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Bills

109th Congress

BillTitle
H CON RES 294 Calling on the international community to condemn the Laogai, the system of forced labor prison camps in the People's Republic of China, as a tool for suppression maintained by the Chinese Government.
H J RES 52 Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003.
H R 2744 Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.
H R 2862 An Act making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.
H R 3824 To amend and reauthorize the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species, and for other purposes.
H R 4340 To implement the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement.
H R 5384 Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.
H RES 352 Providing that the House of Representatives will focus on removing barriers to competitiveness of the United States economy.
S J RES 4 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Department of Agriculture under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, relating to risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy.

108th Congress

BillTitle
H CON RES 160 Expressing the sense of Congress that the United Nations should remove the economic sanctions against Iraq completely and without condition.
H J RES 2 Joint Resolution making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.
H J RES 97 Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003.
H R 1006 To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to further the conservation of certain wildlife species.
H R 1047 To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, to make other technical amendments to the trade laws, and for other purposes.
H R 1584 To implement effective measures to stop trade in conflict diamonds, and for other purposes.
H R 1829 To amend title 18, United States Code, to require Federal Prison Industries to compete for its contracts minimizing its unfair competition with private sector firms and their non-inmate workers and empowering Federal agencies to get the best value for taxpayers' dollars, to provide a five-year period during which Federal Prison Industries adjusts to obtaining inmate work opportunities through other than its mandatory source status, to enhance inmate access to remedial and vocational opportunities and other rehabilitative opportunities to better prepare inmates for a successful return to society, to authorize alternative inmate work opportunities in support of non-profit organizations, and for other purposes.
H R 1950 To establish the Millennium Challenge Account to provide increased support for certain developing countries; to authorize the expansion of the Peace Corps; to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal years 2004 and 2005; and to authorize appropriations under the Arms Export Control Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for security assistance for fiscal years 2004 and 2005.
H R 2330 To sanction the ruling Burmese military junta, to strengthen Burma's democratic forces and support and recognize the National League of Democracy as the legitimate representative of the Burmese people, and for other purposes.
H R 2427 To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes.
H R 2555 Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.
H R 4759 To implement the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement.
H R 4766 Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.
H R 5061 To provide assistance for the current crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan and to facilitate a comprehensive peace in Sudan.
H R 534 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit human cloning.
H R 6 To enhance energy conservation and research and development, to provide for security and diversity in the energy supply for the American people, and for other purposes.
H RES 252 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the United States in its efforts within the World Trade Organization (WTO) to end the European Union's protectionist and discriminatory trade practices of the past five years regarding agriculture biotechnology.
S 1215 A bill to sanction the ruling Burmese military junta, to strengthen Burma's democratic forces and support and recognize the National League of Democracy as the legitimate representative of the Burmese people, and for other purposes.

107th Congress

BillTitle
H R 2330 Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.
H R 2505 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit human cloning.
H R 2590 Making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.
H R 2646 To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes.
H R 2722 To implement effective measures to stop trade in conflict diamonds, and for other purposes.
H R 3009 To extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, to grant additional trade benefits under that Act, and for other purposes.
H R 3129 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2002 and 2003 for the United States Customs Service for antiterrorism, drug interdiction, and other operations, for the Office of the United States Trade Representative, for the United States International Trade Commission, and for other purposes.
H R 3448 To improve the ability of the United States to prevent, prepare for, and respond to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies.
H R 5005 To establish the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
H R 5120 Making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.
H R 5710 To establish the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
H R 700 To reauthorize the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997.
S 1214 A bill to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to establish a program to ensure greater security for United States seaports, and for other purposes.

106th Congress

BillTitle
H R 1501 To provide grants to ensure increased accountability for juvenile offenders.
H R 1883 To provide for the application of measures to foreign persons who transfer to Iran certain goods, services, or technology, and for other purposes.
H R 2122 To require background checks at gun shows, and for other purposes.
H R 2490 Making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
H R 435 To make miscellaneous and technical changes to various trade laws, and for other purposes.
H R 4444 To authorize extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the People's Republic of China, and to establish a framework for relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China.
H R 4461 Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.
H R 4516 Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.
H R 4577 Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.
H R 4868 To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, to make other technical amendments to the trade laws, and for other purposes.
H R 4871 Making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.
H R 4942 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, 2001, and for other purposes.
H R 975 To provide for a reduction in the volume of steel imports, and to establish a steel import notification and monitoring program.
S 254 A bill to reduce violent juvenile crime, promote accountability by rehabilitation of juvenile criminals, punish and deter violent gang crime, and for other purposes.

