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| 95-sjres-169 | 95 | sjres | 169 | Establishing the Temporary Federal Intergovernmental Planning Commission for Hawaii, and for other purposes. | Real property | 1978-10-14 | 1978-10-14 | Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | I000025 | 0 | Establishes the Temporary Federal Intergovernmental Planning Commission for Hawaii to prepare a joint Federal, State, and county plan for the development of federally owned or leased land in Hawaii. States that the membership of such Commission shall be comprised of representatives of the State government and county governments of Hawaii, and of the Federal Government. Directs such Commission to: (1) provide for public participation in the development of such plan; and (2) submit such plan to Congress by September 30, 1981. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | |
| 95-sjres-168 | 95 | sjres | 168 | Designating and authorizing the President to proclaim, February 11, 1979, as National Inventions Day". | Commemorations | 1978-09-29 | 1978-10-04 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 0 | Designates February 11, 1979, as "National Inventors' Day." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-167 | 95 | sjres | 167 | A joint resolution authorizing and requesting the President to issue a proclamation designating the month of October of each year as "National Fire Prevention Month". | Commemorations | 1978-09-28 | 1978-09-28 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Huddleston, Walter (Dee) [D-KY] | KY | D | H000905 | 0 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate the month of October of each year as "National Fire Prevention Month." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-166 | 95 | sjres | 166 | A Joint Resolution to designate October 14, 1978, as "National Jogging Day." | Commemorations | 1978-09-27 | 1978-10-03 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 9 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate October 14, 1978, as "National Jogging Day." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-164 | 95 | sjres | 164 | A joint resolution designating October 4, 1978, as "CB Radio Recognition Day". | Commemorations | 1978-09-26 | 1978-09-26 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Tower, John G. [R-TX] | TX | R | T000322 | 0 | Designates October 4, 1978, as "CB Radio Recognition Day." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-165 | 95 | sjres | 165 | To provide for a temporary extension of certain Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance and related authorities, of the national flood insurance program, of the crime insurance and riot reinsurance programs, of certain rural housing authorities, and for other purposes. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-09-26 | 1978-09-30 | Public Law 95-406. | Senate | Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI] | WI | D | P000553 | 4 | Amends the National Housing Act to extend specified Federal Housing Administration insurance programs for 30 days. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 to extend for 30 days the authority for financial assistance to community development programs. Extends for 30 days the authority for the purchase of mortgages under the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act of 1974. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act to extend the authority: (1) to enter into new flood insurance contracts; and (2) to provide subsidized flood insurance in emergencies. Extends the authority for rural housing programs under the Housing Act of 1949. Amends the National Housing Act to extend the Federal riot reinsurance program and the Federal crime insurance program for 30 days. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 95-sjres-163 | 95 | sjres | 163 | A Joint Resolution designating March 30, 1979 and succeeding years as "Black Americans Day." | Blacks | 1978-09-21 | 1978-09-21 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Bartlett, Dewey F. [R-OK] | OK | R | B000200 | 0 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate March 30 of each year as "Black Americans Day." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-162 | 95 | sjres | 162 | A Joint Resolution to authorize the President to issue a proclamation designating March, 1979 as "Youth Art Month". | Commemorations | 1978-09-20 | 1978-09-20 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Hansen, Clifford P. [R-WY] | WY | R | H000170 | 1 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate the month of March, 1979, as "Youth Art Month." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-161 | 95 | sjres | 161 | A Joint Resolution to authorize the United States Navy Memorial Foundation to erect a memorial in the District of Columbia. | Monuments and memorials | 1978-09-15 | 1978-09-15 | Referred to Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] | RI | R | C000269 | 7 | Authorizes the United States Navy Memorial Foundation to erect a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs in commemoration of the men and women of the United States Navy who have served their country in war and peace. | 2025-01-14T17:21:40Z | |
