United States Postal Service Financial Relief Act of 2009
2009-12-07: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.
Ocean Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act
2009-06-18: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Paycheck Fairness Act
2009-03-06: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and to modify the operation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.
2009-03-06: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, relating to interagency cooperation under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
2009-01-15: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Expressing support for designation of September 2009 as "Gospel Music Heritage Month" and honoring gospel music for its valuable and longstanding contributions to the culture of the United States.
2009-08-03: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mourning the loss of life and expressing condolences to the families affected by the tragic forest fire in Israel that began on December 2, 2010.
2010-12-07: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Congratulating Gerda Weissmann Klein on being selected to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
2010-12-15: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Commending the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas, for its outstanding support in creating a unique and lasting partnership with Little Rock Air Force Base, members of the Armed Forces stationed there, and their families.
2010-12-13: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to legislation relating to raising the retirement age under title II of the Social Security Act.
2010-09-28: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the Coastal States Organization, and for other purposes.
2010-09-23: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the importance of the full implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement to help ensure peace and stability in Sudan during and after mandated referenda.
2010-09-28: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Honoring and saluting Americans for the Arts on its 50th anniversary.
2010-09-23: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Supporting and recognizing the achievements of the family planning services programs operating under title X of the Public Health Service Act.
2010-06-24: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the one-year anniversary of the Government of Iran's fraudulent manipulation of Iranian elections, the Government of Iran's continued denial of human rights and democracy to the people of Iran, and the Government of Iran's continued pursuit of a nuclear weapons capability.
2010-06-24: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Congratulating Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men-Englewood Campus, the Nation's first all-male charter high school, for achieving a 100 percent college acceptance rate for all 107 members of its first graduating class of 2010.
2010-06-16: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Expressing gratitude for the contributions that the air traffic controllers of the United States make to keep the traveling public safe and the airspace of the United States running efficiently, and for other purposes.
2010-07-27: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Recognizing the National Museum of American Jewish History, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, as the only museum in the Nation dedicated exclusively to exploring and preserving the American Jewish experience.
2010-06-09: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Supporting the goals of National Dairy Month.
2010-06-14: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Commending the National Rifle Association for developing the Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program and teaching 23,000,000 children its lifesaving message.
2010-06-29: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.