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645 ingested resolutions from United States in 1998. Walk years back as far as this source still publishes.
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 2025
Appoints certain Members of the House of Representatives managers to conduct the impeachment trial against President Clinton, and authorizes them to take all necessary actions in connection with the preparation and conduct of the trial.
United States · United States Congress · 2 January 2025
Mandates that the Delegate to the Congress from the District of Columbia be permitted to vote in any resolution of the House of Representatives impeaching the President or Vice President of the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 2 January 2025
Declares that the Congress: (1) supports the men and women of the armed forces who are carrying out their missions; and (2) reaffirms that it should be U.S. policy to support efforts to remove the regime headed by Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq and to promote the emergence of a democratic government to replace that regime.
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 2025
Sets forth four articles impeaching William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. Article I: States that in his conduct while President of the United States, William Jefferson Clinton, in violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the office of President of the United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, has willfully corrupted and manipulated the judicial process of the United States for his personal gain and exoneration, impeding the administration of justice, in that William Jefferson Clinton swore to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth before a Federal grand jury of the United States. States that contrary to that oath, William Jefferson Clinton willfully provided perjurious, false and misleading testimony to the grand jury. Article II: States that in his conduct while President of the United States, William Jefferson Clinton, in violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the office of President of the United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, has willfully corrupted and manipulated the judicial process of the United States for his personal gain and exoneration, impeding the administration of justice in that William Jefferson Clinton willfully provided perjurious, false and misleading testimony as part of a Federal civil rights action brought against him. Article III: States that in his conduct while President of the United States, William Jefferson Clinton, in violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the office of President of the United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, has prevented, obstructed, and impeded the administration of justice, and has to that end engaged personally, and through his subordinates and agents, in a course of conduct or scheme designed to delay, impede, cover up, and conceal the existence of evidence and testimony related to a Federal civil rights action brought against him in a duly instituted judicial proceeding. Article IV: States that using the powers and influence of the office of President of the United States, William Jefferson Clinton, in violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the office of President of the United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in disregard of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, has engaged in conduct that resulted in misuse and abuse of his high office, impaired the due and proper administration of justice and the conduct of lawful inquiries, and contravened the authority of the legislative branch and the truth seeking purpose of a coordinate investigative proceeding, in that, as President, William Jefferson Clinton refused and failed to respond to certain written requests for admission and willfully made perjurious, false, and misleading sworn statements in response to certain written requests for admission propounded to him as part of the impeachment inquiry authorized by the House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States. States that William Jefferson Clinton, in refusing and failing to respond and in making perjurious, false and misleading statements, assumed to himself functions and judgments necessary to the exercise of the sole power of impeachment vested by the Constitution in the House of Representatives and exhibited contempt for the inquiry. States, with reference to each article of impeachment, that: (1) in so doing, William Jefferson Clinton has undermined the integrity of his office, has brought disrepute on the Presidency, has betrayed his trust as President, and has acted in a manner subversive of the rule of law and justice, to the manifest injury of the people of the United States; and (2) William Jefferson Clinton, by such conduct, warrants impeachment and trial, and removal from office and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 2025
Amends S. Res. 209 to establish budgetary levels for FY 1999 through 2003 for Federal revenues, new budget authority, total budget outlays, and revenues and outlays of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance Trust Funds. Authorizes the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee to file one set of revisions to the levels, amounts, and allocations provided by this resolution and permits such revisions to reflect only legislation enacted in the 105th Congress and not assumed in this resolution. Directs the chairman, upon making revisions, to reduce balances of direct spending and receipts for any fiscal year to zero. Requires this resolution to: (1) take effect on the earlier of the date the Congress adjourns sine die or the 105th Congress expires; and (2) expire on the date a concurrent budget resolution for FY 1999 is agreed to. Directs the chairman, upon adoption of this resolution, to file committee spending allocations pursuant to the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in making payments under the prospective payment system (PPS) for skilled nursing facilities under Medicare, has the authority under such PPS to provide for an appropriate adjustment to account for case mix which reflects a patient's medical needs requiring the provision of non-therapy ancillary services (such as respiratory therapy, pharmacy, laboratory, X-ray, and parenteral and enteral services, and covered durable medical supplies). Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Secretary should: (1) gather sufficient data on the provision of non-therapy ancillary services by skilled nursing facilities paid under the PPS in order to develop the appropriate case mix adjustment; and (2) periodically report to the Congress on the development of such an adjustment which reflects a patient's medical needs requiring such ancillary services.
