Expressing support for designation of a National Veterans History Project Week to encourage public participation in a nationwide project that collects and preserves the stories of the men and women who served our nation in times of war and conflict.
2009-11-03: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Congratulating President Obama for winning of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize.
2009-10-23: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Congratulating the Aldine Independent School District in Harris County, Texas, on winning the 2009 "Broad Prize for Urban Education".
2009-11-16: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Supporting the goals and ideals of a national day of remembrance on October 30, 2009, for American nuclear weapons program workers and uranium miners, millers, and haulers.
2009-10-28: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Recommending that the United States Constitution be taught to high school students throughout the Nation in September of their senior year.
2009-10-22: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Congratulating and honoring Barnes Jewish Hospital, Henry Ford Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Integris Baptist Hospital for the completion of a successful 16 person kidney transplant.
2009-07-22: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Condemning the June 28, 2009, coup d'etat in Honduras, calling for the reinstatement of President Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales, and for other purposes.
2009-07-10: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Encouraging energy efficient and environment-friendly building and facility certification programs to incorporate the use of mechanical insulation as part of their standards and ratings system.
2009-05-04: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Calling on Brazil in accordance with its obligations under the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction to obtain, as a matter of extreme urgency, the return of Sean Goldman to his father David Goldman in the United States; urging the governments of all countries that are partners with the United States to the Hague Convention to fulfill their obligations to return abducted children to the United States; and recommending that all other nations, including Japan, that have unresolved international child abduction cases join the Hague Convention and establish procedures to promptly and equitably address the tragedy of international child abductions.
2009-03-11: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Recognizing the persistently high rates of drowning fatalities among children.
2009-09-14: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Correcting the enrollment of H.R. 3590.
2010-03-19: Referred to House Administration
Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Miner's Day to celebrate and honor the contributions of miners and encouraging the people of the United States to participate in local and National activities celebrating and honoring the contributions of miners.
2009-12-08: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Recognizing the contributions of the American Kennel Club.
2009-12-16: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
2009-02-12: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction against individual income tax for interest on indebtedness and for State and local sales and excise taxes with respect to the purchase of certain motor vehicles.
2008-11-19: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from granting authority to a motor carrier domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond United States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border unless expressly authorized by Congress.
2008-09-10: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008
2008-10-03: House Committee on Agriculture Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Jan. 3, 2009.
To prevent excessive speculation in over-the-counter derivatives markets for certain energy commodities by limiting participation in those markets to persons who are capable of producing, manufacturing, or taking physical delivery of the commodities.
2008-11-19: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
To amend title 39, United States Code, to modify the procedures governing the closure or consolidation of post offices.
2008-06-11: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act
2008-06-09: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.