| 95-sjres-160 | 95 | sjres | 160 | A joint resolution to initiate preliminary studies for the restoration and renovation of the Pension Building in Washington, DC, to house a museum of the building arts, and for other purposes. | Municipal buildings | 1978-09-11 | 1978-11-04 | Public Law 95-596. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 0 | (Reported to House from the Committee on Public Works and Transportation with amendment, H. Rept. 95-1776) Directs the Administrator of the General Services Administration to submit to Congress a study on the restoration of the Pension Building in the District of Columbia to house the Museum of the Building Arts. Requests the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution to report to Congress by January 1, 1979, on the feasibility of operating such a museum. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 95-sjres-159 | 95 | sjres | 159 | A Joint Resolution providing procedures for congressional disapproval of implementation of national water resources policies, and for other purposes. | Water Resources Development | 1978-09-08 | 1978-09-08 | Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY] | WY | R | W000092 | 14 | Establishes a procedure for either House of Congress to disapprove any rule or regulation which would impose additional burdens on recipients of: (1) water supply from Federal projects; or (2) Federal grant or loan assistance for the development of water supply or treatment works. Requires any department or agency issuing any rule or regulation subject to disapproval to transmit copies to: (1) each House within three days of its issuance; and (2) the affected States at least 60 days prior to its issuance. Forbids any department or agency from initiating legal action to quantify or establish Federal or Indian reserve water rights without first notifying the appropriate congressional committees and affected States. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | |
| 95-sjres-156 | 95 | sjres | 156 | A Joint Resolution to provide representation in the Congress for the District of Columbia. | Political representation | 1978-08-25 | 1978-08-25 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] | ID | R | M000346 | 1 | Constitutional Amendment - Provides that for purposes of representation: (1) in the Senate, the District of Columbia shall be treated as though it were part of the State of Maryland; and (2) in the House of Representatives, the District of Columbia shall be treated as though it were a State. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-157 | 95 | sjres | 157 | A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to retrocede to the State of Maryland all lands within the District of Columbia except lands owned by the United States. | Boundaries | 1978-08-25 | 1978-08-25 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] | ID | R | M000346 | 2 | Constitutional Amendment - Repeals the Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution and retrocedes to the State of Maryland all lands within the District of Columbia except lands owned by the United States. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-158 | 95 | sjres | 158 | A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for Statehood for the District of Columbia. | Government Operations and Politics | 1978-08-25 | 1978-08-25 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT] | CT | R | W000253 | 1 | Constitutional Amendment - Admits the District of Columbia into the Union as a State of the United States on an equal footing with the other States in all respects, except that the Congress shall exercise exclusive legislation over all lands and property owned by the United States. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-155 | 95 | sjres | 155 | A joint resolution to increase the price for milk, wheat, corn, soybeans, and cotton to not less than 90 per centum of the respective parity therefor, and for other purposes. | 1978-08-21 | 1978-08-21 | Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Zorinsky, Edward [D-NE] | NE | D | Z000013 | 11 | Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to raise the price support levels for milk, wheat, corn, soybeans, and cotton to 90 percent of their respective parity prices. Reduces the price levels at which producers participating in the wheat and feed grains storage program: (1) may redeem and market commodities securing price support loans (from between 140 to 160 percent of their respective parity prices to 100 percent); and (2) must repay such loans (from 175 to 110 percent of their respective parity prices). | 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z | ||
| 95-sjres-154 | 95 | sjres | 154 | A joint resolution authorizing the President to invite the States of the Union and foreign nations to participate in the International Petroleum Exposition to be held at Tulsa, Oklahoma, from September 10, 1979, through September 13, 1979. | Energy | 1978-08-18 | 1978-10-05 | Public Law 95-411. | Senate | Sen. Bartlett, Dewey F. [R-OK] | OK | R | B000200 | 1 | Authorizes the President to invite the States and foreign countries to participate in the International Petroleum Exposition. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 95-sjres-152 | 95 | sjres | 152 | A joint resolution authorizing and requesting the President to issue a proclamation designating the month of June as "National First Aid Month". | Commemorations | 1978-08-17 | 1978-08-17 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | W000502 | 5 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate the month of June of each year as "National First Aid Month." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-153 | 95 | sjres | 153 | A joint resolution authorizing the President to proclaim the third week in June 1979 as "National Veterans' Hospital Week." | Commemorations | 1978-08-17 | 1978-08-17 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Anderson, Wendell R. [D-MN] | MN | D | A000202 | 11 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate the third week in June of 1979 as "National Veterans' Hospital Week." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-150 | 95 | sjres | 150 | A joint resolution authorizing the President to proclaim the month of November 1978 as "National REACT Month." | Commemorations | 1978-07-31 | 1978-07-31 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL] | IL | R | P000222 | 1 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate the month of November, 1978, as "National REACT (Radio Emergency Associated Citizens Teams) Month." