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1. H.CON.RES.58 : Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring former Representative Shirley Chisholm, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] (introduced 2/14/2005) Cosponsors (52)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

2. H.CON.RES.87 : Recognizing the positive effect of veterans outreach activities known as Stand Down events on the lives of homeless veterans and commending the organizers of Stand Down events across the Nation.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Susan A. [CA-53] (introduced 3/7/2005) Cosponsors (28)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/7/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

3. H.CON.RES.149 : Recognizing the 57th anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel.
Sponsor: Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2] (introduced 5/11/2005) Cosponsors (78)
Committees: House International Relations; Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

4. H.CON.RES.184 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding additional steps to expedite the success of the United States in Iraq, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Skelton, Ike [MO-4] (introduced 6/22/2005) Cosponsors (31)
Committees: House Armed Services; House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 6/22/2005 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.

5. H.CON.RES.197 : Declaring that it is the policy of the United States not to enter into any base agreement with the Government of Iraq that would lead to a permanent United States military presence in Iraq.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] (introduced 6/30/2005) Cosponsors (86)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 6/30/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

6. H.CON.RES.210 : Supporting the goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer by the year 2015.
Sponsor: Rep Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [FL-22] (introduced 7/18/2005) Cosponsors (167)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 9/20/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

7. H.CON.RES.213 : Expressing the sense of Congress concerning the vital role of Medicare in the health care system of our Nation over the last 40 years.
Sponsor: Rep Dingell, John D. [MI-15] (introduced 7/21/2005) Cosponsors (101)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 7/21/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

8. H.CON.RES.215 : Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the importance of Medicaid in the health care system of our Nation.
Sponsor: Rep Waxman, Henry A. [CA-30] (introduced 7/21/2005) Cosponsors (101)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 7/21/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

9. H.CON.RES.218 : Recognizing the centennial of sustained immigration from the Philippines to the United States and acknowledging the contributions of our Filipino-American community to our country over the last century.
Sponsor: Rep Case, Ed [HI-2] (introduced 7/26/2005) Cosponsors (59)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 12/15/2005 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

10. H.CON.RES.228 : Supporting the observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Harris, Katherine [FL-13] (introduced 7/28/2005) Cosponsors (91)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 8/5/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

11. H.CON.RES.251 : Regarding the awarding of contracts with respect to the recovery from the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita.
Sponsor: Rep Bachus, Spencer [AL-6] (introduced 9/27/2005) Cosponsors (32)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/27/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

12. H.CON.RES.275 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the education curriculum in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Jim [FL-11] (introduced 10/26/2005) Cosponsors (48)
Committees: House International Relations; Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 1/27/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

13. H.CON.RES.289 : Supporting the goal and mission of America Recycles Day.
Sponsor: Rep Inslee, Jay [WA-1] (introduced 11/2/2005) Cosponsors (70)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 11/16/2005 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

14. H.CON.RES.296 : Expressing the sense of Congress that there is no honor in "honor killings".
Sponsor: Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-8] (introduced 11/10/2005) Cosponsors (67)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 11/10/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

15. H.CON.RES.297 : Honoring the life and expressing the deepest condolences of Congress on the passing of Edward Roybal, former United States Congressman.
Sponsor: Rep Ortiz, Solomon P. [TX-27] (introduced 11/15/2005) Cosponsors (50)
Committees: House Administration
Latest Major Action: 11/15/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

16. H.CON.RES.309 : Commending Armed Forces medical personnel for their outstanding care of combat casualties.
Sponsor: Rep Bean, Melissa L. [IL-8] (introduced 11/18/2005) Cosponsors (69)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 11/30/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

17. H.CON.RES.315 : Urging the President to issue a proclamation for the observance of an American Jewish History Month.
Sponsor: Rep Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [FL-20] (introduced 12/14/2005) Cosponsors (250)
Committees: House Government Reform; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2006 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

18. H.CON.RES.399 : Recognizing the 30th Anniversary of the victory of United States winemakers at the 1976 Paris Wine Tasting.
Sponsor: Rep Thompson, Mike [CA-1] (introduced 5/3/2006) Cosponsors (150)
Committees: House Government Reform; Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Latest Major Action: 8/2/2006 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

