Chet [TX-17] (introduced 1/19/2007)      Cosponsors (215)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/1/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

87. H.R.620 : To accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States by establishing a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances that will limit greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, reduce dependence upon foreign oil, and ensure benefits to consumers from the trading in such allowances, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Olver, John W. [MA-1] (introduced 1/22/2007)      Cosponsors (136)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Science and Technology; House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/7/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.

88. H.R.621 : To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore the Medicare treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment to that in effect before enactment of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.
Sponsor: Rep Price, Tom [GA-6] (introduced 1/22/2007)      Cosponsors (143)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

89. H.R.642 : To establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program within the Department of Education to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems, or other fire suppression or prevention technologies, in qualified student housing and dormitories, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [OH-11] (introduced 1/23/2007)      Cosponsors (102)
Committees: House Education and Labor; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 10/2/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

90. H.R.677 : To provide for a study by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences to identify constraints encountered by schools of nursing in admitting and graduating the number of nurses sufficient to meet the health care needs of the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Holt, Rush D. [NJ-12] (introduced 1/24/2007)      Cosponsors (77)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

91. H.R.695 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into private tax collection contracts.
Sponsor: Rep Van Hollen, Chris [MD-8] (introduced 1/24/2007)      Cosponsors (161)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/24/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

92. H.R.734 : To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain public transportation projects.
Sponsor: Rep Pitts, Joseph R. [PA-16] (introduced 1/30/2007)      Cosponsors (47)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 1/31/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

93. H.R.741 : To provide for the expansion of Federal efforts concerning the prevention, education, treatment, and research activities related to Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, including the establishment of a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 1/31/2007)      Cosponsors (116)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

94. H.R.748 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.
Sponsor: Rep Becerra, Xavier [CA-31] (introduced 1/31/2007)      Cosponsors (230)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/7/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

95. H.R.758 : To require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations.
Sponsor: Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. [CT-3] (introduced 1/31/2007)      Cosponsors (223)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Education and Labor
House Reports: 110-868 Part 1
Latest Major Action: 9/25/2008 Received in the Senate.

96. H.R.760 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for purposes of benefits under programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 1/31/2007)      Cosponsors (116)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/17/2007 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

97. H.R.800 : To amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, George [CA-7] (introduced 2/5/2007)      Cosponsors (233)
Committees: House Education and Labor
House Reports: 110-23
Latest Major Action: 6/26/2007 Senate floor actions. Status: Cloture on the motion to proceed not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 48. Record Vote Number: 227.

98. H.R.811 : To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot under title III of such Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Holt, Rush D. [NJ-12] (introduced 2/5/2007)      Cosponsors (216)
Committees: House Administration
House Reports: 110-154
Latest Major Action: 5/16/2007 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 91.

99. H.R.819 : To expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce abortions, and improve access to women's health care.
Sponsor: Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [NY-28] (introduced 2/5/2007)      Cosponsors (164)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 5/18/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

100. H.R.821 : To amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of such part.
Sponsor: Rep Van Hollen, Chris [MD-8] (introduced 2/5/2007)      Cosponsors (104)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 5/18/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

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