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1. H.CON.RES.5 : Expressing support for the designation and goals of "Hire a Veteran Week" and encouraging the President to issue a proclamation supporting those goals.
Sponsor: Rep Holt, Rush D. [NJ-12] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs; House Armed Services; Senate Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/31/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

2. H.CON.RES.7 : Calling on the League of Arab States and each Member State individually 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 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (111)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 6/28/2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 244.

3. H.CON.RES.9 : 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 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (111)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

4. H.CON.RES.19 : Affirming the sense of Congress regarding the obligation of the United States to improve the lives of the 36,950,000 Americans living in poverty and the 15,928,000 of those who live in extreme poverty.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (25)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

5. H.CON.RES.23 : Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should not order an escalation in the total number of members of the United States Armed Forces serving in Iraq.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (35)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

6. H.CON.RES.25 : Expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber.
Sponsor: Rep Peterson, Collin C. [MN-7] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (72)
Committees: House Agriculture; House Energy and Commerce; House Natural Resources; Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
House Reports: 110-344 Part 1
Latest Major Action: 10/16/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

7. H.CON.RES.33 : Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should not initiate military action against Iran without first obtaining authorization from Congress.
Sponsor: Rep DeFazio, Peter A. [OR-4] (introduced 1/16/2007) Cosponsors (59)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/16/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

8. H.CON.RES.39 : Honoring women's health advocate Cynthia Boles Dailard.
Sponsor: Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [NY-28] (introduced 1/19/2007) Cosponsors (39)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/19/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

9. H.CON.RES.44 : Honoring and praising the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 98th anniversary.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Al [TX-9] (introduced 1/24/2007) Cosponsors (118)
Committees: House Judiciary; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/23/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

10. H.CON.RES.46 : Declaring that it is the policy of the United States not to establish any military installation or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq and not to exercise United States control of the oil resources of Iraq.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] (introduced 1/29/2007) Cosponsors (39)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 3/20/2007 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Hearings Held.

11. H.CON.RES.49 : Concurrent resolution recognizing the 75th anniversary of the Military Order of the Purple Heart and commending recipients of the Purple Heart for their courage and sacrifice on behalf of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] (introduced 1/31/2007) Cosponsors (91)
Committees: House Armed Services; Senate Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 8/3/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

12. H.CON.RES.68 : Honoring the life and accomplishments of Gian Carlo Menotti and recognizing the success of the Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, South Carolina, which he founded.
Sponsor: Rep Brown, Henry E., Jr. [SC-1] (introduced 2/16/2007) Cosponsors (27)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 5/10/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

13. H.CON.RES.72 : Recognizing and honoring America's labor movement, supporting the designation of a National Labor History Month, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Sanchez, Linda T. [CA-39] (introduced 2/16/2007) Cosponsors (66)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 2/16/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

14. H.CON.RES.74 : Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need for additional research into the chronic neurological condition hydrocephalus, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Thompson, Mike [CA-1] (introduced 2/16/2007) Cosponsors (26)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 2/28/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

15. H.CON.RES.75 : Expressing the sense of Congress that the global use of child soldiers is unacceptable and that the international community should find remedies end this practice.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Eddie Bernice [TX-30] (introduced 2/27/2007) Cosponsors (63)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/27/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

16. H.CON.RES.80 : Calling on the Government of Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) to recommit to a political solution to the conflict in northern Uganda by engaging in good-faith negotiations, and urging immediate and substantial support for the ongoing peace process from the United States and the international community.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [GA-4] (introduced 3/5/2007) Cosponsors (31)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 6/19/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

17. H.CON.RES.88 : Honoring the life of Ernest Gallo.
Sponsor: Rep Cardoza, Dennis A. [CA-18] (introduced 3/9/2007) Cosponsors (57)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 4/18/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

18. H.CON.RES.89 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued honoring Varian Fry, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.
Sponsor: Rep Rothman, Steven R. [NJ-9] (introduced 3/9/2007) Cosponsors (13)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

