United States · United States Congress · 7 April 2025
Elects Representative Campbell of California to the following House Committees: (1) Banking and Financial Services (to rank following Representative King); and (2) International Relations.
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 2025
Calls on Thailand to: (1) release the six Hmong-Lao camp leaders and their remaining family members so they may leave Thailand and rejoin their families; and (2) open Ban Na Pho repatriation camp and Sikhiu Detention Center and permit all eligible Hmong combat veterans and refugees there to leave Thailand for resettlement in third countries. Urges the President and Secretary of State to use every diplomatic means available to ensure that the maximum allowable Hmong refugees are accepted for admission into the United States in 1995-96 and to ensure protection of the safety and human rights of the Hmong refugees in Ban Na Pho refugee repatriation camp, Sikhiu Detention Center, Phanat Nikhom refugee resettlement camp, the Buddhist temple of Wat Tham Krabok, and elsewhere in Thailand.
United States · United States Congress · 2 January 2025
Expresses the sense of the Congress that Canada should eliminate its tolls along the St. Lawrence Seaway and join with the United states in identifying ways to maximize the movement of goods and commerce through the Seaway.
United States · United States Congress · 2 January 2025
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should suspend the proposed sale of the Army Tactical Missile System to the Government of Turkey until such Government: (1) moves to end its occupation of Cyprus; (2) lifts its embargo of Armenia; (3) ceases its military campaign against the Kurdish people; and (4) takes constructive steps to improve its domestic human rights record.
United States · United States Congress · 2 January 2025
Establishes a Commission on Women's Art in the United States Capitol. Directs the Commission to study and report to the Congress on matters relating to the representation of women in history (including the current century) in the United States Capitol.
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 2025
Sets forth the closed rule for the consideration of H.R. 2677 (performance by State employees of Department of the Interior personnel functions in a period of Government budgetary shutdown).
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 2025
Authorizes the Speaker of the House of Representatives to declare recesses subject to the call of the Chair on December 23 through 27, 1995. Prohibits the recess from extending beyond December 27, 1995.
United States · United States Congress · 2 January 2025
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should suspend the proposed sale of the Army Tactical Missile System to the Government of Turkey until: (1) such Government improves its human rights record and terminates its embargo of Armenia; and (2) progress is made to resolve the conflict on Cyprus.
United States · United States Congress · 2 January 2025
Amends rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives to allow the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, at any time and by an affirmative vote of eight of its 14 members, to determine that a complaint filed against a Member is frivolous and baseless if: (1) the alleged violation is of a minor and technical nature that does not discredit the House; or (2) such complaint has no basis in fact, was filed for purely partisan reasons, or is part of a pattern of abuse and misuse of the Committee. Requires the Committee to: (1) determine the costs of its inquiry into a frivolous complaint; and (2) if the complaint was filed by one or more Members of Congress, charge each Member's Representational Account for such costs or, alternatively, recommend that the Members responsible be fined.
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 2025
Calls on the people of the United States to set a place at their tables during the 1995 holiday season as a reminder of the U.S. men and women serving in the peacekeeping efforts for Bosnia-Herzegovina.
United States · United States Congress · 21 July 2025
Approves, on a provisional basis until approved in accordance with the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995, the regulations to be issued by the Office of Compliance before January 23, 1996, applicable to the House of Representatives and its employees.
United States · United States Congress · 21 July 2025
Approves, on a provisional basis until approved in accordance with the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995, the regulations to be issued by the Office of Compliance before January 23, 1996, applicable to employing offices which are not the House of Representatives or the Senate and their covered employees.
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 2025
Waives, for the remainder of the first session of the 104th Congress, provisions of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives requiring either the concurrence of the ranking minority member or a vote at a business meeting to commence a committee hearing sooner than one week after a public announcement of its date, place, and subject matter.
