Suspensions (14 Bills):

1)     H.Res. 185 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the creation of refugee populations in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf region as a result of human rights violations (Rep. Nadler - Foreign Affairs)

2)     H.Res. 997 - Expressing the strong support of the House of Representatives for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to enter into a Membership Action Plan with Georgia and Ukraine (Rep. Wexler - Foreign Affairs)

 3)    H.Con.Res. 154 - Expressing the sense of Congress that the fatal radiation poisoning of Russian dissident and writer Alexander Litvinenko raises significant concerns about the potential involvement of elements of the Russian Government in Mr. Litvinenko's death and about the security and proliferation of radioactive materials (Rep. Ros-Lehtinen - Foreign Affairs)

4)     H.Res. 865 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the March 2007 report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development makes an important contribution to the understanding of the high levels of crime and violence in the Caribbean, and that the United States should work with Caribbean countries to address crime and violence in the region (Rep. Clarke - Foreign Affairs)

5)     H.R. 2040 – The Civil Rights Act of 1964 Commemorative Coin Act (Rep. Lewis (GA) – Financial Services)

6)     H.Con.Res. 310 - Expressing support for a national day of remembrance for Harriet Ross Tubman (Rep. Cummings- Oversight and Government Reform)

7)     H.Res. 1005 - Supporting the goals and ideals of Borderline Personality Awareness Month. (Rep. Davis (VA) - Oversight and Government Reform)

8)     H.Res. 1021 - Supporting the goals, ideals, and history of National Women's History Month (Rep. Woolsey - Oversight and Government Reform)

9)     H.R. 5168 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 19101 Cortez Boulevard in Brooksville, Florida, as the "Cody Grater Post Office Building".

(Rep. Brown-Waite - Oversight and Government Reform)

10)   H.R. 5551 - To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to implement the increase provided under the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2008, in the amount of funds made available for the compensation of attorneys representing indigent defendants in the District of Columbia courts, and for other purposes (Rep. Davis (IL) - Oversight and Government Reform)

11)   S. 550 - A bill to preserve existing judgeships on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia (Sen. Akaka - Oversight and Government Reform)

12)   H.Res. 945 - Raising awareness and promoting education on the criminal justice system by establishing March 2008 as "National Criminal Justice Month." (Rep. Poe –Judiciary) 

13)   H.R. 1312 - Arts Require Timely Service (ARTS) Act (Rep. Berman – Judiciary)

14)   H.Res. 1061 - Observing the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and encouraging the people of the United States to pause and remember the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and for other purposes (Rep. Lewis (GA) – Judiciary)