Supporting the contributions of Catholic schools.
2014-01-16: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Calling on schools and State and local educational agencies to recognize that dyslexia has significant educational implications that must be addressed.
2014-01-10: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Congratulating Pope Francis on his election and recognizing his inspirational statements and actions.
2013-12-11: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Honoring the life, accomplishments, and legacy of Nelson Mandela and expressing condolences on his passing.
2013-12-12: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the unification of the Island of Crete with the Hellenic Republic and expressing support for designation of December 1, 2013, as "Cretan Enosis Day".
2014-01-10: Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.
Urging the president to release information regarding the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks upon the United States.
2013-12-02: Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
Expressing support for designation of the third Tuesday of November as "National Entrepreneurs Day".
2013-11-01: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Expressing support to end the 39-year-old division of the Republic of Cyprus.
2013-08-16: Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.
Expressing support for designation of August 23 as "Black Ribbon Day" to recognize the victims of Soviet Communist and Nazi regimes.
2013-07-16: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should ban and prevent the import of shark fins from sharks caught through the practice of finning, and for other purposes.
2013-06-28: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Expressing concern over persistent and credible reports of systematic, state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience, in the People's Republic of China, including from large numbers of Falun Gong practitioners imprisoned for their religious beliefs, and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups.
2014-07-30: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Honoring the Drug Enforcement Administration on the occasion of its 40th anniversary.
2013-07-15: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Calling for the immediate extradition or rendering to the United States of convicted felon William Morales and all other fugitives from justice who are receiving safe harbor in Cuba in order to escape prosecution or confinement for criminal offenses committed in the United States.
2013-07-09: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
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.
Recognizing the long-term partnership and friendship between the United States and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, working together towards peace and security in the Middle East.
2013-08-02: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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.
Condemning the April 15, 2013, Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attacks in Boston, Massachusetts and calling upon the United States Government, the governments of all nations, the United Nations, and other international organizations to renounce the use of IEDs and take actions to stop their proliferation.
2013-05-08: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Calling upon the Government of Turkey to facilitate the reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate's Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay.
2013-11-19: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Unanimous Consent .
Expressing the United States' commitment to the reunification of the Republic of Cyprus and the establishment of a unified government on Cyprus that guarantees the human rights of all Cypriots and condemns any attempt to use the current economic crisis as a means of imposing a settlement on the people of Cyprus, and for other purposes,.
2013-05-06: Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Food and Drug Administration should encourage the use of abuse-deterrent formulations of drugs.
2013-04-19: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.