Expressing condolences to the families of the individuals killed during unusual storms and floods in the State of Georgia between September 18 and 21, 2009, and expressing gratitude to all of the emergency personnel who continue to work with unyielding determination to meet the needs of Georgia's residents.
2009-09-23: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions.
2009-06-12: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s visit to India, and the positive influence that the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi had on Dr. King's work during the Civil Rights Movement.
2009-02-10: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week.
2009-02-02: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week.
2009-02-03: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Observing the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., and encouraging the people of the United States to observe the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and for other purposes.
2009-01-21: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Commemorating the 45th anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the role that it played in ensuring the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
2010-03-17: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner, and the "Freedom Summer" of 1964, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.
2009-07-17: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Directing the Architect of the Capitol to place a marker in Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center which acknowledges the role that slave labor played in the construction of the United States Capitol, and for other purposes.
2009-07-10: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
National Low-Carbon Fuel Standard Act of 2007
2008-11-19: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for an increase in the maximum level of fees authorized to be charged by representatives with respect to claims of entitlement to past-due benefits and to require cost-of-living adjustments to such level of authorized fees.
2008-11-19: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
National Parents Corps Act of 2008
2008-09-29: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Teen Dating Violence Prevention Act of 2008
2008-09-28: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Charity Enhancement Act of 2008
2008-09-29: Received in the Senate.
Fair Deal for Volunteers Act of 2008
2008-09-10: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2008
2008-08-01: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act of 2008
2008-06-26: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Reimbursing Our American Drivers (ROAD) Act of 2008
2008-06-17: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
To exempt longstanding nonfunctionally-integrated supporting organizations from certain provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006.
2008-06-10: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.