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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.20 : Calling on the Government of the United Kingdom to immediately establish a full, independent, and public judicial inquiry into the murder of Northern Ireland defense attorney Patrick Finucane, as recommended by Judge Peter Cory as part of the Weston Park Agreement, in order to move forward on the Northern Ireland peace process.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (27)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 3/19/2007 Notwithstanding the Senate's previous adoption of H.Con.Res. 20 , the adoption of the amendment to the preamble was vitiated by Unanimous Consent.

3. H.CON.RES.21 : Calling on the United Nations Security Council to charge Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with violating the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and United Nations Charter because of his calls for the destruction of the State of Israel.
Sponsor: Rep Rothman, Steven R. [NJ-9] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (103)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 6/21/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

4. H.CON.RES.40 : Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should not engage in the construction of a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Superhighway System or enter into a North American Union with Mexico and Canada.
Sponsor: Rep Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [VA-5] (introduced 1/22/2007) Cosponsors (52)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/23/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

5. H.CON.RES.62 : Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Children and Families Day, in order to encourage adults in the United States to support and listen to children and to help children throughout the Nation achieve their hopes and dreams, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Tom [VA-11] (introduced 2/8/2007) Cosponsors (50)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 5/16/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

6. 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.

7. H.CON.RES.130 : Supporting the goals and ideals of Mental Health Month, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Napolitano, Grace F. [CA-38] (introduced 4/25/2007) Cosponsors (54)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/26/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

8. H.CON.RES.135 : Recognizing Pennsylvania hunters for their continued commitment to safety and for setting a new State safety record in 2006.
Sponsor: Rep Carney, Christopher P. [PA-10] (introduced 5/1/2007) Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 5/1/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

9. H.CON.RES.149 : Expressing support for the goals and ideals of National Health Information Technology Week, and encouraging the President to issue a proclamation supporting those goals and ideals.
Sponsor: Rep Kennedy, Patrick J. [RI-1] (introduced 5/16/2007) Cosponsors (16)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/16/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

10. H.CON.RES.165 : Supporting the goals and ideals of National Teen Driver Safety Week.
Sponsor: Rep Dent, Charles W. [PA-15] (introduced 6/6/2007) Cosponsors (56)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Major Action: 9/6/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

11. H.CON.RES.195 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that a National Dysphagia Awareness Month should be established.
Sponsor: Rep Wamp, Zach [TN-3] (introduced 7/27/2007) Cosponsors (54)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 9/27/2008 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

12. H.CON.RES.230 : Supporting the observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Brown-Waite, Ginny [FL-5] (introduced 10/10/2007) Cosponsors (129)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 10/30/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

13. H.CON.RES.235 : Regarding ending World Bank disbursements to Iran until the International Atomic Energy Agency certifies the compliance of the Islamic Republic of Iran with Resolutions 1696 and 1747 of the United Nations Security Council and the terms of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Sponsor: Rep Kirk, Mark Steven [IL-10] (introduced 10/16/2007) Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Financial Services; House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.

14. H.CON.RES.254 : Recognizing and celebrating the centennial of Oklahoma statehood.
Sponsor: Rep Fallin, Mary [OK-5] (introduced 11/13/2007) Cosponsors (55)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 12/19/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

15. H.CON.RES.273 : Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences.
Sponsor: Rep Bono Mack, Mary [CA-45] (introduced 12/19/2007) Cosponsors (61)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/8/2008 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

16. H.CON.RES.285 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued honoring the Nation's coal miners.
Sponsor: Rep Kanjorski, Paul E. [PA-11] (introduced 1/29/2008) Cosponsors (28)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/29/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

17. H.CON.RES.296 : Expressing support for the designation of August 2008 as "National Heat Stroke Awareness Month" to raise awareness and encourage prevention of heat stroke.
Sponsor: Rep Boozman, John [AR-3] (introduced 2/13/2008) Cosponsors (110)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 9/22/2008 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

18. H.CON.RES.322 : Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the founding of the modern State of Israel and reaffirming the bonds of close friendship and cooperation between the United States and Israel.
Sponsor: Rep Pelosi, Nancy [CA-8] (introduced 4/4/2008) Cosponsors (279)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/24/2008 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Received in the Senate, considered, and passed without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

