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| 100-hjres-677 | 100 | hjres | 677 | A joint resolution changing the date for the counting of the Electoral vote by Congress to January 4, 1989. | Government Operations and Politics | 1988-10-20 | 1988-11-09 | Became Public Law No: 100-646. | House | Rep. Foley, Thomas S. [D-WA-5] | WA | D | F000239 | 0 | Provides for the counting of electoral votes on January 4, 1989. | 2022-12-13T14:57:36Z | |
| 100-hjres-678 | 100 | hjres | 678 | War Powers Amendments of 1989 | International Affairs | 1988-10-20 | 1988-10-20 | Referred to House Committee on Rules. | House | Rep. Broomfield, William S. [R-MI-18] | MI | R | B000890 | 0 | War Powers Amendments of 1989 - Amends the War Powers Resolution to repeal provisions requiring the President to terminate any use of U.S. armed forces: (1) within 60 days after such use is required to be reported to the Congress unless the Congress authorizes their continued use or the President is unable to meet such deadline as a result of an armed attack on the United States; or (2) if the Congress so directs by concurrent resolution. Revises provisions concerning congressional action under the War Powers Resolution. Allows the President to continue the use of U.S. armed forces for an additional 30 days beyond that required by a joint resolution enacted by the Congress providing for the withdrawal of U.S. armed forces if the President certifies that unavoidable military necessity respecting the safety of U.S. armed forces requires the continued use of such armed forces in the course of bringing about a prompt removal of such forces. Sets forth expedited procedures for the consideration of joint resolutions concerning the use of U.S. armed forces. Repeals provisions relating to concurrent resolutions. Makes certain conforming amendments. Repeals provisions of the Department of State Authorization Act, FY 1984 and 1985 relating to expedited procedures for joint resolutions and bills requiring the removal of U.S. armed forces from hostilities. | 2025-08-28T20:07:00Z | |
| 100-hjres-675 | 100 | hjres | 675 | War Powers Resolution Amendments of 1988 | International Affairs | 1988-10-19 | 1988-11-07 | Referred to Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science. | House | Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-26] | CA | D | B000410 | 0 | War Powers Resolution Amendments Act of 1988 - Amends the War Powers Resolution to repeal certain provisions relating to limitations on presidential powers as Commander-in-Chief. Revises the consultation provisions of such Resolution to provide that required consultations with the Congress may take place within 48 hours after the use of U.S. armed forces in instances where U.S. territory or armed forces are under attack or threatened with imminent attack and there is no time to consult with the Congress before responding to such attack or threat. Establishes within the Congress a Permanent Consultative Group consisting of: (1) the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate; (2) the Majority and Minority leaders of the House and Senate; (3) the chairman and ranking minority member of the House and Senate committees on foreign affairs, armed services, and intelligence; and (4) members chosen by the Democratic Caucus and the Republican Conference of the House and the Democratic and Republican Conferences of the Senate. Requires that, where consultation with the Congress is required, the President shall consult with such Permanent Consultative Group. Requires the President and such Group to establish a schedule of regular meetings to ensure adequate consultation on national security issues. Sets forth procedures for the President to seek prior authorization of the Congress whenever the President plans or otherwise believes it may be necessary to introduce U.S. armed forces into hostilities or situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances. Repeals provisions of the Resolution requiring the President to terminate any use of U.S. armed forces: (1) within 60 days after such use is required to be reported to the Congress under the Resolution, unless the Congress specifically authorizes their continued use; or (2) if the Congress so directs by concurrent resolution. Provides that, whenever U.S. armed forces are introduced or otherwi… | 2025-08-28T20:07:56Z | |
| 100-hjres-676 | 100 | hjres | 676 | A joint resolution designating December 7, 1988 as "National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day" on the occasion of the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. | Commemorations | 1988-10-19 | 1988-10-19 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Courter, Jim [R-NJ-12] | NJ | R | C000809 | 55 | Designates December 7, 1988, as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-674 | 100 | hjres | 674 | A joint resolution to designate June 15, 1989, as "American Victims of Terrorism Day". | Commemorations | 1988-10-13 | 1988-10-13 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2] | ME | R | S000663 | 0 | Designates June 15, 1989, as American Victims of Terrorism Day. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-673 | 100 | hjres | 673 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for the direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the United States. | Government Operations and Politics | 1988-10-05 | 1988-10-11 | Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law. | House | Rep. Glickman, Dan [D-KS-4] | KS | D | G000240 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Provides that the people of the several States and the District of Columbia shall elect the President and Vice President. Requires the electors of President and Vice President in each State to have the qualifications requisite for congressional electors from that State, except that for electors of President and Vice President the legislature of any State may prescribe less restrictive residence qualifications and the Congress may establish uniform residence and age qualifications. Provides that the persons having the greatest number of votes for President and Vice President shall be elected, if such number be at least 40 percent of the whole number of votes cast. Provides that if no person has such number, a runoff election shall be held in which the choice of President and Vice President shall be made from the persons who received the two highest number of votes. Requires the days for such elections to be determined by the Congress. Requires the Congress to prescribe by law the time, place, and manner in which the results of such elections shall be ascertained and declared. Requires each elector to cast a single vote jointly applicable to President and Vice President. Allows the Congress to provide for the case of the death of any candidate for President or Vice President before the day on which the President-elect or Vice President-elect has been chosen, and for the case of a tie in any election. | 2021-06-10T20:28:22Z | |
| 100-hjres-671 | 100 | hjres | 671 | War Powers Resolution Amendments of 1988 | International Affairs | 1988-10-04 | 1988-10-17 | Referred to Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science. | House | Rep. Hopkins, Larry J. [R-KY-6] | KY | R | H000776 | 0 | War Powers Resolution Amendments of 1988 - Amends the War Powers Resolution to clarify that the power to declare war is within the congressional legislative powers and repeals certain provisions relating to the exercise of war powers by the President. Requires that, where consultation is required pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, the President shall consult with: (1) the Speaker and the Minority leader of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Majority leader of the Senate. Requires the President and such Members to establish a schedule of regular meetings to ensure adequate consultation on national security issues. Requires that, whenever a majority of such Members so request, the President shall consult with a permanent consultative group (to be established within the Congress under this Act) unless the President determines that limiting consultation to such Members is essential to meet extraordinary circumstances affecting the most vital security interests of the United States. Requires the membership of the permanent consulting group, in addition to such Members, to include the chairmen and ranking minority members of the House and Senate committees on foreign affairs, armed services, and intelligence. Revises reporting requirements to require the President to report to the Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of the Senate within 48 hours after the number of U.S. armed forces in a foreign country are substantially reduced. Requires the President to submit a final report to the Congress upon the termination of the involvement of U.S. armed forces in hostilities and certain other situations. Repeals provisions of the Resolution requiring the President to terminate any use of U.S. armed forces: (1) within 60 days after such use is required to be reported to the Congress under the Resolution, unless the Congress specifically authorized their continued use; or (2) if the Congress so directs by concurrent resolution. Provides that, whenever U.S. armed forces are engaged in hostilities or o… | 2025-08-28T20:06:49Z | |
