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United States · United States Congress · 2 June 2021
Thanks the Honorable Robert Dole, Senate Republican leader, for his exemplary leadership during the second session of the 103d Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 2 June 2021
Provides for a committee of Senators to join a similar committee of the House of Representatives to notify the President that the two Houses have completed their business and are ready to adjourn.
United States · United States Congress · 2 June 2021
Thanks the Honorable Robert C. Byrd, President pro tempore, for the manner in which he presided over the Senate during the second session of the 103d Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 2026
Requests that the Secretary of the Interior: (1) immediately withdraw a proposed rule regarding rights-of-way across lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and (2) reissue such proposed rule for public review and comment only after consulting with specified congressional committees and after revising such proposed rule to adequately reflect and comply with all pertinent laws, executive orders, rules, and historical and legal precedent.
United States · United States Congress · 2 June 2021
Thanks the Honorable Al Gore, Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate, for the manner in which he has presided over the Senate during the second session of the 103d Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 2 June 2021
Thanks the Honorable George J. Mitchell, Senate Majority Leader, for his exemplary leadership during the second session of the 103d Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 2 June 2021
Authorizes the President of the Senate to administer the oath of office to the Honorable Fred Thompson of Tennessee on December 9, 1994.
United States · United States Congress · 10 August 2026
Refers S. 2563, a bill for the relief of certain land grantors, to the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Environmental Protection Agency should not exempt mercury hazardous wastes from hazardous waste regulation but should adopt waste management policies and rules that seek to minimize all releases of mercury into the environment while encouraging the recycling of mercury-containing fluorescent lamps and other mercury-containing devices.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Expresses appreciation to specified current and former staff members for their dedication to the Congress and to the residents of the 20th and 22nd congressional districts of Pennsylvania.
United States · United States Congress · 2 June 2021
Thanks the Honorable Thomas S. Foley, Speaker of the House of Representatives, for the manner in which he has presided over the House.
United States · United States Congress · 2 June 2021
Authorizes and directs the Speaker to administer the oath of office to Mr. Steve Largent from Oklahoma. Directs that the question of the final right of Mr. Largent to a seat in the 103rd Congress be referred to the Committee on House Administration.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Amends the Rules of the House of Representatives to direct the Clerk of the House to notify the Committee on House Administration of the name of each displaced staff member (i.e., an individual employed by a committee or subcommittee for at least 183 days whose service as a House employee is terminated solely and directly as a result of a change in the political party of the chairman or ranking minority member of a committee). Directs that each displaced staff member continue to be paid for a period not to exceed 60 days following the staff member's date of termination or until the staff member becomes otherwise gainfully employed. Specifies that a statement in writing by any such employee that he or she was not gainfully employed during the period for which payment is claimed shall be accepted as prima facie evidence that he or she was not so employed. Makes funds necessary to carry out this Act available from the contingent fund of the House.
United States · United States Congress · 2 June 2021
Expresses sorrow at the death of the Honorable Dean A. Gallo, a Representative from New Jersey.
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 2024
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Environmental Protection Agency should not exempt mercury hazardous wastes from hazardous waste regulation but should adopt waste management policies and rules that seek to minimize all releases of mercury into the environment while encouraging the recycling of mercury-containing fluorescent lamps and other mercury-containing devices.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the victims of the slaughter of Greek civilians in Kalavryta, Greece, during World War II should be honored and remembered and that the United States should renew its commitment to ending tyranny and bigotry.
United States · United States Congress · 2 June 2021
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the Attorney General should consider implementing pilot projects to increase the efficiency of the deportation process by assuring alien orientation and representation; and (2) this resolution should not be construed as creating a right of representation at Government expense.
United States · United States Congress · 2 June 2021
Expresses the sense of the Senate with respect to forest management plan implementation, including that the Secretary of Agriculture recognize the multiple uses of national forests.
United States · United States Congress · 2 June 2021
Directs the Senate Legal Counsel to represent the Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices in the case of Rhonda Farmer v. Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices. Authorizes the Office of the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, as a matter of statutory right, to intervene and be represented by its counsel of choice in the case.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Condemns: (1) the alleged involvement of Pakistan in acts of terrorism in other countries; and (2) any involvement by Pakistan in the illegal manufacture, sale, transportation, or distribution of any narcotic substance. Urges the Administration to review the 1993 State Department decision to remove Pakistan from the Watch List of nations suspected of involvement in terrorism abroad. Reaffirms current law prohibiting foreign assistance to Pakistan in light of Prime Minister Sharif's claim that Pakistan has possessed a nuclear weapon for several years.
