Expressing support for designation of December 12, 2012, as Foster Children's Day.
2012-05-16: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Expressing support for designation of May 2012 as Mental Health Month.
2012-04-27: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Expressing support for designation of 2012-2013 as the "Year of the Korean War Veteran" and recognizing the 60th anniversary of Korean War.
2012-04-23: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Commending the progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs.
2012-05-07: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.
Recognizing the importance of ports to the economy and national security of the United States.
2012-03-21: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Supporting the goals and ideals of Professional Social Work Month and World Social Work Day.
2012-03-20: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Expressing support for robust efforts by the United States to see Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, and his top commanders brought to justice and the group's atrocities permanently ended.
2012-06-07: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of preventing the Government of Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability.
2012-05-17: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Recognizing the significance of Black History Month.
2012-02-29: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Condemning the Government of Iran for its continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy.
2012-03-01: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Congratulating the National Football League champion New York Giants for winning Super Bowl XLVI.
2012-02-08: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Honoring and remembering the victims of the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 in Clarence Center, New York, on February 12, 2009.
2012-02-09: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Condemning the passage of legislation that would unduly burden an American citizen's ability to vote and opposing any State election law or proposed legislation that would have a disproportionate impact on vulnerable communities across the country.
2012-02-16: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the National Cancer Act of 1971 and the more than 12,000,000 survivors of cancer alive today because of the commitment of the United States to cancer research and advances in cancer prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment.
2012-01-31: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Supporting the contributions of Catholic schools.
2012-02-01: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H225-226)
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should work with the Government of Haiti to address gender-based violence against women and children.
2012-02-03: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Recognizing the anniversary of the tragic earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010, honoring those who lost their lives, and expressing continued solidarity with the Haitian people.
2012-02-03: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Supporting the goals and ideals of International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, recognizing the tenth anniversary of the adoption by the United Nations of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, Supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, and commending the efforts of modern day abolitionists following in the tradition of Frederick Douglass.
2012-02-03: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.
Expressing support for the designation of a "Small Business Saturday" and supporting efforts to increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses.
2011-11-16: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Recognizing the importance labor unions play in ensuring a strong middle class by advocating for more equitable wages, humane work conditions, improved benefits, and increased civic engagement by everyday workers.
2011-11-02: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7217-7218)