United States · United States Congress · 1 July 2021
Thanks the following Senate staff for the courteous, dignified, and impartial manner in which they assisted Senate deliberations during the first session of the 101st Congress: the Secretary of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, the Secretary for the Majority, the Secretary for the Minority, and the floor staff of the two parties.
United States · United States Congress · 1 July 2021
Thanks the Honorable Dan Quayle, 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 101st Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 1 July 2021
Revises the authority of the HUD/MOD Rehab Investigation Subcommittee, a subcommittee of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, to conduct an investigation of fraud and abuse in the Department of Housing and Urban Affairs' Moderate Rehabilitation Program.
United States · United States Congress · 1 July 2021
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the United States should not be bound under the United Nations Convention Against Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic substances to cooperate with any state party with which the United States does not maintain diplomatic relations or with any regime not recognized by the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 1 July 2021
Authorizes the President of the Senate, the President pro tempore, the Majority Leader, and the Minority leader to make certain appointments after the sine die adjournment.
United States · United States Congress · 1 July 2021
Thanks the Honorable Robert C. Byrd, President pro tempore, for the manner in which he presided over the Senate during the first session of the 101st Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Declares support for the United Nations Secretary General's current peace effort regarding Cyprus. Encourages both parties on Cyprus to resume negotiations under the auspices of the Secretary General.
United States · United States Congress · 1 July 2021
Condemns the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) for initiating a military offensive on November 11, 1989. Deplores the armed seizure of a San Salvador hotel. Deplores the murder of six Jesuit priests and two women. Demands that those responsible for their murder, as well as for the bombing of the headquarters of a local labor union, be brought to justice. Deplores the continuing violence in El Salvador. Calls for a disengagement of military forces to allow international humanitarian organizations to provide medical attention and supplies to the civilian casualties. Urges the United Nations and the Organization of American States to encourage the FMLN and the Salvadoran Government to enter into a ceasefire and withdrawal of FMLN forces from urban areas. Urges the Government of El Salvador and the FMLN to resume a peaceful dialogue. Commends President Cristiani for sending representatives to the meeting scheduled in Caracas, Venezuela, to seek a political settlement of the conflict. Declares that if the Salvadoran Government fails to make every good faith effort to prosecute and punish those responsible for the November 16 murder of six Jesuit priests and two women, the Congress will review the question of aid to El Salvador. Requests the Administration to report to the Congress by February 20, 1990, on the status of the investigation of such murders. Urges the administration to provide emergency assistance to the innocent victims of the war through the International Red Cross and other appropriate channels.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Offers support to the President as he prepares for the February 1990 drug summit. Encourages the President to: (1) encourage the inclusion of appropriate officials from every government in the Western Hemisphere that is willing to combat the drug trade and whose cooperation the President determines is essential; and (2) utilize the summit to call for negotiations to create an international strike force, an international criminal court, and greater international cooperation with respect to intelligence sharing, multilateral training of law enforcement personnel, drug research, education, and treatment, and any other steps necessary to combat the drug trade.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Expresses support for the Government of the United Kingdom leading an international effort to develop a multilateral initiative designed to provide a significant number of Hong Kong residents with a right of abode outside Hong Kong that would permit them to remain in Hong Kong after 1997 without forfeiting that right. Urges the President to encourage and work with the United Kingdom in commencing discussions with other nations to develop and implement such initiative. Calls on the President to discuss with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom the possibility of convening a multilateral conference on Hong Kong on such initiative.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the President should immediately inform the People's Republic of China of U.S. concerns over missile proliferation; (2) a productive relationship between the United States and China is predicated on Chinese restraint in supplying ballistic missiles to unstable regimes or areas of the world; and (3) the President should take into account Chinese actions regarding the spread of ballistic missiles and associated technology in considering assistance to the Chinese space program.
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 2024
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that States and State regulatory State regulatory commissions should: (1) encourage their utilities to compare all feasible supply- and demand-side alternatives, taking into consideration the impact upon all ratepayers of utility investments in those alternatives; (2) consider the loss of earnings potential associated with utility investments in demand-side resources; and (3) adjust their regulatory systems to ensure that a utility's least-cost investment alternative is its most profitable course of action.
