Expressing the grave disapproval of the House of Representatives regarding the majority opinion of the Supreme Court in the case of Kelo et al. v. City of New London et al. that nullifies the protections afforded private property owners in the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment.
2005-06-30: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
To congratulate the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Discovery crew of Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot Jim Kelly, Mission Specialist Charlie Camarda, Mission Specialist Wendy Lawrence, Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi, Mission Specialist Steve Robinson, and Mission Specialist Andy Thomas on the successful completion of their 14 day test flight to the International Space Station for the first step of the Vision for Space Exploration, begun from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on July 26, 2005, and completed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on August 9, 2005, which historical mission represented a great step forward into the new beginning of the Second Space Age.
2005-09-20: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to repeal the provisional quorum provision.
2005-05-17: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
2005-05-23: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Weekend of Prayer and Reflection for Darfur, Sudan.
2005-07-11: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Honoring the contributions of Vietnamese Americans to American society over the past three decades.
2005-05-03: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Honoring Lao and Hmong veterans and their refugee families and the 30th year of the end of the Indochina conflict in Laos.
2005-06-14: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Urging the President to authorize the transfer of ownership of one of the bells taken from the town of Balangiga on the island of Samar, Philippines, which are currently displayed at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, to the people of the Philippines.
2005-07-26: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Supporting the goals and ideals of Infant Mortality Awareness Month.
2006-09-28: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the massacre at Srebrenica in July 1995.
2005-06-27: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Recognizing and honoring firefighters for their many contributions throughout the history of the Nation.
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.
Commemorating the life of the late Zurab Zhvania, Prime Minister of the Republic of Georgia.
2005-04-05: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Recognizing the contributions of the United States Marine Corps and other units of the United States Armed Forces on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II.
2005-03-17: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Condemning the terrorist bombing attack that occurred on February 14, 2005, in Beirut, Lebanon, that killed former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and killed and wounded others.
2005-02-17: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Expressing the disapproval of the House of Representatives of the Social Security totalization agreement between the United States and Mexico.
2005-01-25: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Expressing condolences and support for assistance to the victims of the earthquake and tsunamis that occurred on December 26, 2004, in South and Southeast Asia.
2005-01-04: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Commending the people and the Governments of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Kingdom of Morocco, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the State of Kuwait, the State of Qatar, the Sultanate of Oman, and the Republic of Yemen for their political and economic liberalization efforts and expressing hope that progress will continue and that the efforts of these countries will serve as a model for other Arab countries.
2005-03-17: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and Central Asia.
Congratulating the University of Southern California Trojans for their second straight national title.
2005-02-09: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Urging the President to authorize the return to the people of the Philippines of two church bells that were taken by the United States Army in 1901 from the town of Balangiga on the island of Samar, Philippines, and are currently displayed at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming.
2006-09-26: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.