United States · United States Congress · 2 June 2021
Amends Senate Resolution 149, 103d Congress, to extend the Senate Arms Control Observer Group through December 31, 1996.
United States · United States Congress · 2 June 2021
Authorizes the Senate Co-chairman of the United States Capitol Preservation Commission to appoint an executive secretary of the Senate Membership of the Commission.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Government of Japan should: (1) immediately cease its discriminatory policy toward branch campuses approved by the Association of American Colleges and Universities in Japan; (2) accord official status to such campuses as American institutions of higher education and grant them all the rights and privileges enjoyed by similar Japanese educational institutions; and (3) grant student visas to students wishing to attend such campuses in Japan and accord them all such rights and privileges.
United States · United States Congress · 2 June 2021
Authorizes Alan Edelman, counsel to the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, and any other Subcommittee staff from whom testimony may be necessary to provide testimony about the Subcommittee's investigation into the management and operations of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield insurance network sought in conjunction with law enforcement investigations or related proceedings, except concerning matters for which a privilege should be asserted. Authorizes the Senate Legal Counsel to represent them.
United States · United States Congress · 21 April 2025
Expresses the sense of the Senate in support of the Schindler Project's efforts to provide high school seniors with the opportunity to view the film "Schindler's List" and discuss its historical implications and the application of those lessons to contemporary society.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Requests the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) withdraw certain proposed regulations regarding rights-of-way granted under specified Federal law; and (2) reissue such proposed regulations for public comment only after they have been redrafted to reflect and comply with all pertinent laws, directives, and precedents.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) a continued Federal commitment to the railroad retirement system is essential to assure the integrity of railroad retirees' benefits; and (2) the National Performance Review's proposal to dismantle and transfer the administrative functions of the railroad retirement system to other Federal agencies and eliminate the Railroad Retirement Board should be rejected.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the U.S. Government should immediately: (1) raise in the United Nations (UN) Security Council the issue of Saddam Hussein's campaign of repression against the marsh Arabs of Southern Iraq; (2) insist that UN weapons inspectors be permitted to conduct on site inspections concerning the possible use by Iraqi troops of chemical weapons against such Arabs; (3) seek to provide humanitarian assistance to persons fleeing from the marshes; and (4) study and report to the Congress concerning the establishment for the marsh Arabs of a safe haven zone in the marshes of southern Iraq and the environmental consequences of the destruction of this vast wetlands area.
United States · United States Congress · 2 June 2021
Authorizes any organizational caucus or conference in the House of Representatives for the 104th Congress to begin on or after November 27, 1994.
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 2025
Amends the Rules of the House of Representatives to add rule LII to establish an Office of Compliance to apply the following laws to the House of Representatives: (1) the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938; (2) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; (3) the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; (4) the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; (5) Titles I and V of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; (6) the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; (7) specified provisions of Federal law relating to Federal labor-management relations; (8) the Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 (except with respect to the Capitol Police); (9) the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act; and (10) the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Applies any provision of Federal law that relates to the terms and conditions of employment of employees to the House. Prohibits lobbyists, Members of Congress, and congressional employees from being on the Office Board of Directors. Requires the Board of Directors to study and report to the House on how the laws under rule LII should apply. Directs the Office to: (1) carry out a program of education for House Members and other House employing authorities respecting such laws and a program to inform individuals of their rights; (2) compile specified statistics, including those on the use of the Office by House employees, reasons for contact, and complaints filed; and (3) develop a system for the collection of demographic data respecting the composition of House employees and for collection of information on employment practices. Sets forth procedures for consideration of alleged violations of such laws consisting of the following steps: (1) counseling; (2) mediation; and (3) formal complaint and hearing by a hearing board. Declares that any intimidation of, or reprisal against, any House employee because of the exercise of a right under this Act constitutes an unlawful employment practice that may be remedied in the same manner under this Act as a violation of a law made applicable under rule LII. Directs the Office to study and report to the House on the application to the House of the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act of 1974. Requires the House General Counsel to study further changes in House rules to provide House employees the ability to bring civil actions in Federal district court for alleged violations that relate to terms and conditions of employment until the statutory provisions contained in H.R. 4822, as passed by the House, are enacted.