United States · United States Congress · 1 July 2021
Presents the thanks of the House to the Honorable Thomas S. Foley, Speaker of the House of Representatives, for the manner in which he presided over the deliberations and performed the duties of the Chair during the present session of Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 2025
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Department of Defense should redirect resources currently concentrated on European defenses toward international drug interdiction efforts.
United States · United States Congress · 10 August 2026
Urges the Attorney General to offer a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of anyone found to have: (1) conspired in or committed the bombing of the van of Sharon Rogers (wife of Captain Rogers of the U.S.S. Vincennes) of La Jolla, California; or (2) conspired in or made the bomb threats against the La Jolla Country Day School.
United States · United States Congress · 1 July 2021
Expresses the gratitude of the Senate for the distinguished humanitarian service that Jean-Pierre Hocke, former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and Director of Operations for the International Committee of the Red Cross, and his colleagues have rendered on behalf of refugees, political prisoners, and prisoners of war throughout the world.
United States · United States Congress · 1 July 2021
Expresses the sense of the Senate that States should negotiate and enter into interstate agreements to govern the management of hazardous waste generated within their borders.
United States · United States Congress · 1 July 2021
Provides for taking from the Speaker's table H.R. 2459 (Coast Guard) and agreeing to the Senate amendment thereto with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President 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 · 1 July 2021
Directs the Senate Legal Counsel to appear as amicus curiae in the name of the Senate in United States v. Shawn D. Eichman, United States v. David Gerald Blalock, and United States v. Scott W. Tyler in support of the constitutionality of the Flag Protection Act of 1989. Provides that during the adjournment of the Congress the Senate Legal Counsel is authorized to appear as amicus curiae in other cases in which the constitutionality of such Act is placed in issue.
United States · United States Congress · 1 July 2021
Limits the amounts that may be incurred by a Senate office for official mail costs (OMCs) for non-election fiscal years and election fiscal years to the amounts allocated by the Committee on Rules and Administration. Requires the Committee to determine: (1) the amount appropriated for OMCs of the Senate for each fiscal year; (2) the amount necessary for OMCs of Senate offices other than Senators for each fiscal year; (3) the amount necessary to be reserved for contingencies; (4) for each non-election fiscal year, the amount available for allocation to all Senators; and (5) for each election fiscal year, the amounts necessary for OMCs of Senators-elect, newly elected Senators, Senators whose service will end on January 3 of such fiscal year, and all other Senators. Directs the Committee to make allocations to: (1) each Senate office (other than a Senator-elect) for each fiscal year; and (2) each Senator-elect, newly elected Senator, Senator whose service will end on January 3 of an election fiscal year, and all other Senators for each fiscal year according to a specified formula based on the relative population of each State. Sets limitations on the distribution of amounts reserved for contingencies. Provides for the distribution of contingency funds remaining unused at the end of a fiscal year in accordance with the regular OMC allocation formula. Requires the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate to send: (1) to each Senator an itemized statement of the cost of postage and paper and of the other operating expenses incurred as a result of mass mailings processed during each calendar quarter, including the total cost per capita in the State represented by the Senator; and (2) to the Committee a compilation of all such statements. Limits mass mailings by Senators to two sheets of legal size paper (or the equivalent). Requires the Committee to: (1) monitor all expenditures for official mail by all Senate offices; and (2) promulgate regulations to assure compliance by each Senate office with the allocations, allowances, and restrictions provided for in this Act, including regulations prescribing a procedure for the transfer of portions of an allocation from one Senate office to another. Requires all mass mailings by Senate offices to be printed, prepared, and mailed by the Senate Service Department and mailed under the frank. Sets forth additional provisions regarding: (1) limitations on the number of pieces of mass mail allowed as franked mail during any fiscal year; and (2) the amount of paper and envelopes provided to Senators and specified committees and offices. Makes this Act effective only with respect to FY 1990.
United States · United States Congress · 1 July 2021
Makes corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 3566 (which makes appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for FY 1990).