19. H.CON.RES.329 : Expressing the sense of Congress that former Presidents and high-ranking political figures should refrain from freelance diplomacy against the wishes of the current Government and stated United States foreign policy.
Sponsor: Rep Shuster, Bill [PA-9] (introduced 4/16/2008) Cosponsors (13)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/16/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

20. H.CON.RES.336 : Honoring the sacrifices and contributions made by disabled American veterans.
Sponsor: Rep Altmire, Jason [PA-4] (introduced 4/29/2008) Cosponsors (102)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs; Senate Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/11/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

21. H.CON.RES.342 : Expressing the sense of Congress that the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) new policy restricting women's access to medications containing estriol does not serve the public interest.
Sponsor: Rep Ross, Mike [AR-4] (introduced 5/6/2008) Cosponsors (58)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/7/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

22. H.CON.RES.362 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the threat posed to international peace, stability in the Middle East, and the vital national security interests of the United States by Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and regional hegemony, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ackerman, Gary L. [NY-5] (introduced 5/22/2008) Cosponsors (280)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/22/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

23. H.RES.51 : Honoring the contributions of Catholic schools.
Sponsor: Rep Lipinski, Daniel [IL-3] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (73)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 1/23/2007 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): 428 - 0 (Roll no. 48).

24. H.RES.107 : Calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Israeli soldiers held captive by Hamas and Hezbollah, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ackerman, Gary L. [NY-5] (introduced 1/30/2007) Cosponsors (75)
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, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

25. 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.)

26. H.RES.119 : Supporting the mission and goals of National Crime Victims' Rights Week in order to increase public awareness of the rights, needs, and concerns of victims and survivors of crime in the United States during such week and throughout the year.
Sponsor: Rep Costa, Jim [CA-20] (introduced 1/31/2007) Cosponsors (77)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 4/24/2007 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): 407 - 0 (Roll no. 252).

27. H.RES.125 : Expressing deep concern over the use of civilians as "human shields" in violation of international humanitarian law, including Hezbollah's tactic of embedding its forces among civilians to use them as human shields during the summer of 2006 conflict between Hezbollah and the State of Israel.
Sponsor: Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] (introduced 2/5/2007) Cosponsors (27)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/25/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

28. H.RES.127 : Recognizing and celebrating the 50th anniversary of the entry of Alaska in the Union as the 49th State.
Sponsor: Rep Young, Don [AK] (introduced 2/5/2007) Cosponsors (52)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 6/9/2008 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): 375 - 0 (Roll no. 390).

29. H.RES.216 : Commending the Juniata College volleyball team for winning the NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Championship.
Sponsor: Rep Shuster, Bill [PA-9] (introduced 3/6/2007) Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 5/14/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

30. 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).

31. H.RES.267 : Calling for the immediate and unconditional release of British marines and sailors held captive by Iran, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kirk, Mark Steven [IL-10] (introduced 3/26/2007) Cosponsors (62)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/27/2007 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Voice Vote.

32. 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.

33. H.RES.290 : Honoring the contributions of the Rocky Mountain Senior Games on its 30th anniversary for significantly improving the health and well-being of older Americans.
Sponsor: Rep Musgrave, Marilyn N. [CO-4] (introduced 3/29/2007) Cosponsors (19)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 5/7/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

34. 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.

35. H.RES.353 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be an increased commitment supporting the development of innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection and treatment.
Sponsor: Rep Cummings, Elijah E. [MD-7] (introduced 5/1/2007) Cosponsors (101)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 6/26/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

36. H.RES.356 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) should stop the utilization of materials that violate provisions of the United Nations-brokered Interim Agreement between the FYROM and Greece regarding "hostile activities or propaganda" and should work with the United Nations and Greece to achieve longstanding United States and United Nations policy goals of finding a mutually-acceptable official name for the FYROM.
Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 5/1/2007) Cosponsors (119)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/1/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

37. H.RES.373 : Urging Turkey to respect the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 5/3/2007) Cosponsors (40)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/3/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

38. H.RES.467 : Condemning the decision by the leadership of the University and College Union of the United Kingdom to support a boycott of Israeli academia.
Sponsor: Rep Murphy, Patrick J. [PA-8] (introduced 6/6/2007) Cosponsors (70)
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 the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 0, 2 Present (Roll no. 618).

