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Resolution· SRESS.Res. 46 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the income tax rates provided in the Tax Reform Act of 1986 should not be raised or delayed.
Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 15 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) no Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) physician payment methodology should be implemented which is based on hospital discharge classifications or requires mandatory assignment; and (2) no drastic change in the Medicare physician payment methodology should be undertaken without the receipt of reports required by legislation enacted in the 99th Congress and a detailed analysis of the long-range impact of such change on the provision of health care.
Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 25 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Establishes a congressional Joint Committee on Intelligence Oversight to oversee and make continuing studies of Federal intelligence activities.
Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 21 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the administration should: (1) oppose the establishment of a tax on vegetable and marine fats and oils in the European Community; (2) continue its efforts to ensure that such a tax is not established; and (3) notify the European Community that the United States will view establishment of such a tax as inconsistent with the European Community's obligations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and as an action that will result in the adoption of strong and immediate countermeasures.
Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 52 (100th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 10 August 2026
Congratulates Ducks Unlimited, Incorporated, for its accomplishments in 50 years of protection and enhancement of wetlands waterfowl habitat.
Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 16 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Establishes congressional procedures for consideration of special messages submitted by the President proposing to rescind all or part of any item of appropriation provided in an approved appropriation bill.
Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 62 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the President should express to West Germany that the United States expects it to comply with its treaty obligations by extraditing terrorist Mohammed Hamadei to the United States; and (2) any action by West Germany that involves the exchange of Hamadei for German nationals being held hostage by terrorists will have extremely serious consequences for the relationship between the two countries.
Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 69 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 2025
Declares that the Congress strongly urges that the Free Trade Area Agreement being negotiated by the United States and Canada not contain any changes in the maritime policy and laws of the United States.
Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 81 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Recognizes the accomplishments of the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act in enhancing, during the past 50 years, the knowledge, conservation, management, and habitat of U.S. wildlife resources, as well as hunter education. Commends hunters and shooters for their contributions to such Act's success.
Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 89 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the United Nations (UN) and the Human Rights Commission have acted selectively and inconsistently in addressing human rights violations in various countries; (2) the UN General Assembly and the Commission have failed to responsibly address the deplorable human rights situation in Cuba despite overwhelming evidence of abuse; (3) the President, Secretary of State, and Permanent Representative of the United States to the UN are to be commended for their efforts to place Cuba on the UN's human rights agenda and urged to continue their efforts; (4) specified countries should be commended for their votes in favor of considering such violations by Cuba; (5) the United States urges specified Commission member States to support the U.S. resolution on Cuban human rights at the next Commission session; (6) the United States should take such vote into consideration in determining U.S. assistance to all countries which are Commission members; (7) the United States should continue to emphasize how other countries vote on fundamental issues such as human rights when determining financial support for the UN and the Commission; and (8) the Commission should include Cuban human rights violations among the highest priorities of its human rights agenda at its 44th session in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1988.
Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 43 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 21 April 2025
Encourages State and local governments and local educational agencies to provide quality daily physical education programs for all children from kindergarten through grade 12.
Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 103 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 August 2026
Declares that the President should: (1) posthumously award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charles E. Thornton, Lee Shapiro, and Jim Lindelof in honor of their efforts to document the Afghan struggle for freedom; and (2) present the award to those individuals' families on March 21, 1988, the start of the new year in Afghanistan.
Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 120 (100th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Urges the Government of Iran to uphold the human rights of all its nationals, including members of the Baha'i faith, and to restore fully the rights guaranteed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Calls upon the President to: (1) monitor and report on developments affecting the Baha'i minority in Iran and in other countries; (2) cooperate with other governments in continuing to make appeals to Iran concerning the situation of the Baha'is; (3) initiate and support efforts in the United Nations and its agencies on behalf of the Baha'is; and (4) provide, and urge others to provide, for refugee and humanitarian assistance for those Baha'is fleeing their homelands to escape religious repression.
Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 9 (100th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Allows the display of the National League of Families POW/MIA flag in the Capitol Rotunda until a satisfactory accounting of all Vietnam POW/MIAs has taken place.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 104 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Internal Revenue Service should revise the income tax withholding form (W-4).
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 98 (100th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President, through the Secretary of State, should: (1) continue to express U.S. opposition to the internal exile of Igor Ogurtsov; and (2) urge the Soviet Union to release him before February 9, 1987, accept his application for an exit visa, and allow him to emigrate without forcing him to renounce his views. Requests that a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the Soviet Ambassador to the United States and to the General Secretary, Mikhail Gorbachev.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 181 (100th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 2021
Congratulates Indiana University for winning the 1987 NCAA basketball title.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 201 (100th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 10 August 2026
Authorizes and requests the President to designate May 3, 1987, as Solidarity Sunday for Soviet Jewry.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 218 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 April 2025
Expresses the sense of the Senate that each Senate committee that reports legislation requiring employers to provide new employee benefits should include in such report an analysis of the impact of the legislation on employers (especially small businesses), the economy (in terms of international competitiveness), and employees (in terms of lost jobs).
