Edition IV Part I: Thursday's House Bills sponsered [sorry for all misspellings of sponsor, it's one of those words for me.]
Edition IV Part II: Thursday's Senate Bills sponsered, Resolutions sponsored and Votes (see comments section)
Yesterday's Edition
This is a continutation of Edition IV Part I.
Thursday (at least what's available at post time) my count per available data: 136 Bills, and 45 Resolutions sponsored; 0 Committee Reports issued; 8 House Votes; and 21 Senate Votes. Since there were a whopping 96 House Bills, alone, sponsered Thursday, there will be two parts today, see the upper left corner, for the link to Part I The Vote Data will be provided via Comments to prevent the Diary from data overload explosion. Data current (per .gov sources) @ 12:00 PM EST 03/18/05
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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.)
Thursday, 03/17/05, 40 Senate Bills sponsored:
S.685
Title: A bill to amend title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, in the case of airline pilots who are required by regulation to retire at age 60, to compute the actuarial value of monthly benefits in the form of a life annuity commencing at age 60.
Sponsor: Sen Akaka, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S.684
Title: A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to provide additional requirements for the siting, construction, or operation of liquefied natural gas import facilities.
Sponsor: Sen Reed, Jack [RI] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S.683
Title: A bill to ban the manufacture, sale, delivery, and transfer of handguns that cannot be personalized, and to provide for a report to Congress on the commercial feasibility of personalizing firearms.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S.682
Title: A bill to authorize the establishment of a Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas to provide assistance to reduce poverty and foster increased economic opportunity in the countries of the Western Hemisphere, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Dodd, Christopher J. [CT] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
S.681
Title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research using such cells.
Sponsor: Sen Hatch, Orrin G. [UT] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (4)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S.680
Title: A bill to provide for various energy efficiency programs and tax incentives, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Snowe, Olympia J. [ME] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.679
Title: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require the registration of contractors' taxpayer identification numbers in the Central Contractor Registry database of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Coleman, Norm [MN] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
S.678
Title: A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public communication.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
S.677
Title: A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Santorum, Rick [PA] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (11)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S.676
Title: A bill to provide for Project GRAD programs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Stevens, Ted [AK] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (6)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S.675
Title: A bill to reward the hard work and risk of individuals who choose to live in and help preserve America's small, rural towns, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Dorgan, Byron L. [ND] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (8)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.674
Title: A bill to provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS in India, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Corzine, Jon S. [NJ] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
S.673
Title: A bill to amend the internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify that federally recognized Indian tribal governments are to be regulated under the same government employer rules and procedures that apply to Federal, State, and other local government employers with regard to the establishment and maintenance of employee benefit plans.
Sponsor: Sen Smith, Gordon H. [OR] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (2)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.672
Title: A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide equitable access for foster care and adoption services for Indian children in tribal areas.
Sponsor: Sen Smith, Gordon H. [OR] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (7)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.671
Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for certain fuel cell property.
Sponsor: Sen Lieberman, Joseph I. [CT] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.670
Title: A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of sites associated with the life of Cesar Estrada Chavez and the farm labor movement.
Sponsor: Sen McCain, John [AZ] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S.669
Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat natural gas distribution lines as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation.
Sponsor: Sen Smith, Gordon H. [OR] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.668
Title: A bill to provide enhanced criminal penalties for willful violations of occupational standards for asbestos.
Sponsor: Sen Specter, Arlen [PA] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S.667
Title: An original resolution to reauthorize and improve the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, improve access to quality child care, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Grassley, Chuck [IA] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 60.
S.666
Title: A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products.
Sponsor: Sen DeWine, Mike [OH] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (15)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S.665
Title: A bill to reauthorize and improve the Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1990 to establish a program to commercialize hydrogen and fuel cell technology, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Dorgan, Byron L. [ND] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (2)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S.664
Title: A bill to adjust the boundaries of Green Mountain National Forest.
Sponsor: Sen Leahy, Patrick J. [VT] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
S.663
Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes.
Sponsor: Sen Bingaman, Jeff [NM] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.662
Title: A bill to reform the postal laws of the United States.
Sponsor: Sen Collins, Susan M. [ME] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (2)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
S.661
Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the modernization of the United States Tax Court, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Hatch, Orrin G. [UT] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.660
Title: A bill to provide for the acknowledgement of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Dole, Elizabeth [NC] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
S.659
Title: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit human chimeras.
Sponsor: Sen Brownback, Sam [KS] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S.658
Title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit human cloning.
Sponsor: Sen Brownback, Sam [KS] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (28)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S.657
Title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make a technical correction in the definition of outpatient speech-language pathology services.
Sponsor: Sen Ensign, John [NV] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.656
Title: A bill to provide for the adjustment of status of certain nationals of Liberia to that of lawful permanent residence.