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-151 | 95 | sjres | 151 | A joint resolution authorizing and requesting the President to designate November 11 through 17, 1978, as "Vietnam Veterans Week." | Commemorations | 1978-07-31 | 1978-07-31 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] | PA | R | H000456 | 29 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate November 11 through 17, 1978, as "Vietnam Veterans Week." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-149 | 95 | sjres | 149 | A joint resolution to direct the Civil Aeronautics Board to disapprove any renewal and terminate any effect of the Airlines Mutual Aid Pact and to provide for a study and report on alleviating airline strikes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1978-07-20 | 1978-07-20 | Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] | MT | D | M000635 | 15 | Directs the Civil Aeronautics Board to immediately dissolve the Airlines Mutual Aid Pact. Directs the Board to study the collective bargaining process within the airline industry and to make recommendations to Congress within six months on methods of alleviating the occurrence of protracted airline strikes. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 95-sjres-147 | 95 | sjres | 147 | A joint resolution designating July 18, 1979, as "National POW-MIA Recognition Day." | Commemorations | 1978-07-19 | 1978-07-19 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Anderson, Wendell R. [D-MN] | MN | D | A000202 | 17 | Designates July 18, 1979, as "National P.O.W.-M.I.A. Recognition Day." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-148 | 95 | sjres | 148 | A joint resolution authorizing and requesting the President of the United States to issue a proclamation designating the seven calendar days beginning September 17, 1978, as "National Port Week." | Commemorations | 1978-07-19 | 1978-08-16 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | Senate | Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | I000025 | 2 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate the week of September 17, 1978, as "National Port Week." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-146 | 95 | sjres | 146 | A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to proclaim October 7, 1978, as "National Guard Day." | Commemorations | 1978-07-14 | 1978-07-14 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] | OH | D | G000236 | 1 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate October 7, 1978, as "National Guard Day." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-144 | 95 | sjres | 144 | A joint resolution authorizing the President to proclaim October 24 of each year "National Dignity of Mankind Day." | Commemorations | 1978-07-10 | 1978-07-10 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Humphrey, Hubert H. [D-MN] | MN | D | H000953 | 0 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate October 24 of each year as "National Dignity of Mankind Day." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-145 | 95 | sjres | 145 | To authorize and request the President to proclaim January 28, 1979, as "Day of Marti, Apostle of Liberty." | Commemorations | 1978-07-10 | 1978-07-10 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Stone, Richard (Dick) [D-FL] | FL | D | S000962 | 0 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate January 28, 1979, as "Day of Marti, Apostle of Liberty." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-143 | 95 | sjres | 143 | A joint resolution to initiate preliminary studies for the restoration and renovation of the Pension Building in Washington, District of Columbia, to house a Museum of the Building Arts. | Municipal buildings | 1978-06-29 | 1978-06-29 | Referred to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] | MD | R | M000241 | 11 | Directs the Administrator of General Services, in conjunction with the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, and the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Humanities, to develop plans and a budget for the restoration of the Pension Building in the District of Columbia. Requires the Administrator to insure that such plans are consistent with proposals prepared by the Committee for a National Museum of Building Arts, Incorporated. Provides the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation an opportunity to comment on the plans. Specifies that designs, plans and cost estimates be submitted to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate not later than October 1, 1978. Authorizes appropriations necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 95-sjres-141 | 95 | sjres | 141 | A joint resolution to amend the Constitution of the United States to provide that appropriations made by the United States shall not exceed thirty three and one third percent of the average national income of the prior three calendar years, except as specified during war or national emergency. | Constitutional amendments | 1978-06-15 | 1978-06-15 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] | ID | R | M000346 | 2 | Constitutional Amendment - Directs Congress to assure that the total outlays of the Government during any fiscal year (except for repayment of debt) do not exceed 33 1/3 percent of the average national income for the three prior calendar years. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-142 | 95 | sjres | 142 | A joint resolution to authorize and direct the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission to proceed with the construction of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, and for other purposes. | Monuments and memorials | 1978-06-15 | 1978-06-15 | Referred to Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Hatfield, Paul [D-MT] | MT | D | H000344 | 8 | Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Interior, subject to the supervision and approval of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission, to construct the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D.C. | 2025-01-14T17:21:40Z | |