19. H.CON.RES.91 : Expressing the need for enhanced public awareness of traumatic brain injury and support for the designation of a National Brain Injury Awareness Month.
Sponsor: Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [NJ-8] (introduced 3/13/2007) Cosponsors (59)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/14/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

20. H.CON.RES.100 : Condemning the recent violent actions of the Government of Zimbabwe against peaceful opposition party activists and members of civil society.
Sponsor: Rep Lantos, Tom [CA-12] (introduced 3/26/2007) Cosponsors (31)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 4/18/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

21. H.CON.RES.102 : Supporting the goals and ideals of observing the National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness each year to raise awareness of and opposition to human trafficking.
Sponsor: Rep Schiff, Adam B. [CA-29] (introduced 3/27/2007) Cosponsors (48)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/30/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

22. H.CON.RES.105 : Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Suffragists Day to promote awareness of the importance of the women suffragists who worked for the right of women to vote in the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Berkley, Shelley [NV-1] (introduced 3/29/2007) Cosponsors (114)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/9/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

23. H.CON.RES.108 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued honoring Rosa Louise McCauley Parks.
Sponsor: Rep Rush, Bobby L. [IL-1] (introduced 3/29/2007) Cosponsors (96)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/29/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

24. H.CON.RES.121 : Recognizing the benefits and importance of school-based music education, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Cooper, Jim [TN-5] (introduced 4/19/2007) Cosponsors (35)
Committees: House Education and Labor; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 5/15/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

25. H.CON.RES.122 : Supporting the goal and mission of America Recycles Day.
Sponsor: Rep Inslee, Jay [WA-1] (introduced 4/20/2007) Cosponsors (106)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 11/14/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

26. H.CON.RES.139 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should address the ongoing problem of untouchability in India.
Sponsor: Rep Franks, Trent [AZ-2] (introduced 5/1/2007) Cosponsors (33)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 7/24/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

27. H.CON.RES.142 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that there should be established a National Pet Week.
Sponsor: Rep Shays, Christopher [CT-4] (introduced 5/3/2007) Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Latest Major Action: 6/26/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

28. H.CON.RES.147 : Recognizing 200 years of research, service to the people of the United States, and stewardship of the marine environment by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its predecessor agencies, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Brown, Henry E., Jr. [SC-1] (introduced 5/10/2007) Cosponsors (26)
Committees: House Natural Resources; House Science and Technology; Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Major Action: 12/6/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

29. H.CON.RES.155 : Recognizing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day, and expressing the sense of Congress that history should be regarded as a means for understanding the past and more effectively facing the challenges of the future.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Danny K. [IL-7] (introduced 5/23/2007) Cosponsors (57)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/22/2008 Senate floor actions. Status: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.

30. H.CON.RES.161 : Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of Dr. King's Launching of the Poor People's Campaign and Organization of the Poor People's Army.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (28)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

31. H.CON.RES.162 : Expressing the sense of Congress that Congress and the President should increase basic pay for members of the Armed Forces.
Sponsor: Rep Murphy, Patrick J. [PA-8] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (65)
Committees: House Armed Services; Senate Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 11/8/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

32. H.CON.RES.198 : Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of those persons, groups and communities that are impoverished, disadvantaged or otherwise in poverty.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] (introduced 8/1/2007) Cosponsors (83)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 1/23/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

33. H.CON.RES.203 : Condemning the persecution of labor rights advocates in Iran.
Sponsor: Rep Kirk, Mark Steven [IL-10] (introduced 9/5/2007) Cosponsors (34)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 10/3/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

34. H.CON.RES.205 : Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women's Friendship Day.
Sponsor: Rep Cohen, Steve [TN-9] (introduced 9/6/2007) Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 10/4/2007 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

35. H.CON.RES.213 : Celebrating the outstanding contributions of California's wine industry to the State, the Nation and winemaking as a whole and supporting the goals and ideals of "California Wine Month".
Sponsor: Rep Thompson, Mike [CA-1] (introduced 9/18/2007) Cosponsors (31)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/18/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