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 2025
Sets forth the congressional budget for FY 1996, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY 1997 through 2002. Sets forth recommended budgetary levels for Federal revenues, total new budget authority, total budget outlays, budget deficits, and public debt. (Sec. 3) Sets forth the increase in the public debt subject to limitation. (Sec. 4) Sets forth for each major functional category the appropriate levels of new budget authority and budget outlays for FY 1996 through 2002. (Sec. 5) Requires, on adoption of this resolution, the chairmen of the Budget committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate to each file reconciliation directives in the Congressional Record to effectuate this resolution. Deems, for the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, those directives to be reconciliation directives set forth in this revised concurrent resolution on the budget.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 2025
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) President Clinton should ask for the resignation of Hazel O'Leary as Secretary of Energy; (2) the General Accounting Office should investigate her travel practices as Secretary; and (3) she should reimburse taxpayers for any expenses found to be made in abuse of her official duties.
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 2025
Congratulates Ukraine for the successful conduct of free and fair elections for the presidency and parliament. Calls for the President and Parliament of Ukraine to continue their efforts to agree upon and submit to the Ukrainian people for their approval a new democratic constitution. Urges the Government of Ukraine to: (1) continue efforts to ensure the rights of all citizens; (2) accelerate efforts to transform its economy; (3) proceed expeditiously with the privatization of state-owned enterprises; (4) place high priority on adopting laws to encourage economic growth based on market mechanisms, private enterprise, and the right to own property; (5) continue efforts to reach agreement with the G-7 group of States to shut down the nuclear reactors at Chernobyl; and (6) continue to oppose emergence of any collective military bloc on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Calls on the President of the United States to: (1) support continued U.S. assistance to Ukraine for specified purposes, including political and economic reforms; (2) insist that the Government of the Russian Federation recognize Ukraine's sovereignty; (3) express support for Ukraine's insistence that it be provided with appropriate compensation for use of its facilities on its territory; (4) ensure that Ukraine's national security interests are fully considered in any revision of the Treaty on Conventional Forces in Europe and that its interests as an integral part of Central and Eastern Europe are fully considered in any review of European security arrangements; (5) support continued U.S. security assistance for Ukraine; and (6) ensure continued U.S. efforts to assist Ukraine in its accession to the World Trade Organization. Calls for the United States to continue to support the Ukrainian people in their struggle to bring peace, prosperity, and democracy to Ukraine and to the other independent states of the former Soviet Union.
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 2025
Urges the President to seek negotiations with the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and international financial institutions to establish an Ireland Development Bank to raise capital for economic development and job creation in the Republic of Ireland, especially the six border counties, and the six counties of Northern Ireland, through the issuance of Ireland Peace Bonds, the proceeds of which would be used to provide supplemental loans and loan guarantees for businesses underserved by other financial institutions.
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 2025
Supports the men and women of the U.S. armed forces who are carrying out their mission in support of peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina with professional excellence, dedicated patriotism, and exemplary bravery.
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 2025
Supports the men and women of the U.S. armed forces who are carrying out their mission in support of peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina with professional excellence, dedicated patriotism, and exemplary bravery.
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 2025
Reiterates serious concerns and opposition to the President's policy that results in the deployment of 20,000 members of the U.S. armed forces on the ground in the territory of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Calls for: (1) the President and the Secretary of Defense to rely on the judgment of, and ensure the provision of appropriate resources and support to, the commander of the U.S. armed forces that are deployed in and around the territory of the Republic in all matters affecting the safety, support, and well-being of such forces; and (2) the U.S. Government to be impartial and evenhanded with all parties to the conflict as necessary to assure the safety and protection of such forces.
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 2025
Waives points of order against the consideration of the further conference report on H.R. 1977 (Department of the Interior and related agencies appropriations).
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 2025
Makes it in order to debate the deployment of U.S. armed forces in and around the territory of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sets forth the rule for the consideration of the following measures: (1) H.R. 2770 (prohibition on Federal funds for the deployment of U.S. ground forces in the Republic as part of any peacekeeping operation or as part of any implementation force; (2) H. Res. 302 (deployment of U.S. armed forces in and around the territory of the Republic to enforce the peace agreement); and (3) a resolution relating to such deployment (offered by the minority leader or his designee).