39. H.RES.482 : Expressing support for the new power-sharing government in Northern Ireland.
Sponsor: Rep Gallegly, Elton [CA-24] (introduced 6/12/2007) Cosponsors (35)
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 the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 413 - 1, 1 Present (Roll no. 619).

40. H.RES.500 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in opposition to efforts by major natural gas exporting countries to establish a cartel or other mechanism to manipulate the supply of natural gas to the world market for the purpose of setting an arbitrary and nonmarket price or as an instrument of political pressure.
Sponsor: Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] (introduced 6/20/2007) 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.

41. H.RES.524 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to Diamond-Blackfan Anemia.
Sponsor: Rep McCarthy, Carolyn [NY-4] (introduced 6/27/2007) Cosponsors (107)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 10/15/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

42. H.RES.605 : Supporting the goals and ideals of Gold Star Mothers Day.
Sponsor: Rep Roskam, Peter J. [IL-6] (introduced 8/1/2007) Cosponsors (115)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/24/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

43. H.RES.620 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Turkey should end its military occupation of the Republic of Cyprus, particularly because Turkey's pretext has been refuted by over 13,000,000 crossings by Turkish-Cypriots and Greek-Cypriots into each other's communities without incident.
Sponsor: Rep Sires, Albio [NJ-13] (introduced 8/3/2007) Cosponsors (68)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 8/3/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

44. H.RES.663 : Supporting the goals and ideals of Veterans of Foreign Wars Day.
Sponsor: Rep Kline, John [MN-2] (introduced 9/19/2007) Cosponsors (57)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/25/2007 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): 410 - 0 (Roll no. 898).

45. H.RES.687 : Resolution recognizing Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., for his contributions to the civil rights movement in the United States, his tireless work to reduce the threat of nuclear conflict, and his efforts to secure the peaceful resolution of international conflicts.
Sponsor: Rep Donnelly, Joe [IN-2] (introduced 9/27/2007) Cosponsors (103)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
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 voice vote.

46. H.RES.766 : Supporting the goals and ideals of National Infection Prevention Week.
Sponsor: Rep Wicker, Roger F. [MS-1] (introduced 10/23/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 11/8/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

47. H.RES.786 : Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that general appropriations for military construction and veterans' affairs be considered as stand-alone measures.
Sponsor: Rep Gingrey, Phil [GA-11] (introduced 10/31/2007) Cosponsors (133)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 10/31/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

48. H.RES.888 : Affirming the rich spiritual and religious history of our Nation's founding and subsequent history and expressing support for designation of the first week in May as "American Religious History Week" for the appreciation of and education on America's history of religious faith.
Sponsor: Rep Forbes, J. Randy [VA-4] (introduced 12/18/2007) Cosponsors (93)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 12/18/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

49. H.RES.892 : Expressing support for designation of a "National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day".
Sponsor: Rep Wilson, Charles A. [OH-6] (introduced 12/18/2007) Cosponsors (74)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

50. H.RES.916 : Honoring the contributions of Catholic schools.
Sponsor: Rep Lipinski, Daniel [IL-3] (introduced 1/15/2008) Cosponsors (55)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 1/23/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

51. H.RES.923 : Recognizing the State of Minnesota's 150th anniversary.
Sponsor: Rep Bachmann, Michele [MN-6] (introduced 1/16/2008) Cosponsors (120)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 6/3/2008 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): 363 - 0 (Roll no. 368).

52. H.RES.925 : Condemning the People's Republic of China for its socially unacceptable business practices, including the manufacturing and exportation of unsafe products, casual disregard for the environment, and exploitative employment practices.
Sponsor: Rep Poe, Ted [TX-2] (introduced 1/16/2008) Cosponsors (27)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/16/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

53. H.RES.951 : Condemning the ongoing Palestinian rocket attacks on Israeli civilians by Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist organizations, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Garrett, Scott [NJ-5] (introduced 1/29/2008) Cosponsors (265)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/5/2008 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): 404 - 1, 4 Present (Roll no. 93).

54. H.RES.970 : Expressing support for designation of June 30 as "National Corvette Day".
Sponsor: Rep Shimkus, John [IL-19] (introduced 2/7/2008) Cosponsors (55)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 6/26/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

55. H.RES.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).

56. H.RES.988 : Designating the month of March 2008 as "MRSA Awareness Month".
Sponsor: Rep Matheson, Jim [UT-2] (introduced 2/14/2008) Cosponsors (90)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 9/25/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

57. H.RES.994 : Expressing support for designation of a National Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia Awareness Day.
Sponsor: Rep Broun, Paul C. [GA-10] (introduced 2/25/2008) Cosponsors (57)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 4/14/2008 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): 377 - 0 (Roll no. 184).