United States · United States Congress · 26 October 2016
Condemns the actions which occurred in Laramie, Wyoming, whereby Matthew Shepard was physically beaten, tortured, tied to a wooden fence, and left for dead, resulting in his death. Urges each Member of Congress and every U.S. citizen to join in denouncing and encouraging others to denounce this outrageous murder. Pledges to: (1) join in efforts to bring an end to such crimes and to encourage all Americans to dedicate themselves to ending violence in the United States; and (2) fight the sort of prejudice and intolerance that leads to the murder of innocent people.
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 2026
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of the Interior should support the establishment of a memorial to Thomas Paine at a specified location in the District of Columbia that specifically includes the structure known as the "Canal House," as previously authorized by specified Federal law.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Makes corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 4328 (making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for FY 1999).
United States · United States Congress · 2 January 2025
Makes technical corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 3910 (Automobile National Heritage Area, Michigan).
United States · United States Congress · 2 January 2025
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the erosion of the independence of judicial and electoral branches of the Government of Peru and the blatant intimidation of journalists in Peru are matters for concern by the United States; and (2) the United States should seek an independent investigation and report on threats to press freedom and judicial independence in Peru by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the Organization of American States.
United States · United States Congress · 2 January 2025
Provides for appointment of a committee of two Members of the House of Representatives to inform the President that the House has completed its business of the session and is ready to adjourn.
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 2025
Commends: (1) the achievements of the Mozambican people in overcoming political and economic obstacles to become a model of reconciliation and development; (2) those who have led Mozambique toward political reconciliation and away from armed conflict; and (3) the Mozambican people for continuing to support democracy and democratic institutions. Calls upon: (1) U.S. Government agencies to continue to work with their Mozambican counterparts in forging a close bilateral relationship; (2) the Government of Mozambique to continue to be a model of democracy, economic liberalization, and respect for human rights; and (3) those nations in the world torn by civil strife to look toward the example of Mozambique for the benefits of political reconciliation and peaceful economic development.
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 2025
Waives points of order against the consideration of the conference report on H.R. 4328 (Department of Transportation and related agencies appropriations).
United States · United States Congress · 2 January 2025
Authorizes any organizational caucus or conference in the House of Representatives for the 106th Congress to begin on or after November 13, 1998.
United States · United States Congress · 2 January 2025
Provides for the printing of a revised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives for the 106th Congress as a House document.
United States · United States Congress · 2 January 2025
Provides for the sine die adjournment of the House of Representatives and of the Senate on October 21 or 22, 1998.
United States · United States Congress · 2 January 2025
Makes a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 4328 (Department of Transportation and related agencies appropriations).
United States · United States Congress · 26 October 2016
Provides for the printing of a compilation of materials, with illustrations, entitled "Background Information on the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate (7th Revised Edition)" as a Senate document.
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 2025
Sets forth the rule (closed) for the consideration of S. 1132 (Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico boundary modification and watershed protection) and S. 2133 (preservation of the cultural resources of the Route 66 corridor).
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 2025
Commends the members of the crews of the U.S. Navy destroyers of DesRon 61 who participated in the July 22, 1945, surface naval engagement in Tokyo Bay for their heroism, intrepidity, and skill in battle that contributed to the defeat of Japanese forces in World War II.
United States · United States Congress · 26 October 2016
Tenders the thanks of the Senate to the Honorable Al Gore, Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate, for the manner in which he presided over the Senate during the second session of the 105th Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 2025
Tenders the thanks of the Senate to the Honorable Thomas A. Daschle, Senate Democratic leader, for the manner in which he performed his leadership responsibilities in the conduct of Senate business during the second session of the 105th Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 26 October 2016
Elects James W. Ziglar as the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate effective November 9, 1998.
United States · United States Congress · 26 October 2016
Authorizes the videotaping of Senator Byrd's address to the incoming Senators scheduled to be given in the Senate Chamber in December 1998.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should: (1) establish a collection of information that can be supplied to an appropriate international judicial tribunal for use as evidence to support a possible indictment and trial of Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia, for violations of international humanitarian law after 1978; (2) provide the tribunal any such information already collected; (3) work with members of interested countries and nongovernmental organizations relating to information any country or organization may hold concerning allegations posed against Hun Sen and any individual under his authority in Cambodia and give all such information to the tribunal; (4) work with other interested countries relating to measures to be taken to bring to justice Hun Sen and individuals under Hun Sen's authority indicted for such violations of international humanitarian law after 1978; and (5) support such a tribunal for the purpose of investigating Hun Sen's possible criminal culpability for conceiving, directing, and sustaining a variety of actions in violation of international humanitarian law after 1978 in any judicial proceeding that may result.