36. H.CON.RES.214 : Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should grant a posthumous pardon to John Arthur "Jack" Johnson for the 1913 racially motivated conviction of Johnson, which diminished his athletic, cultural, and historic significance, and tarnished his reputation.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 9/18/2007) Cosponsors (40)
Committees: House Judiciary; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 10/2/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

37. H.CON.RES.247 : Expressing support for advancing vital United States interests through increased engagement in health programs that alleviate disease and poverty, and reduce premature death in developing nations, especially through programs that combat high levels of infectious disease, improve children's and women's health, decrease malnutrition, reduce unintended pregnancies, fight the spread of HIV/AIDS, encourage healthy behaviors, and strengthen health care capacity.
Sponsor: Rep Payne, Donald M. [NJ-10] (introduced 11/6/2007) Cosponsors (28)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 11/6/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.

38. H.CON.RES.249 : Recognizing Hostelling International USA for 75 years of service to intercultural understanding and to youth travel.
Sponsor: Rep Delahunt, William D. [MA-10] (introduced 11/8/2007) Cosponsors (33)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 11/8/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

39. H.CON.RES.265 : Supporting the goals and ideals of World AIDS Day.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] (introduced 12/4/2007) Cosponsors (34)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 12/4/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.

40. H.CON.RES.283 : Calling for a peaceful resolution to the current electoral crisis in Kenya.
Sponsor: Rep Payne, Donald M. [NJ-10] (introduced 1/23/2008) Cosponsors (31)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 2/8/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

41. H.CON.RES.289 : Honoring and praising the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 99th anniversary.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Al [TX-9] (introduced 2/7/2008) Cosponsors (45)
Committees: House Judiciary; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/5/2008 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

42. H.CON.RES.305 : Recognizing the importance of bicycling in transportation and recreation.
Sponsor: Rep Blumenauer, Earl [OR-3] (introduced 2/28/2008) Cosponsors (34)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
House Reports: 110-653
Latest Major Action: 6/2/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

43. H.CON.RES.310 : Expressing support for a national day of remembrance for Harriet Ross Tubman.
Sponsor: Rep Cummings, Elijah E. [MD-7] (introduced 3/5/2008) Cosponsors (66)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 4/2/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

44. H.CON.RES.328 : Supporting the goals and ideals of the National Day of Silence with respect to anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender name-calling, bullying, and harassment faced by individuals in schools.
Sponsor: Rep Engel, Eliot L. [NY-17] (introduced 4/15/2008) Cosponsors (38)
Committees: House Education and Labor; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 4/28/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

45. H.CON.RES.331 : Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women's Health Week, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [NY-22] (introduced 4/17/2008) Cosponsors (114)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 5/19/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

46. H.CON.RES.332 : Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Sponsor: Rep Fortenberry, Jeff [NE-1] (introduced 4/24/2008) Cosponsors (49)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 6/11/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

47. H.CON.RES.338 : Recognizing the Honorable Yvonne Brathwaite Burke for her distinguished career in public service.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 4/29/2008) Cosponsors (97)
Committees: House Administration
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

48. H.CON.RES.344 : Recognizing the disproportionate impact of the global food crisis on children in the developing world.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 5/7/2008) Cosponsors (49)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 9/11/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

49. H.CON.RES.345 : Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Antarctic Treaty.
Sponsor: Rep Tiberi, Patrick J. [OH-12] (introduced 5/7/2008) Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/7/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

50. H.CON.RES.350 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States, through the International Whaling Commission, should use all appropriate measures to end commercial whaling in all of its forms, including scientific and other special permit whaling, coastal whaling, and community-based whaling, and seek to strengthen the conservation and management measures to facilitate the conservation of whale species, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Rahall, Nick J., II [WV-3] (introduced 5/14/2008) Cosponsors (36)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 6/20/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

51. H.CON.RES.360 : Recognizing the important social and economic contributions and accomplishments of the New Deal to our Nation on the 75th anniversary of legislation establishing the initial New Deal social and public works programs.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] (introduced 5/21/2008) Cosponsors (56)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 10/2/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

52. H.CON.RES.365 : Honoring the life of Robert Mondavi.
Sponsor: Rep Thompson, Mike [CA-1] (introduced 5/22/2008) Cosponsors (61)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 6/27/2008 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 857.

