(and some late Tuesday Biz)
Edition IV
Tuesday Late (not on yesterday's edition), House Resolution 158, House Joint Resolution 37 and Senate Resolution 82.
Wednesday (at least what's available at post time) my count per available data: 41 Bills, and 14 Resolutions sponsored; 2 House Reports issued; 7 House Votes; and 6 Senate Votes (vote detail on ANWR included below). Data current (per .gov sources) @ 3:00 PM EST 03/17/05
Go below for a bit more detail. If something pisses you off while reading this, the House and Senate 'member contact' links are provided in the "Votes" section, at bottom. For a look at a recap of last weeks activities in DC - for example, the 212 Bills and 36 Resolutions sponsored by Congress, and some Great Resource Links - start here On Point...Yesterday and Today, in DC. If you missed yesterday's Edition, it's here.
more...
Please Note: In order to do this within a reasonable period and do other things I must do (unfortunately), I'm not reading through these before posting the Diary, therefore,
if some outrageous Bill, etc. is listed below, it shouldn't be assumed that it will automatically be made note of. I did, however, happen to notice
House Concurrent Resolution 101, sponsored by
Representative Betty McCollum, [MN 4], and cosponsored by
Representative Earl Blumenauer [OR 3] (see the "Bill Summary" below),
HATS OFF TO BOTH OF YOU.
(Note on data sources: if the `Source' isn't noted at the bottom of the blue boxes, the source (usually a "Thomas.gov," or other "...gov" web-page), is evident when the orange link(s) in the blue box(es), is/are highlighted or clicked on. Boldfacing - pertaining to highlighting: full titles; sponsors (and the States, they represent); and oddities (such as missing data, or access to data), of legislation - is mine.)
US LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
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(see at bottom for `Poli-Sci' brush-up links)
BILLS
Definition
(See notes on linking to, and viewing the text of, any given Bill, at bottom)
Wednesday, 03/16/05, 27 House Bills sponsored:
H.R.1355
Title: To improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program by providing new protections for children, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Poe, Ted [TX-2] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (20)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R.1354
Title: To provide uniform criteria for the administrative acknowledgment and recognition of Indian tribes, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Simmons, Rob [CT-2] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (4)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
H.R.1353
Title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally diagnosed conditions.
Sponsor: Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [WI-5] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (2)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.R.1352
Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers to claim a work opportunity credit for hiring military service personnel returning from service in Iraq or Afghanistan and for hiring their dependents and dependents of deceased personnel.
Sponsor: Rep Schwartz, Allyson Y. [PA-13] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R.1351
Title: To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to encourage owners and operators of privately-held farm, ranch, and forest land to voluntarily make their land available for public access under programs administered by States and tribal governments, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Pomeroy, Earl [ND] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (9)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
H.R.1350
Title: To eliminate the safe-harbor exception for certain packaged pseudoephedrine products used in the manufacture of methamphetamine.
Sponsor: Rep Peterson, Collin C. [MN-7] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
H.R.1349
Title: To amend title 40, United States Code, to provide a comprehensive regional approach to economic and infrastructure development in the most severely distressed regions in the Nation.
Sponsor: Rep Oberstar, James L. [MN-8] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.
H.R.1348
Title: To provide for nuclear disarmament and economic conversion in accordance with District of Columbia Initiative Measure Number 37 of 1992.
Sponsor: Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes [DC] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, 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.
H.R.1347
Title: To provide funding for projects to reduce traffic congestion and improve travel options in the metropolitan Washington region.
Sponsor: Rep Moran, James P. [VA-8] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (2)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
H.R.1346
Title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a more equitable geographic allocation of funds appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical care.
Sponsor: Rep Larson, John B. [CT-1] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (10)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
H.R.1345
Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and to promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Nancy L. [CT-5] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R.1344
Title: To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the Farmington River and Salmon Brook in the State of Connecticut for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Nancy L. [CT-5] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (4)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
H.R.1343
Title: To require reimbursement for non-TRICARE health insurance premiums paid by certain members of reserve components during the period the members were not eligible for TRICARE coverage.
Sponsor: Rep Herseth, Stephanie [SD] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (6)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
H.R.1342
Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1560 Union Valley Road in West Milford, New Jersey, as the "Brian P. Parrello Post Office Building".
Sponsor: Rep Garrett, Scott [NJ-5] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
H.R.1341
Title: To require each State to provide a minimum level of access to health care to all citizens of such State as a condition for participation in Federal health care funding programs.
Sponsor: Rep Fattah, Chaka [PA-2] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Resources, 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.