United States · United States Congress · 1 July 2021
Makes corrections of technical errors in the enrollment of H.R. 3660 (Government ethics). Revises the reporting requirements for executive agency heads who accept payment from non-Federal sources for travel expenses incurred by their employees for attending official functions or activities. Specifies that the incidental use of vehicles owned or leased by, or the cost of which is reimbursed by, the House of Representatives or the Senate shall be only as prescribed by rule of the House or Senate, as applicable. Suspends for one year after the enactment of H.R. 3660: (1) requirements relating to private employment contacts between certain Department of Defense procurement officials and defense contractors and the limitations on their employment by contractors; and (2) restrictions on retired military officers participating in sales to, or claims against, the Government. Prohibits any adjustment in the pay rates or reduction in honoria limits for Senators until the first pay period after the President's sequestration order of October 16, 1989, is rescinded.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Deplores the continuing violence in El Salvador and calls for a disengagement of military forces to allow international humanitarian organizations to provide medical attention and supplies to the civilian casualties. Condemns the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) for initiating a military offensive on November 11, 1989. Urges the Government of El Salvador and the FMLN to resume a peaceful dialogue leading to settlement of the conflict. Deplores the murder of six Jesuit priests and two women. Demands that those responsible be brought to justice. Declares that satisfactory resolution of this case will be instrumental in determining continued U.S. support for the Government of El Salvador.
United States · United States Congress · 1 July 2021
Makes corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 1396 (Securities Acts Amendments of 1989) with respect to the exempt status of a certain Kentucky public utility holding company.
United States · United States Congress · 1 July 2021
Commends the Government of Hong Kong on its commitment to halting software piracy. Congratulates the Customs and Excise Department of such Government for its successful substantial antipiracy action. Expresses hope that copyright agencies around the world will follow Hong Kong's lead in software enforcement.
United States · United States Congress · 1 July 2021
Establishes one additional position of sergeant and four additional positions of detective on the Capitol Police, each for duty with respect to the House of Representatives. States that the former position of a member of the Capitol Police appointed to a position under this Act may not be filled while the member is so serving. Provides that there may not be paid, with respect to a position under this Act, overtime pay for a calendar year that exceeds 25 percent of the annual rate of basic pay for the position.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Urges the Congress to make it a priority to examine the contribution which magnetically levitated and propelled transportation could make to U.S. transportation and international competitiveness.
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 2024
Expresses the sense of the Congresss that the U.S. Postal Service representatives to the 20th Universal Postal Congress should seek support from all member countries for proposed resolutions which will help ensure respect for the privacy and integrity of postal communications by: (1) making clear that delivery receipts accompanying restricted delivery items must be signed; (2) requiring destination postal administrations to provide confirmation of delivery in the event of a claim that an item has not been received; and (3) requiring a notice of reasons for the return of wrongly admitted items.
United States · United States Congress · 3 June 2026
Calls upon the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Organizations to adopt accreditation standards at least as stringent as those of the Health Care Financing Administration with regard to organ donation, including requiring hospitals to have a written protocol for identifying potential donors, to train staff to advise donor families of the option to donate organs, and to notify organ procurement organizations of potential donors. Calls upon the Joint Commission to require accredited hospitals to maintain certain records regarding potential organ donors.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Government of the People's Republic of China has dramatically decreased political and economic freedom and is moving toward a more repressive form of rule which violates human rights; (2) the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) has become increasingly democractic, economically free, and respectful of human rights; and (3) U.S. relations with such countries should accurately reflect the primacy that U.S. policy places on political and economic freedom and human rights.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Commends efforts on Taiwan to strengthen democratic institutions. Urges: (1) the Government of Taiwan to continue to address human rights concerns and to send a strong signal of Taiwan's continued commitment to democracy and the rule of law, a key test of which will be the elections on December 2, 1989; and (2) the United States to convey concerns regarding legal actions taken against Taiwanese citizens because of their political activities and statements while in the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the future of Taiwan should be settled peacefully, free from coercion, and in a manner acceptable to the people of Taiwan; and (2) good relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China depend upon the Chinese authorities' willingness to refrain from the use or threat of force in resolving Taiwan's future.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Calls upon all member states of the United Nations General Assembly to repeal United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379, which equates Zionism with racism. Commends the President for his commitment to achieving this goal.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Commends Taiwan on its efforts to strengthen democratic institutions. Urges: (1) the authorities on Taiwan to continue to address human rights concerns and to send a strong signal of Taiwan's continued commitment to democracy and the rule of law, a key test of which will be the elections on December 2, 1989; and (2) the Administration to convey U.S. concern over legal actions taken against Taiwanese citizens because of their political activities and statements while in the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Provides for the recommittal to conference of the conference report on H.R. 2712 (Chinese national status) and waives points of order against the consideration of any subsequent report on the bill.