19. H.CON.RES.435 : Congratulating Israel's Magen David Adom Society for achieving full membership in the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Federation, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ackerman, Gary L. [NY-5] (introduced 6/26/2006) Cosponsors (43)
Committees: House International Relations; Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 7/19/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

20. H.CON.RES.504 : Calling on the League of Arab States to acknowledge the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and to step up their efforts to stop the genocide in Darfur.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] (introduced 12/8/2006) Cosponsors (50)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 12/8/2006 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

21. H.RES.21 : Honoring Shirley Chisholm for her service to the Nation and expressing condolences to her family, friends, and supporters on her death.
Sponsor: Rep Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [OH-11] (introduced 1/4/2005) Cosponsors (65)
Committees: House Administration
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

22. H.RES.41 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a day should be established as "National Tartan Day" to recognize the outstanding achievements and contributions made by Scottish-Americans to the United States.
Sponsor: Rep McIntyre, Mike [NC-7] (introduced 1/25/2005) Cosponsors (56)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2005 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

23. H.RES.67 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
Sponsor: Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] (introduced 2/2/2005) Cosponsors (115)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Relations.

24. H.RES.90 : Supporting the goals and ideals of Anti-Slavery Day.
Sponsor: Rep Engel, Eliot L. [NY-17] (introduced 2/14/2005) Cosponsors (43)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

25. H.RES.101 : Urging the European Union to add Hezbollah to the European Union's wide-ranging list of terrorist organizations.
Sponsor: Rep Saxton, Jim [NJ-3] (introduced 2/15/2005) Cosponsors (75)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 3/14/2005 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 - 3, 5 Present (Roll no. 67).

26. H.RES.121 : Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to strengthen the budget process.
Sponsor: Rep Cooper, Jim [TN-5] (introduced 2/17/2005) Cosponsors (43)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 2/17/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

27. H.RES.124 : Congratulating Jewish communities on their seven year completion of the 11th cycle of the daily study of the Talmud.
Sponsor: Rep Weiner, Anthony D. [NY-9] (introduced 3/1/2005) Cosponsors (56)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/1/2005 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

28. H.RES.127 : Urging the establishment and observation of a legal public holiday in honor of Cesar E. Chavez.
Sponsor: Rep Baca, Joe [CA-43] (introduced 3/1/2005) Cosponsors (60)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/1/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

29. H.RES.128 : Recognizing the 250th anniversary of Laredo, Texas.
Sponsor: Rep Cuellar, Henry [TX-28] (introduced 3/1/2005) Cosponsors (62)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/1/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

30. H.RES.131 : Amending rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives with regard to the procedures of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
Sponsor: Rep Mollohan, Alan B. [WV-1] (introduced 3/1/2005) Cosponsors (208)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 3/1/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

31. H.RES.188 : Recognizing and honoring firefighters for their many contributions throughout the history of the Nation.
Sponsor: Rep Thompson, Bennie G. [MS-2] (introduced 4/5/2005) Cosponsors (65)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 4/6/2005 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

32. H.RES.196 : Recognizing the anniversary of the ratification of the 13th Amendment and encouraging the American people to educate and instill pride and purpose into their communities and to observe the anniversary annually with appropriate programs and activities.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] (introduced 4/6/2005) Cosponsors (101)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 12/7/2005 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

33. H.RES.247 : Commending the Southern California Association of Governments for Forty Years of Planning and Advocacy in Transportation, Air Quality, and Growth Management.
Sponsor: Rep Millender-McDonald, Juanita [CA-37] (introduced 4/27/2005) Cosponsors (64)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 4/27/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

34. H.RES.252 : Supporting the goals of National Arson Awareness Week.
Sponsor: Rep Weldon, Curt [PA-7] (introduced 4/28/2005) Cosponsors (54)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 4/28/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

35. H.RES.272 : Recognizing the historic steps India and Pakistan have taken toward achieving bilateral peace.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 5/11/2005) Cosponsors (38)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 5/18/2005 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

36. H.RES.274 : Recognizing Miguel Contreras, on the occasion of his death, for his tireless work on behalf of immigrants and working people.
Sponsor: Rep Sanchez, Linda T. [CA-39] (introduced 5/11/2005) Cosponsors (30)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 5/11/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

37. H.RES.276 : Supporting the goals and ideals of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.
Sponsor: Rep Platts, Todd Russell [PA-19] (introduced 5/12/2005) Cosponsors (60)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 10/6/2005 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): 415 - 0 (Roll no. 510).