53. H.CON.RES.374 : Concurrent resolution supporting Christian, Jewish, and Muslim interfaith dialogue that promotes peace, understanding, unity, and religious freedom.
Sponsor: Rep Wamp, Zach [TN-3] (introduced 6/19/2008) Cosponsors (26)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 10/2/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

54. H.CON.RES.380 : Recognizing the 63rd anniversary of the United Nations.
Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 6/24/2008) Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/24/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

55. H.CON.RES.381 : Honoring and recognizing the dedication and achievements of Thurgood Marshall on the 100th anniversary of his birth.
Sponsor: Rep Payne, Donald M. [NJ-10] (introduced 6/24/2008) Cosponsors (55)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/16/2008 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

56. H.CON.RES.382 : Recognizing the important social and labor contributions and accomplishments of Congresswoman Mary T. Norton of New Jersey on the 70th anniversary of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Sponsor: Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. [CT-3] (introduced 6/25/2008) Cosponsors (19)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 6/25/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

57. H.CON.RES.397 : Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding sexual assaults and rape in the military.
Sponsor: Rep Harman, Jane [CA-36] (introduced 7/29/2008) Cosponsors (38)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 9/4/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

58. H.CON.RES.424 : Calling on the Attorney General to protect the right to vote of every person in the United States by promptly and thoroughly investigating complaints of violations of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, and the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 9/23/2008) Cosponsors (62)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 9/23/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

59. H.CON.RES.426 : Recognizing the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Minority AIDS Initiative.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 9/24/2008) Cosponsors (80)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 10/2/2008 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

60. H.RES.24 : Establishing the House Democracy Assistance Commission for the One Hundred Tenth Congress.
Sponsor: Rep Price, David E. [NC-4] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (36)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/30/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 426 - 0 (Roll no. 62).

61. H.RES.32 : A resolution denouncing the practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, "honor" killings, acid burnings, dowry deaths, and other gender-based persecutions, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that participation, protection, recognition, and equality of women is crucial to achieving a just, moral and peaceful society.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 1/5/2007) Cosponsors (44)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/9/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 378 - 0 (Roll no. 949).

62. H.RES.34 : A resolution recognizing the life and accomplishments of Desmond Mpilo Tutu, South African Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 1/5/2007) Cosponsors (44)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 9/5/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

63. H.RES.37 : 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 1/5/2007) Cosponsors (63)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 1/5/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

64. H.RES.41 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that an increase in number of members of the United States Forces deployed in Iraq is the wrong course of action and that a drastic shift in the political and diplomatic strategy of the United States is needed to help secure and stabilize Iraq.
Sponsor: Rep Meehan, Martin T. [MA-5] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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.

65. H.RES.42 : Recognizing Ann Richards' extraordinary contributions to Texas and American public life.
Sponsor: Rep Ortiz, Solomon P. [TX-27] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (62)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/27/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

66. H.RES.55 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding modern-day slavery.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] (introduced 1/11/2007) Cosponsors (41)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/17/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight.

67. H.RES.61 : Observing the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., and encouraging the people of the United States to observe the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Lewis, John [GA-5] (introduced 1/12/2007) Cosponsors (95)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/16/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 418 - 0 (Roll no. 24).

68. H.RES.76 : Urging the establishment and observation of a legal public holiday in honor of Cesar E. Chavez.
Sponsor: Rep Baca, Joe [CA-43] (introduced 1/18/2007) Cosponsors (64)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/18/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

69. H.RES.90 : Congratulating Lovie Smith of the Chicago Bears and Tony Dungy of the Indianapolis Colts on becoming the first African-American head coaches of National Football League teams to qualify for the Super Bowl.
Sponsor: Rep Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [MI-13] (introduced 1/23/2007) Cosponsors (57)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/30/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 425 - 0 (Roll no. 61).