United States · United States Congress · 26 October 2016
Tenders the thanks of the Senate to the Honorable Strom Thurmond, President pro tempore of the Senate, for the manner in which he presided over the Senate during the second session of the 105th Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 26 October 2016
Provides that if a Member who is precluded from foreign travel by the provisions of rule XXXIX of the Rules of the Senate is appointed as a delegate to an official conference to be attended by Members of the Senate, then the appointment of that individual shall constitute an authorization by the Senate and the individual will not be deemed in violation of the rule. Makes this resolution applicable only until November 21, 1998.
United States · United States Congress · 2 January 2025
Tenders the thanks of the Senate to the Honorable Trent Lott, Senate Majority Leader, for the manner in which he performed his leadership responsibilities in the conduct of Senate business during the second session of the 105th Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 2025
Authorizes the President of the Senate, the President pro tempore, and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, during the recess or adjournment of the present session of the Senate, to make appointments to commissions, committees, boards, conferences, or interparliamentary conferences authorized by law, by concurrent action of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate.
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 2025
Returns to the Senate S. 361 (rhinoceros and tiger conservation) because, in the opinion of the House of Representatives, it contravenes the Constitution and infringes the privileges of the House.
United States · United States Congress · 2 January 2025
Provides for the consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 2204 (Coast Guard funding).
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 2025
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of State should instruct the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) to use appropriate procedures in the UN to: (1) obtain the removal of the representative of the Burmese military regime from the seat in the UN that is reserved to Burma; (2) enable the seat to be occupied by a representative of the duly elected parliament of Burma; and (3) hold the seat vacant until such time as it can be so occupied.
United States · United States Congress · 2 January 2025
Makes technical corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 3461 (international fishery agreement).
United States · United States Congress · 2 January 2025
Makes technical corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 3910 (Automobile National Heritage Area, Michigan).
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 2025
Authorizes: (1) Jack Blum, a former employee on the staff of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, to testify in the case of BCCI Holdings (Luxembourg), S.A., et al. v. Abdul Raouf Hasan Khalil, et al., except concerning matters for which a privilege should be asserted; and (2) the Senate Legal Counsel to represent Jack Blum in connection with such testimony.
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 2025
Condemns the actions which occurred in Laramie, Wyoming, whereby Matthew Shepard was physically beaten, tortured, tied to a wooden fence, and left for dead, resulting in his death. Urges each Member of Congress and every U.S. citizen to join in denouncing and encouraging others to denounce this outrageous murder. Pledges to: (1) join in efforts to bring an end to such crimes and to encourage all Americans to dedicate themselves to ending violence in the United States; and (2) fight the sort of prejudice and intolerance that leads to the murder of innocent people.
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 2025
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that its integrity has been impugned by the failure of the executive branch to expeditiously enforce title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 in response to the surge of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions. Calls upon the President to: (1) immediately review the entry into the U.S. customs territory of all steel products from Australia, China, South Africa, Ukraine, Indonesia, India, Japan, Russia, South Korea, or Brazil; (2) impose a one-year ban on all steel products from any country not abiding by the international trade agreements with respect to imports of all steel products into the United States; (3) establish a task force to closely monitor U.S. imports of steel from other countries to determine whether or not such agreements are being violated; and (4) report to the Congress by January 5, 1999, on any other actions the President has taken, or intends to take, to ensure that all U.S. trading partners abide such agreements with respect to U.S. imports of steel.
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 2025
Amends rule XI (rules of procedure for committees) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to allow the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight to report at any time on bills that eliminate waste, reform the executive branch, and that carry a designation that such bills are extraordinary.
