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1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. H.CON.RES.134 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that there should be established a Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month to enhance public awareness of mental illness, especially within minority communities.
Sponsor: Rep Wynn, Albert Russell [MD-4] (introduced 4/30/2007) Cosponsors (89)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 6/2/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. H.CON.RES.221 : Honoring all Americans serving in the Armed Forces of the United States and condemning the attack by broadcaster Rush Limbaugh on the integrity and professionalism of some of those Americans.
Sponsor: Rep Udall, Mark [CO-2] (introduced 10/1/2007) Cosponsors (30)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 10/19/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

9. H.CON.RES.223 : Honoring professional surveyors and recognizing their contributions to society.
Sponsor: Rep Van Hollen, Chris [MD-8] (introduced 10/2/2007) Cosponsors (51)
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.

10. H.CON.RES.294 : Expressing the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense take immediate steps to appoint doctors of chiropractic as commissioned officers in the Armed Forces.
Sponsor: Rep Abercrombie, Neil [HI-1] (introduced 2/13/2008) Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/13/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

11. H.CON.RES.317 : Condemning the Burmese regime's undemocratic draft constitution and scheduled referendum.
Sponsor: Rep Holt, Rush D. [NJ-12] (introduced 3/14/2008) Cosponsors (50)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 5/7/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

12. 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.

13. H.CON.RES.341 : Celebrating 75 years of effective State-based alcohol regulation and recognizing State lawmakers, regulators, law enforcement officers, the public health community and industry members for creating a workable, legal, and successful system of alcoholic beverage regulation, distribution, and sale.
Sponsor: Rep Stupak, Bart [MI-1] (introduced 5/5/2008) Cosponsors (98)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/5/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

14. 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.

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

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. 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.)

19. 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.

20. 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.

21. H.RES.339 : Supporting the goals of Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month.
Sponsor: Rep Burgess, Michael C. [TX-26] (introduced 4/26/2007) Cosponsors (21)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
House Reports: 110-655
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

22. H.RES.417 : Expressing no confidence in the performance of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, and urging the President to request his resignation.
Sponsor: Rep Schiff, Adam B. [CA-29] (introduced 5/21/2007) Cosponsors (123)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

23. H.RES.422 : Calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to use its unique influence and economic leverage to stop genocide and violence in Darfur, Sudan.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] (introduced 5/21/2007) Cosponsors (130)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2007 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): 410 - 0 (Roll no. 427).

24. H.RES.427 : Urging the Government of Canada to end the commercial seal hunt.
Sponsor: Rep Lantos, Tom [CA-12] (introduced 5/22/2007) Cosponsors (30)
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 Agreed to by voice vote.

25. H.RES.515 : Congratulating the Oregon State University Beavers baseball team for winning the 2007 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I College World Series.
Sponsor: Rep Hooley, Darlene [OR-5] (introduced 6/25/2007) Cosponsors (28)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 7/30/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

26. H.RES.530 : Censuring George W. Bush.
Sponsor: Rep Wexler, Robert [FL-19] (introduced 7/10/2007) Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 8/10/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

27. H.RES.575 : Commending the people and the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for their continued committment to holding elections and broadening political participation, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Baird, Brian [WA-3] (introduced 7/26/2007) Cosponsors (89)
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.

28. H.RES.587 : Expressing the sense of the House of the Representatives that legislation to renew or grant fast track trade negotiating authority should not be considered by the House of Representatives in the 110th Congress.
Sponsor: Rep Kildee, Dale E. [MI-5] (introduced 7/30/2007) Cosponsors (33)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 8/3/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

29. H.RES.589 : Directing the Committee on the Judiciary to investigate whether Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General of the United States, should be impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors.
Sponsor: Rep Inslee, Jay [WA-1] (introduced 7/31/2007) Cosponsors (31)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 7/31/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

30. H.RES.652 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the importance of protecting American cruise ship passengers against crimes on the high seas and ensuring that the perpetrators of such crimes are brought to justice.
Sponsor: Rep Matsui, Doris O. [CA-5] (introduced 9/17/2007) Cosponsors (34)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 10/12/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

31. H.RES.680 : Condemning the actions of September 7, 2007, resulting in damage to the Vietnam Veterans War Memorial.
Sponsor: Rep Carter, John R. [TX-31] (introduced 9/25/2007) Cosponsors (118)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/23/2007 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. 989).

