Honoring the extraordinary service and exceptional sacrifice of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), known as the Screaming Eagles.
2008-07-14: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Expressing strong support for Albania, Croatia, and Macedonia to be extended invitations for membership to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization at the April 2008 Bucharest Summit, and for other purposes.
2008-04-02: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E485)
Condemning the broadcasting of incitement to violence against Americans and the United States in media based in the Middle East, calling for the designation of al-Aqsa TV as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist entity, and for other purposes.
2008-09-09: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Expressing the strong support of the House of Representatives for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to enter into a Membership Action Plan with Georgia and Ukraine.
2008-04-01: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Commemorating the 12th anniversary of the 1996 shooting down of 2 unarmed Brothers to the Rescue civilian aircraft, licensed by the United States, by the Cuban regime.
2008-02-25: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Commending the Alaska Army National Guard for its service to the State of Alaska and the citizens of the United States.
2008-05-20: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all Americans should participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the service and sacrifice of members of the United States Armed Forces both at home and abroad.
2008-03-12: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Condemning the ongoing Palestinian rocket attacks on Israeli civilians by Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist organizations, and for other purposes.
2008-03-05: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Condemning the glorification of terrorism and the continuing anti-Israel and anti-Semitic rhetoric at the United Nations.
2008-01-23: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Condemning the People's Republic of China for its socially unacceptable business practices, including the manufacturing and exportation of unsafe products, casual disregard for the environment, and exploitative employment practices.
2008-01-16: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Commemorating the courage of the Haitian soldiers that fought for American independence in the "Siege of Savannah" and for Haiti's independence and renunciation of slavery.
2008-02-12: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Recognizing the strategic importance of the African continent and welcoming the establishment of AFRICOM, and for other purposes.
2007-12-19: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Celebrating 35 years of space-based observations of the Earth by the Landsat spacecraft and looking forward to sustaining the longest unbroken record of civil Earth observations of the land.
2008-04-22: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Condemning the December 11, 2007, terrorist bombings on the people of Algeria and United Nations personnel, and expressing sympathy to the victims of these terrorist attacks.
2007-12-18: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Objecting to United Nations funding of the Durban Review Conference using the United Nations regular budget, and for other purposes.
2007-12-17: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the March 2007 report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development makes an important contribution to the understanding of the high levels of crime and violence in the Caribbean, and that the United States should work with Caribbean countries to address crime and violence in the region.
2008-04-09: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Expressing gratitude to all of the member states of the International Commission of the International Tracing Service on ratifying the May 2006 Agreement to amend the 1955 Bonn Accords granting access to vast Holocaust and other World War II related archives located in Bad Arolsen, Germany.
2008-03-11: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mourning the passing of Congressman Henry J. Hyde and celebrating his leadership and service to the people of Illinois and the United States of America.
2007-12-17: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Condemning Communist China's discrimination, harassment, imprisonment, torture, and execution of its prisoners of conscience.
2007-11-13: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that general appropriations for military construction and veterans' affairs be considered as stand-alone measures.
2007-10-31: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.