Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.
2011-02-28: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Designating a "National Month of Voter Registration".
2012-08-03: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1423-1424)
Honoring Catholic sisters for their contributions to the United States.
2012-06-18: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the Federal workforce.
2012-06-07: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Recognizing the goals and ideals of National Foster Care Month.
2012-05-16: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Expressing support for designation of May 2012 as Mental Health Month.
2012-04-27: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Recognizing the significance of Black History Month.
2012-02-29: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Condemning the passage of legislation that would unduly burden an American citizen's ability to vote and opposing any State election law or proposed legislation that would have a disproportionate impact on vulnerable communities across the country.
2012-02-16: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should work with the Government of Haiti to address gender-based violence against women and children.
2012-02-03: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Celebrating the life and achievements of Reverend Fred Lee Shuttlesworth and honoring him for his tireless efforts in the fight against segregation and his steadfast commitment to the civil rights of all people.
2011-10-24: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Designating room HVC 215 of the Capitol Visitor Center as the "Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room".
2011-12-01: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Concerning efforts to provide humanitarian relief to mitigate the effects of drought and avert famine in the Horn of Africa, particularly Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Kenya.
2011-10-25: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that critical jobs legislation should be considered and passed to address the growing jobs crisis throughout America, and for other purposes.
2011-07-13: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Congratulating the Dallas Mavericks on winning the 2011 National Basketball Association championship.
2011-06-16: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Recognizing the significance of National Caribbean-American Heritage Month.
2011-06-01: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Recognizing the coordinated struggle of workers during the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike to voice their grievances and reach a collective agreement for rights in the workplace.
2011-04-01: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Recognizing the 75th birthday of the Honorable Barbara Charline Jordan, American politician, leader of the Civil Rights movement, first African-American elected to the Texas Senate, first Southern black woman ever elected to the United States House of Representatives, inspirational figure in the Progressive movement, and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award.
2011-02-11: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Expressing solidarity with the people of Egypt in their democratic aspirations as they begin a new chapter in their country's proud history.
2011-03-08: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.
Supporting the democratic aspirations of the Ivoirian people and calling on the United States to apply intense diplomatic pressure and provide humanitarian support in response to the political crisis in Cote d'Ivoire.
2011-04-13: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Recognizing the anniversary of the tragic earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010, honoring those who lost their lives, and expressing continued solidarity with the Haitian people.
2011-03-01: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.