32. H.RES.689 : Calling upon George W. Bush, President of the United States, to urge full cooperation by his former political appointees, current Administration officials, and their friends and associates with congressional investigations.
Sponsor: Rep Hooley, Darlene [OR-5] (introduced 9/27/2007) Cosponsors (57)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 9/27/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

33. H.RES.735 : Congratulating Vice President Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on receiving the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize and recognizing their important work to increase awareness about and evidence of the dangers of global warming.
Sponsor: Rep Honda, Michael M. [CA-15] (introduced 10/12/2007) Cosponsors (80)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/12/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

34. H.RES.772 : Recognizing the American Highway Users Alliance on the occasion of its 75th anniversary, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Oberstar, James L. [MN-8] (introduced 10/24/2007) Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
House Reports: 110-453
Latest Major Action: 1/22/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

35. H.RES.782 : Expressing the sense of the House with respect to the Boston Red Sox victory in the 2007 Major League Baseball World Series.
Sponsor: Rep Capuano, Michael E. [MA-8] (introduced 10/30/2007) Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 11/6/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

36. H.RES.803 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the House has lost confidence in the performance of Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairwoman Nancy Nord, and urging the President to request her resignation.
Sponsor: Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. [CT-3] (introduced 11/6/2007) Cosponsors (93)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 11/6/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

37. H.RES.804 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the House has lost confidence in the performance of Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairman Nancy Nord, and urging the President to request her resignation.
Sponsor: Rep Hooley, Darlene [OR-5] (introduced 11/6/2007) Cosponsors (73)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 11/6/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

38. H.RES.819 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the House has lost confidence in the performance of Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairwoman Nancy Nord, and urging the President to request her resignation.
Sponsor: Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. [CT-3] (introduced 11/13/2007) Cosponsors (142)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 11/13/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

39. H.RES.851 : Honoring local and state first responders, and the citizens of the Pacific Northwest in facing the severe winter storm of December 2 and 3, 2007.
Sponsor: Rep Wu, David [OR-1] (introduced 12/6/2007) Cosponsors (83)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 12/17/2007 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): 390 - 0 (Roll no. 1164).

40. H.RES.935 : Honoring the 100th anniversary of President Theodore Roosevelt's Conference of Governors, supporting the goals and ideals of that Conference, and recognizing the need for a similar undertaking today.
Sponsor: Rep Blumenauer, Earl [OR-3] (introduced 1/23/2008) Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 1/23/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

41. H.RES.936 : Resolution reaffirming the goals and ideals that formed the impetus for Albert Gallatin's national plan for transportation improvements 200 years ago, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Blumenauer, Earl [OR-3] (introduced 1/23/2008) Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
House Reports: 110-544
Latest Major Action: 3/12/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 411 - 0 (Roll no. 133).

42. H.RES.977 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that rebate checks would better stimulate the economy if spent on American-made products and services from American-owned companies.
Sponsor: Rep Braley, Bruce L. [IA-1] (introduced 2/12/2008) Cosponsors (106)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 6/11/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 404 - 6, 6 Present (Roll no. 404).

43. H.RES.987 : Encouraging Americans to join others across the country in using their rebate checks to invest in renewable energy and energy-efficient products and services in order to save money, stimulate the economy, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Sponsor: Rep Baird, Brian [WA-3] (introduced 2/14/2008) Cosponsors (108)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.

44. H.RES.1002 : Expressing support for the designation of a "Public Radio Recognition Month".
Sponsor: Rep Blumenauer, Earl [OR-3] (introduced 2/26/2008) Cosponsors (59)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 6/18/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 0 (Roll no. 422).

