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1,028 ingested resolutions from United States in 1987. Walk years back as far as this source still publishes.
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 2021
Thanks the Honorable George J. Mitchell, Deputy President pro tempore, for the manner in which he presided over the Senate during the first session of the 100th Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 2021
Provides for notifying the President that the Congress has completed its business and is ready to adjourn.
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 2021
Thanks the Honorable George H.W. Bush, Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate, for the manner in which he has presided over the Senate during the first session of the 100th Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 2021
Thanks the Honorable John C. Stennis, President pro tempore, for the manner in which he presided over the Senate during the first session of the 100th Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 2021
Authorizes the President of the Senate, the President pro tempore, and the Deputy President pro tempore to make certain appointments after the sine die adjournment.
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 2021
Provides for notifying the President that the Congress has completed its business and is ready to adjourn.
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 2021
Provides for the sine die adjournment of the first session of the 100th Congress on December 22, 1987.
United States · United States Congress · 21 April 2025
Expresses the sense of the Congress with respect to discrimination in health insurance coverage for adopted children. Calls upon State legislatures to encourage health insurers to cover adopted children on the same basis as other dependents.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Sets forth the rule for the consideration of a report from the Committee on Rules providing for the consideration of the conference report on H.J. Res. 395 (continuing appropriations).
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Requires a brief history of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries to be printed as a House document in connection with the 100th anniversary of the committee.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Waives points of order against the conference report on H.J. Res. 395 (continuing appropriations) and against its consideration.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Waives points of order against the conference report on H.R. 3545 (budget reconciliation) and against its consideration.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Commends: (1) the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) on its 40th anniversary; (2) all those who worked to create the GATT and have contributed their efforts since then; (3) those who have striven to uphold the principles and ideals of the GATT during past and present tariff and trade negotiations; and (4) the efforts of the men and women of the GATT Secretariat who have worked diligently to apply GATT to international trade and to impartially mediate international commercial disputes.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Sets forth the rule for the consideration of a joint resolution providing continuing appropriations for FY 1988.
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 2021
Establishes within the Senate an Arms Control Treaty Review Support Office (Office). Requires the Office to provide the Senate with such administrative support as the Majority and Minority Leaders may direct with respect to Senate consideration of the Treaty between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles and of any other arms control treaties submitted during the 100th Congress by the President to the Senate for its advice and consent to ratification. Directs that such support include the temporary storage and organization of, system of access to, and security of documents related to the negotiating records of such treaties. Directs the Majority and Minority Leaders to make arrangements with the executive branch to provide for the transmission, organization, and system of access to the negotiating record relating to such treaties submitted for advice and consent. Limits access to documents of the Office by Committee staff and consultants. Requires: (1) all staff members and consultants to agree in writing to abide by the conditions of an appropriate nondisclosure agreement promulgated by the Office of Senate Security, as a condition of employment; and (2) the Office to employ a security officer qualified to administer security procedures. Makes funds available to carry out this resolution. Terminates the Office within 30 days of the adjournment of the 100th Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 2021
Directs the Senate Legal Counsel to defend the Committee on Foreign Relations or appear in the name of the Committee as amicus curiae or intervenor, in any proceeding in support of the Committee's access to the nonpublic records the Department of Justice has agreed to provide the Committee in connection with the case of United States v. Zavala.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Requests the President, after consultation with the Director of Central Intelligence, to furnish to the House of Representatives the document, file, or report relating to statements made by Vietnamese Vice Foreign Minister Phan Hein concerning certain civilians and members of the armed forces held as prisoners of war or considered to be missing in action since the beginning of the Vietnam Conflict.
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 2021
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Attorney General should require all inmates involved in the uprisings at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia, and at the Federal Detention Center in Oakdale, Louisiana, to pay for or repair the property damage done to the facilities during the uprising.
United States · United States Congress · 21 July 2025
Expresses the sense of the Congress that Project Impact of the Combined Accident Reduction Effort should be supported by every State and should be recognized as a model project to educate the Nation's youth regarding the impact of drug and alcohol abuse upon driving safety.
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 2024
Declares that the President should award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Martha Raye in honor of her service in the form of entertainment and nursing care to members of the U.S. armed forces.
United States · United States Congress · 10 August 2026
Refers S. 1959, a bill for the relief of a Wisconsin Indian tribe, to the chief judge of the United States Claims Court for a report thereon.
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 2025
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the United States Trade Representative should initiate an unfair trade practice investigation with respect to the subsidization of European Community soybean products; and (2) the President should use his authority to enforce trade agreements under the Trade Act of 1974 to restore the benefits due to the U.S. soybean industry as a result of the European Community agreement to provide duty-free treatment to U.S. soybean products.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 3674 (U.S.-Japan fishery agreement).
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Waives points of order against the conference report on H.R. 3030 (agricultural credit) and against its consideration.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of State should designate a special envoy to negotiate the release of American and all other hostages in Lebanon, and appeals to their captors to free them.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Calls upon the Secretary of State to dispatch a senior U.S. official to Greece and Turkey to consult on possible solutions to Greek-Turkish tensions that diminish the strength of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Supports the Secretary's encouragement of the Secretary General of the United Nations to renew and strengthen efforts to find a solution. Declares that any solution must address the level of military forces on Cyprus, and constitutional and security guarantees for individual Cypriots and both communities on Cyprus. Encourages international organizations to participate in the solution of matters in the Aegean Sea.
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 2021
Authorizes the use of the Senate Hart Office Building on December 18, 1987, for a concert of holiday music presented by the Congressional Chorus.