70. H.RES.100 : Expressing the sympathy of the House of Representatives to the families of women and girls murdered in Guatemala and encouraging the Government of Guatemala to bring an end to these crimes.
Sponsor: Rep Solis, Hilda L. [CA-32] (introduced 1/24/2007) Cosponsors (100)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/1/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

71. H.RES.102 : Condemning the assassination of human rights advocate and outspoken defender of freedom of the press, Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink on January 19, 2007.
Sponsor: Rep Crowley, Joseph [NY-7] (introduced 1/29/2007) Cosponsors (67)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/29/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

72. H.RES.106 : Calling upon the President to ensure that the foreign policy of the United States reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity concerning issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in the United States record relating to the Armenian Genocide, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Schiff, Adam B. [CA-29] (introduced 1/30/2007) Cosponsors (212)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/10/2007 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 21.

73. H.RES.111 : Establishing a Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 1/30/2007) Cosponsors (280)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 1/30/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Note: On 6/24/2008, a motion was filed to discharge the Rules Committee from consideration of H.Res. 1240 , which provides for the consideration of H.Res. 111 . A discharge petition requires 218 signatures for further action. (Discharge Petition No. 110-11: text with signatures.)

74. H.RES.118 : Condemning the existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and urging States adopt legislation similar to that which was enacted in California to address the issue.
Sponsor: Rep Cleaver, Emanuel [MO-5] (introduced 1/31/2007) Cosponsors (57)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/1/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

75. H.RES.120 : Recognizing the African American spiritual as a national treasure.
Sponsor: Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. [CT-3] (introduced 1/31/2007) Cosponsors (59)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 2/7/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 426 - 0 (Roll no. 79).

76. H.RES.121 : A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of Japan should formally acknowledge, apologize, and accept historical responsibility in a clear and unequivocal manner for its Imperial Armed Forces' coercion of young women into sexual slavery, known to the world as "comfort women", during its colonial and wartime occupation of Asia and the Pacific Islands from the 1930s through the duration of World War II.
Sponsor: Rep Honda, Michael M. [CA-15] (introduced 1/31/2007) Cosponsors (167)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/30/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

77. H.RES.128 : Urging the Department of Health and Human Services to prepare a long-term, comprehensive plan to medically monitor all individuals who were exposed to the toxins of Ground Zero following the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and to treat all those sick or injured.
Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 2/6/2007) Cosponsors (28)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/7/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

78. H.RES.136 : Commending the Girl Scouts of the United States of America on the occasion of their 95th anniversary, for providing quality age-appropriate experiences that prepare girls to become the leaders of tomorrow and for raising issues important to girls.
Sponsor: Rep McCarthy, Carolyn [NY-4] (introduced 2/7/2007) Cosponsors (71)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/12/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 395 - 0 (Roll no. 137).

79. H.RES.137 : Honoring the life and six decades of public service of Jacob Birnbaum and especially his commitment freeing Soviet Jews from religious, cultural, and communal extinction.
Sponsor: Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-8] (introduced 2/7/2007) Cosponsors (34)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/18/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

80. H.RES.143 : Urging the President to appoint a Special Envoy for Middle East Peace.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Susan A. [CA-53] (introduced 2/8/2007) Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/17/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia .

81. H.RES.146 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should take action to meet its obligations, and to ensure that all other member states of the United Nations meet their obligations, to women as agreed to in United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 relating to women, peace, and security, and the United States should fully assume the implementation of international law relating to human rights that protects the rights of women and girls during and after conflicts, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Eddie Bernice [TX-30] (introduced 2/8/2007) Cosponsors (66)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/17/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight.

82. H.RES.149 : Supporting the goals of International Women's Day.
Sponsor: Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9] (introduced 2/8/2007) Cosponsors (102)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 403 - 0 (Roll no. 122).