H.R.1340
Title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the reporting fee payable by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to educational institutions for reports or certifications which such educational institutions are required by law or regulation to submit to the Secretary.
Sponsor: Rep Evans, Lane [IL-17] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
H.R.1339
Title: To amend the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 to clarify allowable payment terms for sales of agricultural commodities and products to Cuba.
Sponsor: Rep Emerson, Jo Ann [MO-8] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on International Relations, and Agriculture, 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.
H.R.1338
Title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit refinancing of student consolidation loans, increase Pell Grant maximum awards, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. [CT-3] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (21)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
H.R.1337
Title: To support certain national youth organizations, including the Boy Scouts of America, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Jo Ann [VA-1] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (34)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.
H.R.1336
Title: To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to clarify the classification of laser light sources for semiconductor manufacturing.
Sponsor: Rep Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [CA-50] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R.1335
Title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the mandatory retirement age for members of the Capitol Police from 57 to 60 years of age.
Sponsor: Rep Burton, Dan [IN-5] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, 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.
H.R.1334
Title: To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the removal to Federal court of certain State court cases involving the rights of incapacitated persons, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [WI-5] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (13)
Related Bills: H.RES.162
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 162 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1334 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments.
[See H.R.1332 below, same Title]
H.R.1333
Title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize physical therapists to evaluate and treat Medicare beneficiaries without a requirement for a physician referral, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hart, Melissa A. [PA-4] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (47)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
H.R.1332
Title: To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the removal to Federal court of certain State court cases involving the rights of incapacitated persons, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [WI-5] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (13)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
H.R.1331
Title: To provide for a fair and equitable resolution of claims relating to the work opportunity credit.
Sponsor: Rep Weller, Jerry [IL-11] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R.1330
Title: To provide that Social Security contributions are used to protect Social Security solvency by mandating that Trust Fund monies cannot be diverted to create private accounts.
Sponsor: Rep Salazar, John T. [CO-3] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R.1329
Title: To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under that Act.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Eddie Bernice [TX-30] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
House Bills sponsored since January:
House Bill List.
(
Note re the above House Bill List: There's usually a lag between the Bills noted on the above referenced List and the actual Bills sponsored, the List is usually from one day to over a week behind, dependent on the legislation load.. Occasionally though, a Bill is inexplicably missing from the list, although it's usually accessible on Thomas via other means
(IF YOU ARE AWARE OF THE BILL). As of this printing, the following 10 Bills appear to be missing from the List: 1-2, 4-7 & 9-10, (all sponsored on 01/04/05 by Dennis Hastert, with "Reserved" titles, and no data), and 929 & 1026 (see list).
Wednesday, 03/16/05, 14 Senate Bills sponsored:
S.645
Title: A bill to reinstate the Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (11)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S.644
Title: A bill to establish new special immigrant categories, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Brownback, Sam [KS] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S.643
Title: A bill to amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 to reauthorize State mediation programs.
Sponsor: Sen Roberts, Pat [KS] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
S.642
Title: A bill to support certain national youth organizations, including the Boy Scouts of America, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Frist, William H. [TN] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (20)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S.641
Title: A bill to award a congressional gold medal to Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D.
Sponsor: Sen Hutchison, Kay Bailey [TX] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (2)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
S.639
Title: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for nonregular service from 60 years of age to 55 years of age.
Sponsor: Sen Corzine, Jon S. [NJ] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (9)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
S.639
Title: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for nonregular service from 60 years of age to 55 years of age.
Sponsor: Sen Corzine, Jon S. [NJ] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (9)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
S.638
Title: A bill to extend the authorization for the ferry boat discretionary program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Murray, Patty [WA] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (10)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
S.637
Title: A bill to establish a national health program administered by the Office of Personnel Management to offer health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (9)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.636
Title: A bill to direct the Inspector General of the Department of Justice to submit semi-annual reports regarding settlements relating to false claims and fraud against the Federal Government.
Sponsor: Sen Grassley, Chuck [IA] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
S.635
Title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the benefits under the medicare program for beneficiaries with kidney disease, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Santorum, Rick [PA] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (2)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.634
Title: A bill to amend the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 to clarify allowable payment terms for sales of agricultural commodities and products to Cuba.
Sponsor: Sen Chambliss, Saxby [GA] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
S.633
Title: A bill 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: Sen Johnson, Tim [SD] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
S.632
Title: A bill to authorize the extension of unconditional and permanent nondiscriminatory treatment (permanent normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Ukraine, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Lugar, Richard G. [IN] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senate Bills sponsored since January:
Senate Bill List.