United States · United States Congress · 2 June 2021
Returns to the Senate S. 1216 (Crow Boundary Settlement Act of 1994) because in the opinion of the House it contravenes the Constitution and infringes upon House privileges.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Waives points of order against the consideration of the conference report to accompany S. 1569 (health care for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds).
United States · United States Congress · 2 June 2021
Provides for the printing of a revised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives for the 104th Congress as a House document.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Provides for the adoption of H. Res. 578 (application of certain laws to the House of Representatives).
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 1348 (establishing the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor, Connecticut).
United States · United States Congress · 2 June 2021
Expresses the sense of the Congress that racial quotas and statistics should not be used to determine whether or not to impose the death penalty.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Urges the President, the United States Trade Representative, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Secretary of Commerce to take appropriate steps to: (1) eliminate, through international agreements, restrictive foreign shipping practices which restrain U.S.-flag carriers from equitable participation in the ocean transportation of imported motor vehicles into the United States from countries that export more than 50,000 motor vehicles to the United States; (2) increase the number of U.S.-flag vessels owned by U.S. citizens that transport such vehicles in foreign commerce; and (3) report to the Congress on the steps taken and progress made.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Provides for the printing of a collection of statements made in tribute to Representative Jamie L. Whitten as a House document.
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 2026
Directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the enrollment of S. 21 (designating certain lands in the California desert as wilderness and establishing the Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave National Parks).
United States · United States Congress · 2 June 2021
Provides for an adjournment of the House of Representatives from October 7 until November 29, 1994, and a recess or adjournment of the Senate on any day from October 7 through 14 until November 30, 1994. Provides for an adjournment sine die of the House on November 29, 1994, and of the Senate on December 1, 1994.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Revises rule XXXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate to prohibit any Member, officer, or employee of the Senate (Member) from accepting a gift, knowing that such gift is provided by a lobbyist, a registered lobbyist under the Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act, a lobbying firm, or an agent of a foreign principal. Sets forth provisions regarding what: (1) constitutes a prohibited gift (including anything provided by a lobbyist which is paid for, charged to, or reimbursed by a client or firm of such lobbyist, certain charitable contributions or other payments by a lobbyist relating to a retreat sponsored by or affiliated with an official congressional organization); and (2) does not constitute a gift (including anything for which the recipient pays the market value, anything the recipient does not use and promptly returns to the donor, food or refreshments of nominal value offered other than as part of a meal, and pension and other benefits resulting from continued participation in an employee welfare and benefits plan maintained by a former employer). Sets forth provisions regarding gifts given for a nonbusiness purpose, motivated by family relationship or close personal friendship (generally permitted). Prohibits any Member from knowingly accepting a gift from any other person except as provided in this rule. Lists circumstances where such restrictions shall not apply. Considers a gift to the spouse or dependent of a Member to be a gift to such Member if given with the knowledge and acquiescence of, and with reason to believe the gift was given because of official position as, a Member. Permits Members to accept: (1) offers of free attendance at a widely attended convention, symposium, reception, or similar event, subject to specified requirements; and (2) a sponsor's unsolicited offer of free attendance at a charity event, except for reimbursement for transportation and lodging in connection with the event. Directs the Select Committee on Ethics to provide guidance setting forth reasonable steps that may be taken by Members, with a minimum of paperwork and time, to prevent the acceptance of prohibited gifts from lobbyists.