45. H.RES.1019 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the current economic slowdown in the United States is directly related to the enormous costs of the ongoing occupation of Iraq, consigning the United States to what can only be called the Iraq recession, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] (introduced 3/4/2008) Cosponsors (37)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 3/4/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

46. H.RES.1088 : Recognizing and commending the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for 50 years of service as a vital American cultural ambassador to the world.
Sponsor: Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-8] (introduced 4/8/2008) Cosponsors (39)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 7/15/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

47. H.RES.1106 : Expressing support for designation of April 2008 as "National Autism Awareness Month" and supporting efforts to devote new resources to research into the causes and treatment of autism and to improve training and support for individuals with autism and those who care for individuals with autism.
Sponsor: Rep Reichert, David G. [WA-8] (introduced 4/14/2008) Cosponsors (114)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

48. H.RES.1137 : Supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Works Week, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Oberstar, James L. [MN-8] (introduced 4/23/2008) Cosponsors (30)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
House Reports: 110-654
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

49. H.RES.1153 : Celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
Sponsor: Rep Hirono, Mazie K. [HI-2] (introduced 4/24/2008) Cosponsors (78)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

50. H.RES.1173 : Recognizing AmeriCorps Week.
Sponsor: Rep Matsui, Doris O. [CA-5] (introduced 5/5/2008) Cosponsors (40)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 5/14/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 344 - 69 (Roll no. 319).

51. H.RES.1182 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that American flags flown on Federal Government buildings and on Federal property be made in the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 5/8/2008) Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/14/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

52. H.RES.1242 : Honoring the life, musical accomplishments, and contributions of Louis Jordan on the 100th anniversary of his birth.
Sponsor: Rep Snyder, Vic [AR-2] (introduced 6/5/2008) Cosponsors (64)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 6/23/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 348 - 0 (Roll no. 438).

53. H.RES.1245 : Urging the international community to provide the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur with essential tactical and utility helicopters.
Sponsor: Rep Capuano, Michael E. [MA-8] (introduced 6/5/2008) Cosponsors (55)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

54. H.RES.1307 : Commemorating the Kingdom of Bhutan's participation in the 2008 Smithsonian Folklife Festival and commending the people and the Government of the Kingdom of Bhutan for their commitment to holding elections and broadening political participation.
Sponsor: Rep Baird, Brian [WA-3] (introduced 6/26/2008) Cosponsors (42)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 9/9/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 395 - 15 (Roll no. 573).

55. H.RES.1311 : Expressing support for the designation of National GEAR UP Day.
Sponsor: Rep Fattah, Chaka [PA-2] (introduced 6/26/2008) Cosponsors (74)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 7/22/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 385 - 1 (Roll no. 513).

56. H.RES.1321 : Honoring the Oregon National Guard Youth Challenge Program for its outstanding achievements.
Sponsor: Rep Blumenauer, Earl [OR-3] (introduced 7/8/2008) Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 7/25/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

57. H.RES.1329 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should accept the Iraqi Government's stated goal of setting a timetable for withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Iraq.
Sponsor: Rep Ellison, Keith [MN-5] (introduced 7/10/2008) Cosponsors (33)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 7/10/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

58. H.J.RES.14 : Concerning the use of military force by the United States against Iran.
Sponsor: Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] (introduced 1/12/2007) Cosponsors (66)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/12/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

59. H.J.RES.15 : Recognizing the contributions of the Christmas tree industry to the United States economy.
Sponsor: Rep Foxx, Virginia [NC-5] (introduced 1/16/2007) Cosponsors (18)
Committees: House Agriculture; Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Latest Major Action: 12/19/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

60. H.J.RES.18 : To redeploy U.S. forces from Iraq.
Sponsor: Rep Murtha, John P. [PA-12] (introduced 1/17/2007) Cosponsors (103)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 3/20/2007 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Hearings Held.

