Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a National Youth Sports Week should be established.
2006-06-19: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Supporting the goals and ideals of a Day of Hearts, Congenital Heart Defect Day in order to increase awareness about congenital heart defects, and for other purposes.
2006-02-14: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Recognizing the African American Spiritual as a national treasure.
2006-05-24: Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a National Methamphetamine Prevention Week should be established to increase awareness of methamphetamine and to educate the public on ways to help prevent the use of that damaging narcotic.
2006-04-06: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Expressing condolences to the people and Government of Nigeria for the loss of life suffered in the crash of a Nigerian passenger jet on October 22 and the tragic death of Stella Obasanjo, wife of Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, at a hospital in Spain on October 23, 2005.
2005-11-04: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Of inquiry requesting the President of the United States to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in his possession relating to the anticipated effects of climate change on the coastal regions of the United States.
2005-11-15: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 119.
Honoring the life and achievements of the late Dr. John Garang de Mabior and reaffirming the continued commitment of the House of Representatives to a just and lasting peace in the Republic of the Sudan.
2005-10-17: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the American Academy of Pediatrics and supporting the mission and goals of the organization.
2005-10-07: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Supporting the ideals of National Teen Dating Violence and Prevention Week.
2005-12-19: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the crisis of Hurricane Katrina should not be used to weaken, waive, or roll back Federal public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations, and for other purposes.
2005-10-07: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should seek to convene an international conference in 2006 to develop more effective means to deal with the serious and growing threat of methamphetamine and synthetic drug precursor chemicals.
2005-11-17: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
To congratulate the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Discovery crew of Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot Jim Kelly, Mission Specialist Charlie Camarda, Mission Specialist Wendy Lawrence, Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi, Mission Specialist Steve Robinson, and Mission Specialist Andy Thomas on the successful completion of their 14 day test flight to the International Space Station for the first step of the Vision for Space Exploration, begun from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on July 26, 2005, and completed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on August 9, 2005, which historical mission represented a great step forward into the new beginning of the Second Space Age.
2005-09-20: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Expressing the condolences of the Nation to the victims of Hurricane Katrina, commending the resiliency of the people of the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and committing to stand by them in the relief and recovery effort.
2005-09-07: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Urging the United Nations to establish a commission on the prevention of slavery, human trafficking, and exploitation.
2005-10-31: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2226)
Remembering and commemorating the lives and work of Maryknoll Sisters Maura Clarke and Ita Ford, Ursuline Sister Dorothy Kazel, and Cleveland Lay Mission Team Member Jean Donovan, who were executed by members of the armed forces of El Salvador on December 2, 1980.
2005-12-14: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Supporting efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research.
2006-06-22: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
India-Pakistan Peace Resolution
2005-05-18: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Recognizing the importance of the decision of the Supreme Court, Griswold v. Connecticut, which 40 years ago held that married couples have a constitutional right to use contraceptives, thereby recognizing the legal right of women to control their fertility through birth control and providing for vast improvements in maternal and infant health and for significant reductions in the rate of unintended pregnancy, and for other purposes.
2005-07-01: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Honoring former President William Jefferson Clinton on the occasion of his 59th birthday.
2005-07-25: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Condemning the existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and urging States to adopt legislation similar to that which was enacted in California to address the issue.
2005-06-06: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.