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101 records in 2009
United States · United States Congress · 10 November 2009
Constitutional Amendment - Limits Members of the House of Representatives to three terms and Members of the Senate to two terms.
Austria · National Council · 6 November 2009
Bericht des Umweltausschusses über die Regierungsvorlage (395 d.B.): Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Bundes-Verfassungsgesetz und das Bundesgesetz über den Umweltsenat geändert werden (USG-Novelle 2009)
Austria · National Council · 5 November 2009
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Werner Neubauer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für europäische und internationale Angelegenheiten betreffend Europaregion <i>(Tirol - Südtirol - Trentino; grenzüberschreitende</i> <i>Zusammenarbeit)</i>
Austria · National Council · 5 November 2009
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Werner Neubauer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundeskanzler betreffend Europaregion <i>(Tirol - Südtirol - Trentino; grenzüberschreitende</i> <i>Zusammenarbeit)</i>
United States · United States Congress · 5 November 2009
Recognizes the 30th anniversary of the Iranian hostage crisis during which 52 U.S. citizens were held hostage for 444 days. Honors the service of the U.S. diplomats and military personnel held hostage and the servicemen who were killed or wounded in an attempt to free the hostages. Supports all Iranian citizens who embrace the values of freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and rule of law. Urges the Secretary of State to make every effort to assist U.S. citizens held hostage in Iran at any time during the period beginning November 4, 1979, through January 20, 1981, and their survivors in matters of detention-related compensation.
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 5 November 2009
Statuten Huis voor democratie rechtsstaat
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 2 November 2009
Motie Bosma over het zo snel mogelijk uitvoeren van de afspraak over het vastleggen van het Nederlands in de Grondwet
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 2 November 2009
Motie Van der Ham over effectieve en efficiënte samenwerking van het Nationaal Historisch Museum en het Huis voor de Democratie en Rechtsstaat
France · Senate · 28 October 2009
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 28 October 2009
Uitvoering toezeggingen tijdens uit het algemeen overleg van 1 oktober 2009 inzake raad van toezicht Huis voor democratie en rechtsstaat
United States · United States Congress · 26 October 2009
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the United States remains deeply concerned about the plight of specified vulnerable Iraqi religious and ethnic minorities; (2) the U.S. government and the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) should urge the Iraqi government to enhance security at Iraqi places of worship. Urges the U.S. government to continue to work with the Iraqi government to: (1) train and deploy minority members into the Iraqi police and security forces; and (2) ensure that members of such communities suffer no discrimination and be assigned to their locations of origin. Urges the Iraqi government, with U.S. government assistance, to: (1) ensure that the upcoming national elections in Iraq are safe, fair, and free of intimidation and violence; and (2) permit and facilitate election monitoring by experts from local and international nongovernmental organizations, the international community, and the United Nations. Encourages the Iraqi government and the Kurdistan regional government to work towards a peaceful and timely resolution of territorial disputes. Encourages the U.S. government and UNAMI to urge the Iraqi government to work with minority communities to develop measures to implement article 125 of the Iraq Constitution. Urges the Iraqi government to take affirmative measures to reverse the marginalization of religious minorities in Iraq. Urges the U.S. government to: (1) direct assistance to projects that develop the ability of minorities in Iraq to organize themselves to effectively convey their concerns; and (2) continue to fund capacity-building programs for the Iraqi Ministry of Human Rights (IMHR), the independent national Human Rights Commission, and a new independent minorities committee. Urges the Iraqi government to: (1) direct the IMHR to investigate and report on abuses against minority communities in Iraq; and (2) help ensure that displaced Iraqis considering return to Iraq have proper information. Urges the U.S. government and international organizations to continue to work with the Iraqi government to develop the legal framework to address property disputes of returning Iraqis.
United States · United States Congress · 26 October 2009
Commemorates the lives and work of Father Ignacio Ellacuria, Father Ignacio Martin-Baro, Father Segundo Montes, Father Amando Lopez, Father Juan Ramon Moreno, Father Joaquin Lopez y Lopez, Julia Elba Ramos, and Celina Mariset Ramos on the 20th anniversary of their deaths on November 16, 1989, at the Universidad Centroamericana Jose Simeon Canas (UCA) located in San Salvador, El Salvador. Extends sympathy to the families, friends, colleagues, and religious communities of the 6 Jesuit priests and 2 laywomen. Recognizes the continuing academic, spiritual, and social contributions of the UCA in San Salvador, El Salvador. Commends U.S. Jesuit colleges and universities for their solidarity with the UCA and annual remembrances of the Jesuit martyrs. Acknowledges the role played by the Speaker's Task Force on El Salvador, Representative John Joseph Moakley, the Jesuit leadership of the UCA, and the Salvadoran judicial investigation and convictions in advancing negotiations to end the war, such that the deaths of the Jesuit martyrs and laywomen contributed directly to achieving the peace to which they had dedicated their lives. Calls upon the people of the United States, academic institutions, and religious congregations to participate in events commemorating the 20th anniversary of the martyrdom of the 6 Jesuit priests and 2 laywomen. Recognizes that, while significant progress has been made during the post-war period, social and economic hardships persist among many sectors of Salvadoran society. Calls upon the President, the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and other federal departments and agencies to support and collaborate with the government of El Salvador and public, private, nongovernmental, and religious organizations in efforts to reduce poverty and hunger and to promote educational opportunity, human rights, the rule of law, and social equity for the people of El Salvador.