58. H.RES.995 : Commemorating the 12th anniversary of the 1996 shooting down of 2 unarmed Brothers to the Rescue civilian aircraft, licensed by the United States, by the Cuban regime.
Sponsor: Rep Diaz-Balart, Mario [FL-25] (introduced 2/25/2008) Cosponsors (39)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/25/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

59. H.RES.1000 : To commemorate the 250th Anniversary of the Naming of Pittsburgh as the culmination of the Forbes Campaign across Pennsylvania and the significance this event played in the making of America, in the settlement of the Continent, and in spreading the ideals of freedom and democracy throughout the world.
Sponsor: Rep Doyle, Michael F. [PA-14] (introduced 2/26/2008) Cosponsors (58)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/24/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

60. H.RES.1005 : Supporting the goals and ideals of Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Tom [VA-11] (introduced 2/27/2008) Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 4/1/2008 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. 151).

61. H.RES.1006 : Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Miner's Day to celebrate and honor the contributions of miners and encouraging the people of the United States to participate in local and National activities celebrating and honoring the contributions of miners.
Sponsor: Rep Rahall, Nick J., II [WV-3] (introduced 2/28/2008) Cosponsors (16)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 2/28/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

62. H.RES.1011 : Calling on the United States Government and the international community to promptly develop, fund, and implement a comprehensive regional strategy to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian operations, contain and reduce violence, and contribute to conditions for sustainable peace and good governance in Chad, as well as in the wider region that includes the northern region of the Central African Republic and the Darfur region of Sudan.
Sponsor: Rep Wolf, Frank R. [VA-10] (introduced 2/28/2008) Cosponsors (60)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/5/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 371 - 0 (Roll no. 242).

63. H.RES.1024 : Recognizing the 187th anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating Greek and American democracy.
Sponsor: Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] (introduced 3/6/2008) Cosponsors (35)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/11/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

64. H.RES.1042 : Supporting the We Don't Serve Teens campaign.
Sponsor: Rep Bono Mack, Mary [CA-45] (introduced 3/12/2008) Cosponsors (106)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 9/23/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

65. H.RES.1043 : Honoring the life and legacy of Chief Standing Bear, a pioneer in civil rights for Native Americans, on the 100th anniversary of Chief Standing Bear's death.
Sponsor: Rep Fortenberry, Jeff [NE-1] (introduced 3/12/2008) Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2008 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.1079 : Supporting the goals and ideals of Financial Literacy Month 2008, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hinojosa, Ruben [TX-15] (introduced 4/3/2008) Cosponsors (59)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2008 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): 402 - 2 (Roll no. 224).

67. H.RES.1093 : Calling on the President not to attend the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing until China takes credible steps to persuade Sudan to end the genocide in Darfur and allow full deployment of the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur.
Sponsor: Rep Capuano, Michael E. [MA-8] (introduced 4/9/2008) Cosponsors (21)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/9/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

68. 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.

69. H.RES.1134 : Supporting the goals and ideals of Mental Health Month.
Sponsor: Rep Napolitano, Grace F. [CA-38] (introduced 4/23/2008) Cosponsors (148)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
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): 421 - 0 (Roll no. 312).

70. H.RES.1152 : Honoring Arnold Palmer for his distinguished career in the sport of golf and his commitment to excellence and sportsmanship.
Sponsor: Rep Ferguson, Mike [NJ-7] (introduced 4/24/2008) Cosponsors (83)
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.

