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1. 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.

2. H.CON.RES.50 : Calling on the Government of Venezuela to uphold the human rights and civil liberties of the people of Venezuela.
Sponsor: Rep Fortuno, Luis G. [PR] (introduced 1/31/2007) Cosponsors (42)
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.

3. H.CON.RES.62 : Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Children and Families Day, in order to encourage adults in the United States to support and listen to children and to help children throughout the Nation achieve their hopes and dreams, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Tom [VA-11] (introduced 2/8/2007) Cosponsors (50)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 5/16/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

4. H.CON.RES.131 : Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem.
Sponsor: Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2] (introduced 4/25/2007) Cosponsors (70)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/25/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

5. H.CON.RES.137 : Expressing the sense of Congress relating to a free trade agreement between the United States and Taiwan.
Sponsor: Rep Berkley, Shelley [NV-1] (introduced 5/1/2007) Cosponsors (42)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/15/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

6. H.CON.RES.182 : Recognizing the need to pursue research into the causes, a treatment, and an eventual cure for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, supporting the goals and ideals of National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Deal, Nathan [GA-9] (introduced 7/12/2007) Cosponsors (48)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 10/17/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

7. H.CON.RES.188 : Condemning the attack on the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in July 1994, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] (introduced 7/18/2007) Cosponsors (32)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 8/3/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

8. H.CON.RES.195 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that a National Dysphagia Awareness Month should be established.
Sponsor: Rep Wamp, Zach [TN-3] (introduced 7/27/2007) Cosponsors (54)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 9/27/2008 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

9. H.CON.RES.218 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding United States immigration and border security laws.
Sponsor: Rep Barrett, J. Gresham [SC-3] (introduced 9/24/2007) Cosponsors (41)
Committees: House Homeland Security; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 9/24/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

10. H.CON.RES.235 : Regarding ending World Bank disbursements to Iran until the International Atomic Energy Agency certifies the compliance of the Islamic Republic of Iran with Resolutions 1696 and 1747 of the United Nations Security Council and the terms of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Sponsor: Rep Kirk, Mark Steven [IL-10] (introduced 10/16/2007) Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Financial Services; House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.

11. H.CON.RES.244 : Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] (introduced 10/31/2007) Cosponsors (226)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 10/31/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

12. H.CON.RES.250 : Supporting Taiwan's membership in appropriate international organizations such as the United Nations.
Sponsor: Rep Garrett, Scott [NJ-5] (introduced 11/8/2007) Cosponsors (43)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 11/8/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

13. H.CON.RES.256 : Honoring Theodor Criveanu for being named by Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority, as Righteous Among the Nations for his heroic efforts to save Romanian Jews during the Holocaust.
Sponsor: Rep Hastings, Alcee L. [FL-23] (introduced 11/13/2007) Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 11/13/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

14. H.CON.RES.263 : To establish the Joint Select Committee on Earmark Reform, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kingston, Jack [GA-1] (introduced 11/15/2007) Cosponsors (160)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 11/15/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

15. H.CON.RES.278 : Supporting Taiwan's fourth direct and democratic presidential elections in March 2008.
Sponsor: Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] (introduced 12/19/2007) Cosponsors (45)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

16. H.CON.RES.315 : Supporting the idea that coalition victory in Iraq is possible.
Sponsor: Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2] (introduced 3/11/2008) Cosponsors (112)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 3/11/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

17. 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.

18. H.CON.RES.323 : Expressing Congressional support for the goals and ideals of National Health Care Decisions Day.
Sponsor: Rep Gingrey, Phil [GA-11] (introduced 4/8/2008) Cosponsors (106)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/23/2008 Received in the Senate. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 713.

19. H.CON.RES.334 : Supporting the goals and objectives of a National Military Appreciation Month.
Sponsor: Rep Shays, Christopher [CT-4] (introduced 4/24/2008) Cosponsors (60)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/22/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

20. 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.

21. H.CON.RES.386 : Recognizing and celebrating the 232nd anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Sponsor: Rep Sali, Bill [ID-1] (introduced 6/26/2008) Cosponsors (58)
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.

22. H.CON.RES.417 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that the 110th Congress should not adjourn until comprehensive energy legislation has been enacted.
Sponsor: Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G. [MI-11] (introduced 9/16/2008) Cosponsors (104)
Committees: House Natural Resources; House Energy and Commerce; House Science and Technology; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 9/16/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Science and Technology, and Ways and Means, 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.