(
Note re the above Senate Bill List: There's usually a lag between the Bills noted on the above referenced List and the actual Bills sponsored, the List is usually from one day to over a week behind, dependent on the legislation load.. Occasionally though, a Bill is inexplicably missing from the list, although it's usually accessible on Thomas via other means
(IF YOU ARE AWARE OF THE BILL). As of this printing, the following 9 Bills appear to be missing from the List: 1-2, 4, 10, 22-23, 26, 28, 30 (
Thomas queries pull up no data for these nine early bills, other than: Text hasn't been received from GPO (see list). Lastly, a 2003 Bill, S.875, is still on the list, being moved to the last line at the end of each day (see list).
RESOLUTIONS
Definitions
(See notes on linking to, and viewing the text of, any given Resolution, at bottom)
Wednesday, 03/16/05, 8 House Resolutions sponsored:
H.RES.166
Title: Urging Turkey to respect the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarch.
Sponsor: Rep Menendez, Robert [NJ-13] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (2)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
H.RES.165
Title: Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct in the One Hundred Ninth Congress.
Sponsor: Rep Hastings, Doc [WA-4] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration
H.RES.164
Title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National School-Based Health Centers Month to raise awareness of health services provided by school health centers.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Danny K. [IL-7] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
H.RES.163
Title: Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.
Sponsor: Rep Gingrey, Phil [GA-11] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 14.
House Reports: 109-21
H.RES.162
Title: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1334) to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the removal to Federal court of certain State court cases involving the rights of incapacitated persons, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Gingrey, Phil [GA-11] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Related Bills: H.R.1334
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 13.
House Reports: 109-20
H.RES.161
Title: Electing a certain Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives.
Sponsor: Rep Menendez, Robert [NJ-13] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.
H.RES.160
Title: Condemning the conduct of Chief Minister Narendra Modi for his actions to incite religious persecution and urging the United States to condemn all violations of religious freedom in India.
Sponsor: Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
H.RES.159
Title: Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on House Administration in the One Hundred Ninth Congress.
Sponsor: Rep Ney, Robert W. [OH-18] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Late Tuesday see full Tuesday Edition here, 03/15/05, House Resolution sponsored:
H.RES.158
Title: Recognizing the importance of increasing awareness of autism, supporting programs for increased research and improved treatment of autism, improving training and support for individuals with autism and those who care for individuals with autism, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Tierney, John F. [MA-6] (introduced 3/15/2005) Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 3/15/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
Wednesday, 03/16/05, 3 House Concurrent Resolutions sponsored:
H.CON.RES.102
Title: Urging the appropriate representative of the United States to the 61st session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights to introduce a resolution calling upon the Government of the Republic of Belarus to cease its human rights violations, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
H.CON.RES.101
Title: Calling upon the President to order an immediate moratorium on the rendition of persons to Syria and all countries that routinely use torture as reported by the Department of State's 2004 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McCollum, Betty [MN-4] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
H.CON.RES.100
Title: Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should establish an international education policy to foster mutual understanding among nations, promote a world free of terrorism, further United States foreign policy and national security, enhance United States leadership in the world, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kolbe, Jim [AZ-8] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
Wednesday, 03/16/05 House Joint Resolutions sponsored: none
Late Tuesday see full Tuesday Edition here, 03/15/05, House Joint Resolution sponsored:
H.J.RES.37
Title: 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 3/15/2005) Cosponsors (165)
Latest Major Action: 3/15/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
House Resolutions sponsored since January:
House Resolutions List
House Joint Resolutions List
House Concurrent Resolutions List
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Note re the above House Resolution Lists: There's usually a lag between the Resolutions noted on the above referenced lists and the actual Resolutions sponsored when there has been a lot of activity, the lists are usually from one day to over a week behind, dependent on the legislation load.. Occasionally though, a Resolution is inexplicably missing from the list, although it's usually accessible on Thomas via other means
(IF YOU ARE AWARE OF THE RESOLUTION). As of this printing, the following Resolutions appear to be missing from the lists: House Resolutions - none; House Joint Resolutions - none; House Concurrent Resolutions - none. Lastly, the following 109th Congress (not old Bills left on the system) House Resolution numbers are totally out of sequence and bumped forward to the last lines of the H.Res List each day: H.Res. 387, 729, 841, 917 & 933 (see list).
Wednesday, 03/16/05, 1 Senate Resolutions sponsored:
S.RES.83
Title: A resolution commemorating the 65th Anniversary of the Black Press of America.