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 217 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Soviet Union should not be considered as a possible participant in any conference concerning the Arab-Israeli conflict unless the Soviet Union has first: (1) re-established diplomatic relations with Israel at the ambassadorial level; (2) publicly re-affirmed its acceptance of specified United Nations resolutions concerning the recognition of Israel; (3) substantially increased and maintained the number of exit visas granted to Jewish individuals and families within the Soviet Union who have applied for emigration to Israel. States that if such conditions are met, Soviet participation shall require the approval and joint invitation of the Governments of Egypt, Israel, and Jordan.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 233 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Congress should appropriate, for FY 1988: (1) sufficient funds to establish and maintain the Public Health Emergency Fund authorized under current law; and (2) a specified amount to the Veterans Administration for medical care for persons havings AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) who are entitled to receive medical care under laws administered by the Veterans Administration.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 239 (100th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 14 August 2021
Declares that the American people reaffirm their commitment to promoting the development of democracy in all the Americas. Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the Government of Panama should respond to the points contained in the communique issued on June 17, 1987, by the Panamanian Episcopal Conference; (2) the vital interests of the United States in securing authentic democracy in Panama would be best served by the peaceful establishment of genuine democratic institutions in accordance with the Panamanian constitution; (3) compliance with internationally recognized human rights and the lifting of the suspension of constitutional guarantees are essential preconditions to the restoration of democracy in Panama; (4) an independent investigation into allegations against senior Panamanian civilian and military officials should be conducted by an objective group of Panamanians with authority to publish their findings without delay or fear of reprisal; and (5) the Government of Panama should direct the current commander of the Panama Defense Forces and any other implicated officials to relinquish their duties pending the outcome of the independent investigation.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 245 (100th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 2021
Expresses the Senate's profound sorrow and regret at the death of economist Arthur F. Burns.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 250 (100th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 2021
Expresses the Senate's profound sorrow and regret at the death of economist Walter Wolfgang Heller.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 256 (100th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 2021
Expresses the Senate's profound sorrow and regret at the death of Secretary of Commerce Howard Malcolm Baldrige, Jr.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 266 (100th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 2021
Expresses the sense of the Senate: (1) supporting the President's efforts to gain Pakistan's compliance with its past commitments not to produce weapon-grade nuclear material; (2) urging the President to inform Pakistan that its verifiable compliance with such past commitments is vital to any further U.S. military assistance; and (3) urging the President to pursue an agreement by India and Pakistan to join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, accept International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards, allow mutual inspection of one another's nuclear installations, renounce nuclear weapons through a joint declaration, and establish a nuclear weapons free zone in the Subcontinent.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 283 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty in its final form: (1) should state explicitly that the INF verification provisions do not set an automatic precedent for other arms control treaties; and (2) should not prohibit nonnuclear responses or infringe upon present or future nonnuclear arms reduction discussions. Declares that the successful conclusion of an INF Treaty will not lessen the importance of accelerating current efforts to address the Warsaw Pact air threat to NATO and of implementing existing NATO modernization requirements deemed necessary.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 246 (100th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 10 August 2026
Expresses the sense of the Senate that Irving Berlin be recognized for his musical accomplishments.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 267 (100th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 10 August 2026
Recognizes the contributions of Rachel Carson to public awareness and understanding of environmental issues on the 25th anniversary of her book, "Silent Spring."
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 270 (100th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Honors the late Portuguese diplomat, Dr. Aristides de Sousa Mendes do Amaral e Abranches, for his extraordinary acts of mercy and justice during World War II.
Law· SJRESS.J.Res. 24 (100th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 2024
Designates January 28, 1987, as National Challenger Center Day. (The Challenger Center is an institution offering children and teachers activities and information derived from American space research.)
Law· SJRESS.J.Res. 20 (100th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 10 August 2026
Designates the month of March 1987 as Women's History Month.
Law· SJRESS.J.Res. 19 (100th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 10 August 2026
Designates March 20, 1987, as National Energy Education Day.
Law· SJRESS.J.Res. 47 (100th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 10 August 2026
Designates April 9, 1987, as National POW Recognition Day.
Law· SJRESS.J.Res. 18 (100th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 10 August 2026
Authorizes and requests the President to designate June 1 through June 7, 1987, as National Fishing Week.
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 14 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 10 August 2026
Designates the week beginning the second Saturday of June of each year as National Dairy Goat Awareness Week.
Law· SJRESS.J.Res. 5 (100th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 10 August 2026
Expresses disapproval of the refusal of the U.S.S.R. to recognize the sovereignty of the Baltic Republics. Designates June 14, 1987, as Baltic Freedom Day.
Law· SJRESS.J.Res. 22 (100th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 10 August 2026
Designates the week of September 21 through September 27, 1987, as National Historically Black Colleges Week.
Law· SJRESS.J.Res. 35 (100th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 10 August 2026
Designates January 28, 1988, as a National Day of Excellence in honor of the crew of the space shuttle Challenger.
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 26 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 21 April 2025
Authorizes the President to call a White House Conference on Library and Information Services, to be held not later than 1989, to develop recommendations for improvement of such services and their public use. Requires that the Conference be planned and conducted by the National Commission on Libraries and Information Sciences. Authorizes the Librarian of Congress, the Director of the National Library of Medicine, and the Director of the National Agricultural Library, upon request, to detail personnel to the Commission. Requires the Conference to submit a final report to the President within 120 days following its close. Directs that the final report be made public, and within 90 days after receipt by the President transmitted to the Congress with recommendations. Establishes an advisory committee to assist in planning and conducting the Conference. Includes among its appointed members the Secretary of Education and the Librarian of Congress. Authorizes appropriations as necessary.