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H.Con.Res.1105th CongressExpressing the sense of the Congress that retirement benefits for Members of Congress should not be subject to cost-of-living adjustments.Jan 7, 1997Feb 4, 2025Official data H.Con.Res.10105th CongressRecommending the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.Jan 21, 1997Feb 7, 2024Official data H.Con.Res.100105th CongressRelating to the future status of Taiwan after Hong Kong's transfer to the People's Republic of China on July 1, 1997.Jun 18, 1997Jan 23, 2025Official data H.Con.Res.101105th CongressRecommending the integration of Lithuania into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) at the earliest possible date.Jun 19, 1997Feb 7, 2024Official data H.Con.Res.102105th CongressExpressing the sense of the Congress that the cost of government spending and regulatory programs should be reduced so that American families will be able to keep more of what they earn.Jun 21, 1997Apr 7, 2025Official data H.Con.Res.103105th CongressCelebrating the accomplishments of title IX of the Education Act Amendments of 1972, and recognizing the need to continue pursuing the goal of educational opportunities for women and girls.Jun 23, 1997Mar 23, 2026Official data H.Con.Res.104105th CongressExpressing the sense of the Congress relating to the elections in Albania scheduled for June 29, 1997, and the admission of a free and democratic Albania to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).Jun 23, 1997Feb 7, 2024Official data H.Con.Res.105105th CongressExpressing the sense of the Congress relating to the elections in Albania scheduled for June 29, 1997.Jun 24, 1997Apr 7, 2025Official data H.Con.Res.106105th CongressExpressing the sense of the Congress regarding the negotiation of an international climate change agreement.Jun 25, 1997Feb 7, 2024Official data H.Con.Res.107105th CongressExpressing the sense of the Congress that Little League Baseball Incorporated was established to support and develop Little League baseball worldwide and should be entitled to all of the benefits and privileges available to nongovernmental international organizations.Jun 25, 1997Feb 7, 2024Official data H.Con.Res.108105th CongressProviding for an adjournment of the two Houses.Jun 26, 1997Apr 7, 2025Official data H.Con.Res.109105th CongressRecognizing the many talents of the actor Jimmy Stewart and honoring the contributions he made to the Nation.Jul 8, 1997Aug 10, 2026Official data H.Con.Res.11105th CongressPermitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust.Jan 21, 1997Apr 7, 2025Official data H.Con.Res.110105th CongressTo congratulate and commend the United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast on the occasion of its 75th anniversary.Jul 8, 1997Feb 4, 2025Official data H.Con.Res.111105th CongressExpressing the sense of Congress that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration should be commended for successfully carrying out the Mars Pathfinder Mission, and that the United States should continue to act as the leader in space exploration into the 21st century.Jul 9, 1997Feb 7, 2024Official data H.Con.Res.112105th CongressExpressing the sense of the Congress that the German Government should expand and simplify its reparations system, provide reparations to Holocaust survivors in Eastern and Central Europe, and set up a fund to help cover the medical expenses of Holocaust survivors.Jul 9, 1997Feb 7, 2024Official data H.Con.Res.113105th CongressExpressing the sense of Congress about the Food and Drug Administration proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers as non-essential.Jul 9, 1997Jun 3, 2026Official data H.Con.Res.114105th CongressExpressing the sense of the Congress concerning the world-wide trafficking of women and girls, whereby women and girls are coerced, abducted, or deceived into migrating within or across national borders, and particularly the trafficking of Burmese women and girls in Thailand for the purposes of forced prostitution.Jul 10, 1997Jan 23, 2025Official data H.Con.Res.115105th CongressCoast Guard City, USA, ActJul 15, 1997Aug 21, 2025Official data H.Con.Res.116105th CongressExpressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the treatment by the People's Republic of China of prisoners in Tibet, and for other purposes.Jul 15, 1997Jan 23, 2025Official data H.Con.Res.117105th CongressExpressing the sense of the Congress regarding the interference of the European Commission in the merger of the Boeing Company and McDonnell Douglas.Jul 17, 1997Apr 7, 2025Official data H.Con.Res.118105th CongressExpressing the sense of the Congress regarding proliferation of missile technology from Russia to Iran.Jul 22, 1997Feb 7, 2024Official data H.Con.Res.119105th CongressExpressing the sense of the Congress that the health, safety and general welfare of the residents of the Nation's coalfields should continue to be enhanced by the implementation of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 by State and Federal regulatory authorities, and that Congress hereby reaffirms the goals of the Act on its twentieth anniversary, August 3, 1997.Jul 23, 1997Feb 7, 2024Official data H.Con.Res.12105th CongressExpressing the sense of the Congress that a model curriculum designed to educate elementary and secondary school-aged children about the Irish famine should be developed.Feb 4, 1997Jul 21, 2025Official data H.Con.Res.120105th