38. H.RES.311 : Recognizing the importance of the decision of the Supreme Court, Griswold v. Connecticut, which 40 years ago held that married couples have a constitutional right to use contraceptives, thereby recognizing the legal right of women to control their fertility through birth control and providing for vast improvements in maternal and infant health and for significant reductions in the rate of unintended pregnancy, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. [CT-3] (introduced 6/9/2005) Cosponsors (50)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/1/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

39. H.RES.357 : Honoring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
Sponsor: Rep Brown-Waite, Ginny [FL-5] (introduced 7/12/2005) Cosponsors (54)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/1/2006 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): 410 - 0 (Roll no. 17).

40. H.RES.421 : Commending the Biotechnology Industry Organization, the world's largest biotechnology organization, for a successful annual convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Sponsor: Rep Schwartz, Allyson Y. [PA-13] (introduced 7/29/2005) Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 7/29/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

41. H.RES.441 : To congratulate the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Discovery crew of Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot Jim Kelly, Mission Specialist Charlie Camarda, Mission Specialist Wendy Lawrence, Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi, Mission Specialist Steve Robinson, and Mission Specialist Andy Thomas on the successful completion of their 14 day test flight to the International Space Station for the first step of the Vision for Space Exploration, begun from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on July 26, 2005, and completed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on August 9, 2005, which historical mission represented a great step forward into the new beginning of the Second Space Age.
Sponsor: Rep Calvert, Ken [CA-44] (introduced 9/14/2005) Cosponsors (58)
Committees: House Science
Latest Major Action: 9/20/2005 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): 401 - 0 (Roll No. 477).

42. H.RES.452 : Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the American Academy of Pediatrics and supporting the mission and goals of the organization.
Sponsor: Rep Dingell, John D. [MI-15] (introduced 9/20/2005) Cosponsors (28)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 10/7/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

43. H.RES.477 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the crisis of Hurricane Katrina should not be used to weaken, waive, or roll back Federal public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Solis, Hilda L. [CA-32] (introduced 9/29/2005) Cosponsors (93)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Resources
Latest Major Action: 10/7/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.

44. H.RES.487 : Supporting the goals and ideals of Korean American Day.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Tom [VA-11] (introduced 10/7/2005) Cosponsors (56)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 12/13/2005 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): 405 - 0 (Roll no. 623).

45. H.RES.490 : Urging the United Nations to establish a commission on the prevention of slavery, human trafficking, and exploitation.
Sponsor: Rep Millender-McDonald, Juanita [CA-37] (introduced 10/7/2005) Cosponsors (57)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 10/7/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

46. H.RES.512 : Honoring the life and accomplishments of Rosa Parks and expressing condolences on her passing.
Sponsor: Rep Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [MI-13] (introduced 10/26/2005) Cosponsors (41)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 10/26/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

47. H.RES.523 : Condemning Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's threats against Israel.
Sponsor: Rep Hyde, Henry J. [IL-6] (introduced 10/28/2005) Cosponsors (69)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 10/28/2005 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 383 - 0, 1 Present (Roll no. 556).

48. H.RES.533 : Supporting the goals and ideals of Cambodian-American Freedom Day.
Sponsor: Rep Reichert, David G. [WA-8] (introduced 11/3/2005) Cosponsors (66)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 11/3/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

49. H.RES.566 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should seek to convene an international conference in 2006 to develop more effective means to deal with the serious and growing threat of methamphetamine and synthetic drug precursor chemicals.
Sponsor: Rep Cardoza, Dennis A. [CA-18] (introduced 11/17/2005) Cosponsors (56)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 11/17/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

50. H.RES.574 : Congratulating the Los Angeles Galaxy on their victory in the 2005 Major League Soccer championship.
Sponsor: Rep Becerra, Xavier [CA-31] (introduced 11/18/2005) Cosponsors (20)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 12/13/2005 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

51. H.RES.601 : Condemning in strongest terms Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's hateful rhetoric directed toward Israel.
Sponsor: Rep Cole, Tom [OK-4] (introduced 12/14/2005) Cosponsors (70)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 12/14/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

52. H.RES.655 : Honoring the life and accomplishments of Mrs. Coretta Scott King and her contributions as a leader in the struggle for civil rights, and expressing condolences to the King family on her passing.
Sponsor: Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [WI-5] (introduced 1/31/2006) Cosponsors (168)
Latest Major Action: 2/1/2006 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

53. H.RES.659 : Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to protect the integrity of the institution.
Sponsor: Rep Obey, David R. [WI-7] (introduced 1/31/2006) Cosponsors (132)
Committees: House Rules; House Standards of Official Conduct
Latest Major Action: 1/31/2006 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, 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.