United States · United States Congress · 2 January 2025
Reaffirms the universal nature of human rights and the principle that women's rights are human rights. Supports: (1) the inter-agency council on women; and (2) action on the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women. Considers that dedication to enacting U.S. commitments to promote the following would benefit citizens around the world: (1) economic security; (2) the human rights of women; (3) the health of women and children; (4) the empowerment of women and the strengthening of families; and (5) women's legal status and political participation. Encourages the U.S. Government to build on the strong partnership of nongovernmental organizations and governments that developed during the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women. Urges governmental actions that uphold and enact the tenets of the platform for action and the commitments of the United States made at the Conference.
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 2025
Amends rule XLVII (regarding limitations on outside employment and earned income) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to revise the definition of "outside earned income" to: (1) include copyright royalties earned while a Member, officer, or employee of the House; and (2) exclude copyright royalties for works published before obtaining such position. Prohibits a Member, officer, or employee from receiving: (1) copyright royalties pursuant to a contract entered into after obtaining such position unless the royalty is received from an established publisher pursuant to usual and customary contractual terms approved by the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct; or (2) advance payments for such work (but permits the receipt of advance payments by literary agents, research staff, and other persons working on behalf of such Member, officer, or employee). Prohibits the Committee from approving contracts which permit the deferral of royalty payments beyond the year in which earned.
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 2025
Waives provisions of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives that require a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the House with respect to resolutions reported by such Committee for the remainder of the first session of the 104th Congress to provide for the consideration or disposition of any of the following measures, including any amendment, conference report, or any amendment from conference in disagreement thereon: (1) a bill making general appropriations for FY 1996; (2) a bill or joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for such fiscal year or increasing or waiving (for a temporary period or otherwise) the public debt limit; (3) a bill providing for a balanced budget by 2002; or (4) a bill or joint resolution relating to the deployment of U.S. armed forces in and around the territory of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 2025
Reiterates serious concerns and grave reservations regarding the President's policy to deploy 20,000 members of the U.S. armed forces on the ground in the territory of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Calls for: (1) the President and the Secretary of Defense to rely on the judgment of, and ensure the provision of appropriate resources and support to, the commander of the U.S. armed forces that are deployed in and around the territory of the Republic in all matters affecting the safety, support, and well-being of such forces; and (2) the U.S. Government to be impartial and evenhanded with all parties to the conflict as necessary to assure the safety and protection of such forces.
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 2025
Calls for: (1) the President and the Secretary of Defense to rely on the judgment of, and ensure the provision of appropriate resources and support to, the commander of the U.S. armed forces that are deployed in and around the territory of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (the Republic) in all matters affecting the safety, support, and well-being of such forces; and (2) the U.S. Government to be impartial and evenhanded with all parties to the conflict as necessary to assure the safety and protection of such forces.
United States · United States Congress · 21 July 2025
Congratulates Northwestern University on the winning of the 1995 Big Ten Conference football championship and on the receipt by the Wildcats of an invitation to compete in the 1996 Rose Bowl. Commends the University for its pursuit of athletic as well as academic excellence.
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 2025
Waives points of order against the consideration of the further conference report on H.R. 2099 (Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development and certain independent agencies and entities appropriations).
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 2025
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) all decisions regarding the operations of the U.S. armed forces in the former Yugoslavia should reflect the judgment of U.S. military commanders; (2) the President should direct the Secretary of Defense to respond immediately and completely to the requests made by the Commander of those forces for resources and other support necessary to carry out the mission of enforcing the peace agreement; and (3) such mission should not be expanded in scope or extended beyond the one-year deadline imposed by the President unless the President determines, in consultation with the Congress, that such action is necessary to protect U.S. armed forces in the former Yugoslavia or vital national security interests.
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 2025
Waives points of order against the consideration of the conference report on H.R. 2076 (Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations).
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 2025
Urges: (1) the immediate and unconditional release of Wei Jingsheng and the dismissal of all charges against him; and (2) if he is not immediately released, that he be afforded all internationally recognized human rights and that his trial be open to the domestic and foreign press, diplomatic observers, and international human rights monitors; and (3) the State Department to make his release and the protection of his rights among its primary objectives in relations with the Government of China and to raise these issues in every available bilateral and multilateral forum. Recommends that Wei Jingsheng once again be nominated and carefully considered for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996.