| 95-sjres-140 | 95 | sjres | 140 | A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to proclaim June 11,1978, as "American University Press Day" to commemorate the centennial of university press publishing in America. | Commemorations | 1978-06-08 | 1978-06-14 | Public Law 95-294. | Senate | Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] | MD | R | M000241 | 0 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate July 11, 1978, as "American University Press Day." | 2024-08-01T20:07:51Z | |
| 95-sjres-138 | 95 | sjres | 138 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide that, except in time of national emergency declared by the Congress, expenditures of the Government may not exceed the revenues of the Government during any fiscal year. | Economics and Public Finance | 1978-06-07 | 1978-06-07 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] | KS | R | D000401 | 2 | Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits the aggregate amount of Government expenditures in any fiscal year from exceeding the net amount of revenue received by the Government in that year. States that total outlays may exceed total receipts in the case of a national emergency. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-139 | 95 | sjres | 139 | A joint resolution establishing the Aboriginal Hawaiian Claims Settlement Study Commission, and for other purposes. | Indian claims | 1978-06-07 | 1978-06-07 | Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | I000025 | 1 | Establishes the Aboriginal Hawaiian Claims Settlement Study Commission to study the culture, needs, and concerns of Aboriginal Hawaiians and recommend the means by which the United States may compensate them for injuries arising from its annexation of Hawaii. Provides that nine of the Commission's 15 members shall be of specified degrees of Native blood, and that eight members shall be nominated from a list of suggested members from the Governor of Hawaii. Directs the Commission to report its findings to the Congress and the President within six months of the submission of a draft report required by this resolution. Requires the report's recommendations to include provisions for financial and land compensation that will enhance Aboriginal Hawaiian education and culture, and administrative provisions for the distribution of any remedy. Provides that the Commission's recommendations will be designed to seek a final settlement of Aboriginal Hawaiian claims without creating a wardship or trusteeship or diminishing the Aboriginal Hawaiians status as United States citizens. States that this resolution shall not constitute an extension of jurisdiction or consent to Aboriginal Hawaiians to sue the Government, or a precedent for reopening any past settlement of such claims. Authorizes the appropriation of such funds as necessary for fiscal years 1979 and 1980 in order to carry out the provisions of this resolution. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 95-sjres-137 | 95 | sjres | 137 | A joint resolution reaffirming the unity of the North Atlantic Alliance commitment. | International obligations | 1978-05-24 | 1978-05-30 | Public Law 95-287. | Senate | Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] | WV | D | B001210 | 9 | Reaffirms that the North Atlantic Alliance is a vital commitment of the United States. Recognizes the success of the Alliance. Declares Congressional support for strengthening the defensive capabilities of the Alliance and for lessening tensions with the Warsaw Pact countries through arms control agreements. | 2024-08-01T20:08:00Z | |
| 95-sjres-136 | 95 | sjres | 136 | A resolution asking the President of the United States to declare the fourth Saturday of each September "National Hunting and Fishing Day." | Commemorations | 1978-05-22 | 1978-05-22 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Allen, James B. [D-AL] | AL | D | A000127 | 0 | Requests the President to designate the fourth Saturday of each September as "National Hunting and Fishing Day." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-135 | 95 | sjres | 135 | A resolution designating the weekend of or preceding April 29 of each year as "Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust." | Commemorations | 1978-05-18 | 1978-07-18 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | Senate | Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO] | MO | R | D000030 | 72 | (Reported to Senate from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendment, S. Rept. 95-980) Designates the weekend of or preceding April 29, 1979, as "Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-134 | 95 | sjres | 134 | A joint resolution extending the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. | Constitutional amendments | 1978-05-17 | 1978-05-17 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Bayh, Birch [D-IN] | IN | D | B000254 | 29 | Extends to 14 years the deadline for ratification of the equal rights amendment. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-133 | 95 | sjres | 133 | A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating September 24, 1978, "National Good Neighbor Day". | Commemorations | 1978-05-03 | 1978-09-29 | Public Law 95-389. | Senate | Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] | OR | R | H000343 | 0 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate September 24, 1978, as "National Good Neighbor Day." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-132 | 95 | sjres | 132 | A joint resolution to establish a Presidential Commission to develop plans for a memorial to the victims of the Holocaust. | Social Sciences and History | 1978-04-27 | 1978-04-27 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Anderson, Wendell R. [D-MN] | MN | D | A000202 | 23 | Establishes the President's Commission on the Victims of the Holocaust for the purpose of considering and developing plans for the design, construction, and location of a permanent memorial in the United States to the victims of the Holocaust. Terminates the Commission within one year after the submission of its final report. Requires that such report be submitted to the Congress and the President within 18 months after the effective date of this resolution. Authorizes appropriations of $750,000 to carry out the provisions of this joint resolution. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-131 | 95 | sjres | 131 | A joint resolution to change the name of Copan Dam and Lake in the States of Oklahoma and Kansas to Copan Dam and the Lake of the Delawares. | Lakes | 1978-04-25 | 1978-09-08 | Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Bartlett, Dewey F. [R-OK] | OK | R | B000200 | 0 | Changes the name of Copan Dam and Lake in the States of Oklahoma and Kansas to Copan Dam and Lake of the Delawares in honor of the Delaware Indians. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 95-sjres-129 | 95 | sjres | 129 | A joint resolution directing the Architect of the Capitol to halt construction of the extension to the Dirksen Office Building and providing for the conversion of the site of such extension into a public park to be known as the Philip A. Hart Park and an underground parking garage for tourists and visitors to the Capitol. | Congress | 1978-04-24 | 1978-04-24 | Referred to Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] | RI | R | C000269 | 6 | Directs the Architect of the Capitol to halt construction of the extension to the Dirksen Office Building and provides for the conversion of the site of such extension into a public park to be known as the Philip A. Hart Park and an underground parking garage for tourists and visitors to the Capitol. | 2025-01-14T17:21:40Z | |
| 95-sjres-130 | 95 | sjres | 130 | A joint resolution designating John Philip Sousa's "The Stars and Stripes Forever" as the national march of the United States. | Government Operations and Politics | 1978-04-24 | 1978-04-24 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] | MD | R | M000241 | 3 | Designates John Philip Sousa's "The Stars and Stripes Forever" as the national march of the United States. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-128 | 95 | sjres | 128 | A joint resolution designating July 1, l978, as "Free Enterprise Day". | Commemorations | 1978-04-20 | 1978-06-30 | Public Law 95-312. | Senate | Sen. Bartlett, Dewey F. [R-OK] | OK | R | B000200 | 0 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate July 1, 1978 as "Free Enterprise Day." | 2024-08-01T20:07:52Z | |
| 95-sjres-127 | 95 | sjres | 127 | A joint resolution designating September 10 through September 17, 1978 as "National Rehabilitation Week". | Commemorations | 1978-04-19 | 1978-04-19 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Randolph, Jennings [D-WV] | WV | D | R000046 | 3 | Designates the week of September 10 through September 17 of 1978 as "National Rehabilitation Week." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-126 | 95 | sjres | 126 | A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to proclaim the month of May 1978 as "National Car Care Month". | Commemorations | 1978-04-11 | 1978-04-11 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Curtis, Carl T. [R-NE] | NE | R | C001006 | 0 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate the month of May, 1978, as National Car Care Month." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-125 | 95 | sjres | 125 | A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating April 18, 1978, as "Education Day, U.S.A." | Commemorations | 1978-04-06 | 1978-04-06 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] | RI | D | P000193 | 2 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate April 18, 1978, as "Education Day, U.S.A." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-124 | 95 | sjres | 124 | A joint resolution to authorize the President to issue a proclamation designating the week beginning on April 16 through April 22, 1978, as "National Oceans Week". | Commemorations | 1978-03-20 | 1978-04-17 | Public Law 95-263. | Senate | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] | AK | R | S000888 | 3 | (Measure passed House, in lieu of H.J.Res. 730) Authorizes and requests the President to designate the week of April 16-22, 1978 as "National Oceans Week." | 2024-08-01T20:07:51Z | |
| 95-sjres-123 | 95 | sjres | 123 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for election of the President and Vice President of the United States by the national bonus plan. | Constitutional amendments | 1978-03-17 | 1978-03-17 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Bayh, Birch [D-IN] | IN | D | B000254 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - States that the President shall be elected by a majority of all electoral votes for President, and the Vice President by a majority of all electoral votes for Vice President. Allocates to each State, one electoral vote for each member of the House and Senate from such State to be allocated by State to the candidates who receive the most popular votes for each office in each State. Stipulates that there shall be a national pool of electoral votes to be allocated to the candidates who win the most popular votes across the Nation for each office. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-121 | 95 | sjres | 121 | A joint resolution authorizing the President to proclaim the second full week in October 1978, as "National Legal Secretaries' Court Observance Week". | Commemorations | 1978-03-15 | 1978-03-15 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] | RI | D | P000193 | 2 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate the second full week in October, 1978 as "National Legal Secretaries' Court Observance Week." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-122 | 95 | sjres | 122 | A joint resolution to direct the Office of Technology Assessment to undertake a comprehensive evaluation of energy policy alternatives. | Energy | 1978-03-15 | 1978-03-15 | Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Anderson, Wendell R. [D-MN] | MN | D | A000202 | 5 | Directs the Office of Technology Assessment to study energy strategies and to transmit a final report to Congress of such study within 18 months of the passage of this resolution. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 95-sjres-120 | 95 | sjres | 120 | A joint resolution to declare May 18, 1978 to be "Museum Day". | Commemorations | 1978-03-10 | 1978-03-13 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | Senate | Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] | RI | D | P000193 | 0 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate May 18, 1978 as "Museum Day." | 2024-08-01T20:07:52Z | |
| 95-sjres-119 | 95 | sjres | 119 | A joint resolution to express the appreciation of the Congress of the United States to Doctor Arthur F. Burns. | Congressional tributes | 1978-03-09 | 1978-10-14 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | Senate | Sen. Javits, Jacob K. [R-NY] | NY | R | J000064 | 7 | Expresses the appreciation of the Congress to Doctor Arthur F. Burns for his service to the United States. | 2024-08-01T20:07:52Z | |
| 95-sjres-117 | 95 | sjres | 117 | A joint resolution designating the fourth Wednesday of October of each year as "Seventy-Plus in High School Day". | Commemorations | 1978-03-07 | 1978-03-07 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT] | UT | R | G000072 | 3 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate the fourth Wednesday in each October as "Seventy-Plus in High School Day." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-118 | 95 | sjres | 118 | A joint resolution to declare November 6 through 12, 1978 to be "Emergency Medical Services Week". | Commemorations | 1978-03-07 | 1978-03-07 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] | LA | D | J000189 | 13 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate the week of November 6, 1978 as "Emergency Medical Services Week." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-116 | 95 | sjres | 116 | A joint resolution to declare June 4 through 10, 1978, to be "National Neighborhood Week". | Commemorations | 1978-03-06 | 1978-03-06 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI] | WI | D | P000553 | 4 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate the week of June 4, 1978 as "National Neighborhood Week." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-115 | 95 | sjres | 115 | A joint resolution designating May, 1978 as "Family Camping Month". | Commemorations | 1978-03-02 | 1978-03-02 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] | MT | D | M000635 | 2 | Designates May, 1978 as "Family Camping Month." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-114 | 95 | sjres | 114 | A joint resolution to authorize and request the president to issue a proclamation designating the week beginning April 30, 1978, as "National Small business week". | Commemorations | 1978-02-27 | 1978-02-27 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Nelson, Gaylord [D-WI] | WI | D | N000033 | 0 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate the week of April 30, 1978, as "National Small Business Week." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-112 | 95 | sjres | 112 | A joint resolution adopting the pledge entitled "America's Pledge for the third Century". | Government Operations and Politics | 1978-02-23 | 1978-02-23 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] | OH | D | G000236 | 0 | Adopts the pledge entitled "America's Pledge for the Third Century." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-113 | 95 | sjres | 113 | A joint resolution to recognize the heritage of black citizens of the United States. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1978-02-23 | 1978-02-23 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Bayh, Birch [D-IN] | IN | D | B000254 | 0 | Designates February as "Black History Month." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-111 | 95 | sjres | 111 | A joint resolution to authorize participation by the United States in parliamentary conferences with Japan. | Congress | 1978-02-10 | 1978-10-14 | Referred to House Committee on International Relations. | Senate | Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] | OH | D | G000236 | 12 | (Reported to Senate from the Committee on Foreign Relations with amendment, S. Rept. 95-1147) Authorizes the appointment of Members of Congress to meet with representatives of the Japanese Diet for discussion of common problems in the interests of relations between the United States and Japan. Stipulates that no funds shall be authorized to be appropriated under this resolution until fiscal year 1980. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 95-sjres-110 | 95 | sjres | 110 | A joint resolution establishing May 3, 1978, as "Sun Day." | Commemorations | 1978-02-06 | 1978-02-06 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL] | IL | R | P000222 | 57 | Designates May 3, 1978, as "Sun Day." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-109 | 95 | sjres | 109 | A joint resolution to authorize the President to issue a proclamation designating the week beginning on April 6 through April 22, 1978, "National Oceans Week." | Commemorations | 1978-01-30 | 1978-01-30 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] | AK | R | S000888 | 3 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate the week of April 16-22, 1978 as "National Oceans Week." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-106 | 95 | sjres | 106 | A joint resolution to provide for the reappointment of A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. | Museums | 1978-01-27 | 1978-05-10 | Public Law 95-274. | Senate | Sen. Jackson, Henry M. [D-WA] | WA | D | J000013 | 2 | Directs the reappointment of A. Leon Higginbotham, Junior, as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. | 2025-01-14T17:21:40Z | |
