Affirming the obligation and leadership of the United States to improve the lives of the 37,162,000 Americans living in poverty and the 15,600,000 of those who live in extreme poverty.
2005-09-07: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day.
2006-11-13: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Honoring the memory of the members of the Armed Forces of the United States who have given their lives in service to the United States in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
2005-12-01: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Honoring the life and work of Simon Wiesenthal and reaffirming the commitment of Congress to the fight against anti-Semitism and intolerance in all forms, in all forums, and in all nations.
2005-10-17: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Supporting the goals and ideals of a national day of prayer and remembrance for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and encouraging all Americans to observe that day.
2005-09-15: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Supporting the observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and for other purposes.
2005-08-05: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Supporting the goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer by the year 2015.
2006-09-20: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Expressing the sense of the Congress that States should require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of a potentially visually impaired individual.
2006-09-25: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Recognizing the benefits and importance of Federally-qualified health centers and the Medicaid prospective payment system for such centers.
2005-08-05: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Expressing support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day, and for other purposes.
2005-05-26: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Recognizing the artistic excellence and community value of America's 1800 orchestras.
2005-06-22: Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
Honoring the victims of the Cambodian genocide that took place from April 1975 to January 1979.
2005-05-19: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Relations.
Acknowledging African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade in all of the Americas with an emphasis on descendants in Latin America and the Caribbean, recognizing the injustices suffered by these African descendants, and recommending that the United States and the international community work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean.
2006-11-17: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Calling on the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to transfer Charles Ghankay Taylor, former President of the Republic of Liberia, to the Special Court for Sierra Leone to be tried for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other serious violations of international humanitarian law.
2005-05-10: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the community development block grant program should remain under the administration of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
2005-04-15: Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
Expressing support for the designation and goals of "Hire a Veteran Week" and encouraging the President to issue a proclamation supporting those goals.
2006-07-25: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby.
2005-05-12: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5183)
Recognizing the significance of African American women in the United States scientific community.
2005-04-27: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Remembering the victims of the genocide that occurred in 1994 in Rwanda and pledging to work to ensure that such an atrocity does not take place again.
2005-03-10: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
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.