CongressTo authorize the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a congressional ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.Jul 24, 1997Apr 7, 2025Official data H.Con.Res.121105th CongressExpressing the sense of the Congress regarding proliferation of missile technology from Russia to Iran.Jul 24, 1997Apr 7, 2025Official data H.Con.Res.122105th CongressExpressing the sense of the Congress regarding Israeli soldiers missing in action and calling upon governments and authorities in the Middle East to act to resolve these tragic cases.Jul 24, 1997Feb 7, 2024Official data H.Con.Res.123105th CongressProviding for the use of the catafalque situated in the crypt beneath the rotunda of the Capitol in connection with memorial services to be conducted in the Supreme Court Building for the late honorable William J. Brennan, former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.Jul 25, 1997Feb 7, 2024Official data H.Con.Res.124105th CongressExpressing the sense of the Congress regarding acts of illegal aggression by Canadian fishermen with respect to the Pacific salmon fishery, and for other purposes.Jul 25, 1997Apr 7, 2025Official data H.Con.Res.125105th CongressExpressing the sense of the Congress that each State should enact legislation regarding notification procedures necessary when a sexually violent offender is released.Jul 25, 1997Apr 7, 2025Official data H.Con.Res.126105th CongressExpressing the sense of Congress concerning the war crimes committed by the Japanese military during World War II.Jul 25, 1997Jan 23, 2025Official data H.Con.Res.127105th CongressExpressing the sense of the Congress that the Nation must place greater emphasis on helping young Americans to develop habits of good character that are essential to their own well-being and to that of our communities.Jul 28, 1997Jul 21, 2025Official data H.Con.Res.128105th CongressRecognizing and honoring the crew members of the U.S.S. Pittsburgh for their heroism in March 1945 rendering aid and assistance to the U.S.S. Franklin and its crew.Jul 28, 1997Jun 6, 2025Official data H.Con.Res.129105th CongressExpressing the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to honor Zora Neale Hurston.Jul 29, 1997Feb 4, 2025Official data H.Con.Res.13105th CongressExpressing the sense of the Congress that Federal retirement cost-of-living adjustments should not be delayed.Feb 4, 1997Apr 7, 2025Official data H.Con.Res.130105th CongressConcerning the situation in Kenya.Jul 29, 1997Apr 7, 2025Official data H.Con.Res.131105th CongressExpressing the sense of Congress regarding the ocean.Jul 29, 1997Sep 8, 2026Official data H.Con.Res.132105th CongressRelating to the Republic of China (Taiwan's) participation in the United Nations.Jul 29, 1997Jan 23, 2025Official data H.Con.Res.133105th CongressExpressing the sense of the Congress regarding the terrorist bombing in the Jerusalem market on July 30, 1997.Jul 30, 1997Apr 7, 2025Official data H.Con.Res.134105th CongressAuthorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol to allow members of Congress to greet and receive His All Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew.Jul 30, 1997Feb 7, 2024Official data H.Con.Res.135105th CongressCongratulating the people of the Republic of Liberia for holding multiparty elections.Jul 30, 1997Feb 7, 2024Official data H.Con.Res.136105th CongressProviding for an adjournment of the two Houses.Jul 31, 1997Oct 26, 2016Official data H.Con.Res.137105th CongressExpressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the urgent need for an international criminal tribunal to try members of the Iraqi regime for crimes against humanity.Jul 31, 1997Apr 7, 2025Official data H.Con.Res.138105th CongressTo correct technical errors in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 2014.Jul 31, 1997Oct 26, 2016Official data H.Con.Res.139105th CongressExpressing the sense of Congress that the United States Government should fully participate in EXPO 2000 in the year 2000, in Hannover, Germany, and should encourage the academic community and the private sector in the United States to support this worthwhile undertaking.Jul 31, 1997Apr 7, 2025Official data H.Con.Res.14105th CongressTo encourage the Secretary of State, foreign nations, and others to work together to help reunite family members separated during the Holocaust.Feb 5, 1997Feb 7, 2024Official data H.Con.Res.140105th CongressExpressing the sense of Congress that before the consideration of any legislation regarding the comprehensive tobacco settlement each plaintiff attorney shall fully disclose the attorney's anticipated fees as a result of such settlement agreement.Jul 31, 1997Jan 16, 2025Official data H.Con.Res.141105th CongressTo commend the bravery and honor of the citizens of Remy, France, for their actions with respect to Lieutenant Houston Braly and to recognize the efforts of the 364th Fighter Group to raise funds to restore the stained glass windows of a church in Remy.Aug 1, 1997Apr 7, 2025Official data H.Con.Res.142105th CongressAuthorizing the use of the Capitol rotunda for the Senate Thanksgiving Celebration.Sep 3, 1997Apr 7, 2025Official data H.Con.Res.143105th CongressRecognizing the accomplishments and contributions of the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization, Arpad Bogsch, on the occasion of his conclusion of service with that body.Sep 4, 1997Feb 7, 2024Official data
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