To grant the congressional gold medal, collectively, to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, United States Army, in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II.
2009-05-18: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act
2009-03-05: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Lumbee Recognition Act
2009-06-09: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 72.
To redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.
2010-05-05: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Paycheck Fairness Act
2009-03-06: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and to modify the operation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.
2009-03-06: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Providing for the appointment of David M. Rubenstein as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
2009-02-12: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Congratulating Gerda Weissmann Klein on being selected to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
2010-12-15: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Supporting the observance of American Diabetes Month.
2010-12-02: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Honoring the members of the Armed Forces from Los Angeles County and their families for their exceptional service and sacrifice protecting the United States while serving in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation New Dawn.
2010-07-20: Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
Honoring the life of John Robert Wooden.
2010-06-09: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Honoring the accomplishments of Norman Yoshio Mineta, and for other purposes.
2010-12-17: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Recognizing the contribution made by the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies to combat the spread of weapons of mass destruction by training the next generation of nonproliferation specialists and disseminating timely information and analysis.
2010-05-13: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Commending and congratulating the Hollywood Walk of Fame on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.
2010-06-17: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Recognizing June 20, 2010, as World Refugee Day.
2010-06-23: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Calling on the Government of Japan to address the urgent problem of abduction to and retention of United States citizen children in Japan, to work closely with the Government of the United States to return these children to their custodial parent or to the original jurisdiction for a custody determination in the United States, to provide left-behind parents immediate access to their children, and to adopt without delay the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.
2010-09-29: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Honoring the life and accomplishments of Jaime A. Escalante.
2010-04-30: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Expressing condolences to the families, friends, and loved ones of the victims of the fire at the Tesoro refinery in Anacortes, Washington.
2010-04-21: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Recognizing the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition for its now five-year effort to promote cyber security curriculum in institutions of higher learning.
2010-06-29: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women's History Month.
2010-03-21: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.