Sponsor: Sen Reed, Jack [RI] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S.655
Title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Sponsor: Sen Isakson, Johnny [GA] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S.654
Title: A bill to prohibit the expulsion, return, or extradition of persons by the United States to countries engaging in torture, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Leahy, Patrick J. [VT] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
S.653
Title: A bill for the relief of the family of Theresa Marie Schiavo.
Sponsor: Sen Martinez, Mel [FL] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (18)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.
S.652
Title: A bill to provide financial assistance for the rehabilitation of the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the development of an exhibit to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin.
Sponsor: Sen Specter, Arlen [PA] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S.651
Title: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to make creditable for civil service retirement purposes certain periods of service performed with Air America, Incorporated, Air Asia Company Limited, or the Pacific Division of Southern Air Transport, Incorporated, while those entities were owned or controlled by the Government of the United States and operate or managed by the Central Intelligence Agency.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
S.650
Title: A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to increase production and use of renewable fuel and to increase the energy independence of the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Lugar, Richard G. [IN] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (20)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
S.649
Title: A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to make volunteer members of the Civil Air Patrol eligible for Public Safety Officer death benefits.
Sponsor: Sen Allard, Wayne [CO] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S.648
Title: A bill to amend the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 to extend the authority for drought assistance.
Sponsor: Sen Smith, Gordon H. [OR] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S.647
Title: A bill 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: Sen Lincoln, Blanche L. [AR] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (4)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.646
Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue code of 1986 to allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit against income tax for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax.
Sponsor: Sen Bunning, Jim [KY] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (4)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senate Bills sponsored since January:
Senate Bill List.
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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
Definition of Resolutions and types of
(See notes on linking to, and viewing the text of, any given Resolution, at bottom)
Thursday, 03/17/05, 14 House Resolutions sponsored:
H.RES.180
Title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a United Nations Emergency Peace Service capable of intervening in the early stages of a humanitarian crisis could save millions of lives, billions of dollars, and is in the interests of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Wynn, Albert Russell [MD-4] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (6)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
H.RES.179
Title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that A. Philip Randolph should be recognized for his lifelong leadership and work to end discrimination and secure equal employment and labor opportunities for all Americans.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
H.RES.178
Title: Honoring the life of Betty Shabazz.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
H.RES.177
Title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Sugar Ray Robinson should be recognized for his athletic achievements and commitment to young people.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
H.RES.176
Title: Honoring Dick Brown: New York's greatest ambassador to Washington.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
H.RES.175
Title: Recognizing the importance of establishing a national memorial at the World Trade Center site to commemorate and mourn the events of February 26, 1993, and September 11, 2001.
Sponsor: Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-8] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (28)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
H.RES.174
Title: Congratulating the people of Malaysia and honoring Datuk Siti Norma Binti Yaacob regarding her recent appointment as the first female Chief Judge of Malaya, Malaysia.
Sponsor: Rep Meeks, Gregory W. [NY-6] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (11)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
H.RES.173
Title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Director of National Intelligence should establish and oversee the implementation of a uniform, multi-level security clearance system across the intelligence community to fully leverage the cultural and linguistic skills of subject matter experts and others proficient in foreign languages critical to national security.
Sponsor: Rep Harman, Jane [CA-36] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (8)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
H.RES.172
Title: Expressing the condemnation of the House of Representatives on the one year anniversary of ethnic violence in Kosovo that occurred on March 17 and 18, 2004, and expressing condolences to the families of individuals who were killed or injured.
Sponsor: Rep Burton, Dan [IN-5] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (5)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
H.RES.171
Title: Supporting the creation of the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization at the Department of State, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Dreier, David [CA-26] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
H.RES.170
Title: Of inquiry requesting the President to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives respecting a claim made by the President on February 16, 2005, at a meeting Portsmouth, New Hampshire, that there is not a Social Security trust.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (36)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.RES.169
Title: Recognizing the importance of sun safety, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Michael [FL-9] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.RES.168
Title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Social Security is a vital program facing bankruptcy, which must be reformed.
Sponsor: Rep McHenry, Patrick T. [NC-10] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (19)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.RES.167
Title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to Second Lieutenant Ilario Pantano, United States Marine Corps.
Sponsor: Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Thursday, 03/17/05, 18 House Concurrent Resolutions sponsored:
H.CON.RES.120
Title: Expressing the sense of the Congress with regard to the world's freshwater resources.
Sponsor: Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (23)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, 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.