United States · United States Congress · 2 June 2021
Authorizes the President of the Senate, the President pro tempore, and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, notwithstanding the sine die adjournment of the present session of the Congress, to make appointments to commissions, committees, boards, conferences, or interparliamentary conferences authorized by law, by concurrent action of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Amends rule XXXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate to prohibit any Member, officer, or employee of the Senate from knowingly accepting a gift from any person. (Currently, such individuals and their spouses are allowed to accept gifts totalling up to $250 from any one person.) Considers a gift to a spouse or dependent of a Member, officer, or employee to be a gift to the Member, officer, or employee if given with their knowledge and acquiescence and if there is reason to believe that the gift was given because of their official positions. Applies the gift restriction to: (1) anything provided to a Member, officer, or employee by lobbyists or foreign agents which is paid for or reimbursed by a client or firm of the lobbyist or foreign agent; (2) charitable contributions made by lobbyists, lobbying firms, or foreign agents on the basis of a recommendation or specification of a Member, officer, or employee or charitable contributions made by such individuals in lieu of honoraria; (3) contributions and other payments by lobbyists, lobbying firms, or foreign agents to a legal expense fund established for the benefit of a Member, officer, or employee; and (4) financial contributions or expenditures made by lobbyists, lobbying firms, or foreign agents relating to a conference or similar event affiliated with an official congressional organization for or on behalf of Members, officers, or employees. Lists items exempt from the gift restriction, including: (1) anything provided on the basis of a personal or family relationship unless the Member, officer, or employee has reason to believe that the gift was provided because of his or her official position; (2) unused items that are promptly returned to the donor; (3) food or refreshments believed to have a value of less than $20; (4) food, lodging, and other benefits resulting from the outside business or employment activities of a Member, officer, or employee or their spouses if such benefits have not been offered or enhanced because of the recipient's official position; (5) such benefits customarily provided by a prospective employer in connection with bona fide employment discussions or by a political organization in connection with a fundraising or campaign event; (6) certain awards or prizes given in contests open to the public; (7) certain honorary degrees and other awards; (8) donations of products from the Member's State that are intended for promotional purposes and are of minimal value; (9) food and entertainment provided to a Member or employee in the home State subject to reasonable limitations; (10) certain training; (11) bequests and inheritances; (12) anything paid for by the the Government or by a State or local government or secured under a Government contract; (13) a gift of personal hospitality; (14) free attendance at an event, as permitted by this Act; and (15) certain other opportunities and benefits. Establishes conditions under which a Member, officer, or employee may accept an offer of free attendance at a convention, dinner, or similar event. Prohibits the acceptance of a gift exceeding $250 on the basis of the personal relationship or friendship exception unless the Select Committee on Ethics determines that such exception applies. Makes such prohibition inapplicable under circumstances which make it clear that the gift is given for a nonbusiness purpose and is motivated by such relationship. Sets forth factors to be considered in determining if the giving of the item is so motivated. Provides that certain reimbursements to a Member, officer, or employee for travel expenses to an event in connection with official duties shall not be considered as gifts if advance authorization to accept reimbursement is received and the reimbursement and authorization are disclosed within a specified time period.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Requires the Secretary of the Senate to make technical corrections in the enrollment of S. 349 (Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1994).
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the Secretary of State should include a full report on slavery where it exists throughout the world in the annual human rights report; (2) the U.S. Government should work with regional organizations and appropriate United Nations organizations to draw up a multinational plan to put an end to slavery; and (3) the eradication of slavery should be an important goal of the Government in all of its activities.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 5231 (managment of certain portions of the Presidio, California).
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Requires Members of the House of Representatives to pay from their Official Expenses Allowance the actual cost of extraneous matter printed in the "Extensions of Remarks" section of the Congressional Record.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Sets forth the rule for the further consideration of H.J. Res. 416 (U.S. armed forces' participation in the multinational force in Haiti).
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Amends the Rules of the House of Representatives to add rule LII to establish an Office of Compliance to apply the following laws to the House of Representatives: (1) the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938; (2) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; (3) the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; (4) the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; (5) Titles I and V of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; (6) the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; (7) specified provisions of Federal law relating to Federal labor-management relations; (8) the Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 (except with respect to the Capitol Police); (9) the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act; and (10) the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Applies any provision of Federal law that relates to the terms and conditions of employment of employees to the House. Prohibits lobbyists, Members of Congress, and congressional employees from being on the Office Board of Directors. Requires the Board of Directors to study and report to the House on how the laws under rule LII should apply. Directs the Office to: (1) carry out a program of education for House Members and other House employing authorities respecting such laws and a program to inform individuals of their rights; (2) compile specified statistics, including those on the use of the Office by House employees, reasons for contact, and complaints filed; and (3) develop a system for the collection of demographic data respecting the composition of House employees and for collection of information on employment practices. Sets forth procedures for consideration of alleged violations of such laws consisting of the following steps: (1) counseling; (2) mediation; and (3) formal complaint and hearing by a hearing board. Declares that any intimidation of, or reprisal against, any House employee because of the exercise of a right under this Act constitutes an unlawful employment practice that may be remedied in the same manner under this Act as a violation of a law made applicable under rule LII. Directs the Office to study and report to the House on the application to the House of the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act of 1974. Amends rule XLV of the Rules of the House to permit travel awards that accrue by reason of official travel of a House Member, officer, or employee to be used only with respect to official travel.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that health care reform legislation that is enacted should not take effect until approved in a national referendum.