105th Congress

BillTitle
H CON RES 213 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the European Union is unfairly restricting the importation of United States agriculture products and the elimination of such restrictions should be a top priority in trade negotiations with the European Union.
H CON RES 350 Calling on the President to take all necessary measures under existing law to respond to the significant increase of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions, and for other purposes.
H R 1275 To authorize appropriations for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes.
H R 1469 Making emergency supplemental appropriations for recovery from natural disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping efforts, including those in Bosnia, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
H R 1871 Making emergency supplemental appropriations for recovery from natural disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping efforts, including those in Bosnia, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
H R 2014 To provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections (b)(2) and (d) of section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998.
H R 2158 Making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
H R 2195 To provide for certain measures to increase monitoring of products of the People's Republic of China that are made with forced labor.
H R 2378 Making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
H R 2431 An act to express United States foreign policy with respect to, and to strengthen United States advocacy on behalf of, individuals persecuted in foreign countries on account of religion; to authorize United States actions in response to violations of religious freedom in foreign countries; to establish an Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom within the Department of State, a Commission on International Religious Freedom, and a Special Advisor on International Religious Freedom within the National Security Council; and for other purposes.
H R 2605 To require the United States to oppose the making of concessional loans by international financial institutions to any entity in the People's Republic of China.
H R 2621 To extend trade authorities procedures with respect to reciprocal trade agreements, and for other purposes.
H R 2647 To ensure that commercial activities of the People's Liberation Army of China or any Communist Chinese military company in the United States are monitored and are subject to the authorities under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
H R 2863 To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify restrictions under that Act on baiting, to facilitate acquisition of migratory bird habitat, and for other purposes.
H R 3616 To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes.
H R 408 To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to support the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, and for other purposes.
H R 4101 Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
H R 4104 Making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, 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 RES 392 Relating to the importance of Japanese-American relations and the urgent need for Japan to more effectively address its economic and financial problems and open its markets by eliminating informal barriers to trade and investment, thereby making a more effective contribution to leading the Asian region out of its current financial crisis, insuring against a global recession, and reinforcing regional stability and security.
H RES 598 Calling on the President to take all necessary measures to respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions, and for other purposes.
S 1415 A bill to reform and restructure the processes by which tobacco products are manufactured, marketed, and distributed, to prevent the use of tobacco products by minors, to redress the adverse health effects of tobacco use, and for other purposes.
S 2037 An original bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to implement the WIPO Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, to provide limitations on copyright liability relating to material online, and for other purposes.
S 2057 An original bill to authorize appropriations for the fiscal year 1999 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
S 2159 An original bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
S 2237 An original bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
S 2312 An original bill making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
S 39 A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to support the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, and for other purposes.
S 830 A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the regulation of food, drugs, devices, and biological products, and for other purposes.
S 949 An original bill to provide revenue reconciliation pursuant to section 104(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998.
S RES 109 A resolution condemning the Government of Canada for its failure to accept responsibility for the illegal blockade of a U.S. vessel in Canada, and calling on the President to take appropriate action.

