The U.S. Congress Votes Database

Category: Constitutional law

Bills

109th Congress

BillTitle
H CON RES 245 Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Supreme Court should speedily find the use of the Pledge of Allegiance in schools to be consistent with the Constitution of the United States.
H R 2389 To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance.
H R 4973 To restore the financial solvency of the national flood insurance program, and for other purposes.
H R 513 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 must register as political committees, and for other purposes.
H RES 340 Expressing the grave disapproval of the House of Representatives regarding the majority opinion of the Supreme Court in the case of Kelo et al. v. City of New London et al. that nullifies the protections afforded private property owners in the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment.
H RES 547 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit deplorably infringed on parental rights in Fields v. Palmdale School District.
S 686 A bill to provide for the relief of the parents of Theresa Marie Schiavo.

108th Congress

BillTitle
H J RES 73 Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2004, and for other purposes.
H R 2028 To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance.
H R 2799 Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.
H RES 132 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in Newdow v. United States Congress is inconsistent with the Supreme Court's interpretation of the first amendment and should be overturned, and for other purposes.
S RES 71 A resolution expressing the support for the Pledge of Allegiance.

107th Congress

BillTitle
H R 2215 To authorize appropriations for the Department of Justice for fiscal year 2002, and for other purposes.
H RES 459 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Newdow v. U.S. Congress was erroneously decided, and for other purposes.
S RES 292 A resolution expressing support for the Pledge of Allegiance.

106th Congress

BillTitle
H R 1658 To provide a more just and uniform procedure for Federal civil forfeitures, and for other purposes.
H R 1905 Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
H R 2372 To simplify and expedite access to the Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and privileges, secured by the United States Constitution, have been deprived by final actions of Federal agencies, or other government officials or entities acting under color of State law; to prevent Federal courts from abstaining from exercising Federal jurisdiction in actions where no State law claim is alleged; to permit certification of unsettled State law questions that are essential to resolving Federal claims arising under the Constitution; and to clarify when government action is sufficiently final to ripen certain Federal claims arising under the Constitution.
H R 417 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
H RES 494 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Ohio State motto is constitutional and urging the courts to uphold its constitutionality.
S 1692 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial birth abortions.
S 2 A bill to extend programs and activities under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
S 440 A bill to provide support for certain institutes and schools.

105th Congress

BillTitle
H CON RES 227 Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
H CON RES 284 Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 1998, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 1999, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003.
H R 1127 To amend the Antiquities Act to require an Act of Congress and the concurrence of the Governor and State legislature for the establishment by the President of national monuments in excess of 5,000 acres.
H R 1252 To modify the procedures of the Federal courts in certain matters, and for other purposes.
H R 1270 To amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.
H R 1534 To simplify and expedite access to the Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and privileges, secured by the United States Constitution, have been deprived by final actions of Federal agencies, or other government officials or entities acting under color of State law; to prevent Federal courts from abstaining from exercising Federal jurisdiction in actions where no State law claim is alleged; to permit certification of unsettled State law questions that are essential to resolving Federal claims arising under the Constitution; and to clarify when government action is sufficiently final to ripen certain Federal claims arising under the Constitution.
H R 1757 To consolidate international affairs agencies, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related agencies for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes.
H R 3494 An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect children from sexual abusae and exploitation, and for other purposes.
H R 4328 Making omnibus consolidated and emergency appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
H R 4380 Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
H R 992 To end the Tucker Act shuffle.
S 104 A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.
S 1502 A bill entitled the "District of Columbia Student Opportunity Scholarship Act of 1997".
S 2307 An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
S 442 A bill to establish a national policy against State and local government interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services, and to exercise Congressional jurisdiction over interstate commerce by establishing a moratorium on the imposition of exactions that would interfere with the free flow of commerce via the Internet, and for other purposes.
S 903 An original bill to consolidate the foreign affairs agencies of the United States, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and to provide for reform of the United Nations, and for other purposes.
S CON RES 86 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003 and revising the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998.
S RES 75 An executive resolution to advise and consent to the ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention, subject to certain conditions.

104th Congress

BillTitle
H CON RES 67 Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal years, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
H J RES 115 Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
H R 1 To make certain laws applicable to the legislative branch of the Federal Government.
H R 1170 To provide that cases challenging the constitutionality of measures passed by State referendum be heard by a 3-judge court.
H R 2546 Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
H R 2586 To provide for a temporary increase in the public debt limit, and for other purposes.
H R 3136 To provide for enactment of the Senior Citizens' Right to Work Act of 1996, the Line Item Veto Act, and the Small Business Growth and Fairness Act of 1996, and to provide for a permanent increase in the public debt limit.
H R 3820 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the financing of Federal election campaigns, and for other purposes.
H R 7 To revitalize the national security of the United States.
H R 729 To control crime by a more effective death penalty.
S 2 A bill to make certain laws applicable to the legislative branch of the Federal Government.
S 4 A bill to grant the power to the President to reduce budget authority.
S 652 An original bill to provide for a pro-competitive, de-regulatory national policy framework designed to accelerate rapidly private sector deployment of advanced telecommunications and information technologies and services to all Americans by opening all telecommunications markets to competition, and for other purposes.
S 735 A bill to prevent and punish acts of terrorism, and for other purposes.
S CON RES 13 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.

103rd Congress

BillTitle
H R 1578 To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority.
H R 1804 To improve learning and teaching by providing a national framework for education reform; to promote the research, consensus building, and systemic changes needed to ensure equitable educational opportunities and high levels of educational achievement for all American students; to provide a framework for reauthorization of all Federal education programs; to promote the development and adoption of a voluntary national system of skill standards and certifications, and for other purposes.
H R 2 To establish national voter registration procedures for Federal elections, and for other purposes.
H R 3 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for a voluntary system of spending limits and benefits for congressional election campaigns, and for other purposes.
H R 3355 To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow grants to increase police presence, to expand and improve cooperative efforts between law enforcement agencies and members of the community to address crime and disorder problems, and otherwise to enhance public safety.
H R 4092 To control and prevent crime.
H R 4385 To amend title 23, United States Code, to designate the National Highway System, and for other purposes.
H R 4600 To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority.
S 1150 An original bill to improve learning and teaching by providing a national framework for education reform; to promote the research, consensus building, and systemic changes needed to ensure equitable educational opportunities and high levels of educational achievement for all American students; to provide a framework for reauthorization of all Federal education programs; to promote the development and adoption of a voluntary national system of skill standards and certifications; and for other purposes.
S 1607 A bill to control and prevent crime.
S 1657 A bill to reform habeas corpus procedures.
S 3 A bill entitled the "Congressional Spending Limit and Election Reform Act of 1993".
S 460 An original bill to establish national voter registration procedures for Federal elections, and for other purposes.

102nd Congress

BillTitle
H R 1 To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to restore and strengthen civil rights laws that ban discrimination in employment, and for other purposes.
H RES 268 Presenting a question of the privileges of the House.
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