23. H.RES.12 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States, in collaboration with other international allies, should establish an energy project with the magnitude, creativity, and sense of urgency that was incorporated in the "Man on the Moon" project address the inevitable challenges of "Peak Oil".
Sponsor: Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD-6] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.

24. H.RES.18 : Expressing disapproval by the House of Representatives of the totalization agreement between the United States and Mexico signed by the Commissioner of Social Security and the Director General of the Mexican Social Security Institute on June 29, 2004.
Sponsor: Rep Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [VA-5] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (49)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

25. H.RES.105 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Orthodontic Health Month.
Sponsor: Rep Clay, Wm. Lacy [MO-1] (introduced 1/30/2007) Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

26. H.RES.107 : Calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Israeli soldiers held captive by Hamas and Hezbollah, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ackerman, Gary L. [NY-5] (introduced 1/30/2007) Cosponsors (75)
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, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

27. 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.)

28. H.RES.125 : Expressing deep concern over the use of civilians as "human shields" in violation of international humanitarian law, including Hezbollah's tactic of embedding its forces among civilians to use them as human shields during the summer of 2006 conflict between Hezbollah and the State of Israel.
Sponsor: Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] (introduced 2/5/2007) Cosponsors (27)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/25/2007 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.137 : Honoring the life and six decades of public service of Jacob Birnbaum and especially his commitment freeing Soviet Jews from religious, cultural, and communal extinction.
Sponsor: Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-8] (introduced 2/7/2007) Cosponsors (34)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/18/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

30. 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.
Sponsor: Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-8] (introduced 2/16/2007) Cosponsors (40)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
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 voice vote.

31. H.RES.223 : Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims.
Sponsor: Rep Shadegg, John B. [AZ-3] (introduced 3/7/2007) Cosponsors (59)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
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): 369 - 0 (Roll no. 343).

32. H.RES.231 : Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require all committees post record votes on their web sites within 48 hours of such votes.
Sponsor: Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-32] (introduced 3/9/2007) Cosponsors (131)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

33. H.RES.235 : Supporting an upgrade in Israel's relationship with NATO to that of a leading member of NATO's Mediterranean dialogue and to that of a member of NATO's Partnership for Peace.
Sponsor: Rep Wexler, Robert [FL-19] (introduced 3/9/2007) Cosponsors (34)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

34. H.RES.240 : Urging all member countries of the International Commission of the International Tracing Service (ITS) who have yet to ratify the May 2006 Amendments to the 1955 Bonn Accords Treaty, to expedite the ratification process to allow for open access to the Holocaust archives located at Bad Arolsen, Germany.
Sponsor: Rep Hastings, Alcee L. [FL-23] (introduced 3/13/2007) Cosponsors (38)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/25/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

35. H.RES.375 : Honoring United Parcel Service and its 100 years of commitment and leadership in the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Westmoreland, Lynn A. [GA-3] (introduced 5/3/2007) Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
House Reports: 110-233
Latest Major Action: 7/16/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

36. H.RES.499 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Administration should rigorously enforce the laws of the United States to substantially reduce illegal immigration and greatly improve border security.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Lamar [TX-21] (introduced 6/19/2007) Cosponsors (94)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Financial Services; House Homeland Security
Latest Major Action: 8/10/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

37. H.RES.508 : Recognizing the strong security alliance between the Government of Japan and the United States and expressing appreciation to Japan for its role in enhancing stability in the Asia-Pacific region and its efforts in the global war against terrorism.
Sponsor: Rep Saxton, Jim [NJ-3] (introduced 6/21/2007) Cosponsors (41)
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 the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 405 - 0 (Roll no. 852).

38. H.RES.557 : Strongly condemning the United Nations Human Rights Council for ignoring severe human rights abuses in various countries, while choosing to unfairly target Israel by including it as the only country permanently placed on the Council's agenda.
Sponsor: Rep Campbell, John [CA-48] (introduced 7/19/2007) Cosponsors (84)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
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): 416 - 2 (Roll no. 901).

39. H.RES.565 : Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide for division of the question on the legislative proposals involved to allow separate votes on disparate matters.
Sponsor: Rep Sali, Bill [ID-1] (introduced 7/24/2007) Cosponsors (30)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 7/24/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

40. H.RES.584 : Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Life Insurance Awareness Month".
Sponsor: Rep Biggert, Judy [IL-13] (introduced 7/30/2007) Cosponsors (89)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/25/2007 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): 412 - 1 (Roll no. 896).