| 100-hjres-672 | 100 | hjres | 672 | A joint resolution to designate January 4, 1989, as "National Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service Centennial Day". | Commemorations | 1988-10-04 | 1988-10-21 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] | CA | D | W000215 | 1 | Designates January 4, 1989, as National Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service Centennial Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 100-hjres-670 | 100 | hjres | 670 | A joint resolution to designate September 15, 1989, as "National Respect for the Elderly Day". | Commemorations | 1988-09-30 | 1988-09-30 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4] | MO | D | S000465 | 29 | Designates September 15, 1989, as National Respect for the Elderly Day. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-668 | 100 | hjres | 668 | A joint resolution to reduce the amount of manmade material in space. | Science, Technology, Communications | 1988-09-29 | 1988-10-11 | Referred to Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science. | House | Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20] | TX | D | G000272 | 0 | Declares that: (1) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration should develop and implement measures to reduce the amount of manmade material in space; and (2) the United States should begin discussions with the Soviet Union and other countries to develop agreements to reduce such material in space. | 2024-02-07T15:21:41Z | |
| 100-hjres-669 | 100 | hjres | 669 | A joint resolution to designate October 14, 1988, as "National Day of Remembrance for Political Prisoners in Iran". | Commemorations | 1988-09-29 | 1988-10-21 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | House | Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31] | CA | D | D000592 | 231 | (Measure passed House, amended) Designates June 20, 1989, as National Day of Remembrance for Political Prisoners in Iran. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 100-hjres-665 | 100 | hjres | 665 | A joint resolution authorizing the hand enrollment of appropriations bills for fiscal year 1989 and authorizing the subsequent, post-enactment preparation of printed enrollments of those bills. | Congress | 1988-09-28 | 1988-09-29 | Became Public Law No: 100-454. | House | Rep. Foley, Thomas S. [D-WA-5] | WA | D | F000239 | 0 | Waives certain laws with respect to the printing (on parchment or otherwise) of the enrollment of any general appropriations bill making appropriations for FY 1989. Declares that the enrollment of such bills shall be in such form as the Committee on House Administration certifies to be a true enrollment. Provides for the subsequent, post-enactment preparation of printed enrollments of such bills. | 2022-12-13T14:56:13Z | |
| 100-hjres-666 | 100 | hjres | 666 | A joint resolution to designate October 14, 1988, as "National Day of Remembrance for Political Prisoners in Iran". | Commemorations | 1988-09-28 | 1988-09-28 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31] | CA | D | D000592 | 0 | Designates October 14, 1988, as National Day of Remembrance for Political Prisoners in Iran. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-667 | 100 | hjres | 667 | A joint resolution to designate the week of June 18 through June 24, 1989, as "National Grasslands Week". | Commemorations | 1988-09-28 | 1988-09-28 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND-At Large] | ND | D | D000432 | 18 | Designates the week of June 18 through June 24, 1989, as National Grasslands Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-664 | 100 | hjres | 664 | A joint resolution designating the week of December 4, 1988 as "National Humanities Week". | Commemorations | 1988-09-26 | 1988-09-26 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Yates, Sidney R. [D-IL-9] | IL | D | Y000013 | 0 | Designates the week of December 4 through December 10, 1988, as National Humanities Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-662 | 100 | hjres | 662 | A joint resolution to designate May 25, 1989, as "National Tap Dance Day". | Commemorations | 1988-09-23 | 1988-09-23 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-1] | MI | D | C000714 | 35 | Designates May 25, 1989, as National Tap Dance Day. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-663 | 100 | hjres | 663 | A joint resolution to congratulate the crew of Stars and Stripes for their successful defense of the America's Cup. | Sports and Recreation | 1988-09-23 | 1988-09-23 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-45] | CA | R | H000981 | 3 | Authorizes and requests the President to congratulate and thank Dennis Connor and the crew of Stars and Stripes for showing what can be accomplished through work, technology, and skill, for instilling a sense of national pride, and for another job well done. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-660 | 100 | hjres | 660 | A joint resolution to designate October 30, 1988 as "Fire Safety at Home Day - Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery". | Commemorations | 1988-09-22 | 1988-09-22 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Walgren, Doug [D-PA-18] | PA | D | W000044 | 219 | Designates October 30, 1988, as Fire Safety at Home Day: Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-661 | 100 | hjres | 661 | A joint resolution designating October 5, 1988, as "Raoul Wallenberg Day". | Commemorations | 1988-09-22 | 1988-09-22 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17] | NY | D | W000258 | 197 | Designates October 5, 1988, as Raoul Wallenberg Recognition Day. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-659 | 100 | hjres | 659 | A joint resolution designating El Paseo de las Flores Pedestrian Promenade and Hispanic Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Los Angeles, California, as the "Hispanic Vietnam Veterans National Memorial". | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-09-20 | 1988-09-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on Libraries and Memorials. | House | Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25] | CA | D | R000485 | 0 | Designates the site known as El Paseo de las Flores Pedestrian Promenade and Hispanic Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Los Angeles, California, as a national memorial to Hispanic Americans who served in the Vietnam conflict. Declares that the memorial shall be known as the Hispanic Vietnam Veterans National Memorial. | 2024-02-07T11:39:48Z | |
| 100-hjres-657 | 100 | hjres | 657 | A joint resolution to ensure financial and management reform in the United Nations. | International Affairs | 1988-09-16 | 1988-09-26 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations. | House | Rep. Swindall, Patrick L. [R-GA-4] | GA | R | S001122 | 0 | Prohibits the payment by the United States of 20 percent of its assessed budget contributions to the United Nations. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 100-hjres-658 | 100 | hjres | 658 | A joint resolution designating the week of January 15-21, 1989, as "National Jaycee Week". | Commemorations | 1988-09-16 | 1988-09-16 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK-1] | OK | R | I000024 | 0 | Designates the week of January 15 through January 21, 1989, as National Jaycee Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-655 | 100 | hjres | 655 | A joint resolution designating the week of September 25, 1988, through October 1, 1988, as "Iron Overload Diseases Awareness Week". | Commemorations | 1988-09-15 | 1988-09-15 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Hutto, Earl [D-FL-1] | FL | D | H001018 | 0 | Designates the week of September 25 through October 1, 1988, as Iron Overload Diseases Awareness Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-656 | 100 | hjres | 656 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States establishing English as the official language of the United States. | Arts, Culture, Religion | 1988-09-15 | 1988-09-26 | Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. | House | Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14] | CA | R | S000393 | 18 | Constitutional Amendment - Proclaims the English language to be the official language of the United States. Prohibits the United States or any State from requiring the use of any other language. States that this article shall not prohibit any law, program, or policy to: (1) provide educational instruction in a language other than English for the purpose of making students proficient in English; (2) teach a foreign language to students who are already proficient in English; (3) protect public health and safety; or (4) allow translators for litigants, defendants, or witnesses. Authorizes the Congress and the States to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. | 2021-06-10T20:28:19Z | |