United States · United States Congress · 21 October 2009
First State National Historical Park Act - Establishes the First State National Historical Park in Delaware as a unit of the National Park System. Specifies that the purpose of the Park is the preservation, protection, and interpretation of the historic and cultural resources associated with Dutch, Swedish, and English settlement in Delaware and the resources associated with the role of the state of Delaware as the first state to ratify the Constitution. Requires the preparation of a general management plan for the Park. Requires completion of a study regarding the preservation and interpretation of additional properties in Delaware that relate to the Park's purposes, including an assessment of: (1) the potential for designating them as National Historic Landmarks; and (2) options for maintaining their historic integrity.
Austria · National Council · 20 October 2009
Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Bundes-Verfassungsgesetz und das Bundesgesetz über den Umweltsenat geändert werden (USG-Novelle 2009) <i>(Umwandlung des Umweltsenates in eine unbefristete</i> <i>Einrichtung)</i>
United States · United States Congress · 20 October 2009
First State National Historical Park Act - Establishes the First State National Historical Park in Delaware as a unit of the National Park System. Specifies that the purpose of the Park is the preservation, protection, and interpretation of the historic and cultural resources associated with Dutch, Swedish, and English settlement in Delaware and the resources associated with the role of the state of Delaware as the first state to ratify the Constitution. Requires the preparation of a general management plan for the Park. Requires completion of a study regarding the preservation and interpretation of additional properties in Delaware that relate to the Park's purposes, including an assessment of: (1) the potential for designating them as National Historic Landmarks; and (2) options for maintaining their historic integrity.
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 16 October 2009
Evaluatie Grondwet en voorstudie internationale doorwerking
Austria · National Council · 15 October 2009
Bericht des Ausschusses für Arbeit und Soziales über den Antrag 144/A der Abgeordneten Mag. Birgit Schatz, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend ein Bundesverfassungsgesetz über die Einrichtung einer Arbeitslosenanwaltschaft
France · Senate · 13 October 2009
France · Senate · 12 October 2009
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 8 October 2009
Motie Brinkman en Wilders over wijziging van de Grondwet zodat de Koning geen onderdeel van de regering meer is
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 8 October 2009
Motie Brinkman over wijziging van de Grondwet zodat leden van het Koninklijk Huis wel belasting betalen over hun toelage
United States · United States Congress · 7 October 2009
France · Senate · 6 October 2009
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 5 October 2009
Verkennend onderzoek 'Particuliere beveiligers en publieke taken'.
United States · United States Congress · 1 October 2009
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits, except in time of a congressionally declared war, federal fiscal year expenditures from exceeding: (1) federal revenues for that fiscal year, except revenue received from the issuance of bonds, notes, or other obligations of the United States; and (2) 20% of the gross national product for the preceding calendar year. Authorizes suspension of these prohibitions by concurrent resolution approved by a three-fifths vote of each chamber.
European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 30 September 2009
United States · United States Congress · 24 September 2009
Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009 - Specifies principles that Congress declares should be the basis of the relationship between the United States and Pakistan. Authorizes the President to provide assistance to Pakistan to support: (1) democratic institutions; (2) efforts to expand rule of law, build the capacity, transparency, and trust in government institutions, and promote internationally recognized human rights; (3) economic freedom and development; (4) investments in people, particularly women and children; and (5) strengthen public diplomacy to combat militant extremism and promote a better understanding of the United States. Authorizes FY2010-FY2014 appropriations for assistance to Pakistan under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including: (1) international military education and training (IMET); and (2) foreign military financing for the purchase of defense articles and services, among other things. Authorizes the Secretary of State to establish an exchange program between military and civilian personnel of Pakistan and certain other countries, including North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries. Prohibits any security-related assistance and arms transfers to Pakistan during FY2010-FY2014 until the Secretary of State certifies that: (1) Pakistan's government is continuing to cooperate with the United States in efforts to dismantle supplier networks relating to the acquisition of nuclear weapons-related materials; (2) Pakistan's government during the preceding fiscal year has demonstrated a sustained commitment to and is making significant efforts towards combating terrorist groups; and (3) Pakistan's security forces are not materially and substantially subverting Pakistan's political or judicial processes. Provides for a national security waiver of such limits. Prescribes FY2010 requirements for the Department of State's Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capability Fund. Restricts the provision of any direct cash security-related U.S. assistance or non-assistance payments to Pakistan to civilian authorities of a civilian government. Provides for a national security waiver of such restriction. Directs the Secretary to submit a Pakistan Assistance Strategy Report to the appropriate congressional committees. Requires the Comptroller General to review and comment on the Report, and recommend any additional actions that could help improve the efficiency and effectiveness of U.S. efforts to meet the objectives of this Act. Directs the President to develop and report to the appropriate congressional committees on a comprehensive interagency regional security strategy to eliminate terrorist threats and close safe havens in Pakistan.