71. H.RES.1231 : Supporting the goals and ideals of Vietnam Veterans Day and calling on the American people to recognize such a day.
Sponsor: Rep Shuler, Heath [NC-11] (introduced 5/22/2008) Cosponsors (66)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/26/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

72. H.RES.1262 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Commerce should use all reasonable measures to ensure that every person is counted in the 2010 decennial census.
Sponsor: Rep Issa, Darrell E. [CA-49] (introduced 6/11/2008) Cosponsors (50)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/27/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

73. H.RES.1391 : Prohibiting the House of Representatives from adjourning until it has approved a bill to establish a comprehensive national energy plan that addresses energy conservation and the expansion of renewable and conventional energy sources.
Sponsor: Rep Fortenberry, Jeff [NE-1] (introduced 7/30/2008) Cosponsors (71)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 7/30/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

74. H.RES.1481 : Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Christian Science Monitor newspaper.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Lamar [TX-21] (introduced 9/23/2008) Cosponsors (55)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/23/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

75. H.RES.1494 : Recognizing the 100th anniversary of The Christian Science Monitor newspaper.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Lamar [TX-21] (introduced 9/24/2008) Cosponsors (57)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/27/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

76. H.J.RES.9 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit the act of desecration of the flag of the United States and to set criminal penalties for that act.
Sponsor: Rep Emerson, Jo Ann [MO-8] (introduced 1/5/2007) Cosponsors (28)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

77. H.J.RES.54 : Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services within the Department of Health and Human Services relating to Medicare coverage for the use of erythropoiesis stimulating agents in cancer and related neoplastic conditions.
Sponsor: Rep Eshoo, Anna G. [CA-14] (introduced 9/27/2007) Cosponsors (105)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 11/8/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

78. 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.

79. 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.

80. 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.

81. H.R.63 : To provide that the approved application under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for the drug commonly known as RU-486 is deemed to have been withdrawn, to provide for the review by the Comptroller General of the United States of the process by which the Food and Drug Administration approved such drug, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD-6] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (48)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

82. 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.

83. H.R.87 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve and expand education savings accounts.
Sponsor: Rep Biggert, Judy [IL-13] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (33)
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.

84. 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]

85. H.R.156 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who died on or before September 30, 1999, under the same eligibility conditions as apply to payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who die after that date.
Sponsor: Rep Holden, Tim [PA-17] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (31)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/19/2007 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

86. 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.

87. H.R.239 : To increase the Federal minimum wage and to provide an alternative minimum wage as an incentive to an employer to provide health care and child care benefits.
Sponsor: Rep Wilson, Heather [NM-1] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 5/9/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

88. H.R.251 : To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Engel, Eliot L. [NY-17] (introduced 1/5/2007) Cosponsors (31)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
House Reports: 110-188
Latest Major Action: 6/13/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

89. H.R.255 : To establish an interagency committee to coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development efforts in manufacturing, strengthen existing programs to assist manufacturing innovation and education, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ehlers, Vernon J. [MI-3] (introduced 1/5/2007) Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Science and Technology
Latest Major Action: 1/31/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.

90. 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.

91. H.R.321 : To require the Secretary of the Treasury to analyze and report on the exchange rate policies of the People's Republic of China, and to require that additional tariffs be imposed on products of that country on the basis of the rate of manipulation by that country of the rate of exchange between the currency of that country and the United States dollar.
Sponsor: Rep English, Phil [PA-3] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (19)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/18/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

92. H.R.327 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and implement a comprehensive program designed to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
Sponsor: Rep Boswell, Leonard L. [IA-3] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (152)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs; Senate Veterans' Affairs
House Reports: 110-55
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-110 [GPO: Text, PDF]

93. H.R.346 : To redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.
Sponsor: Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (152)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

94. H.R.358 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and make permanent the Department of Veterans Affairs benefit for Government markers for marked graves of veterans buried in private cemeteries, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Reichert, David G. [WA-8] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (67)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

95. H.R.367 : To require the Attorney General to develop a national strategy to eliminate the illegal operations of the top three international drug gangs that present the greatest threat to law and order in the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Reichert, David G. [WA-8] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (36)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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.370 : To promote coal-to-liquid fuel activities.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Geoff [KY-4] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (33)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Science and Technology; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.

98. 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.

99. H.R.411 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent certain temporary provisions applicable to individuals, including the sales tax deduction, the child credit, the repeal of the estate tax, and the deduction for higher education expenses.
Sponsor: Rep Diaz-Balart, Mario [FL-25] (introduced 1/11/2007) Cosponsors (69)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

100. H.R.462 : To request a study by the Federal Communications Commission on the interference caused by broadband internet transmission over power lines.
Sponsor: Rep Ross, Mike [AR-4] (introduced 1/12/2007) Cosponsors (14)
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.

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