H.CON.RES.119
Title: Expressing the sense of Congress that Arthur Schomburg should be recognized for his leadership and contributions in documenting, recording, and researching the historical contributions to society of peoples of African descent and for his efforts to combat racial and ethnic discrimination in the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
H.CON.RES.118
Title: Expressing the sense of Congress that Madame C. J. Walker should be recognized for her achievements in business, her inventions, and her commitment to the African-American community.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
H.CON.RES.117
Title: Expressing the sense of Congress that Zora Neale Hurston should be recognized for her achievements as a novelist and anthropologist, and for her contributions to the Harlem Renaissance movement.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
H.CON.RES.116
Title: Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued by the United States Postal Service honoring Arthur Ashe, and that the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
H.CON.RES.115
Title: Expressing the sense of Congress that Romare Howard Bearden should be recognized as one of the preeminent artists of the 20th century for his artistic genius and visual creativity in the depiction of the complexity and richness of African American life in the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
H.CON.RES.114
Title: Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued by the United States Postal Service honoring Roy Campanella, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
H.CON.RES.113
Title: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a postage stamp commemorating Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
H.CON.RES.112
Title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Lena Horne should be recognized as one of the most popular performers of the 1940s and 1950s and for her outspoken opposition to racial and social injustice.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
H.CON.RES.111
Title: Expressing the sense of Congress that Lionel Hampton should be honored for his contributions to American music.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
H.CON.RES.110
Title: Expressing the sense of Congress that Katherine Dunham should be recognized for her groundbreaking achievements in dance, theater, music, and education, as well as for her work as an activist striving for racial equality throughout the world.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
H.CON.RES.109
Title: Honoring Army Specialist Shoshana Nyree Johnson, former prisoner of war in Iraq.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
H.CON.RES.108
Title: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the community development block grant program should remain under the administration of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Sponsor: Rep Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [MI-13] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
H.CON.RES.107
Title: Supporting the goal of increased homeownership in the United States and recognizing the importance of homeownership programs, fair lending laws, and fair housing laws in achieving that goal.
Sponsor: Rep Hastings, Alcee L. [FL-23] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
H.CON.RES.106
Title: Expressing the sense of Congress that a site in Arlington National Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory of the 40 members of the Armed Forces who lost their lives in the air crash at Bakers Creek, Australia, on June 14, 1943.
Sponsor: Rep Capito, Shelley Moore [WV-2] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
H.CON.RES.105
Title: Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the founding of Las Vegas, Nevada.
Sponsor: Rep Berkley, Shelley [NV-1] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (2)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
H.CON.RES.104
Title: Congratulating Bode Miller for winning the 2004-2005 World Cup overall title in Alpine skiing.
Sponsor: Rep Bass, Charles F. [NH-2] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
H.CON.RES.103
Title: Providing for an adjournment of the two Houses.
Sponsor: Rep DeLay, Tom [TX-22] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Received in the Senate.
Thursday, 03/17/04, 2 House Joint Resolutions sponsored:
H.J.RES.39 Title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.
Sponsor: Rep Lungren, Daniel E. [CA-3] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (9)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
H.J.RES.38 Title: Recognizing Commodore John Barry as the first flag officer of the United States Navy.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (18)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
House Resolutions sponsored since January:
House Resolutions List
House Joint Resolutions List
House Concurrent Resolutions List (
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).
Thursday, 03/17/05, 8 Senate Resolutions sponsored:
S.RES.91
Title: A resolution urging the European Union to maintain its arms export embargo on the People's Republic of China.
Sponsor: Sen Smith, Gordon H. [OR] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (9)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.RES.90
Title: A resolution designating the week of May 1, 2005, as "Holocaust Commemoration Week".
Sponsor: Sen Lugar, Richard G. [IN] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.RES.89
Title: A resolution congratulating the Montana FFA on its 75th Anniversary and celebrating the achievements of Montana FFA members.
Sponsor: Sen Burns, Conrad R. [MT] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent
S.RES.88
Title: A resolution designating April 2005 as "Financial Literacy Month".
Sponsor: Sen Akaka, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (21)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.RES.87
Title: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the resumption of beef exports to Japan.
Sponsor: Sen Thune, John [SD] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (9)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.RES.86
Title: A resolution designating August 16, 2005, as "National Airborne Day".
Sponsor: Sen Hagel, Chuck [NE] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (18)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S.RES.85
Title: A resolution designating July 23, 2005, and July 22, 2006, as "National Day of the American Cowboy".
Sponsor: Sen Thomas, Craig [WY] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (6)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S.RES.84
Title: A resolution condemning violence and criminality by the Irish Republican Army in Northern Ireland.
Sponsor: Sen Kennedy, Edward M. [MA] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (8)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Concurrent Resolutions:
Thursday, 03/17/05, 3 Senate Concurrent Resolution sponsored:
S.CON.RES.22 Title: A concurrent resolution congratulating Bode Miller for winning the 2004-2005 World Cup overall title in Alpine skiing.
Sponsor: Sen Sununu, John E. [NH] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S.CON.RES.21
Title: A concurrent resolution 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.
Sponsor: Sen Allen, George [VA] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
S.CON.RES.20
Title: A concurrent resolution expressing the need for enhanced public awareness of traumatic brain injury and support for the designation of a National Brain Injury Awareness Month.
Sponsor: Sen Cochran, Thad [MS] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Thursday, 03/17/05 Senate Joint Resolutions sponsored: none
Senate Resolutions sponsored since January:
Senate Resolutions List
Senate Joint Resolutions List
Senate Concurrent Resolutions List
(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.
Thursday Votes: Posted in the "Comments" section below.
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