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 2024
Requires the House of Representatives to adopt the report by the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct in the matter of Representative Austin J. Murphy.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Sets forth the rule for the consideration of any report from the Committee on Rules on any joint resolution which only provides for a temporary extension of the date until which appropriations are made or authority granted under Public Law 100-120.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should consider the following reservations to the Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles: (1) authorization for the United States to cease compliance with the Treaty if, within 36 months after its entry into force, the President determines that the Soviet Union has violated it, denying the United States the essential benefits of the Treaty; and (2) authorization for the United States to take appropriate measures to protect vital national interests, including redevelopment of Pershing II and ground launched cruise missiles, if the President makes such a determination after such 36-month period. Expresses the sense of the House that if the Senate ratifies the treaty, the Senate should do so with the understanding that the President would, at specified intervals, report to the Congress on Soviet compliance.
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 2021
Elects the following Members to the specified committee of the House of Representatives: (1) H. Martin Lancaster, to the Committee on Agriculture; and (2) Paul E. Kanjorski and George J. Hochbrueckner to the Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 2024
Declares that the people of the United States should observe the month of December 1987 as Deaf Heritage Month.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Expresses the sense of the Congress that, in exercising certain authorities to restrict exports, the executive branch should use a standard (and broad) definition of humanitarian donations.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Commends Ray A. Barnhart for his service at the helm of the Federal Highway Administration.
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 2025
Calls upon the Western European nations that provide assistance to the Sandinista regime in Nicaragua to: (1) affirm their support for the Guatemala accord by withholding all direct assistance to the Sandinistas until they are in full compliance with that accord and democratic institutions are established in Nicaragua; (2) reaffirm their commitment to democratic values by directing their economic assistance to support the democratic governments in Central America and by giving political and financial assistance to non-Marxist groups; and (3) reaffirm their commitment to regional cooperation among democratic institutions by channeling financial assistance to the Central American Bank for Economic Integration and by funding the Central American Development Organization.
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 2025
Permits the amendment of bills implementing certain trade agreements if the amendments relate to the domestic or foreign commerce of the United States in uranium.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 1720 (Aid to Families with Dependent Children replacement program).
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 2021
Requires the Select Committee to Investigate Covert Arms Transactions with Iran: (1) to terminate on March 1, 1988; (2) not to undertake any activities unrelated to the closing of its affairs between the date of adoption of this resolution and the date of the Select Committee's termination, other than receiving materials in response to requests made before the date of adoption of this resolution; and (3) upon termination, to transmit its records to the Clerk of the House of Representatives for storage in the National Archives. Grants members of the Select Committee access to the records which are in the National Archives upon request. Allows any other member, or staff, of the House of Representatives, or of any joint committee of the Congress, access to such records only upon approval by the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in accordance with its rules and the rules of the House of Representatives.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Department of State and the executive branch should take every opportunity to encourage the Government of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) to live up to its obligations under the Helsinki Final Act and other international instruments; and (2) the GDR should favorably resolve the pending cases against the four people detained at the Zion Church on November 24, 1987, initiate no further reprisals against individuals for peacefully expressing their views, and continue and expand the positive steps taken in the area of human rights.
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 2024
Honors Ray A. Barnhart, retiring Federal Highway Administrator, for his efforts to preserve and improve the Federal-Aid Highway System.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 1467 (endangered species programs funding).
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H. Res. 327 (Iran-Contra affair investigation records).
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Terminates the House Select Committee to Investigate Covert Arms Transactions with Iran upon the expiration of the 100th Congress. Requires the Committee to organize its records, complete publication of its records and reports, and provide access to such records before such termination. Requires such records to be transmitted to the Clerk of the House of Representatives for storage in the National Archives.
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 2024
Expresses the sense of the Congress that railroad retirement benefits are exempt from reduction under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) and that supplemental annuities payable under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 and sequestered under a specified presidential order should be restored.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Declares support for the President in his efforts to obtain Soviet support for a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for an international arms embargo against any party to the Iran-Iraq conflict which refuses to comply with the ceasefire and the withdrawal to internationally recognized boundaries.
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 2025
Calls upon the Soviet Union to: (1) withdraw Soviet troops immediately from Afghanistan, restore Afghan cultural institutions and human rights, and allow the verification of this restoration by international organizations; (2) release Afghan children being held in the Soviet Union against their will, or without the knowledge or consent of their parents; and (3) pending such release, permit parental access to the detained children, make public their names and locations, and permit an international organization to verify that such parental access and public disclosure are being carried out and that the children are not being abused or tortured.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Expresses the sense of the Senate that, with respect to treaties submitted for its advice and consent (including the U.S.-Soviet treaty on eliminating intermediate range nuclear forces), the Senate should not request, review, or rely on those documents in the negotiating record that were not shown to the other party.
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 2021
Designates December 8, 1987, as Pearl Harbor Shipyard Day, commemorating the 46th anniversary of the rescue of trapped battleship crew members by civilian shipyard employees the day after the attack by Japan on Pearl Harbor.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Authorizes the printing as a House document of the transcript of proceedings of the House Committee on Government Operations on November 19, 1987, incident to the presentation of a portrait of the Honorable Jack Brooks to the committee.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Expresses the sense of the Congress that, in celebration of the millennium of the Christianization of Kievan-Rus', the Soviet Union should: (1) comply with its international obligations and allow Christians to practice their faith without harassment; (2) grant a general amnesty for all Christians who have been imprisoned because of their religious beliefs; (3) allow religious believers to practice their faith freely; (4) permit unlimited publication, distribution, and importation of religious materials; and (5) allow closed churches to reopen, new churches to be built, and theological seminaries to open or expand.