A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services within the Department of Health and Human Services relating to Medicare coverage for the use of erythropoiesis stimulating agents in cancer and related neoplastic conditions.
2007-10-22: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13201-13202)
A joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003.
2007-08-29: By Senator Baucus from Committee on Finance filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/03/2007. Report No. 110-146.
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify that the Constitution neither prohibits voluntary prayer nor requires prayer in schools.
2007-03-29: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
A resolution expressing the opposition of the Senate to a proposed regulation by the Environmental Protection Agency, now under review in the Office of Management and Budget, that would undercut air quality protections established by Congress in the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977 for national parks, national wilderness areas, national monuments, and national seashores.
2008-12-10: Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10884)
A resolution congratulating Michael Phelps and the members and coaches of the United States Olympic Swimming Team for their record-breaking performance at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
2008-09-30: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10127-10129; text as passed Senate: CR S10128-10129; text of measure as introduced: CR S10180-10181)
A resolution designating October 17, 2008, as "National Mammography Day".
2008-09-30: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10127-10129; text as passed Senate: CR S10128; text of measure as introduced: CR S10179)
A resolution calling for a comprehensive strategy to address the crisis in Darfur, Sudan.
2008-09-24: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9435-9436; text as passed Senate: CR S9436; text of measure as introduced: CR S9425)
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.
2008-09-23: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9346; text as passed Senate: CR S9346; text of measure as introduced: CR S9284-9285)
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Red Ribbon Week.
2008-09-22: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9179-9185; text as passed Senate: CR S9186; text of measure as introduced: CR S9215-9216)
A resolution expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging Americans to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all children.
2008-09-22: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9179-9185; text as passed Senate: CR S9185; text of measure as introduced: CR S9215)
A resolution designating September 2008 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month".
2008-09-18: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9164-9165; text as passed Senate: CR S9165; text of measure as introduced: CR S9039-9040)
A resolution recognizing and honoring the 50th anniversary of the founding of AARP.
2008-09-26: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S9876-9877)
A resolution condemning ongoing sales of arms to belligerents in Sudan, including the Government of Sudan, and calling for both a cessation of such sales and an expansion of the United Nations embargo on arms sales to Sudan.
2008-09-27: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the terrorist attacks committed against the United States of America on September 11, 2001.
2008-09-11: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8455; text as passed Senate: CR S8455; text of measure as introduced: CR S8417-8418)
A resolution recognizing the strategic success of the troop surge in Iraq and expressing gratitude to the members of the United States Armed Forces who made that success possible.
2008-07-31: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7973)
A resolution recognizing July 30 , 2008, as the 40th anniversary of the enactment of the resolution establishing the Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs.
2008-09-22: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S9182-9183)
A resolution welcoming home Keith Stansell, Thomas Howes, and Marc Gonsalves, three citizens of the United States who were held hostage for over five years by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) after their plane crashed on February 13, 2003.
2008-08-01: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S8015)
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Supreme Court of the United States erroneously decided Kennedy v. Louisiana, No. 07-343 (2008), and that the eighth amendment to the Constitution of the United States allows the imposition of the death penalty for the rape of a child.
2008-07-25: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7481-7482)
A resolution designating August 16, 2008, as National Airborne Day.
2008-08-01: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S8016)
A resolution designating the week beginning September 7, 2008, as "National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week".
2008-09-08: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8141-8142; text as passed Senate: CR S8142)