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 R 1555 To promote competition and reduce regulation in order to secure lower prices and higher quality services for American telecommunications consumers and encourage the rapid deployment of new telecommunications technologies.
H R 1561 To consolidate the foreign affairs agencies of the United States; to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related agencies for fiscal years 1996 and 1997; to responsibly reduce the authorizations of appropriations for United States foreign assistance programs for fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and for other purposes.
H R 1868 Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
H R 2020 Making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
H R 2058 Establishing United States policy toward China.
H R 2703 To combat terrorism.
H R 2854 To modify the operation of certain agricultural programs.
H R 3019 Making appropriations for fiscal year 1996 to make a further downpayment toward a balanced budget, and for other purposes.
H R 3060 To implement the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty.
H R 3107 To impose sanctions on persons exporting certain goods or technology that would enhance Iran's ability to explore for, extract, refine, or transport by pipeline petroleum resources, and for other purposes.
H R 3230 An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1997 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
H R 3259 To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1997 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.
H R 3539 To amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.
H R 3540 Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
H R 3610 Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
H R 3814 Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
H R 3852 To prevent the illegal manufacturing and use of methamphetamine.
H R 39 To amend the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to improve fisheries management.
H R 3953 To combat terrorism.
H R 4137 To combat drug-facilitated crimes of violence, including sexual assaults.
H R 4278 Making omnibus consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
H R 927 To seek international sanctions against the Castro government in Cuba, to plan for support of a transition government leading to a democratically elected government in Cuba, and for other purposes.
H RES 461 Regarding U.S. concerns with human rights abuse, nuclear and chemical weapons proliferation, illegal weapons trading, military intimidation of Taiwan, and trade violations by the People's Republic of China and the People's Liberation Army, and directing the committees of jurisdiction to commence hearings and report appropriate legislation.
S 1541 A bill to extend, reform, and improve agricultural commodity, trade, conservation, and other programs, and for other purposes.
S 1745 An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1997 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel stengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
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 908 An original bill to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal years 1996 through 1999 and to abolish the United States Information Agency, the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and the Agency for International Development, and for other purposes.

103rd Congress

BillTitle
H R 2295 Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994, and for other purposes.
H R 2333 To authorize appropriations for the Department of State, the United States Information Agency, and related agencies, to authorize appropriations for foreign assistance programs, and for other purposes.
H R 3116 Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994, 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 4296 To make unlawful the transfer or possession of assault weapons.
H R 4426 An Act making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes.
H R 4539 Making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes.
H R 4603 Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and making supplemental appropriations for these departments and agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994, and for other purposes.
H R 5110 To approve and implement the trade agreements concluded in the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations.
S 1607 A bill to control and prevent crime.
S 2019 An original bill to reauthorize and amend title XIV of the Public Health Service Act (commonly known as the "Safe Drinking Water Act"), and for other purposes.
S 2351 An original bill to achieve universal health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.
S 729 A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the levels of lead in the environment, and for other purposes.

102nd Congress

BillTitle
H R 11 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the establishment of tax enterprise zones, and for other purposes.
H R 1724 To provide for the termination of the application of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to Czechoslovakia and Hungary.
H R 1989 To authorize appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Technology Administration of the Department of Commerce, and for other purposes.
H R 2100 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1992 and 1993 for military functions of the Department of Defense and to prescribe military personnel levels for fiscal years 1992 and 1993, and for other purposes.
H R 2152 To enhance the effectiveness of the United Nations international driftnet fishery conservation program.
H R 2212 Regarding the extension of most-favored-nation treatment to the products of the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.
H R 2508 To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to rewrite the authorities of that Act in order to establish more effective assistance programs and eliminate obsolete and inconsistent provisions, to amend the Arms Export Control Act and to redesignate that Act as the Defense Trade and Export Control Act, to authorize appropriations for foreign assistance programs for fiscal years 1992 and 1993, and for other purposes.
H R 2521 Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992, and for other purposes.
H R 2621 Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992, and for other purposes.
H R 3489 To reauthorize the Export Administration Act of 1979, and for other purposes.
H R 5100 To strengthen the international trade position of the United States.
H R 5368 Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, and for other purposes.
H R 5419 To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to authorize the Secretary of State to enter into international agreements to establish a global moratorium to prohibit harvesting of tuna through the use of purse seine nets deployed on or to encircle dolphins or other marine mammals, and for other purposes.
H R 5504 Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, and for other purposes.
H R 776 To provide for improved energy efficiency.
S 1241 A bill to control and reduce violent crime.
S 1367 A bill to extend to the People's Republic of China renewal of nondiscriminatory (most-favored-nation) treatment until 1992 provided certain conditions are met.
S 1435 An original bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act, and related statutory provisions, to authorize economic and security assistance programs for fiscal years 1992 and 1993, and for other purposes.
S 1507 An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1992 and 1993 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities and other national security functions of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal years for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
S 2166 A bill to reduce the Nation's dependence on imported oil, to provide for the energy security of the Nation, and for other purposes.
S 2532 A bill entitled "Freedom For Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets Support Act."
S 320 A bill to reauthorize the Export Administration Act of 1979, and for other purposes.
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