61. H.J.RES.40 : 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 3/27/2007) Cosponsors (204)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/27/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

62. H.J.RES.44 : Joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Lantos, Tom [CA-12] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-52 [GPO: Text, PDF]

63. H.J.RES.64 : Clarifying that the use of force against Iran is not authorized by the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002, any resolution previously adopted, or any other provision of law.
Sponsor: Rep Abercrombie, Neil [HI-1] (introduced 11/14/2007) Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 11/14/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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

65. H.J.RES.76 : Disapproving the issuance of a letter of offer with respect to a certain proposed sale of defense articles and defense services to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Sponsor: Rep Weiner, Anthony D. [NY-9] (introduced 1/15/2008) Cosponsors (104)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/15/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

66. H.R.1 : To provide for the implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Thompson, Bennie G. [MS-2] (introduced 1/5/2007) Cosponsors (205)
Committees: House Homeland Security; House Energy and Commerce; House Judiciary; House Intelligence (Permanent Select); House Foreign Affairs; House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Oversight and Government Reform; House Ways and Means; Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Senate Judiciary
Latest Conference Report: 110-259 (in Congressional Record H8496-8605)
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-53 [GPO: Text, PDF]

67. H.R.2 : To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, George [CA-7] (introduced 1/5/2007) Cosponsors (222)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 2/1/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 3. Record Vote Number: 42.
Note: An increase in the federal minimum wage was enacted in H.R. 2206 , the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007.

68. H.R.3 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research.
Sponsor: Rep DeGette, Diana [CO-1] (introduced 1/5/2007) Cosponsors (217)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 1/12/2007 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 6.

69. H.R.4 : To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries.
Sponsor: Rep Dingell, John D. [MI-15] (introduced 1/5/2007) Cosponsors (198)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means; Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 1/12/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

70. H.R.5 : To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reduce interest rates for student borrowers.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, George [CA-7] (introduced 1/12/2007) Cosponsors (211)
Committees: House Education and Labor; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 1/17/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

71. H.R.6 : An Act to move the United States toward greater energy independence and security, to increase the production of clean renewable fuels, to protect consumers, to increase the efficiency of products, buildings, and vehicles, to promote research on and deploy greenhouse gas capture and storage options, and to improve the energy performance of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Rahall, Nick J., II [WV-3] (introduced 1/12/2007) Cosponsors (198)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Natural Resources; House Budget; House Rules; House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-140 [GPO: Text, PDF]
Note: Omnibus energy legislation.

72. H.R.21 : To establish a national policy for our oceans, to strengthen the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to establish a national and regional ocean governance structure, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Farr, Sam [CA-17] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (70)
Committees: House Natural Resources; House Science and Technology
Latest Major Action: 4/23/2008 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 11 - 3 .

73. H.R.23 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund 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 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (244)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs; House Ways and Means; Senate Veterans' Affairs
House Reports: 110-269 Part 1
Latest Major Action: 9/5/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

74. H.R.39 : To preserve the Arctic coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, as wilderness in recognition of its extraordinary natural ecosystems and for the permanent good of present and future generations of Americans.
Sponsor: Rep Markey, Edward J. [MA-7] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (149)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/7/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.

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

76. H.R.67 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the outreach activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McIntyre, Mike [NC-7] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (32)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs; Senate Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

77. H.R.82 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.
Sponsor: Rep Berman, Howard L. [CA-28] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (352)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

78. H.R.89 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend eligibility for combat-related special compensation paid to certain uniformed services retirees who are retired under chapter 61 of such title with fewer than 20 years of creditable service.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (46)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 1/25/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

79. 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 Kanjorski, Paul E. [PA-11] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (276)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

80. H.R.119 : To require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Jo Ann [VA-1] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Education and Labor; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/9/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

81. H.R.137 : To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Gallegly, Elton [CA-24] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (303)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Agriculture
House Reports: 110-27 Part 1
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-22 [GPO: Text, PDF]

82. H.R.154 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to phase out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits, to eliminate the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (104)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Energy and Commerce; House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

83. H.R.169 : To require that, in cases in which the annual trade deficit between the United States and another country is $10,000,000,000 or more for 3 consecutive years, the President take the necessary steps to create a more balanced trading relationship with that country.
Sponsor: Rep Kaptur, Marcy [OH-9] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (13)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/18/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

