Open Congress : Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties - Major Bill Actions

Bill Enacted: H.R.923 Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007

2008-10-07T00:00:00Z

To provide for the investigation of certain unsolved civil rights crimes, and for other purposes.

October 07, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-344.

Bill Signed by President: H.R.923 Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007

2008-10-07T00:00:00Z

To provide for the investigation of certain unsolved civil rights crimes, and for other purposes.

October 07, 2008: Signed by President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.923 Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007

2008-09-26T00:00:00Z

To provide for the investigation of certain unsolved civil rights crimes, and for other purposes.

September 26, 2008: Presented to President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.923 Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007

2008-09-24T00:00:00Z

To provide for the investigation of certain unsolved civil rights crimes, and for other purposes.

September 24, 2008: Cleared for White House.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.923 Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007

2008-09-23T00:00:00Z

To provide for the investigation of certain unsolved civil rights crimes, and for other purposes.

September 23, 2008: Cleared for White House.

Bill Introduced: H.J.Res.97 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights.

2008-06-26T00:00:00Z

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6274 Boumediene Jurisdiction Correction Act

2008-06-17T00:00:00Z

To provide an equivalent to habeas corpus protection for persons held under military authority under that part of Cuba leased to the United States.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6250 To revise the short title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006.

2008-06-12T00:00:00Z

To revise the short title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.1264 Expressing support for the private property rights protections guaranteed by the 5th Amendment to the Constitution on the 3rd anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision on Kelo v. City of New London.

2008-06-11T00:00:00Z

Expressing support for the private property rights protections guaranteed by the 5th Amendment to the Constitution on the 3rd anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision on Kelo v. City of New London.

Bill Enacted: H.R.2356 To amend title 4, United States Code, to encourage the display of the flag of the United States on Father's Day.

2008-06-03T00:00:00Z

To amend title 4, United States Code, to encourage the display of the flag of the United States on Father's Day.

June 03, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-239.

Bill Signed by President: H.R.2356 To amend title 4, United States Code, to encourage the display of the flag of the United States on Father's Day.

2008-06-03T00:00:00Z

To amend title 4, United States Code, to encourage the display of the flag of the United States on Father's Day.

June 03, 2008: Signed by President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.2356 To amend title 4, United States Code, to encourage the display of the flag of the United States on Father's Day.

2008-05-23T00:00:00Z

To amend title 4, United States Code, to encourage the display of the flag of the United States on Father's Day.

May 23, 2008: Presented to President.

Bill Introduced: H.J.Res.89 Marriage Protection Amendment

2008-05-22T00:00:00Z

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6115 State Regulation of Marriage Is Appropriate Act

2008-05-21T00:00:00Z

To amend title 1, United States Code, to eliminate any Federal policy on the definition of marriage.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.2356 To amend title 4, United States Code, to encourage the display of the flag of the United States on Father's Day.

2008-05-15T00:00:00Z

To amend title 4, United States Code, to encourage the display of the flag of the United States on Father's Day.

May 15, 2008: Cleared for White House.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.1182 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that American flags flown on Federal Government buildings and on Federal property be made in the United States.

2008-05-08T00:00:00Z

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that American flags flown on Federal Government buildings and on Federal property be made in the United States.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5993 Presidential Signing Statements Act of 2008

2008-05-08T00:00:00Z

To promote congressional and public awareness, understanding, and political accountability of presidential signing statements.

Bill Introduced: H.J.Res.83 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the Constitution does not preclude a penalty of death, including when it is imposed for the rape of a child under 16 years of age.

2008-05-08T00:00:00Z

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the Constitution does not preclude a penalty of death, including when it is imposed for the rape of a child under 16 years of age.

Bill Introduced: H.J.Res.82 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States allowing castration after conviction for the rape of a child under 16 years of age.

2008-05-08T00:00:00Z

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States allowing castration after conviction for the rape of a child under 16 years of age.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5971 American Elections Act of 2008

2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

To require that ballots used in Federal elections be generally printed only in English and to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to modify the requirement that certain jurisdictions provide ballots and other voting materials in languages other than English, and for other purposes.