41. H.RES.591 : Supporting the goals and ideals of Cambodian-American Freedom Day.
Sponsor: Rep Reichert, David G. [WA-8] (introduced 7/31/2007) Cosponsors (8)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 7/31/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

42. H.RES.607 : Extending best wishes to the people of India as they celebrate the 60th anniversary of India's independence from the British Empire.
Sponsor: Rep McDermott, Jim [WA-7] (introduced 8/2/2007) Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 8/2/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

43. H.RES.622 : Providing for the correction of the events of August 2, 2007.
Sponsor: Rep Blunt, Roy [MO-7] (introduced 8/4/2007) Cosponsors (98)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 8/4/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

44. H.RES.624 : Congratulating the State of Israel on chairing a United Nations committee for the first time in history, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hastings, Alcee L. [FL-23] (introduced 8/4/2007) Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/15/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

45. H.RES.630 : Congratulating the Warner Robins Little League Baseball Team from Warner Robins, Georgia, on winning the 2007 Little League World Series Championship.
Sponsor: Rep Marshall, Jim [GA-8] (introduced 9/4/2007) 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.

46. H.RES.674 : Expressing the unequivocal support of the House of Representatives for Israel's right to self defense in the face of an imminent nuclear or military threat from Syria.
Sponsor: Rep Wexler, Robert [FL-19] (introduced 9/24/2007) Cosponsors (15)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 9/24/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

47. H.RES.690 : Expressing grave concern of the House of Representatives for Iran and Syria's continued and systematic violations of UN Resolutions 1701 and 1559.
Sponsor: Rep Israel, Steve [NY-2] (introduced 9/27/2007) Cosponsors (37)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 9/27/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

48. H.RES.725 : Recognizing the 35th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Blumenauer, Earl [OR-3] (introduced 10/10/2007) Cosponsors (36)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 10/16/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

49. 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.

50. H.RES.783 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration employees, volunteers, and veterans' service organizations that perform funeral honors and memorial honor details should be permitted to recite the 13 steps to fold an American flag (known as the "13-fold recital") at any national cemetery if requested by the family of the deceased.
Sponsor: Rep LaTourette, Steven C. [OH-14] (introduced 10/30/2007) Cosponsors (85)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/30/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

51. H.RES.786 : Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that general appropriations for military construction and veterans' affairs be considered as stand-alone measures.
Sponsor: Rep Gingrey, Phil [GA-11] (introduced 10/31/2007) Cosponsors (133)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 10/31/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

52. H.RES.815 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that staff-led tours of the United States Capitol should be preserved.
Sponsor: Rep Moran, James P. [VA-8] (introduced 11/9/2007) Cosponsors (74)
Committees: House Administration
Latest Major Action: 11/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

53. H.RES.828 : Honoring the firefighters and other public servants who responded to the wildfires in south Georgia during the spring of 2007.
Sponsor: Rep Barrow, John [GA-12] (introduced 11/15/2007) Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 11/15/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

54. H.RES.843 : Mourning the passing of Congressman Henry J. Hyde and celebrating his leadership and service to the people of Illinois and the United States of America.
Sponsor: Rep Roskam, Peter J. [IL-6] (introduced 12/4/2007) Cosponsors (115)
Committees: House Administration
Latest Major Action: 12/17/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

55. H.RES.854 : Expressing gratitude to all of the member states of the International Commission of the International Tracing Service on ratifying the May 2006 Agreement to amend the 1955 Bonn Accords granting access to vast Holocaust and other World War II related archives located in Bad Arolsen, Germany.
Sponsor: Rep Hastings, Alcee L. [FL-23] (introduced 12/10/2007) Cosponsors (36)
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.

56. H.RES.881 : Honoring the life and mourning the death of John Berthoud, Ph.D.
Sponsor: Rep Tanner, John S. [TN-8] (introduced 12/17/2007) Cosponsors (58)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 12/17/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

57. H.RES.923 : Recognizing the State of Minnesota's 150th anniversary.
Sponsor: Rep Bachmann, Michele [MN-6] (introduced 1/16/2008) Cosponsors (120)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 6/3/2008 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): 363 - 0 (Roll no. 368).

58. H.RES.944 : Honoring the service and accomplishments of Lieutenant General Russel L. Honore, United States Army, for his 37 years of service on behalf of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Scott, David [GA-13] (introduced 1/28/2008) Cosponsors (72)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/25/2008 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): 380 - 0 (Roll no. 71).

59. 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).