84. H.R.180 : To require the identification of companies that conduct business operations in Sudan, to prohibit United States Government contracts with such companies, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (152)
Committees: House Financial Services; House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 8/3/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

85. H.R.197 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 5-year extension of the credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources.
Sponsor: Rep Pomeroy, Earl [ND] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (135)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

86. H.R.211 : To facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services, including volunteer services, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Eshoo, Anna G. [CA-14] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (143)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

87. H.R.232 : To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny Federal retirement benefits to individuals convicted of certain offenses, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Terry, Lee [NE-2] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (34)
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.

88. H.R.234 : To make funds available for Pacific Salmon emergency disaster assistance.
Sponsor: Rep Thompson, Mike [CA-1] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/7/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.
Note: Similar provisions were enacted in Title V of H.R. 2206 , the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, which became Public Law 110-28 on 5/25/2007.

89. H.R.237 : To amend title 49, United States Code, to exempt airports in economically depressed communities from matching grant obligations under the airport improvement program.
Sponsor: Rep Thompson, Mike [CA-1] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (31)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 1/5/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

90. H.R.260 : To establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to support efforts to prevent, control, and eradicate invasive species, as well as to educate citizens and stakeholders and restore ecosystems.
Sponsor: Rep Ehlers, Vernon J. [MI-3] (introduced 1/5/2007) Cosponsors (35)
Committees: House Science and Technology; House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Natural Resources; House Administration
Latest Major Action: 2/7/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.

91. 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, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 1/5/2007) Cosponsors (198)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

92. H.R.333 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability rated less than 50 percent to receive concurrent payment of both retired pay and veterans' disability compensation, to eliminate the phase-in period for concurrent receipt, to extend eligibility for concurrent receipt and combat-related special compensation to chapter 61 disability retirees with less than 20 years of service, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Marshall, Jim [GA-8] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (93)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

93. H.R.353 : To prohibit the use of funds for an escalation of United States forces in Iraq above the numbers existing as of January 9, 2007.
Sponsor: Rep Markey, Edward J. [MA-7] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (26)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.

94. H.R.359 : To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of sites associated with the life of Cesar Estarada Chavez and the farm labor movement.
Sponsor: Rep Solis, Hilda L. [CA-32] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (69)
Committees: House Natural Resources; Senate Energy and Natural Resources
House Reports: 110-223; Senate Reports: 110-312
Latest Major Action: 6/11/2008 Senate floor actions. Status: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Note: For further action, see S.2739 , which became Public Law 110-229 on 5/8/2008.

95. H.R.365 : To provide for a research program for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Gordon, Bart [TN-6] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (122)
Committees: House Science and Technology; Senate Environment and Public Works
House Reports: 110-8
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-143 [GPO: Text, PDF]

96. H.R.368 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to allow workers who attain age 65 after 1981 and before 1992 to choose either lump sum payments over four years totalling $5,000 or an improved benefit computation formula under a new 10-year rule governing the transition to the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hall, Ralph M. [TX-4] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (126)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/18/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

97. H.R.369 : To require accountability for personnel performing private security functions under Federal contracts, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Price, David E. [NC-4] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (55)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Judiciary; House Homeland Security
Latest Major Action: 6/19/2007 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

98. H.R.380 : To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Emanuel, Rahm [IL-5] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (108)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.

99. H.R.400 : To prohibit profiteering and fraud relating to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Abercrombie, Neil [HI-1] (introduced 1/11/2007) Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Judiciary
House Reports: 110-353
Latest Major Action: 10/17/2007 Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 423.

100. H.R.406 : A bill to award a congressional gold medal in recognition of Alice Paul's role in the women's suffrage movement and in advancing equal rights for women.
Sponsor: Rep Baca, Joe [CA-43] (introduced 1/11/2007) Cosponsors (406)
Committees: House Financial Services; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/19/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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