54. H.RES.745 : Supporting the goals and ideals of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.
Sponsor: Rep Platts, Todd Russell [PA-19] (introduced 3/29/2006) Cosponsors (67)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/25/2006 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

55. H.RES.750 : Honoring the life and achievements of Alfred Ernest Alquist and expressing sorrow on his death.
Sponsor: Rep Lofgren, Zoe [CA-16] (introduced 3/30/2006) Cosponsors (42)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/30/2006 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

56. H.RES.753 : Commending American craft brewers.
Sponsor: Rep Boehlert, Sherwood [NY-24] (introduced 4/4/2006) Cosponsors (70)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 6/6/2006 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

57. H.RES.760 : Supporting the goals and ideals of National Clean Beaches Week and recognizing the considerable value of American beaches and their role in American culture.
Sponsor: Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr. [NJ-6] (introduced 4/4/2006) Cosponsors (59)
Committees: House Resources
Latest Major Action: 4/11/2006 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from Commerce.

58. H.RES.764 : Recognizing and honoring firefighters for their many contributions throughout the history of the Nation.
Sponsor: Rep Weldon, Curt [PA-7] (introduced 4/5/2006) Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 4/6/2006 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

59. H.RES.787 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all workers deserve fair treatment and safe working conditions, and honoring Dolores Huerta for her commitment to the improvement of working conditions for farm worker families and the rights of women and children.
Sponsor: Rep Solis, Hilda L. [CA-32] (introduced 4/27/2006) Cosponsors (45)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2006 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

60. H.RES.826 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a National Youth Sports Week should be established.
Sponsor: Rep McIntyre, Mike [NC-7] (introduced 5/19/2006) Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 6/19/2006 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): 311 - 0, 1 Present (Roll no. 291).

61. H.RES.841 : Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require committees to hold hearings upon the issuance of certain reports from an Inspector General or the Comptroller General the subject matter of which is within the jurisdiction of such committees.
Sponsor: Rep Tanner, John S. [TN-8] (introduced 5/24/2006) Cosponsors (39)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2006 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

62. H.RES.858 : Condemning the recent vote by the British National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education (NATFHE) to boycott Israeli academia.
Sponsor: Rep Higgins, Brian [NY-27] (introduced 6/9/2006) Cosponsors (46)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 6/9/2006 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

63. H.RES.870 : Congratulating and commending the Port of Baltimore on the occasion of its 300th anniversary.
Sponsor: Rep Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [MD-2] (introduced 6/14/2006) Cosponsors (20)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 6/14/2006 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

64. H.RES.900 : Supporting intelligence and law enforcement programs to track terrorists and terrorist finances conducted consistent with Federal law and with appropriate congressional consultation.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 6/29/2006) Cosponsors (136)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 6/29/2006 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

65. H.RES.963 : Congratulating and thanking Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta for his 40 years of dedicated service to the people of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Tauscher, Ellen O. [CA-10] (introduced 7/28/2006) Cosponsors (70)
Committees: House Administration
Latest Major Action: 7/28/2006 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

66. H.RES.970 : Denouncing the practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, "honor" killings, acid burning, dowry deaths, and other gender-based persecutions and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that participation, protection, recognition, and independence of women is crucial to achieving a just, moral, and honorable society.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 7/28/2006) Cosponsors (26)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 7/28/2006 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

67. H.RES.1095 : Commemorating the one-year anniversary of the November 9, 2005, terrorist attacks in Amman, Jordan.
Sponsor: Rep Boozman, John [AR-3] (introduced 12/6/2006) Cosponsors (33)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 12/9/2006 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

68. H.J.RES.22 : Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Cooper, Jim [TN-5] (introduced 2/17/2005) Cosponsors (30)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 4/4/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

69. H.J.RES.37 : 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 (185)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 4/4/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