| 100-hjres-653 | 100 | hjres | 653 | A joint resolution designating October 14 through 20, 1988, as "National Culinary Week". | Commemorations | 1988-09-14 | 1988-09-14 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] | CA | D | P000047 | 38 | Designates October 14 through October 20, 1988, as National Culinary Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-654 | 100 | hjres | 654 | A joint resolution designating November 4 through 10, 1988, as the "Week of Remembrance of Kristallnacht". | Commemorations | 1988-09-14 | 1988-11-07 | Became Public Law No: 100-632. | House | Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-10] | NY | D | S000148 | 69 | Designates November 4 through November 10, 1988, as the Week of Remembrance of Kristallnacht (the Night of Broken Glass). | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-650 | 100 | hjres | 650 | A joint resolution designating April 1989 as "Actors' Fund of America Appreciation Month". | Commemorations | 1988-09-13 | 1988-11-18 | Became Public Law No: 100-686. | House | Rep. Coelho, Anthony Lee [D-CA-15] | CA | D | C000581 | 22 | Designates the month of April 1989 as Actors' Fund of America Appreciation Month. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 100-hjres-651 | 100 | hjres | 651 | A joint resolution to designate the week of December 11, 1988, through December 17, 1988, as "National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week". | Commemorations | 1988-09-13 | 1988-09-13 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8] | MD | R | M000941 | 142 | Designates the week of December 11 through December 17, 1988, as National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-652 | 100 | hjres | 652 | A joint resolution to prohibit the proposed export to the People's Republic of China of commercial communications satellites (transmittal number MC-48-88). | International Affairs | 1988-09-13 | 1988-09-28 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-24] | NY | R | S000675 | 11 | Prohibits the proposed export of Hughes Aircraft Model HS-601 Spacecraft (commercial communications satellites) together with related defense articles and technical assistance to the People's Republic of China. | 2025-01-23T13:18:47Z | |
| 100-hjres-649 | 100 | hjres | 649 | A joint resolution designating October 15, 1988, as "National Fire Fighters Day". | Commemorations | 1988-09-09 | 1988-11-10 | Became Public Law No: 100-651. | House | Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7] | PA | R | W000268 | 139 | (Measure passed House, amended) Designates November 12, 1988, as National Firefighters Day. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-648 | 100 | hjres | 648 | A joint resolution to encourage increased international cooperation to protect biological diversity. | Environmental Protection | 1988-09-08 | 1988-10-25 | Became Public Law No: 100-530. | House | Rep. Schneider, Claudine [R-RI-2] | RI | R | S000136 | 1 | (Measure passed House, amended, roll call #334 (398-0)) Calls upon the President to continue exerting U.S. leadership to achieve negotiation of an international convention to preserve biological diversity. Directs the President to report to the Congress on the progress toward such negotiation. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 100-hjres-647 | 100 | hjres | 647 | A joint resolution designating September 24, 1989, as "United States Marshals Bicentennial Day". | Commemorations | 1988-09-07 | 1988-09-07 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2] | WI | D | K000020 | 152 | Designates September 24, 1989, as United States Marshals Bicentennial Day. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-639 | 100 | hjres | 639 | A joint resolution commemorating January 29, 1989, as "National Challenger Center Day" in honor of the crew of the space shuttle Challenger. | Commemorations | 1988-08-11 | 1988-08-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Brooks, Jack B. [D-TX-9] | TX | D | B000880 | 44 | Designates January 29, 1988, as National Challenger Center Day. (The Challenger Center is an institution offering children and teachers activities and information derived from American space research.) | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-640 | 100 | hjres | 640 | A joint resolution to designate the last full week of October, October 23 through October 29, 1988, as "National Adult Immunization Awareness Week". | Commemorations | 1988-08-11 | 1988-08-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25] | CA | D | R000485 | 0 | Designates October 23 through October 29, 1988, as National Adult Immunization Awareness Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-641 | 100 | hjres | 641 | A joint resolution designating the month of May 1989, as "National Stroke Awareness Month". | Commemorations | 1988-08-11 | 1988-08-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Brown, Hank [R-CO-4] | CO | R | B000919 | 0 | Designates the month of May 1989 as National Stroke Awareness Month. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-642 | 100 | hjres | 642 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, to be known as the "Fair Committee Representation Amendment", to require that the voting strength of political parties on committees of Congress be reflective of the relative voting strength of the political parties represented in each House of Congress. | Congress | 1988-08-11 | 1988-08-11 | Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary. | House | Rep. Buechner, Jack [R-MO-2] | MO | R | B001036 | 30 | Constitutional Amendment - Requires each committee of the Congress to be appointed so that the voting strength of each political party on that committee reflects the relative voting strength of that political party in the relevant House. | 2021-06-10T20:28:10Z | |
| 100-hjres-643 | 100 | hjres | 643 | A joint resolution designating September 21, 1988, as "National Farm Safety Day for Kids". | Commemorations | 1988-08-11 | 1988-08-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Lightfoot, Jim [R-IA-5] | IA | R | L000305 | 0 | Designates September 21, 1988, as National Farm Safety Day for Kids. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-644 | 100 | hjres | 644 | A joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to the compact entered into between the State of North Carolina and the State of South Carolina establishing the Lake Wylie Marine Commission. | Government Operations and Politics | 1988-08-11 | 1988-10-28 | Became Public Law No: 100-549. | House | Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5] | SC | D | S000749 | 16 | (Measure passed House, amended) Interstate Compact - Grants congressional approval to the compact between the States of North Carolina and South Carolina which provides for the establishment of the Lake Wylie Marine Commission. | 2022-12-13T14:56:54Z | |