83. H.RES.180 : Honoring the life and achievements of Leo T. McCarthy and expressing profound sorrow on his death.
Sponsor: Rep Eshoo, Anna G. [CA-14] (introduced 2/16/2007) Cosponsors (60)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

84. H.RES.189 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day" should be established.
Sponsor: Rep Sanchez, Linda T. [CA-39] (introduced 2/16/2007) Cosponsors (54)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 6/25/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 381 - 0 (Roll no. 549).

85. H.RES.194 : Apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of African-Americans.
Sponsor: Rep Cohen, Steve [TN-9] (introduced 2/27/2007) Cosponsors (120)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/29/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

86. H.RES.196 : Supporting the goals and ideals of World Water Day.
Sponsor: Rep Blumenauer, Earl [OR-3] (introduced 2/27/2007) Cosponsors (26)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/17/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 393 - 22 (Roll no. 215).

87. H.RES.197 : Commending Vice President Al Gore on his well-deserved recognition for the Academy Award-winning documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth".
Sponsor: Rep Engel, Eliot L. [NY-17] (introduced 2/27/2007) Cosponsors (63)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/27/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

88. H.RES.198 : Recognizing the significance of Black History Month.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Al [TX-9] (introduced 2/27/2007) Cosponsors (81)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/12/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

89. H.RES.222 : Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the Good Friday Agreement, signed on April 10, 1998, as a blueprint for a lasting peace in Northern Ireland, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McCarthy, Carolyn [NY-4] (introduced 3/7/2007) Cosponsors (45)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/13/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 419 - 1 (Roll no. 141).

90. H.RES.238 : Commending the first democratic elections in Aceh, a province in Sumatra, Indonesia, and expressing support for the further democratic development and implementation of the Helsinki Memorandum of Understanding.
Sponsor: Rep Crowley, Joseph [NY-7] (introduced 3/12/2007) Cosponsors (31)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 9/17/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

91. H.RES.241 : Urging multilateral financial institutions to cancel completely and immediately Haiti's debts to such institutions, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 3/13/2007) Cosponsors (68)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 3/13/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

92. H.RES.259 : Honoring and recognizing the work of the Meals On Wheels Association of America, its member senior nutrition programs throughout the country, and their annual March For Meals campaigns.
Sponsor: Rep LoBiondo, Frank A. [NJ-2] (introduced 3/21/2007) Cosponsors (60)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 4/14/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

93. H.RES.272 : Commemorating the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] (introduced 3/26/2007) Cosponsors (55)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/1/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

94. H.RES.282 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should discontinue the practice of contracting out mail delivery services.
Sponsor: Rep Sires, Albio [NJ-13] (introduced 3/28/2007) Cosponsors (256)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/28/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

95. H.RES.287 : To celebrate the 500th anniversary of the first use of the name "America", and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hastings, Alcee L. [FL-23] (introduced 3/29/2007) Cosponsors (33)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/11/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

96. H.RES.294 : A resolution commending the Kingdom of Lesotho for the enactment of a law to improve the status of married women and ensure the access of married women to property rights.
Sponsor: Rep Watson, Diane E. [CA-33] (introduced 3/29/2007) Cosponsors (47)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/16/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

97. H.RES.326 : Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Sponsor: Rep Hooley, Darlene [OR-5] (introduced 4/20/2007) Cosponsors (108)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 9/18/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

98. H.RES.333 : Impeaching Richard B. Cheney, Vice President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] (introduced 4/24/2007) Cosponsors (27)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/4/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

99. H.RES.335 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to lung cancer as a public health priority and the recommendations of the Lung Cancer Progress Review Group of the National Cancer Institute.
Sponsor: Rep Capps, Lois [CA-23] (introduced 4/24/2007) Cosponsors (81)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 11/13/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

100. H.RES.361 : Recognizing and honoring Jack Valenti and expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives to his family on his death.
Sponsor: Rep Watson, Diane E. [CA-33] (introduced 5/1/2007) Cosponsors (95)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 6/25/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

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