Recognizing the 20th anniversary of the Bhopal disaster and expressing the commitment of Congress to work with the Government of India and others to ensure that Union Carbide provides environmental and medical rehabilitation of the affected area and is held responsible for its actions.
2004-09-30: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1746-1747)
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the ongoing need to provide every qualified American with equal access to opportunity in education, business, and employment and the indispensability of Affirmative action programs in securing such equal access.
2003-03-06: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Recognizing the importance in history of the 150th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and Japan.
2004-09-07: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Declaring genocide in Darfur, Sudan.
2004-09-07: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Urging the Government of Ukraine to ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair election process for the presidential election on October 31, 2004.
2004-10-05: Received in the Senate.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that changes to Title IX athletics policies contradict the spirit of athletic equality and gender parity and should not be implemented, and that Title IX should be kept intact.
2003-03-31: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the world's freshwater resources.
2004-08-03: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Condemning the adoption of United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-10/14 (December 8, 2003) which requests the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to render an advisory opinion concerning the international legal consequences arising from Israel's construction of a security fence in parts of the West Bank, and for other purposes.
2004-07-14: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5773)
Expressing the sense of Congress concerning the well-being of members of the Armed Forces and calling on the Department of Defense to do its utmost to see that deployed military personnel have the best force protection equipment the Nation can make available, and for other purposes.
2004-04-22: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2341-2342)
Calling on the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to immediately and unconditionally release Father Thaddeus Nguyen Van Ly, and for other purposes.
2004-05-13: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Calling for the removal of all restrictions from the public, the press, and military families in mourning that would prohibit their presence at the arrival at military installations in the United States or overseas of the remains of the Nation's fallen heroes, the members of the Armed Forces who have died in Iraq or Afghanistan, with the assurance that family requests for privacy will be respected.
2004-03-25: Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.
Calling for the adoption of a Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism ("SMART") Security Platform for the 21st Century.
2004-12-06: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10920-10921)
Recognizing the benefits and importance of school-based music education.
2004-05-05: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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).
2003-01-07: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding negotiating, in the United States-Thailand Free Trade Agreement, access to the United States automobile industry.
2004-03-01: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Honoring the life and contributions of Yogi Bhajan, a leader of Sikhs, and expressing condolences to the Sikh community on his passing.
2004-11-16: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Affirming the support of Congress for preserving President Franklin D. Roosevelt's profile on the dime because of his innumerable contributions to and lasting impact on the Nation.
2003-12-02: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding women with bleeding disorders.
2003-11-14: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Recognizing the sacrifices made by members of the regular and reserve components of the Armed Forces, expressing concern about their safety and security, and urging the Secretary of Defense to take immediate steps to ensure that the reserve components are provided with the same equipment as the regular component.
2003-11-20: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Congratulating the Republic of India on the conduct of its recent democratic national elections.
2004-05-20: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.