United States · United States Congress · 24 September 2009
Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009 - Specifies principles that Congress declares should be the basis of the relationship between the United States and Pakistan. Authorizes the President to provide assistance to Pakistan to support: (1) democratic institutions; (2) efforts to expand rule of law, build the capacity, transparency, and trust in government institutions, and promote internationally recognized human rights; (3) economic freedom and development; (4) investments in people, particularly women and children; and (5) strengthen public diplomacy to combat militant extremism and promote a better understanding of the United States. Authorizes FY2010-FY2014 appropriations for assistance to Pakistan under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including: (1) international military education and training (IMET); and (2) foreign military financing for the purchase of defense articles and services, among other things. Authorizes the Secretary of State to establish an exchange program between military and civilian personnel of Pakistan and certain other countries, including North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries. Prohibits any security-related assistance and arms transfers to Pakistan during FY2010-FY2014 until the Secretary of State certifies that: (1) Pakistan's government is continuing to cooperate with the United States in efforts to dismantle supplier networks relating to the acquisition of nuclear weapons-related materials; (2) Pakistan's government during the preceding fiscal year has demonstrated a sustained commitment to and is making significant efforts towards combating terrorist groups; and (3) Pakistan's security forces are not materially and substantially subverting Pakistan's political or judicial processes. Provides for a national security waiver of such limits. Prescribes FY2010 requirements for the Department of State's Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capability Fund. Restricts the provision of any direct cash security-related U.S. assistance or non-assistance payments to Pakistan to civilian authorities of a civilian government. Provides for a national security waiver of such restriction. Directs the Secretary to submit a Pakistan Assistance Strategy Report to the appropriate congressional committees. Requires the Comptroller General to review and comment on the Report, and recommend any additional actions that could help improve the efficiency and effectiveness of U.S. efforts to meet the objectives of this Act. Directs the President to develop and report to the appropriate congressional committees on a comprehensive interagency regional security strategy to eliminate terrorist threats and close safe havens in Pakistan.
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 24 September 2009
Profiel en wervingsprocedure Raad van Toezicht Huis voor democratie en rechtsstaat
Austria · National Council · 23 September 2009
Austria · National Council · 23 September 2009
Austria · National Council · 23 September 2009
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 23 September 2009
Voorwaardelijke voorkeurslocatie Huis voor democratie en rechtsstaat
United States · United States Congress · 22 September 2009
Commends and congratulates Temple University Beasley School of Law, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and all involved in the 10th anniversary of its China rule of law program. Recognizes the program's success in promoting collaborative legal exchanges between the United States and China. Recognizes that Temple University and its partners in China represent the spirit of cooperation and friendship between these great nations, and will surely continue to strengthen those bonds.
United States · United States Congress · 22 September 2009
Commemorates the lives and work of Jesuit Fathers Ignacio Ellacuria, Ignacio Martin-Baro, Segundo Montes, Amando Lopez, Juan Ramon Moreno, Joaquin Lopez y Lopez, and housekeeper Julia Elba Ramos and her daughter Celina Mariset Ramos who were executed by members of the Salvadoran Army on November 16, 1989, at the University of Central America Jose Simeon Canas (UCA) in San Salvador, El Salvador. Extends sympathy to their families, friends, colleagues, and religious communities. Recognizes the continuing academic, spiritual, and social contributions of the UCA. Commends the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in this country for their solidarity with the UCA and annual remembrances of the Jesuit martyrs. Continues to find inspiration in the lives and work of the Jesuit martyrs. Remembers the seminal reports by Chairman John Joseph Moakley and the Speaker's Special Task Force on El Salvador in investigating the murders. Acknowledges the role played by the Speaker's Special Task Force, Congressman John Joseph Moakley, the Jesuit leadership of the UCA, and the Salvadoran judicial investigation and convictions in advancing negotiations to end the war so that the deaths of the Jesuits and two laywomen contributed directly to achieving the peace to which they had dedicated their lives. Calls upon the people of this country, schools, and churches to participate in local, national, and international events commemorating the 20th anniversary of their deaths. Recognizes that despite significant post-war progress, social and economic hardships persist among many sectors of Salvadoran society. Calls upon our government to support and work with the El Salvadoran government and other public, private, nongovernmental, and religious organizations in efforts to reduce poverty and hunger and promote educational opportunity, human rights, the rule of law, and social equity for Salvadorans.