70. H.J.RES.59 : Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the establishment of an appropriate day for the commemoration of the women suffragists who fought for and won the right of women to vote in the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Berkley, Shelley [NV-1] (introduced 7/14/2005) Cosponsors (54)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 109-49 [GPO: Text, PDF]

71. H.R.13 : To respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines in the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kennedy, Mark R. [MN-6] (introduced 1/4/2005) Cosponsors (102)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Agriculture; House Resources; House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Education and the Workforce; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/2/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

72. H.R.21 : To provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McIntyre, Mike [NC-7] (introduced 1/4/2005) Cosponsors (211)
Committees: House Resources
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

73. H.R.22 : To reform the postal laws of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep McHugh, John M. [NY-23] (introduced 1/4/2005) Cosponsors (163)
Committees: House Government Reform; House Judiciary
House Reports: 109-66 Part 1
Latest Major Action: 2/9/2006 Resolving differences -- Senate actions. Status: Senate insists on its amendment, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Collins; Stevens; Voinovich; Coleman; Bennett; Lieberman; Akaka; Carper.
Note: For further action, see H.R.6407 , which became Public Law 109-435 on 12/20/2006.

74. H.R.23 : To amend title 46, United States Code, and title II of the Social Security Act to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) during World War II.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 1/4/2005) Cosponsors (269)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/23/2006 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged.
Note: On 7/27/2006, a motion was filed to discharge the Rules Committee from consideration of H.Res. 917 , which provides for the consideration of H.R. 23 . A discharge petition requires 218 signatures for further action. (Discharge Petition No. 109-14: text with signatures.)

75. H.R.68 : To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Sponsor: Rep Culberson, John Abney [TX-7] (introduced 1/4/2005) Cosponsors (290)
Committees: House Financial Services; House Ways and Means; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
House Reports: 109-133 Part 1
Latest Major Action: 7/13/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

76. H.R.111 : To amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and the Revised Statutes of the United States to prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Calvert, Ken [CA-44] (introduced 1/4/2005) Cosponsors (259)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 2/22/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

77. H.R.115 : To strengthen the national security through the expansion and improvement of foreign language study, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Holt, Rush D. [NJ-12] (introduced 1/4/2005) Cosponsors (64)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce; House Intelligence (Permanent Select); House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/9/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

78. H.R.120 : To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 30777 Rancho California Road in Temecula, California, as the "Dalip Singh Saund Post Office Building".
Sponsor: Rep Issa, Darrell E. [CA-49] (introduced 1/4/2005) Cosponsors (54)
Committees: House Government Reform; Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 109-22 [GPO: Text, PDF]

79. H.R.147 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.
Sponsor: Rep McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [CA-25] (introduced 1/4/2005) Cosponsors (327)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/25/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Note: On 9/20/2006, a motion was filed to discharge the Rules Committee from consideration of H.Res. 987 , which provides for the consideration of H.R. 147 . A discharge petition requires 218 signatures for further action. (Discharge Petition No. 109-15: text with signatures.)

80. H.R.156 : To require the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress regarding the requirements applicable to the inscription of veterans' names on the memorial wall of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Sponsor: Rep Millender-McDonald, Juanita [CA-37] (introduced 1/4/2005) Cosponsors (45)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 1/27/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

81. H.R.176 : To facilitate homeownership in high-cost areas.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, Gary G. [CA-42] (introduced 1/4/2005) Cosponsors (18)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 2/23/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.

82. H.R.188 : To posthumously award a Congressional gold medal to Shirley Chisholm.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 1/4/2005) Cosponsors (52)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 3/18/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.

83. H.R.193 : To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for compensation to States incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors.
Sponsor: Rep Sanchez, Linda T. [CA-39] (introduced 1/4/2005) Cosponsors (19)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/2/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

84. H.R.282 : To hold the current regime in Iran accountable for its threatening behavior and to support a transition to democracy in Iran.
Sponsor: Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] (introduced 1/6/2005) Cosponsors (360)
Committees: House International Relations; Senate Foreign Relations
House Reports: 109-417
Latest Major Action: 4/27/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Note: For further action, see H.R.6198 , which became Public Law 109-293 on 9/30/2006.