United States · United States Congress · 2 January 2025
Removes Representative Charles Schumer as a member of the House Judiciary Committee for the remainder of the 105th Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 2025
Sets forth the rule (closed) for the consideration of a joint resolution appointing the day for the convening of the first session of the 106th Congress. Adopts resolutions to provide: (1) that any organizational caucus or conference in the House of Representatives for the 106th Congress may begin on or after November 18, 1998; (2) for the printing of a revised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives for the 106th Congress as a House document; and (3) that a committee of two Members of the House be appointed to wait upon the President and to inform him that the House has completed its business of the session and is ready to adjourn unless the President has other communication to make to them. Authorizes: (1) the Speaker, the Majority Leader, and the Minority Leader to accept resignations and make appointments to commissions, boards, and committees following the sine die adjournment of the second session as authorized by law or the House; and (2) the chairman and ranking minority member of each standing committee and subcommittee to extend their remarks in the Congressional Record and include a summary of the work of their committee or subcommittee.
United States · United States Congress · 3 June 2026
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that a "Mental Illness Working Group" should be established to probe the serious national dimensions of the mentally ill.
United States · United States Congress · 2 January 2025
Urges: (1) the Mexican Government to ensure that the rights of the workers at the Han Young truck factory in Tijuana are respected; and (2) the President to pursue ministerial and diplomatic consultations with the Mexican Government to resolve the situation at the factory.
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 2025
Calls upon the President to: (1) pursue vigorous enforcement of U.S. trade laws relating to unfair trade practices with respect to the significant increase of steel imports into the United States, using all available remedies under those laws; (2) pursue consultations with Japanese, Korean, and European Union officials, and other nations to eliminate import barriers that affect steel mill products and to increase access to their markets; (3) closely monitor U.S. imports of steel and make the data gathered from such monitoring available to the public as soon as possible; and (4) report to the Congress by January 5, 1999, on the impact that the significant increase in steel imports is having on employment, prices, and investment in the U.S. steel industry.
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 2025
Provides for the consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 4110 (veterans' benefits revisions).
United States · United States Congress · 2 January 2025
Permits payment from applicable accounts of the House of Representatives of up to $2,000 to reimburse any Member, officer, or employee of the House for qualified adoption expenses related to the adoption of an eligible child, if authorized by the appropriate employing authority.
United States · United States Congress · 2 January 2025
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States strongly supports assistance to the Government and the people of Turkmenistan to build pipelines or take other measures (particularly measures involving U.S. businesses) that will lead to the resumption of natural gas exports, thereby leading to the improvement of Turkmenistan's economy and infrastructure, standard of living, and the promotion of democratization and economic and political stability in the region.
United States · United States Congress · 2 January 2025
Urges the President and appropriate representatives of the Government of Chile to engage in negotiations to conclude a free trade agreement between the United States and Chile in the absence of fast track authority. Urges the President, in conducting such negotiations, to: (1) assess whether U.S. tariffs on agriculture products that were bound under the Uruguay Round Agreements are lower than the tariffs bound by Chile; (2) consult with the Congress on whether it is appropriate for the United States to agree to further tariff reductions based on such assessment; and (3) consult with specified congressional committees before entering into any such trade agreement.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Urges the President and the Secretary of State to: (1) give high priority to solving the conflict in Sierra Leone and to bring stability to West Africa in general; (2) strictly enforce the United Nations (UN) arms embargo on the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council and Revolutionary United Front; (2) work with Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) nations to ensure there are sufficient African forces and arms provided to ECOMOG (ECOWAS's peacekeeping arm); and (3) support the UN High Commission for Refugees appeal for aid to the Sierra Leone refugees in Guinea, Liberia, and other countries; (4) support the UN agencies and nongovernmental organizations working in Sierra Leone to bring humanitarian relief and peace to the country; and (5) support the Government of Sierra Leone in its demobilization, disarmament, and reconstruction plan for the country. Urges the State Department to give the needed logistical support to ECOMOG and the Government of Sierra Leone to bring the conflict to a rapid conclusion. Condemns the use of children as combatants in the conflict. Urges the establishment of a secure humanitarian corridor to strategic areas in the north and east of Sierra Leone for the safe delivery of food and medicines by the Government of Sierra Leone and humanitarian agencies. Encourages and supports the UN Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict, to continue efforts to work in Sierra Leone to establish programs designed to rehabilitate child combatants.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the Malaysian Government should take every step to safeguard the rights of former Deputy Prime Minister Dato Seri Anwar, ensure that any charges brought against him are not spurious, afford him a fair and open trial, and fully investigate and prosecute those responsible for his mistreatment while in detention; and (2) all Malaysians should be permitted to express their political views in a peaceful and orderly fashion without fear of arrest or intimidation.