| 95-sjres-107 | 95 | sjres | 107 | A joint resolution to provide for the reappointment of John Paul Austin as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. | Congress | 1978-01-27 | 1978-05-10 | Public Law 95-275. | Senate | Sen. Jackson, Henry M. [D-WA] | WA | D | J000013 | 2 | Directs the reappointment of John Paul Austin as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. | 2025-01-14T17:21:40Z | |
| 95-sjres-108 | 95 | sjres | 108 | A joint resolution to provide for the appointment of Anne Legendre Armstrong as citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. | Museums | 1978-01-27 | 1978-05-10 | Public Law 95-276. | Senate | Sen. Jackson, Henry M. [D-WA] | WA | D | J000013 | 2 | Directs the appointment of Anne Legendre Armstrong as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. | 2025-01-14T17:21:40Z | |
| 95-sjres-105 | 95 | sjres | 105 | Joint resolution to authorize the President to issue a proclamation designating the Sunday following Fire Service Recognition Day as Memorial Sunday for fire fighters who have been disabled or killed in the line of duty during the preceding year. | Commemorations | 1978-01-26 | 1978-01-26 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI] | HI | D | M000250 | 2 | Authorizes and requests the President to annually designate the Sunday following Fire Service Recognition Day as "Memorial Sunday" for firefighters disabled or killed in the line of duty during the preceeding year. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-103 | 95 | sjres | 103 | Joint resolution to declare 1978 to be Franco-American Friendship Year. | International Affairs | 1978-01-25 | 1978-01-25 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. McIntyre, Thomas J. [D-NH] | NH | D | M000486 | 17 | Authorizes and directs the President to designate 1978 as the "Franco-American Friendship Year." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-104 | 95 | sjres | 104 | Joint resolution to declare July 11, 1978, to be Franco-American Friendship Day. | Commemorations | 1978-01-25 | 1978-01-25 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. McIntyre, Thomas J. [D-NH] | NH | D | M000486 | 17 | Authorizes and directs the President to designate July 11, 1978, as "Franco-American Friendship Day." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-102 | 95 | sjres | 102 | Joint resolution American Indians Religious Freedom | Religious liberty | 1977-12-15 | 1978-08-11 | Public Law 95-341. | Senate | Sen. Abourezk, James [D-SD] | SD | D | A000017 | 9 | (Reported to Senate from the Select Committee on Indian Affairs with amendment, S. Rept. 95-709) States that it shall be the policy of the United States to protect and preserve for Native Americans their inherent right of freedom to believe, express, and exercise their traditional religions. Requires the President to direct the various Federal departments, agencies, and other instrumentalities whose duties impact on the religious practices of Native Americans to evaluate their policies and procedures in consultation with Native religious leaders in order to determine and implement the changes necessary to protect and preserve Native American religious cultural rights and practices. 7/18/78 hfac080 Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H. J. Res. 738 Declares that it shall be the policy of the United States to protect and preserve the traditional religions of American Indians. Requires the President to direct the Federal departments and agencies to evaluate their policies and procedures in consultation with native traditional religious leaders to determine appropriate changes necessary to protect Native American religious cultural rights and practices. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 95-sjres-101 | 95 | sjres | 101 | A joint resolution to authorize the President to issue a proclamation designating the Sunday following Fire Service Recognition Day as Memorial Sunday for firefighters who have been disabled or killed in the line of duty during the preceding year. | Commemorations | 1977-12-06 | 1978-03-21 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 40 | (Reported to Senate from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendment, S. Rept. 95-700) Authorizes and requests the President to designate the third Sunday in May, 1979, as "National Fallen Heroes Memorial Sunday" for firefighters and law enforcement officers who have been disabled or killed in the line of duty. Requests the display of the United States flag at half-staff while observing such day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-100 | 95 | sjres | 100 | A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating December 1, 1977, as "National Quiet Day". | Commemorations | 1977-11-29 | 1977-11-29 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] | KS | R | D000401 | 0 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate December 1, 1977, as "National Quiet Day." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-99 | 95 | sjres | 99 | A joint resolution to require improvement and expansion in the collection, analysis, and publication of statistical data relating to women in the professional, technical, and managerial occupations. | Labor and Employment | 1977-11-22 | 1977-11-22 | Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI] | HI | D | M000250 | 5 | Directs the Department of Commerce, in consultation with the Department of Labor, to develop methods for better collection and publication of labor force characteristics relating to women in professional, technical, and managerial occupations (including a breakdown in the statistical tables of the Bureau of the Census). | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | |
