Lumbee Recognition Act
2009-06-09: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 72.
To redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.
2010-05-05: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009
2009-05-13: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
United States Postal Service Financial Relief Act of 2009
2009-12-07: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.
Paycheck Fairness Act
2009-03-06: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and to modify the operation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.
2009-03-06: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, relating to interagency cooperation under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
2009-01-15: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Congratulating the United States Men's National Soccer Team for its epic victory over Spain, for achieving one of the biggest upsets in the history of International Soccer, and for earning the first advancement to a FIFA tournament final in the history of United States Soccer.
2009-06-26: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Expressing support for designation of June as "Home Safety Month".
2009-07-16: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Commending the University of Southern California Trojan men's tennis team for its victory in the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Men's Tennis Championship.
2009-07-23: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Expressing sympathy to the victims, families, and friends of the tragic act of violence at the combat stress clinic at Camp Liberty, Iraq, on May 11, 2009.
2009-06-08: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Congratulating the University of California, Davis, for a century as a premier public research university and one of our Nation's finest institutions of higher education.
2009-05-18: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Supporting the goals and ideals of Mental Health Month.
2009-06-03: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Honoring the graduating Class of 2009 at the University of California, Merced.
2009-06-04: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Recognizing Armed Forces Day and the exemplary service of the members of the United States Armed Forces.
2009-05-22: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Train Day.
2009-05-06: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Condemning all forms of anti-Semitism and reaffirming the support of Congress for the mandate of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, and for other purposes.
2009-04-27: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the goals and ideals of the National School Lunch Program.
2010-03-04: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Expressing sympathy to the victims, families, and friends of the tragic act of violence at the American Civic Association in Binghamton, New York.
2009-04-28: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Expressing the sense of the United States House of Represensatives regarding the hijacking of the Maersk Alabama, the kidnapping of Captain Richard Phillips by Somali pirates, the rescue of Captain Phillips by United States Navy SEALs and the crews of the USS Bainbridge, USS Boxer, USS Halyburton and Patrol Squadron (VP) 8, and for other purposes.
2009-04-22: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.