Requesting that the President focus appropriate attention on neighborhood crime prevention and community policing, and coordinate certain Federal efforts to participate in "National Night Out", which occurs the first Tuesday of August each year, including by supporting local efforts and community watch groups and by supporting local officials, to promote community safety and help provide homeland security.
2005-07-29: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1739)
Recognizing National Homeownership Month and the importance of homeownership in the United States.
2005-06-27: 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.
Congratulating Lance Armstrong on his seventh Tour de France victory and his retirement and recognizing his dedication to helping others.
2005-07-26: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Supporting the goals of "A Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval", and for other purposes.
2005-07-25: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Supporting the goals and ideals of Financial Literacy Month, and for other purposes.
2005-04-06: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
House Democracy Assistance Commission Resolution
2005-03-14: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Bureau of Labor Statistics should adopt statistical measures that accurately reflect the United States workforce of the 21st century.
2006-02-15: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H303)
Supporting the goals and ideals of Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month.
2006-11-13: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Expressing the sense of Congress in support of United States diplomatic personnel stationed at the United States Interests Section in Havana, Cuba.
2006-06-13: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the historic 1946 season of Major League Baseball Hall of Fame member Bob Feller and his return from military service to the United States.
2006-09-12: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Congratulating The Professional Golfers' Association of America on its 90th anniversary and commending the members of The Professional Golfers' Association of America and The PGA Foundation for the charitable contributions they provide to the United States.
2006-11-13: Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month.
2006-05-25: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the effective treatment of and access to care for individuals with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, and for other purposes.
2006-02-17: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Designating the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as America's National Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.
2005-10-31: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of the United States should support democracy, the rule of law, and human rights in the Republic of Nicaragua and work cooperatively with regional and international organizations to bolster Nicaraguan efforts to establish the requisite conditions for free, fair, transparent, and inclusive presidential and legislative elections in 2006.
2006-01-27: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding bone marrow failure diseases.
2005-07-01: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Honoring the Sigma Chi Fraternity on the occasion of its 150th Anniversary.
2005-06-24: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Municipal Solid Waste Responsibility Act of 2004
2004-09-23: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 12 - 4.
To require the Secretary of Transportation, in computing the estimated tax payments attributed to highway users for purposes of title 23, United States Code, to take into account any law that replaces the reduced rates of tax on gasohol with an excise tax credit.
2004-09-29: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.