France · Senate · 19 September 2009
Austria · National Council · 18 September 2009
Antrag der Abgeordneten Josef Bucher, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend ein Bundesverfassungsgesetz, mit dem das Bundes-Verfassungsgesetz und ein Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Rechnungshofgesetz 1948 geändert wird <i>(Erweiterung der Gemeindeprüfungskompetenz des</i> <i>Rechnungshofes, unabhängig von der Einwohnerzahl)</i>
Austria · National Council · 18 September 2009
Antrag der Abgeordneten Josef Bucher, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend ein Bundesverfassungsgesetz, mit dem das Bundes-Verfassungsgesetz und ein Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Rechnungshofgesetz 1948 geändert wird <i>(Erweiterung der Gemeindeprüfungskompetenz des</i> <i>Rechnungshofes, unabhängig von der Einwohnerzahl)</i>
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 2009
Constitution and Citizenship Day Act of 2009 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to establish a Constitution Day Grant Program awarding competitive grants to local educational agencies and charter schools to commemorate, and enhance educational programs that teach students about, the U.S. Constitution and their state constitution. Requires such program to occur annually on Constitution Day, September 17, or the following Monday if that day falls on a weekend, and give students the ability to register to vote.
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 2009
Declares that all U.S. citizens should remain secure in the possession of private property and that no court, legislature, or executive shall, by predatory law or tyrannical force, obtain the property of any U.S. citizen for the benefit of another private citizen or corporation.
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 2009
Calls on: (1) the Secretary of State to support the efforts of the appropriate Honduran authorities to ensure that the November 29, 2009, elections are free and transparent; and (2) the President of the United States to recognize such elections as an important step in consolidating democracy and the rule of law in Honduras.
United States · United States Congress · 16 September 2009
Revises the federal charter of the Reserve Officers Association of the United States to include the president elect of the Association on the national executive committee as a non-voting member. Specifies that the three national executive committee members on the national executive committee are a minimum of three (thus allowing for an increase in such number). Makes the president elect of the Association an officer. Specifies that the three national executive committee members who are officers of the Association are a minimum of three (thus allowing for an increase in such number). Eliminates the specific inclusion among the officers of a surgeon, a chaplain, a historian, and a public relations officer. Allows the addition as officers of any others specified in the Association's constitution (currently, as decided at the national convention). Declares that the officers shall take office at the national convention. Requires the judge advocate to be appointed by the national executive committee. Allows for appointment by the national executive committee of any other national officers specified in the Association's constitution. Revises the requirement that minutes be kept of the proceedings of the national council. Eliminates specification of the national council and replaces it with other national entities of the Association (the minutes of whose proceedings must be kept).
European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 16 September 2009
Austria · National Council · 15 September 2009
Bericht des Verfassungsausschusses über den Antrag 746/A der Abgeordneten Josef Bucher, Dr. Josef Cap, Karlheinz Kopf, Mag. Werner Kogler, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend ein Bundesverfassungsgesetz, mit dem das Bundes-Verfassungsgesetz (B-VG), BGBl. Nr. 1/1930, geändert wird
United States · United States Congress · 10 September 2009
Expresses support for Constitution Day.
France · Senate · 9 September 2009
France · Senate · 9 September 2009
United States · United States Congress · 8 September 2009
Recognizes September 11 as both a day to mourn and remember those taken from their loved ones and fellow citizens, and a day for the people of the United States to recommit to the nation and to each other. Extends once again deepest sympathies to friends, families, and loved ones of the innocent victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Honors the heroic service and sacrifices of first responders, law enforcement personnel, state and local officials, volunteers and others who aided the victims and, in doing so, risked and often sacrificed their own lives and health. Expresses gratitude to foreign leaders and citizens who have assisted and continue to assist the United States against the international scourge of terrorism. Asserts that the fight against terrorism is not a war on any nation, people, or faith. Recognizes the heroic service, actions, and sacrifices of U.S. Armed Forces and civilian personnel to defend their country against terrorists. Vows to continue to identify, intercept, and defeat terrorists. Calls on all Americans to renew their devotion to the universal ideals that make the nation great: freedom, pluralism, equality, and the rule of law.
France · Senate · 5 September 2009
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 4 September 2009
Bericht t.b.v. AO op 9 sept 2009 over het Huis voor democratie en rechtsstaat