Acknowledging the 40th anniversary of the election of Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm, the first African-American woman in Congress.
2009-01-08: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should provide increased Federal funding for continued type 1 diabetes research.
2009-12-10: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
2009-01-06: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Honoring the life, achievements, and contributions of Paul Newman.
2009-02-24: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Recognizing the 35th anniversary of the enactment of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975.
2010-11-18: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Supporting the goal of ensuring that all Holocaust survivors in the United States are able to live with dignity, comfort, and security in their remaining years.
2010-12-01: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Supporting National Men's Health Week.
2010-06-23: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Recognizing the 235th birthday of the United States Army.
2010-07-14: Referred to the Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces.
Expressing support for designation of the week beginning on the second Sunday of September as Arts in Education Week.
2010-12-23: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month in April 2010 and supporting efforts to devote new resources to research the causes of the disease, environmental and otherwise, along with treatments and workforce strategies to support individuals with sarcoidosis and their families.
2010-04-15: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court should uphold laws that allow the families and friends of fallen members of the Armed Forces to mourn their loved ones in peace and privacy.
2010-06-15: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
Recognizing the 62nd anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel, and reaffirming unequivocal support for the alliance and friendship between the United States and Israel.
2010-04-13: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Recognizing the life of Orlando Zapata Tamayo, who died on February 23, 2010, in the custody of the Government of Cuba, and calling for a continued focus on the promotion of internationally recognized human rights, listed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in Cuba.
2010-03-11: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Supporting the observance of "Spirit of '45 Day".
2010-08-06: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Encouraging the Secretaries of the military departments to maximize opportunities for space-available travel for members of the Armed Forces in a leave or pass status who are traveling between December 18, 2009, and January 3, 2010.
2010-01-12: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Supporting the goals and ideals of World AIDS Day.
2009-12-02: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Recognizing and honoring America's labor movement, supporting the designation of a National Labor History Month, and for other purposes.
2009-12-08: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Supporting the goals and ideals of Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month.
2009-10-01: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Commending the Bureau of Labor Statistics on the occasion of its 125th anniversary.
2009-06-12: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Recognizing the value, benefits, and importance of community health centers as health care homes for millions of people in the United States.
2009-06-08: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.