60. H.RES.965 : Condemning the actions and statements of Venezuelan president Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias.
Sponsor: Rep Issa, Darrell E. [CA-49] (introduced 2/7/2008) Cosponsors (30)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/7/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

61. H.RES.994 : Expressing support for designation of a National Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia Awareness Day.
Sponsor: Rep Broun, Paul C. [GA-10] (introduced 2/25/2008) Cosponsors (57)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 4/14/2008 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): 377 - 0 (Roll no. 184).

62. H.RES.1069 : Condemning the broadcasting of incitement to violence against Americans and the United States in media based in the Middle East, calling for the designation of al-Aqsa TV as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist entity, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Crowley, Joseph [NY-7] (introduced 4/1/2008) Cosponsors (44)
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, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 409 - 1 (Roll no. 572).

63. H.RES.1080 : Honoring the extraordinary service and exceptional sacrifice of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), known as the Screaming Eagles.
Sponsor: Rep Whitfield, Ed [KY-1] (introduced 4/3/2008) Cosponsors (56)
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, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 378 - 0 (Roll no. 487).

64. H.RES.1110 : Condemning Hamas as a foreign terrorist organization responsible for the murders of 26 United States citizens.
Sponsor: Rep Kirk, Mark Steven [IL-10] (introduced 4/16/2008) Cosponsors (77)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/16/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

65. H.RES.1219 : Celebrating the symbol of the United States flag and supporting the goals and ideals of Flag Day.
Sponsor: Rep Latta, Robert E. [OH-5] (introduced 5/21/2008) Cosponsors (63)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 6/18/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

66. H.RES.1302 : Honoring the life and mourning the death of John Berthoud, Ph.D.
Sponsor: Rep Tanner, John S. [TN-8] (introduced 6/24/2008) Cosponsors (47)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/24/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

67. H.RES.1308 : Condemning the broadcasting of incitement to violence against Americans and the United States in media based in the Middle East, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 6/26/2008) Cosponsors (24)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/26/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

68. H.RES.1330 : Commending the recent decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in District of Columbia v. Heller for upholding the right of the individual to keep and bear arms under the second amendment of the Constitution.
Sponsor: Rep Sali, Bill [ID-1] (introduced 7/10/2008) Cosponsors (26)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/10/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

69. H.RES.1427 : Congratulating General David Howell Petraeus on being appointed Commander of the United States Central Command, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G. [MI-11] (introduced 9/11/2008) Cosponsors (33)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 9/11/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

70. H.J.RES.1 : Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Goodlatte, Bob [VA-6] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (163)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

71. H.J.RES.12 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Murtha, John P. [PA-12] (introduced 1/11/2007) Cosponsors (72)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

72. H.J.RES.16 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the sixteenth article of amendment.
Sponsor: Rep King, Steve [IA-5] (introduced 1/17/2007) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

73. H.J.RES.70 : Congratulating the Army Reserve on its centennial, which will be formally celebrated on April 23, 2008, and commemorating the historic contributions of its veterans and continuing contributions of its soldiers to the vital national security interests and homeland defense missions of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [GA-2] (introduced 12/13/2007) Cosponsors (260)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-203 [GPO: Text, PDF]

74. H.J.RES.89 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.
Sponsor: Rep Broun, Paul C. [GA-10] (introduced 5/22/2008) Cosponsors (91)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/28/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

75. H.R.19 : To require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification.
Sponsor: Rep Calvert, Ken [CA-44] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (30)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 5/9/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

76. H.R.25 : To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States.
Sponsor: Rep Linder, John [GA-7] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (72)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

77. H.R.27 : To designate the exclusive economic zone of the United States as the "Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States".
Sponsor: Rep Issa, Darrell E. [CA-49] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/7/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.

78. H.R.65 : To provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McIntyre, Mike [NC-7] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (215)
Committees: House Natural Resources; Senate Indian Affairs
House Reports: 110-164; Senate Reports: 110-409
Latest Major Action: 7/8/2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 865.

79. H.R.135 : To establish the Twenty-First Century Water Commission to study and develop recommendations for a comprehensive water strategy to address future water needs.
Sponsor: Rep Linder, John [GA-7] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Natural Resources; House Transportation and Infrastructure
House Reports: 110-504 Part 1, 110-504 Part 2
Latest Major Action: 6/4/2008 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 429.

