Expressing the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Health and Human Services should promulgate as expeditiously as possible regulations required under the Public Health Service Act, relating to protections for residents of certain facilities with respect to the use of restraints and involuntary seclusion.
2006-03-16: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Commending the people of the Republic of Liberia for holding peaceful national elections in 2005 and congratulating President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on her victory and becoming the first female president of any African country.
2005-12-08: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the tax give away since 2001 to the wealthiest 5 percent of Americans should be repealed and those monies instead invested in vital programs to relieve the growing burden on the working poor and to alleviate poverty in America.
2005-10-27: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Honoring and praising the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 97th anniversary.
2006-05-11: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Affirming the obligation and leadership of the United States to improve the lives of the 37,162,000 Americans living in poverty and the 15,600,000 of those who live in extreme poverty.
2005-09-07: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Urging the President to issue a proclamation for the observance of an American Jewish History Month.
2006-02-14: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Montgomery bus boycott.
2005-12-12: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Paying tribute to the Africa-America Institute (AAI) for its more than 50 years of dedicated service toward nurturing and unleashing the productive capacities of knowledgeable, capable, and effective African leaders through education.
2005-10-06: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Honoring the memory of the members of the Armed Forces of the United States who have given their lives in service to the United States in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
2005-12-01: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Supporting the observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and for other purposes.
2005-08-05: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Expressing the sense of Congress concerning the vital role of Medicare in the health care system of our Nation over the last 40 years.
2005-07-21: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Regarding the awarding of contracts with respect to the recovery from the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita.
2005-09-27: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Supporting the goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer by the year 2015.
2006-09-20: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Supporting the goals and ideals of Domestic Violence Awareness Month and expressing the sense of Congress that Congress should raise awareness of domestic violence in the United States and its devastating effects on families.
2005-09-28: Received in the Senate.
Declaring that it is the policy of the United States not to enter into any base agreement with the Government of Iraq that would lead to a permanent United States military presence in Iraq.
2005-06-30: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Recognizing the benefits and importance of Federally-qualified health centers and the Medicaid prospective payment system for such centers.
2005-08-05: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Recognizing the need to pursue research into the causes, a treatment, and an eventual cure for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, supporting the goals and ideals of National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week, and for other purposes.
2005-09-30: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the importance of Medicaid in the health care system of our Nation.
2005-07-21: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding fertility issues facing cancer survivors.
2005-06-17: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Recognizing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day, and expressing the sense of Congress that history should be regarded as a means for understanding the past and solving the challenges of the future.
2005-06-22: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.