Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the employees of the Department of Homeland Security, their partners at all levels of government, and the millions of emergency response providers and law enforcement agents nationwide should be commended for their dedicated service on the Nation's front lines in the war against acts of terrorism.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Recognizing the United States-Bahamas Proliferation Security Initiative Shipboarding Agreement.
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
To amend the Small Business Act to establish a mentorship program designed to help minority and women-owned small businesses build their capacities and access to contracting opportunities in the construction industry.
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Urging the President to increase efforts under the Third Border Initiative (TBI) to deepen cooperation and collaboration with Caribbean nations.
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Real Estate Assessment Center Inspection Improvement Act of 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Recognizing the disparities that are associated with predatory lending abuses in minority communities and expressing the sense of the Congress that as new abuses continue to emerge, such laws should ensure that all those responsible for representing and protecting families have the authority to act to address these new problems.
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Expressing the sense of the Congress that children in the United States should understand and appreciate the contributions of individuals from the territories of the United States and the contributions of such individuals in United States history.
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Expressing the sense of the Congress that schools in the United States should honor the contributions of individuals from the territories of the United States by including su...
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Recognizing the goals and ideals of Flag Day in the Republic of Haiti.
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the March 2007 report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development makes an important contribution to the understanding of the high levels of crime and violence in the Caribbean, and that the United States should work with Caribbean countries to address crime and violence in the region.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the election to include combat pay as earned income for purposes of the earned income tax credit and penalty-free distributions from retirement plans to individuals called to active duty, and for other purposes.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Supporting the goals and ideals of Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month.
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Supporting the goals and ideals of Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month. Supporting the goals and ideals of Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month. (This measure has no...
Financial Services Diversity Initiative
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Financial Services Diversity Initiative Recognizing the low presence of minorities in the financial services industry and minorities and women in upper level positions...
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.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 244. 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...
Expressing the sense of the Congress that there should be established a National Pet Week.
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Expressing the sense of the Congress that there should be established a National Pet Week. Expressing the sense of the Congress that there should be established a Nat...
Expressing the sense of Congress that the bicentennial of the 1807 Abolition of the Slave Trade Act, which banned the slave trade in the British Empire, allowed for the search and seizure of ships suspected of transporting enslaved people, and provided compensation for the freedom of slaves, should be commemorated.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E305) Expressing the sense of Congress that the bicentennial of the 1807 Abolition of the Slave Trade Act, which banned the slave trade in the British Empire, allowed for the search and seizure of ships suspected of...
Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Suffragists Day to promote awareness of the importance of the women suffragists who worked for the right of women to vote in the United States.
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Suffragists Day to promote awareness of the importance of the women suffragists who worked for the right of women to vote in the United States....
Supporting the goals and ideals of observing the National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness each year to raise awareness of and opposition to human trafficking.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. Supporting the goals and ideals of observing the National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness each year to raise awareness of and opposition to human tra...
Honoring and praising the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 98th anniversary.
Message on Senate action sent to the House. Honoring and praising the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 98th anniversary. Honoring and praising the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on th...
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should grant a pardon to Marcus Mosiah Garvey to clear his name and affirm his innocence of crimes for which he was unjustly prosecuted and convicted.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E561-563) Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should grant a pardon to Marcus Mosiah Garvey to clear his name and affirm his innocence of crimes for which he was unjustly prosecuted and convicted...