80. 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]

81. H.R.322 : To derive human pluripotent stem cell lines using techniques that do not harm human embryos.
Sponsor: Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD-6] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (131)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

82. H.R.324 : To increase the minimum wage, to provide access to health care coverage to employees of small businesses, and to preserve American jobs.
Sponsor: Rep McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [CA-25] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (35)
Committees: House Education and Labor; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/9/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

83. H.R.481 : To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require each individual who desires to vote in an election for Federal office to provide the appropriate election official with a government-issued photo identification, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Doolittle, John T. [CA-4] (introduced 1/16/2007) Cosponsors (30)
Committees: House Administration
Latest Major Action: 1/16/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

84. 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.

85. H.R.506 : To provide for innovation in health care through State initiatives that expand coverage and access.
Sponsor: Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] (introduced 1/17/2007) Cosponsors (80)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Rules
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

86. H.R.510 : To terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Sponsor: Rep Goodlatte, Bob [VA-6] (introduced 1/17/2007) Cosponsors (110)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/17/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

87. H.R.511 : To pledge the faithful support of Congress to members of the United States Armed Forces serving in harm's way.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Sam [TX-3] (introduced 1/17/2007) Cosponsors (183)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 1/17/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Note: On 3/20/2007, a motion was filed to discharge the Rules Committee from consideration of H.Res. 220, which provides for the consideration of H.R. 511. A discharge petition requires 218 signatures for further action. (Discharge Petition No. 110-1: text with signatures.)

88. H.R.618 : To implement equal protection under the 14th article of amendment to the Constitution for the right to life of each born and preborn human person.
Sponsor: Rep Hunter, Duncan [CA-52] (introduced 1/22/2007) Cosponsors (113)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/1/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

89. H.R.634 : To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Moore, Dennis [KS-3] (introduced 1/23/2007) Cosponsors (298)
Committees: House Financial Services; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-277 [GPO: Text, PDF]

90. H.R.670 : To promote the national security and stability of the United States economy by reducing the dependence of the United States on foreign oil through the use of alternative fuels and new vehicle technologies, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Engel, Eliot L. [NY-17] (introduced 1/24/2007) Cosponsors (83)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Science and Technology; House Ways and Means; House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.

91. H.R.697 : To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.
Sponsor: Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2] (introduced 1/24/2007) Cosponsors (88)
Committees: 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.

92. H.R.699 : To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sponsor: Rep Akin, W. Todd [MO-2] (introduced 1/29/2007) Cosponsors (134)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/1/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

93. H.R.724 : To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act.
Sponsor: Rep Burton, Dan [IN-5] (introduced 1/30/2007) Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/1/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

94. H.R.769 : To amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the official language of the Government of the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 1/31/2007) Cosponsors (67)
Committees: House Education and Labor; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/18/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

95. H.R.866 : To amend the National Labor Relations Act to ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board.
Sponsor: Rep Norwood, Charles W. [GA-10] (introduced 2/7/2007) Cosponsors (71)
Committees: 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.

96. H.R.885 : To support the establishment of an international regime for the assured supply of nuclear fuel for peaceful means and to authorize voluntary contributions to the International Atomic Energy Agency to support the establishment of an international nuclear fuel bank.
Sponsor: Rep Lantos, Tom [CA-12] (introduced 2/7/2007) Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations
House Reports: 110-196
Latest Major Action: 6/19/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

97. H.R.895 : To take certain steps toward recognition by the United States of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Sponsor: Rep Reynolds, Thomas M. [NY-26] (introduced 2/7/2007) Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/7/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

98. H.R.957 : To amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to expand and clarify the entities against which sanctions may be imposed.
Sponsor: Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] (introduced 2/8/2007) Cosponsors (59)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; House Financial Services; House Ways and Means; House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
House Reports: 110-163 Part 1
Latest Major Action: 8/3/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

99. H.R.976 : An act to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 2/9/2007) Cosponsors (72)
Committees: House Ways and Means
House Reports: 110-14
Latest Major Action: 10/18/2007 Failed of passage in House over veto. Status: On passage, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 273 - 156 (Roll no. 982).
Note: As passed in the House, H.R. 976 was the Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007. In the Senate, text similar to S. 1893, the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, was substituted in H.R. 976. As sent to the President, H.R. 976 was the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007.

100. H.R.997 : To declare English as the official language of the United States, to establish a uniform English language rule for naturalization, and to avoid misconstructions of the English language texts of the laws of the United States, pursuant to Congress' powers to provide for the general welfare of the United States and to establish a uniform rule of naturalization under article I, section 8, of the Constitution.
Sponsor: Rep King, Steve [IA-5] (introduced 2/12/2007) Cosponsors (153)
Committees: House Education and Labor; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

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