Calling for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and others to be tried before the International Criminal Court for committing war crimes and crimes against humanity.
2013-05-21: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Calling on the President to work toward equitable, constructive, stable, and durable Armenian-Turkish relations based upon the Republic of Turkey's full acknowledgment of the facts and ongoing consequences of the Armenian Genocide, and a fair, just, and comprehensive international resolution of this crime against humanity.
2013-06-07: Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.
Expressing opposition to the use of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, nitrous oxide, argon, or other gases to euthanize shelter animals and support for State laws that require the use of the more humane euthanasia by injection method.
2013-05-22: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit.
Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster-care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster-care system.
2013-05-07: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that specialty crops are a vital part of agriculture in the United States, that the Committee on Agriculture should propose funding for programs that support specialty crops priorities, and that legislation should be passed that includes funding reflecting specialty crops as a growing and important part of United States agriculture.
2013-05-03: Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Speaker should immediately request a conference and appoint conferees to complete work on a fiscal year 2014 budget resolution with the Senate.
2013-06-20: Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Van Hollen. Petition No: 113-3. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/113/lrc/pd/petitions/DisPet0003.xml ">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)
Condemning the Republic of the Sudan for its actions to pardon Mubarak Mustafa, who was responsible for the escape of two men convicted of the assassination of John Granville on January 1, 2008, and calling on the United States Department of State to continue to include Sudan on the list of state sponsors of terrorism.
2013-05-06: Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade.
Concerning the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the need for international efforts toward long-term peace, stability, and observance of human rights.
2013-06-27: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Celebrating the history of municipal bonds, the 100-year precedent of the Federal tax exemption for municipal bond interest, and the important contribution municipal bonds have made to economic growth and wellbeing in each State and municipality in our great Nation.
2013-03-13: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Supporting the goals and ideals of the Secondary School Student Athletes' Bill of Rights.
2013-02-15: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Expressing support for designation of the first Saturday in October as "National Animal Rescue Day/Winslow's Day" to create awareness, educate humans of the importance of adoption, and create a humane environment for any pet, including the importance of spaying and neutering of animals, and the encouragement of animal adoptions throughout the United States.
2013-02-12: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of its 6-day mail delivery service.
2013-01-15: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Expressing the deep disappointment of the House of Representatives in the enactment by the Russia Government of a law ending inter-country adoptions of Russian children by United States citizens and urging the Russia Government to reconsider the law and prioritize the processing of inter-country adoptions involving parentless Russian children who were already matched with United States families before the enactment of the law.
2013-02-25: Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Federal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks should not be increased.
2013-09-12: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Recognizing the 65th anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel.
2013-05-06: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
Recognizing the significance of Equal Pay Day to illustrate the disparity between wages paid to men and women.
2013-04-09: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Supporting the formation of a bipartisan Presidential Commission to study the establishment of a National Museum of the American People.
2013-03-19: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Expressing the sense of Congress that John Arthur "Jack" Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation.
2013-04-08: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 815 County Road 23 in Tyrone, New York, as the "Specialist Christopher Scott Post Office Building".
2012-12-18: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3031 Veterans Road West in Staten Island, New York, as the "Leonard Montalto Post Office Building".
2012-12-05: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.