| 100-hjres-645 | 100 | hjres | 645 | A joint resolution to designate September 24, 1988, as "National Integrity Day". | Commemorations | 1988-08-11 | 1988-08-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Levine, Mel [D-CA-27] | CA | D | L000264 | 17 | Designates September 24, 1988, as National Integrity Day. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-646 | 100 | hjres | 646 | National Commission on Human Resources Act | Labor and Employment | 1988-08-11 | 1988-09-16 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] | CA | D | W000215 | 2 | National Commission on Human Resources Act - Establishes a National Commission on Human Resources. Directs the Commission to: (1) advise the Congress, the President, and the U.S. public on policies and programs designed to facilitate the attainment of fuller human potential; (2) solicit views from the public on the role of the individual, family, community, and government in researching, educating, and implementing techniques designed to increase human potential in body, mind, and spirit; (3) identify private and foundation financial resources to fund the Commission's operation; (4) establish a scientific advisory panel to assist in the evaluation of technologies and procedures calculated to develop fuller human potential; and (5) after consultation with the Secretary of State, communicate with foreign governments and international organizations on the establishment of counterpart commissions, and prepare for an international meeting of such commissions (if they are established) prior to the preparation of its final report. Directs the Commission to prepare and transmit to the President and the Congress: (1) a report on its activities and recommendations within 18 months after the effective date of this joint resolution; and (2) a proposal for implementation of its recommendations within 24 months after such effective date. Sets forth provisions for Commission members. Directs the President and specified congressional officers to appoint such members, from representatives of an appropriate executive department, both Houses of the Congress, the field of extraordinary human performance research, physicians, the field of higher education, the clergy, organized labor, business management, retired individuals, high school students, and the general public. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-28T20:07:53Z | |
| 100-hjres-636 | 100 | hjres | 636 | A joint resolution designating the week of October 2 through October 8, 1988, as "National Paralysis Awareness Week". | Commemorations | 1988-08-10 | 1988-08-16 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Fascell, Dante B. [D-FL-19] | FL | D | F000041 | 57 | Designates October 2 through October 8, 1988, as National Paralysis Awareness Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-637 | 100 | hjres | 637 | A joint resolution to provide for a temporary prohibition of strikes or lockouts with respect to, and, if necessary, a resolution of, the railway labor-mangement dispute between the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company and certain of its employees represented by the United Transportation Union. | Labor and Employment | 1988-08-10 | 1988-08-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10] | IL | R | P000444 | 0 | Extends a temporary prohibition of strikes or lockouts, under specified provisions of the Railway Labor Act, with respect to the Chicago and Northwestern Transportation Company labor-management dispute referred to in a specified Executive Order. Provides for a resolution of such dispute if it is not resolved by agreement by September 19, 1988. Directs such Company and the United Transportation Union to then resolve the dispute by implementing, without any work stoppage, the recommendations submitted by a specified Presidential Emergency Board. Makes obligations imposed by such implementation enforceable in U.S. district court by the Attorney General. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 100-hjres-638 | 100 | hjres | 638 | A joint resolution designating December 15, 1988, as "National Arab American Day". | Commemorations | 1988-08-10 | 1988-08-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17] | OH | D | T000350 | 10 | Designates December 15, 1988, as National Arab American Day. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-635 | 100 | hjres | 635 | A joint resolution to express the sense of the Congress that export licenses should not be granted which allow satellites manufactured in the United States to be launched by non-market launching entities, including the Soviet Union and People's Republic of China. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-08-09 | 1988-08-22 | Referred to Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs. | House | Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-24] | NY | R | S000675 | 0 | States that no action should be taken on the granting of export licenses unless the President makes a finding that the approval of exports to nonmarket satellite launching entities, including the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China, will not adversely affect U.S. national security, foreign policy, or other interests. | 2025-01-23T13:18:47Z | |
| 100-hjres-634 | 100 | hjres | 634 | A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for selected programs facing dire emergencies for the fiscal year 1988, and for other purposes. | Economics and Public Finance | 1988-08-08 | 1988-08-08 | Referred to House Committee on Appropriations. | House | Rep. Whitten, Jamie L. [D-MS-1] | MS | D | W000428 | 0 | Makes continuing appropriations for FY 1988 under the terms and conditions set forth in applicable appropriations Acts for FY 1988, and as provided for in H.R. 5026 as it passed the House on July 27, 1988. Appropriates funds to the following entities for use in the indicated programs and activities: (1) Department of Labor for State unemployment insurance and employment service operations (from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund); (2) Black Lung Disability Trust Fund; (3) trade adjustment assistance; (4) Small Business Administration (transfers from the Business Loan and Investment Fund); (5) Department of Transportation for the Coast Guard; (6) Department of Justice for legal activities in support of U.S. prisoners, salaries and expenses of the Community Relations Service and of the Federal Prison System, and correctional facilities; (7) Department of Agriculture for the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, watershed and flood prevention operations of the Soil Conservation Service, and actions to enable farmers to stay in business and prevent foreclosure; (8) the President, to be used by the Department of State for refugee assistance (U.S. Emergency Migration and Refugee Assistance Fund); and (9) Department of Defense-Civil for emergency drought activities of the Corps of Engineers-Civil. Makes appropriations, funds, and authority granted by this Act available until the earliest of: (1) enactment into law of an appropriation for the relevant project or activity; (2) enactment of the applicable appropriations Act by both the House and the Senate without any provision for the project or activity; or (3) September 30, 1988. | 2024-02-05T11:50:03Z | |
| 100-hjres-632 | 100 | hjres | 632 | A joint resolution designating April 2, 1989, as "National Cleaning Professionals Recognition Day". | Commemorations | 1988-08-04 | 1988-08-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19] | PA | R | G000291 | 0 | Designates April 2, 1989, as National Cleaning Professionals Recognition Day. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-633 | 100 | hjres | 633 | A joint resolution designating August 14, 1989, as "America-Pakistan Day". | Commemorations | 1988-08-04 | 1988-08-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ-9] | NJ | D | T000317 | 1 | Designates August 14, 1989, as America-Pakistan Day. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-630 | 100 | hjres | 630 | A joint resolution designating April 16 through 22, 1989, as "National Ceramic Tile Industry Recognition Week". | Commemorations | 1988-08-03 | 1988-08-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Applegate, Douglas [D-OH-18] | OH | D | A000214 | 25 | Designates the week of April 16 through April 22, 1989, as National Ceramic Tile Industry Recognition Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-631 | 100 | hjres | 631 | A joint resolution to designate the 1st Sunday in October of 1988 as "National Children's Day". | Commemorations | 1988-08-03 | 1988-08-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., II [D-MA-8] | MA | D | K000110 | 57 | Designates the first Sunday in October 1988 as National Children's Day. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-627 | 100 | hjres | 627 | A joint resolution designating July 27, 1989, as "National Korean War Veterans Recognition Day". | Commemorations | 1988-08-02 | 1988-08-02 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Buechner, Jack [R-MO-2] | MO | R | B001036 | 76 | Designates July 27, 1989, as National Korean War Veterans Recognition Day and expresses the gratitude of the Congress and the Nation for the contributions made by the Korean War veterans. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-628 | 100 | hjres | 628 | A joint resolution designating the period of September 17, 1988, through September 24, 1988, as "American Mushroom Week". | Commemorations | 1988-08-02 | 1988-08-02 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Schulze, Richard T. [R-PA-5] | PA | R | S000146 | 0 | Designates the period of September 17 through September 24, 1988, as American Mushroom Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-629 | 100 | hjres | 629 | A joint resolution designating October 22, 1988, as "National Chester F. Carlson Recognition Day". | Commemorations | 1988-08-02 | 1988-10-28 | Became Public Law No: 100-548. | House | Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-30] | NY | D | S000480 | 59 | Designates October 22, 1988, as National Chester F. Carlson Recognition Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 100-hjres-625 | 100 | hjres | 625 | A joint resolution Entitled: " Nicaragua Freedom Act of 1988". | International Affairs | 1988-07-27 | 1988-08-08 | Referred to Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs. | House | Rep. Kemp, Jack [R-NY-31] | NY | R | K000086 | 27 | Declares it to be the policy of the United States to enhance its security and that of the democratic countries of Central America by assisting in the achievement of: (1) democracy in Nicaragua; (2) an end to Soviet, Cuban, and other Communist bloc military or security assistance to Nicaragua; (3) an end to Nicaraguan aggression and subversion against other countries in Central America; and (4) the reduction of the military and security forces of Nicaragua. Requires the President to report bimonthly to the Congress concerning: (1) Nicaraguan violations of certain Central American peace agreements; and (2) the receipt by Nicaragua of Soviet, Cuban, Communist bloc, and other foreign military or security assistance. Authorizes the President to transfer to the Agency for International Development from specified Department of Defense appropriations accounts a specified amount of funds to provide humanitarian assistance, civic action, and nonmilitary training to the Nicaraguan democratic resistance and to strengthen resistance human rights programs. Sets forth specific requirements for the transportation of such assistance, including the indemnification of leased aircraft and the provision of passive air defense equipment for such aircraft. Authorizes the President to transfer a specified amount of funds from Defense Department appropriations accounts to departments and agencies he may designate to be held in escrow to provide additional assistance (including lethal assistance) for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance. Prohibits making such funds available for such additional assistance unless the President certifies to the Congress that: (1) no definitive ceasefire is in place that was agreed to by the Government of Nicaragua and the Nicaraguan democratic resistance; (2) the failure to achieve such a ceasefire results from the lack of good faith efforts by the Government of Nicaragua to comply with certain Central American peace agreements; and (3) the Nicaraguan democratic resistance has engaged in good faith effo… | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 100-hjres-626 | 100 | hjres | 626 | A joint resolution designating September 13, 1989, as "Uncle Sam Day". | Commemorations | 1988-07-27 | 1988-11-09 | Became Public Law No: 100-645. | House | Rep. Stratton, Samuel S. [D-NY-23] | NY | D | S000997 | 149 | Designates September 13, 1989, as Uncle Sam Day in honor of Samuel Wilson of the city of Troy, New York, on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the city. (Samuel Wilson was the progenitor of the national symbol, Uncle Sam.) | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-621 | 100 | hjres | 621 | A joint resolution designating September 8, 1988, as "National Pledge of Allegiance Day". | Commemorations | 1988-07-26 | 1988-07-26 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-25] | NY | R | B000586 | 0 | Designates September 8, 1988, as Francis Bellamy Pledge of Allegiance Day. (Francis Bellamy wrote the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag in 1892 in observance of the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America.) Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Christopher Columbus Quincentary Jubilee Commission should include the centennial observance of the Pledge of Allegiance in its commemorative activities. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-622 | 100 | hjres | 622 | A joint resolution designating September 10, 1988, as "National Prune Day". | Commemorations | 1988-07-26 | 1988-07-26 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] | CA | R | H000528 | 14 | Designates September 10, 1988, as National Prune Day. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-623 | 100 | hjres | 623 | A joint resolution to designate the week beginning September 11, 1988 as "National Youth 2000 Week". | Commemorations | 1988-07-26 | 1988-07-26 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large] | VT | R | J000072 | 69 | Designates the week beginning September 11, 1988, as National Youth 2000 Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-624 | 100 | hjres | 624 | A joint resolution to provide for the resolution of the railway labor-management dispute between the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company and certain of its employees represented by the United Transportation Union. | Labor and Employment | 1988-07-26 | 1988-08-08 | Referred to Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10] | IL | R | P000444 | 0 | Provides for a resolution of the labor-management dispute between the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company and the United Transportation Union if it is not resolved by August 3, 1988. Directs such Company and such Union to then resolve the dispute by implementing, without any work stoppage, the recommendations submitted by a specified Presidential Emergency Board. Makes obligations imposed by such implementation enforceable in U.S. district court by the Attorney General. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 100-hjres-611 | 100 | hjres | 611 | A joint resolution designating the week beginning on January 8, 1989, as "National Journalism Education Week". | Commemorations | 1988-07-14 | 1988-07-21 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Buechner, Jack [R-MO-2] | MO | R | B001036 | 17 | Designates the week beginning January 8, 1989, as National Journalism Education Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-612 | 100 | hjres | 612 | A joint resolution to designate February 12, 1989, as "World Marriage Day". | Commemorations | 1988-07-14 | 1988-07-21 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8] | MO | R | E000174 | 8 | Designates February 12, 1989, as World Marriage Day. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-613 | 100 | hjres | 613 | A joint resolution designating the week beginning March 7, 1989, as "Deaf Awareness Week". | Commemorations | 1988-07-14 | 1988-10-21 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | House | Rep. Gunderson, Steve [R-WI-3] | WI | R | G000524 | 233 | Designates the week beginning March 7, 1989, as Deaf Awareness Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 100-hjres-614 | 100 | hjres | 614 | A joint resolution designating the week beginning March 19, 1989, as "National Merit Shop Pride and Productivity Week". | Commemorations | 1988-07-14 | 1988-07-21 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK-1] | OK | R | I000024 | 1 | Designates the week beginning March 19, 1989, as National Merit Shop Pride and Productivity Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-615 | 100 | hjres | 615 | A joint resolution commemorating the centennial of the completion of the Old Executive Office Building in the District of Columbia. | Commemorations | 1988-07-14 | 1988-07-21 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6] | OH | R | M000432 | 26 | Commemorates the centennial of the completion of the Old Executive Office Building in the District of Columbia. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-616 | 100 | hjres | 616 | A joint resolution designating October 16 through 22, 1988, as "National Poetry Week". | Commemorations | 1988-07-14 | 1988-07-21 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-5] | CA | D | P000197 | 103 | Designates the week of October 16 through October 22, 1988, as National Poetry Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-617 | 100 | hjres | 617 | A joint resolution to congratulate the Government of Malta for the establishment of the United Nations International Institute on Aging. | International Affairs | 1988-07-14 | 1988-07-25 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations. | House | Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25] | CA | D | R000485 | 0 | Congratulates the Government of Malta and its leaders for their promotion of the World Assembly on Aging, which led to the first United Nations International Institute on Aging. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 100-hjres-618 | 100 | hjres | 618 | A joint resolution designating the week of November 8 through November 14, 1988, as "National Community Care Week". | Commemorations | 1988-07-14 | 1988-07-14 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14] | CA | R | S000393 | 23 | Designates November 8 through November 14, 1988, as National Community Care Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-619 | 100 | hjres | 619 | A joint resolution designating October 1988 as "National Domestic Violence Awareness Month". | Commemorations | 1988-07-14 | 1988-07-14 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-30] | NY | D | S000480 | 72 | Designates October 1988 as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-620 | 100 | hjres | 620 | A joint resolution expressing the support of the United States for the restoration of full and genuine democracy in Chile and calling upon the Government of Chile to take the steps necessary to assure that the will of the Chilean people is freely, fully, and accurately expressed in the upcoming plebiscite. | International Affairs | 1988-07-14 | 1988-08-10 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | House | Rep. Yatron, Gus [D-PA-6] | PA | D | Y000014 | 37 | (Measure passed House, amended) Expresses U.S. support for the restoration of full and genuine democracy in Chile. Condemns Chilean violence. Urges the Chilean Government to create a climate of freedom and fair competition before the upcoming plebiscite by guaranteeing termination of states of exception, registration of voters, access to the media, freedom of assembly, access by international visitors to polling places, and the public tabulation of ballots. | 2025-01-23T13:14:35Z | |
| 100-hjres-610 | 100 | hjres | 610 | A joint resolution designating the week of November 6 through 12, 1988, as "National Farm Broadcasters Week". | Commemorations | 1988-07-13 | 1988-07-21 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Lightfoot, Jim [R-IA-5] | IA | R | L000305 | 60 | Designates the week of November 6 through November 12, 1988, as National Farm Broadcasters Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-607 | 100 | hjres | 607 | A joint resolution to designate October 8, 1988, as "National Day of Outreach to the Rural Disabled". | Commemorations | 1988-07-12 | 1988-07-21 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15] | TX | D | D000203 | 226 | Designates October 8, 1988, as National Day of Outreach to the Rural Disabled. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-608 | 100 | hjres | 608 | A joint resolution designating August 29, 1988, as "National China-Burma-India Veterans Appreciation Day". | Commemorations | 1988-07-12 | 1988-07-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3] | AR | R | H000124 | 144 | Designates August 29, 1988, as National China-Burma-India Veterans Appreciation Day. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-609 | 100 | hjres | 609 | A joint resolution to prohibit the proposed sale to Kuwait of F/A-18 aircraft, Cluster bomb units, SIDEWINDER missiles, SPARROW missiles, HARPOON missiles, and MAVERICK missiles (transmittal number 88-39). | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-07-12 | 1988-07-13 | Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East. | House | Rep. Smith, Lawrence [D-FL-16] | FL | D | S000586 | 168 | Prohibits the proposed sale of F/A-18C/D aircraft, Cluster bomb units, and Sidewinder, Sparrow, Harpoon, and Maverick missiles to Kuwait. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 100-hjres-606 | 100 | hjres | 606 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the limitation of expenditures in elections for public office. | Government Operations and Politics | 1988-07-11 | 1988-07-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law. | House | Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3] | FL | D | B000371 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the Congress has the power to impose, by appropriate legislation, limitations on the amount of expenditures relating to elections for Federal office. Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall be construed to prohibit the States from imposing limitations on the amount of expenditures relating to elections for State and local offices. | 2021-06-10T20:28:04Z | |
| 100-hjres-605 | 100 | hjres | 605 | A joint resolution designating the month of November 1988, as "American History Month". | Commemorations | 1988-07-07 | 1988-07-11 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-24] | NY | R | S000675 | 0 | Designates the month of November 1988 as American History Month. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-602 | 100 | hjres | 602 | A joint resolution in support of the restoration of a free and independent Cambodia and the protection of the Cambodian people from a return to power by the genocidal Khmer Rouge. | International Affairs | 1988-06-30 | 1988-10-18 | Became Public Law No: 100-502. | House | Rep. Atkins, Chester G. [D-MA-5] | MA | D | A000226 | 60 | (Measure passed House, amended) Declares that all parties seeking a settlement of the conflict in Cambodia, including the United States, should have among their highest priorities the restoration of an independent Cambodia and the protection of the Cambodian people from a return to power by the Khmer Rouge. Calls on Vietnam to withdraw its forces from Cambodia and deny haven to the Khmer Rouge. Declares that the United States and the international community should use all means available to prevent a return to power of Pol Pot. States that the United States should seek the support of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and other nations for the inclusion, in United Nations resolutions relating to Cambodia of the principle that those responsible for acts of genocide and human rights violations shall not return to power in Cambodia upon the withdrawal of foreign occupation forces. Encourages support of non-Communist Cambodian forces. Declares that the United States, in consultation with ASEAN, should consider whether a Cambodian settlement could be facilitated by an international conference on Cambodia and international peacekeeping forces. Declares that the United States should seek to ensure that: (1) the Khmer Rouge controlled refugee camps are opened to inspection by international organizations; and (2) those within such camps have the freedom to move to non-Khmer Rouge camps if they desire to do so. States that the United States should attempt to halt the flow of arms to the Khmer Rouge by urging nations that support the Khmer Rouge to cease doing so. | 2025-01-23T13:18:47Z | |
