Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that due to the allegations of fraud, mismanagement, and abuse within the United Nations oil-for-food program, the growing record of human rights abuses by United Nations personnel in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the lack of action by the United Nations in response to the genocide in the Darfur region of the Sudan, Kofi Annan should resign from the position of Secretary General of the United Nations to help restore confidence in the organization.
2005-05-12: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Commending the University of Michigan Wolverines softball team for winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Championship on June 8, 2005.
2005-08-10: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Recognizing and commending the continuing dedication and commitment of employers of the members of the National Guard and the other reserve components who have been mobilized during the Global War on Terrorism and in defense of the United States.
2005-11-08: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that judicial determinations regarding the meaning of the Constitution of the United States should not be based on judgments, laws, or pronouncements of foreign institutions unless such foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements inform an understanding of the original meaning of the Constitution of the United States.
2005-09-29: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 8 - 3.
Providing that the Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission should, in conducting 5-year sunset reviews of antidumping or countervailing duties on steel products, take into account, and report on, the impact of such duties on steel-consuming manufacturers and the overall economy.
2005-02-25: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Mentoring Month.
2005-02-08: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Honoring the contributions of Catholic schools.
2005-02-01: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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.
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.
Recognizing the accomplishments of the American Council of Young Political Leaders for providing 40 years of international exchange programs, increasing international dialogue, and enhancing global understanding, and commemorating its 40th anniversary.
2006-12-07: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of Venezuela should actively support strategies for ensuring secure airport facilities that meet international certifications to prevent trafficking of controlled substances, narcotics, and laundered money.
2006-07-27: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Russian Federation must protect intellectual property rights.
2005-12-22: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Condemning attacks on United States citizens by Palestinian terrorists, and for other purposes.
2005-05-17: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and Central Asia.
Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the awareness, prevention, early detection, and effective treatment of viral hepatitis, and for other purposes.
2005-04-22: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of the Russian Federation should issue a clear and unambiguous statement of admission and condemnation of the illegal occupation and annexation by the Soviet Union from 1940 to 1991 of the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
2005-07-25: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Expressing the need for enhanced public awareness of traumatic brain injury and support for the designation of a National Brain Injury Awareness Month.
2006-05-04: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the issuance of the 500,000th design patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
2005-04-20: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Expressing the sense of Congress that the people of the United States should observe the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, a Nazi death camp during World War II, and honor all the victims of the Holocaust, and for other purposes.
2005-03-17: Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats.
Municipal Solid Waste Responsibility Act of 2004
2004-09-23: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 12 - 4.