85. H.R.289 : To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 8200 South Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles, California, as the Sergeant First Class John Marshall Post Office Building.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 1/6/2005) Cosponsors (49)
Committees: House Government Reform; Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 109-23 [GPO: Text, PDF]

86. H.R.292 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the amount of the military death gratuity from $12,000 to $100,000.
Sponsor: Rep Bachus, Spencer [AL-6] (introduced 1/20/2005) Cosponsors (243)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/4/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

87. H.R.302 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for purposes of benefits under programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [CA-50] (introduced 1/25/2005) Cosponsors (67)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/25/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

88. H.R.303 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit certain additional retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation and to eliminate the phase-in period under current law with respect to such concurrent receipt.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Michael [FL-9] (introduced 1/25/2005) Cosponsors (240)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Note: On 5/24/2005, a motion was filed to discharge the Rules Committee from consideration of H.Res. 270 , which provides for the consideration of H.R. 303 . A discharge petition requires 218 signatures for further action. (Discharge Petition No. 109-2: text with signatures.)

89. H.R.311 : To posthumously award a Congressional gold medal to Alice Paul in recognition of her role in the women's suffrage movement and in advancing equal rights for women.
Sponsor: Rep Baca, Joe [CA-43] (introduced 1/25/2005) Cosponsors (167)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 3/18/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.

90. H.R.312 : To extend the provision of title 39, United States Code, under which the United States Postal Service is authorized to issue a special postage stamp to benefit breast cancer research.
Sponsor: Rep Baca, Joe [CA-43] (introduced 1/25/2005) Cosponsors (153)
Committees: House Government Reform; House Energy and Commerce; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/25/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

91. H.R.328 : To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Gutknecht, Gil [MN-1] (introduced 1/25/2005) Cosponsors (121)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/2/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.

92. H.R.358 : To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of the Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Snyder, Vic [AR-2] (introduced 1/25/2005) Cosponsors (321)
Committees: House Financial Services; House Ways and Means; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
House Reports: 109-134 Part 1
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 109-146 [GPO: Text, PDF]

93. H.R.376 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate fair prices for Medicare prescription drugs on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries.
Sponsor: Rep Emerson, Jo Ann [MO-8] (introduced 1/26/2005) Cosponsors (167)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/25/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Note: On 5/18/2005, a motion was filed to discharge the Rules Committee from consideration of H.Res. 267 , which provides for the consideration of H.R. 376 . A discharge petition requires 218 signatures for further action. (Discharge Petition No. 109-1: text with signatures.)

94. H.R.398 : To provide for full voting representation in Congress for the citizens of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes [DC] (introduced 1/26/2005) Cosponsors (94)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/2/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

95. H.R.438 : To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2000 Allston Way in Berkeley, California, as the "Maudelle Shirek Post Office Building".
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] (introduced 2/1/2005) Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/27/2005 Failed of passage/not agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 190 - 215 (Roll no. 495).

96. H.R.444 : To amend title 23, United States Code, relating to the use of high occupancy vehicle lanes by hybrid vehicles.
Sponsor: Rep Issa, Darrell E. [CA-49] (introduced 2/1/2005) Cosponsors (24)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.

97. H.R.478 : To improve seaport security.
Sponsor: Rep Millender-McDonald, Juanita [CA-37] (introduced 2/1/2005) Cosponsors (56)
Committees: House Homeland Security
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity.

98. H.R.504 : To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4960 West Washington Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, as the "Ray Charles Post Office Building".
Sponsor: Rep Watson, Diane E. [CA-33] (introduced 2/1/2005) Cosponsors (55)
Committees: House Government Reform; Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 109-25 [GPO: Text, PDF]

99. H.R.516 : To amend the procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants, to outlaw certain practices that provide inadequate settlements for class members, to assure that attorneys do not receive a disproportionate amount of settlements at the expense of class members, to assure prompt consideration of interstate class actions, to amend title 28, United States Code, to allow the application of the principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction to interstate class actions, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Goodlatte, Bob [VA-6] (introduced 2/2/2005) Cosponsors (73)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

100. H.R.517 : To reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Walden, Greg [OR-2] (introduced 2/2/2005) Cosponsors (139)
Committees: House Agriculture; House Resources
House Reports: 109-117 Part 1
Latest Major Action: 6/9/2005 Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 109-117, Part I.

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