Sponsor: Sen Santorum, Rick [PA] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (5)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Late Tuesday, see full Tuesday Edition here, 03/15/05, Senate Resolution sponsored:
S.RES.82 Title: A resolution urging the European Union to add Hezbollah to the Eurpoean Union's wide-ranging list of terrorist organizations.
Sponsor: Sen Allen, George [VA] (introduced 3/15/2005) Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 3/15/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Wednesday, 03/16/05, Senate Concurrent Resolution sponsored: none
Wednesday, 03/16/05, 2 Senate Joint Resolutions sponsored:
S.J.RES.11
Title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the United States.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S.J.RES.10
Title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which requires (except during time of war and subject to suspension by Congress) that the total amount of money expended by the United States during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year and not exceed 20 per centum of the gross national product of the United States during the previous calendar year.
Sponsor: Sen Shelby, Richard C. [AL] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Senate Resolutions sponsored since January:
Senate Resolutions List
Senate Joint Resolutions List
Senate Concurrent Resolutions List
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Note re the above Senate Resolution Lists: There's usually a lag between the Resolutions noted on the above referenced lists and the actual Resolutions sponsored when there has been a lot of activity, the lists are usually from one day to over a week behind, dependent on the legislation load.. Occasionally though, a Resolution is inexplicably missing from the list, although it's usually accessible on Thomas via other means
(IF YOU ARE AWARE OF THE RESOLUTION). As of this printing, the following Resolutions appear to be missing from the lists: Senate Resolutions - none; Senate Joint Resolutions - none; Senate Concurrent Resolutions - none.
VIEWING THE TEXT OF LEGISLATIVE BILLS & RESOLUTIONS:
Because many of the Thomas.gov text links aren't clickable when pasted (particularly those with a colon at the end), I didn't link to the text in many cases. To see the text of any given Bill, or Resolution noted above: replace the bold-faced "X" in the following links, with the Bill or Resolution number and paste the result, as is, in your Internet "Go To" bar (don't forget to include all periods and the persnickety colon (:) at the end):
House Bill (H.R.): thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:H.R.X.:
House Resolution (H.RES.): thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:H.RES.X.:
House Joint Resolution (H.J.RES.): thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:H.J.RES.X.:
House Concurrent Resolution (H.CON.RES.): thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:H.CON.RES.X.:
Senate Bill (S.): thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:S.X.:
Senate Resolution (S.RES.): thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:S.RES.X.:
Senate Joint Resolution (S.J.RES.): thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:S.J.RES.X.:
Senate Concurrent Resolution (S.CON.RES.): thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:S.CON.RES.X.:
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Conference Reports issued last seven days: none
Conference Reports issued since January (one):
Conference Report List
Joint Reports issued last seven days: none
Joint Reports issued since January: None accessible presently, via Thomas.gov query.
The Joint Report List link: Joint Report List, via the Thomas.gov query link, directly above, is not currently working.
Wednesday, 03/16/05, 2 House Reports issued:
109-21 "WAIVING A REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 6(a) OF RULE XIII WITH RESPECT TO THE SAME DAY CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS REPORTED BY THE RULES COMMITTEE,"March 16, 2005, In re: H. Res. 163
109-20 "PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1334, PROTECTION OF INCAPACITATED PERSONS ACT OF 2005,"March 16, 2005, In re: H. Res. 162
House Reports issued since January:
House Report List
Wednesday, 03/16/05, Senate Reports issued: none
Senate Reports since January:
Senate Report List
Note re the above Senate Report list: 7 reports: 109-7 through 109-12, and 14, have no accessible data available, including the report title (see list).
VOTES
House Votes
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Current Vote(s) (P(assed), A(greed), F(ailed)):
Roll 81
Date: 16-Mar
Issue: H CON RES 98
Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree
Result: P
Title/Description: Expressing the grave concern of Congress regarding the recent passage of the anti-secession law by the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China
Roll 80
Date: 16-Mar
Issue: H R 1270
Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Result: P
Title/Description: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate
Roll 79
Date: 16-Mar
Issue: H RES 154
Question: On Agreeing to the Resolution
Result: P
Title/Description: Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 95) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2006, revising appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2005, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 through 2010
Roll 78
Date: 16-Mar
Issue: H RES 154
Question: On Ordering the Previous Question
Result: P
Title/Description: Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 95) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2006, revising appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2005, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 through 2010
Roll 77
Date: 16-Mar
Issue: H R 1268
Question: On Passage
Result: P
Title/Description: Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes
Roll 76
Date: 16-Mar
Issue: H R 1268
Question: On Motion to Recommit with Instructions
Result: F
Title/Description: Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes
Roll 75
Date: 16-Mar
Issue: H R 1268
Question: On Agreeing to the Amendment
Result: A
Title/Description: Markey of Massachusetts Amendment
[Source: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2005/ ]
House Votes since January (click "Roll" column link for voting detail):
House Votes/Roll Call
Senate Votes
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Current vote(s):
Vote 56
Date: 16-Mar
Issue: S.Con.Res. 18
Question: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 173
Result: Agreed to
Title/Description: Specter Amdt. No. 173; To increase discretionary health and education funding by $2,000,000,000.
