Commemorating the life and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln on the bicentennial of his birth.
2009-02-13: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Honoring Miami University for its 200 years of commitment to extraordinary higher education.
2009-04-22: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Establishing a Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs.
2009-02-03: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Congratulating the National Football League champion Pittsburgh Steelers for winning Super Bowl XLIII and becoming the most successful franchise in NFL history with their record 6th Super Bowl title.
2009-02-13: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Recognizing the need to continue research into the causes, treatment, education, and an eventual cure for diabetes, and for other purposes.
2009-07-22: Motion to reconsider laid on the table 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.
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require each standing committee to hold periodic hearings on the topic of waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in Government programs which that committee may authorize, and for other purposes.
2009-01-14: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should provide increased Federal funding for continued type 1 diabetes research.
2009-12-10: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Recognizing Israel's right to defend itself against attacks from Gaza, reaffirming the United States' strong support for Israel, and supporting the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
2009-01-09: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Honoring the life, achievements, and contributions of Paul Newman.
2009-02-24: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
To express the sense of Congress that it is the responsibility of Congress to determine the regulatory authority of the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadband Internet services.
2010-07-30: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Approving certain regulations issued by the Office of Compliance to implement the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 with respect to certain covered employees under the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995.
2010-07-15: Referred to House Education and Labor
Recognizing the 235th birthday of the United States Army.
2010-07-14: Referred to the Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces.
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court should uphold laws that allow the families and friends of fallen members of the Armed Forces to mourn their loved ones in peace and privacy.
2010-06-15: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
Recognizing the 62nd anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel, and reaffirming unequivocal support for the alliance and friendship between the United States and Israel.
2010-04-13: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
2009-02-12: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Commending the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Arkansas National Guard upon its completion of a second deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
2009-02-06: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Supporting the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week.
2009-03-06: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
To amend the commodity provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid the prohibition on receiving direct payments, counter-cyclical payments, or average crop revenue election payments when the sum of the base acres of a farm is 10 acres or less, and for other purposes.
2008-10-13: Became Public Law No: 110-398.
To amend title 38, United States Code, to conform the mileage reimbursement rates used under the beneficiary travel program administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the mileage reimbursement rates for Government employees on official business who use privately owned vehicles, to eliminate all deductibles under the beneficiary travel program, to ensure that all veterans can participate in the beneficiary travel program, and for other purposes.
2008-07-31: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.