Recognizing the heroic efforts of the West Virginia National Guard and local responders for their work rescuing 17 individuals from a downed military helicopter on a rugged, snow-covered mountain on the Pocahontas-Randolph county line.
2010-06-29: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Honoring the USS New Mexico as the sixth Virginia-class submarine commissioned by the U.S. Navy to protect and defend the United States.
2010-05-04: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Congratulating Clinton County and the county seat of Wilmington, Ohio, on the occasion of their bicentennial anniversaries.
2010-06-10: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Encouraging individuals across the United States to participate in the 2010 Census to ensure an accurate and complete count beginning April 1, 2010, and expressing support for designation of March 2010 as Census Awareness Month.
2010-03-03: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Congratulating the New Orleans Saints upon their winning Super Bowl XLIV.
2010-02-09: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Commending the nonprofit organization Cell Phones for Soldiers for its resolute and continuing service to members of the Armed Forces and their families.
2010-02-25: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Honoring the life of Miep Gies, who aided Anne Frank's family while they were in hiding and preserved her diary for future generations.
2010-02-24: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Recognizing Louisiana State University for 150 years of service and excellence in higher education.
2010-03-02: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Recognizing that women are equally affected by colon cancer.
2010-02-03: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Commending the efforts and honoring the work of the men and women of USNS Comfort and the United States Navy in the immediate response to those affected by the earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010.
2010-02-23: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Recognizing the significance of Black History Month.
2010-02-23: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Expressing support for designation of April 2010 as "National Autism Awareness Month" and supporting efforts to devote 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.
2010-04-27: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Recognizing the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the Government of the Republic of the Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army and calling for urgent and aggressive actions to establish peace in all regions of Sudan.
2010-01-20: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Honoring the contributions of Catholic schools.
2010-02-23: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Expressing support for the designation of January 10, 2010, through January 16, 2010, as National Influenza Vaccination Week.
2010-01-26: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Expressing support for the designation of September as National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month.
2010-05-20: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Congratulating the United States Men's National Soccer Team for securing a berth at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
2009-12-08: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the People's Republic of China has violated internationally recognized human rights and legal due process standards by carrying out executions after trials marred by procedural abuses and by carrying out arbitrary detentions targeting Uyghurs and other individuals in Xinjiang in the aftermath of a suppressed demonstration and ensuing mob violence on July 5 to 7, 2009.
2009-12-08: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Recognizing and honoring the National Guard on the occasion of its 373rd anniversary.
2009-12-08: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Recognizing December 2 as the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery and the 60th anniversary of the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others and commending the efforts of modern day abolitionists following in the tradition of Frederick Douglass.
2009-11-19: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.