Vote 55
Date: 16-Mar
Issue: S.Con.Res. 18
Question: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 149
Result: Rejected
Title/Description: Akaka Amdt. No. 149; To increase veterans medical care by $2.8 billion in 2006.
Vote 54
Date: 16-Mar
Issue: S.Con.Res. 18
Question: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 171
Result: Agreed to
Title/Description: Ensign Amdt. No. 170; To increase veterans medical care by $410,000,000 in fiscal year 2006.
Vote 53
Date: 16-Mar
Issue: S.Con.Res. 18
Question: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 186
Result: Rejected
Title/Description: Feingold Amdt. No. 186; To fully reinstate the pay-as-you-go requirement.
[This following vote, deserves some highlighting]
Vote 52
Date: 16-Mar
Issue: S.Con.Res. 18
Question: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 168
Result: Rejected
Title/Description: Cantwell Amdt. No. 168; To strike section 201(a)(4) relative to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Vote detail:
Akaka (D-HI), Nay
Alexander (R-TN), Nay
Allard (R-CO), Nay
Allen (R-VA), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bayh (D-IN), Yea
Bennett (R-UT), Nay
Biden (D-DE), Yea
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Nay
Boxer (D-CA), Yea
Brownback (R-KS), Nay
Bunning (R-KY), Nay
Burns (R-MT), Nay
Burr (R-NC), Nay
Byrd (D-WV), Yea
Cantwell (D-WA), Yea
Carper (D-DE), Yea
Chafee (R-RI), Yea
Chambliss (R-GA), Nay
Clinton (D-NY), Yea
Coburn (R-OK), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Coleman (R-MN), Yea
Collins (R-ME), Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Cornyn (R-TX), Nay
Corzine (D-NJ), Yea
Craig (R-ID), Nay
Crapo (R-ID), Nay
Dayton (D-MN), Yea
DeMint (R-SC), Nay
DeWine (R-OH), Yea
Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Dole (R-NC), Nay
Domenici (R-NM), Nay
Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Durbin (D-IL), Yea
Ensign (R-NV), Nay
Enzi (R-WY), Nay
Feingold (D-WI), Yea
Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Frist (R-TN), Nay
Graham (R-SC), Nay
Grassley (R-IA), Nay
Gregg (R-NH), Nay
Hagel (R-NE), Nay
Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Hutchison (R-TX), Nay
Inhofe (R-OK), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Nay
Isakson (R-GA), Nay
Jeffords (I-VT), Yea
Johnson (D-SD), Yea
Kennedy (D-MA), Yea
Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Kyl (R-AZ), Nay
Landrieu (D-LA), Nay
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Yea
Lieberman (D-CT), Yea
Lincoln (D-AR), Yea
Lott (R-MS), Nay
Lugar (R-IN), Nay
Martinez (R-FL), Nay
McCain (R-AZ), Yea
McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Murray (D-WA), Yea
Nelson (D-FL), Yea
Nelson (D-NE), Yea
Obama (D-IL), Yea
Pryor (D-AR), Yea
Reed (D-RI), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Roberts (R-KS), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Salazar (D-CO), Yea
Santorum (R-PA), Nay
Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea
Schumer (D-NY), Yea
Sessions (R-AL), Nay
Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Smith (R-OR), Yea
Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Nay
Stabenow (D-MI), Yea
Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Sununu (R-NH), Nay
Talent (R-MO), Nay
Thomas (R-WY), Nay
Thune (R-SD), Nay
Vitter (R-LA), Nay
Voinovich (R-OH), Nay
Warner (R-VA), Nay
Wyden (D-OR), Yea
Vote 51
Date: 16-Mar
Issue: S.Con.Res. 18
Question: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 158
Result: Rejected
Title/Description: Byrd Amdt. No. 158; To provide adequate funding of $1.4 billion in fiscal year 2006 to preserve a national intercity passenger rail system.
[Source: http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/vote_menu_109_1.htm ]
Senate Votes since January (click "Vote" column link for voting detail):
Senate Roll Call Votes