| 100-hjres-603 | 100 | hjres | 603 | A joint resolution designating September 14, 1988, as "National Medical Research Day". | Commemorations | 1988-06-30 | 1988-07-08 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] | MD | D | H000874 | 204 | Designates September 14, 1988, as National Medical Research Day. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-604 | 100 | hjres | 604 | A joint resolution designating February 5 through 11, 1989, as "National Burn Awareness Week". | Commemorations | 1988-06-30 | 1988-11-09 | Became Public Law No: 100-644. | House | Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7] | PA | R | W000268 | 173 | Designates the week of February 5 through February 11, 1989, as National Burn Awareness Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-601 | 100 | hjres | 601 | War Powers Resolution Amendments of 1988 | International Affairs | 1988-06-28 | 1988-07-11 | Referred to Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science. | House | Rep. Hamilton, Lee H. [D-IN-9] | IN | D | H000114 | 0 | War Powers Resolution Amendments of 1988 - Repeals certain provisions of the War Powers Resolution relating to the exercise of war powers by the President. Amends the Resolution to require that, where consultation is required under such Act, the President shall consult with: (1) the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate; and (2) the Majority and Minority Leaders of the House and Senate. Requires the President and such Members to establish a schedule of regular meetings to ensure adequate consultation on national security issues. Requires that, whenever a majority of such Members so request, the President shall consult with a permanent consultative group (to be established within the Congress under this Act) unless the President determines that limiting consultation to such Members is essential to meet extraordinary circumstances affecting the most vital security interests of the United States. Requires the membership of the permanent consultative group, in addition to such Members, to include the chairmen and ranking minority members of the House and Senate committees on foreign affairs, armed services, and intelligence. Repeals provisions of the Resolution requiring the President to terminate any use of U.S. armed forces: (1) within 60 days after such use is required to be reported to the Congress under the Resolution, unless the Congress specifically authorizes their continued use; or (2) if the Congress so directs by concurrent resolution. Provides that, whenever U.S. armed forces are engaged in hostilities or other situations described in a report submitted (or deemed to be required to be submitted) by the President under the Resolution without a declaration of war or specific statutory authorization, it shall be in order in the Senate or House to consider a joint resolution (approved by the permanent consultative group) which either: (1) requires the President to disengage or remove such forces; or (2) provides specific authorization for their continued engage… | 2025-08-28T20:05:45Z | |
| 100-hjres-600 | 100 | hjres | 600 | A joint resolution to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the passage of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. | Commemorations | 1988-06-27 | 1988-09-29 | Became Public Law No: 100-452. | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] | CA | D | W000215 | 1 | Recognizes the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 100-hjres-597 | 100 | hjres | 597 | Palau Compact of Free Association Implementation Act | International Affairs | 1988-06-23 | 1988-10-12 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | House | Del. de Lugo, Ron [D-VI-At Large] | VI | D | D000209 | 64 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Palau Compact of Free Association Implementation Act - Authorizes the entry into force of the Compact of Free Association between the United States and Palau (the Compact), subject to its approval by referendum. Directs the President to negotiate: (1) an agreement with the Government of Palau to provide assistance for maintaining offices of public auditor and special prosecutor; (2) an agreement regarding responses to an audit by the Comptroller General of the United States or the Secretary of the Interior; and (3) an agreement providing for the Palau Government to provide current information regarding its national development plan under the Compact. Directs the National Drug Policy Board to develop a plan for an anti-drug program in Palau. Requires the President to negotiate an agreement with Palau to implement such plan. Prohibits using funds appropriated for assistance to Palau to satisfy any obligation or expense incurred by Palau prior to November 14, 1986, with respect to contracts or debts related to any electrical generating plant or related facilities which have not been specifically authorized by the Congress in advance, with exceptions. Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide assistance for the development and promulgation of regulations regarding expenditures, upon Palau's request; (2) provide such sums as may be necessary for a further referendum on the Compact or other costs of approval; and (3) submit a report on the range and cost of options for upgrading the Koror hospital. States that the United States will consider requests for additional financial assistance for medical facility construction based on such report. Directs the chief officer of any agency conducting annual audits of assistance provided to the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands to certify such audits. Declares that the Compact does not restrict the President from requesting additional funding or consenting to an extension concerning the use by the United States of privately o… | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-hjres-598 | 100 | hjres | 598 | A joint resolution designating the week of October 2 through 8, 1988, as "National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Week". | Commemorations | 1988-06-23 | 1988-07-08 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. McDade, Joseph M. [R-PA-10] | PA | R | M000399 | 190 | Designates the week of October 2 through October 8, 1988, as National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Week, marking the 20th anniversary of the Act. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-599 | 100 | hjres | 599 | A joint resolution to designate the week beginning November 6, 1988, as "National Filipino American History Week". | Commemorations | 1988-06-23 | 1988-06-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Miller, John R. [R-WA-1] | WA | R | M000736 | 52 | Designates the week beginning November 6, 1988, as National Filipino American History Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-595 | 100 | hjres | 595 | A joint resolution to designate the week of November 28 through December 5, 1988, as "National Book Week". | Commemorations | 1988-06-22 | 1988-06-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Green, S. William [R-NY-15] | NY | R | G000417 | 152 | Designates the period of November 28 through December 5, 1988, as National Book Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-596 | 100 | hjres | 596 | A joint resolution designating November 18, 1988, as "National Philanthropy Day". | Commemorations | 1988-06-22 | 1988-06-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-42] | CA | R | L000517 | 84 | Designates November 18, 1988, as National Philanthropy Day. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-593 | 100 | hjres | 593 | A joint resolution designating March 1, 1989, as "International Boundary and Water Commission Recognition Day". | Commemorations | 1988-06-21 | 1988-06-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15] | TX | D | D000203 | 13 | Designates March 1, 1989, as International Boundary and Water Commission Recognition Day. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-594 | 100 | hjres | 594 | A joint resolution designating October 20, 1988, as "Leyte Landing Day". | Commemorations | 1988-06-21 | 1988-06-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] | CA | D | P000047 | 32 | Designates October 20, 1988, as Leyte Landing Day (relating to the allied forces landing in the Philippines in World War II). | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-592 | 100 | hjres | 592 | A joint resolution designating Labor Day Weekend, September 3-5, 1988, as "National Drive for Life Weekend". | Commemorations | 1988-06-16 | 1988-08-09 | Other Measure S.J.Res.350 Passed House in Lieu. | House | Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31] | CA | D | D000592 | 220 | Designates the Labor Day Weekend beginning on September 3, 1988, as National Drive for Life Weekend. Calls on people to observe that weekend with a pledge to not drink and drive. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-591 | 100 | hjres | 591 | A joint resolution to designate August, 1988 as "Cajun Music Month". | Commemorations | 1988-06-10 | 1988-06-16 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [D-LA-3] | LA | D | T000058 | 187 | Designates August 1988 as Cajun Music Month. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-589 | 100 | hjres | 589 | A joint resolution to designate August 1, 1988, as "Helsinki Human Rights Day". | International Affairs | 1988-06-09 | 1988-06-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations. | House | Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] | MD | D | H000874 | 113 | Designates August 1, 1988, as Helsinki Human Rights Day. Requests the President to: (1) reassert American commitment to the Helsinki Accords; (2) raise the issue of noncompliance with such Accords with the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, the German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Romania; (3) convey to all signatories of such Accords that respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms is vital to progress in the ongoing Helsinki process; (4) convey to U.S. allies the importance of unity regarding such Accords; (5) continue his efforts to achieve, before the end of the Vienna meeting, the release of all political prisoners of the Soviet Union, an increase in Soviet emigration, resolution of all family reunification cases, cessation of all radio transmission jamming, and the repeal of laws and practices which undermine human rights; (6) seek the inclusion, in any concluding document agreed to in Vienna, of a mechanism to sustain human rights progress after the Vienna meeting; and (7) convey to signatory states the insistence of the United States for a result at Vienna that will not favor military security at the expense of human rights. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 100-hjres-590 | 100 | hjres | 590 | A joint resolution to prohibit the proposed sale to Japan of an AEGIS Combat System (transmittal number 88-25). | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1988-06-09 | 1988-06-16 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3] | FL | D | B000371 | 22 | Prohibits the proposed sale to Japan of the AEGIS Combat System and related defense articles and defense services. | 2025-01-23T13:18:47Z | |
| 100-hjres-587 | 100 | hjres | 587 | A joint resolution designating July 2 and 3, 1988, as "United States-Canada Days of Peace and Friendship". | Commemorations | 1988-06-08 | 1988-07-01 | Became Public Law No: 100-361. | House | Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-12] | MI | D | B000619 | 217 | Designates July 2 and July 3, 1988, as United States-Canada Days of Peace and Friendship. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 100-hjres-588 | 100 | hjres | 588 | A joint resolution to provide for the contribution by the United States, the Soviet Union, and other states of nuclear material recovered from warheads under arms control treaties for use for peaceful nuclear programs under auspices of the International Atomic Energy Agency, particularly to benefit developing states which are parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. | International Affairs | 1988-06-08 | 1988-10-05 | Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Arms Control & Disarm Agency. | House | Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-1] | IA | R | L000169 | 0 | Declares that it shall be U.S. policy to seek: (1) mutual pledges by the United States and the Soviet Union to use weapons-grade nuclear materials recovered from warheads only for peaceful purposes; and (2) an agreement with the Soviet Union providing for reciprocal contributions of all weapons-grade nuclear materials that are recovered from warheads dismantled under arms control agreements to be made available for peaceful nuclear purposes under the auspices of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), particularly to benefit those states with the greatest economic development needs. Directs the President to seek to negotiate an agreement with the Soviet Union to implement such policy. Requires that such agreement provide for: (1) establishment of a nuclear material recovery depository, under the auspices of the IAEA, for weapons-grade nuclear materials removed from dismantled nuclear weapons; (2) conversion of all such materials into a non-weapons-usable form suitable for commercial energy or other nonmilitary purposes; (3) arrangements for bilateral U.S.-Soviet inspection and verification of all such materials held by either country; (4) application of IAEA safeguards to all such materials after they leave the control of the contributing state; (5) establishment of criteria for use by the IAEA in determining which states will receive such recovered materials; (6) use of the amounts paid by states to obtain contributed nuclear materials for payments to IAEA to finance certain safeguards and peaceful uses or for payments of assessed United Nations contributions of the contributing state; and (7) procedures to allow states other than the United States and the Soviet Union to make such materials available for use in accordance with the arrangements contemplated by this Act. Prohibits the transfer of weapons-grade nuclear materials contributed by the United States from U.S. control in a form which could reveal restricted data and cause an undue security risk. Allows states to take the steps necessary in the … | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 100-hjres-586 | 100 | hjres | 586 | A joint resolution designating June 1988 as "Karate Kids of America Just Say No to Drugs Months". | Commemorations | 1988-06-07 | 1988-06-07 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Bustamante, Albert G. [D-TX-23] | TX | D | B001172 | 3 | Designates June 1988 as Karate Kids of America Just Say No to Drugs Month. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-584 | 100 | hjres | 584 | A joint resolution calling upon all churches, synagogues, schools, community centers, and other public buildings to toll their bells for one minute beginning at 11:00 a.m. on each Memorial Day holiday. | Government Operations and Politics | 1988-06-03 | 1988-06-16 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Gunderson, Steve [R-WI-3] | WI | R | G000524 | 61 | Directs the President to issue a proclamation each year calling on all churches, synagogues, schools, community centers, and other public buildings in the United States to toll their bells for one minute beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Memorial Day in remembrance of the men and women who died defending our Nation and freedom. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-585 | 100 | hjres | 585 | A joint resolution designating the week of October 9, 1988, through October 15, 1988, as "National Job Skills Week". | Commemorations | 1988-06-03 | 1988-06-16 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-30] | CA | D | M000206 | 69 | Designates the week of October 9 through October 15, 1988, as National Job Skills Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-583 | 100 | hjres | 583 | A joint resolution designating the week beginning September 11, 1988, as "National Outpatient Ambulatory Surgery Week". | Commemorations | 1988-06-02 | 1988-09-08 | Became Public Law No: 100-423. | House | Rep. McDade, Joseph M. [R-PA-10] | PA | R | M000399 | 107 | Designates the week beginning September 11, 1988, as National Outpatient Ambulatory Surgery Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 100-hjres-579 | 100 | hjres | 579 | A joint resolution to designate February 1989 as "America Loves Its Kids Month". | Commemorations | 1988-05-26 | 1988-06-02 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Frenzel, Bill [R-MN-3] | MN | R | F000380 | 235 | Designates February 1989 as America Loves Its Kids Month. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-580 | 100 | hjres | 580 | A joint resolution to designate the Month of September 1988 as "National Sewing Month". | Commemorations | 1988-05-26 | 1988-10-03 | Became Public Law No: 100-466. | House | Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8] | MD | R | M000941 | 89 | Designates the month of September 1988 as National Sewing Month. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 100-hjres-581 | 100 | hjres | 581 | A joint resolution to designate the week beginning May 21, 1989, as "National Tourism Week". | Commemorations | 1988-05-26 | 1988-06-02 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Nelson, Bill [D-FL-11] | FL | D | N000032 | 214 | Designates the week beginning May 21, 1989, as National Tourism Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hjres-582 | 100 | hjres | 582 | A joint resolution to designate October 24-30, 1988 as "Drug Free America Week". | Commemorations | 1988-05-26 | 1988-06-02 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 241 | Designates the week of October 24 through October 30, 1988, as Drug-Free America Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z |
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