| 95-sjres-98 | 95 | sjres | 98 | Joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating May 21, 1978 as "National Fallen Heroes Day,". | Commemorations | 1977-11-04 | 1977-11-04 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] | MD | R | M000241 | 2 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate May 21, 1978, as "National Fallen Heroes Day." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-96 | 95 | sjres | 96 | A joint resolution to postpone until December 31, 1978, the effective date of the final regulations developed pursuant to the proposed regulations published in the Federal Register dated August 25, 1977 (43 CFR 426), relating to Federal reclamation law. | Water Resources Development | 1977-10-31 | 1977-10-31 | Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 10 | Postpones until December 31, 1978, the effective date of the final regulations developed from proposed regulations published in the Federal Register dated August 25, 1977, relating to acreage limitation provisions of Federal reclamation laws. Allows the Secretary of the Interior to approve voluntary sales of excess lands in any irrigation district (except in Westlands Water District, California) if the Secretary finds that such sales are in compliance with the proposed regulations. States that the time period of any existing recordable contract will not be affected by this resolution, except for those which expire during the period which begins on the date of enactment of this Act and ends December 31, 1978, which would be granted an additional six months. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 95-sjres-97 | 95 | sjres | 97 | A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1978 for salaries and employees of the Departments of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare and certain related agencies. | Economics and Public Finance | 1977-10-31 | 1977-10-31 | Referred to Senate Committee on Appropriations. | Senate | Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] | MD | R | M000241 | 1 | Makes continuing appropriations for the salaries and benefits of employees of the Departments of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare, and related agencies through fiscal year 1978. | 2025-01-14T18:18:18Z | |
| 95-sjres-95 | 95 | sjres | 95 | To grant posthumously full rights of citizenships to William Penn and to Hannah Callowhill Penn. | Citizenship | 1977-10-26 | 1977-10-26 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] | PA | R | H000456 | 0 | Authorizes and directs the President to declare William Penn, the founder of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and his wife Hannah Callowhill Penn, honorary American citizens. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-94 | 95 | sjres | 94 | A joint resolution ordering the President of the United States, the Secretary of Agriculture, and other officials to develop and implement a comprehensive program for foreign sales of American Agricultural commodities, in order to protect the welfare of American farmers. | Agriculture in foreign trade | 1977-10-20 | 1977-10-20 | Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 0 | Directs the President of the United States, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Foreign Agricultural Service, and the Department of State to formulate and implement a plan for the expansion of sales of American agricultural commodities abroad, including increased food-for-peace (Public Law 480) sales as well as private international transfers of food. | 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z | |
| 95-sjres-93 | 95 | sjres | 93 | A joint resolution relating to the excess land provisions and residency requirements of the Federal reclamation laws, as amended and supplemented. | Reclamation of land | 1977-10-19 | 1977-10-19 | Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 21 | States that during the year following the enactment of this Act the Secretary of the Interior shall neither withhold water delivery from any beneficiary of a Federal reclamation project nor initiate any proceeding intended to require the sale of privately owned bonds within any project, for purposes of achieving conformity with acreage limitations or residency requirements of reclamation law. Prohibits the Secretary from approving the sale of excess lands during the year following the enactment of this Act unless final excess land regulation become effective. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 95-sjres-92 | 95 | sjres | 92 | Joint resolution to amend the "Joint Resolution to authorize the President to proclaim October 15 of each year as 'White Cane Safety Day'" (Public Law 88-628) to change the name of the day to "Blind Pedestrian Safety Day." | Commemorations | 1977-10-13 | 1977-10-13 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] | PA | R | H000456 | 1 | Designates October 15 of each year as "Blind Pedestrian Safety Day." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-89 | 95 | sjres | 89 | Joint resolution to amend an Act entitled "To authorize certain appropriations for the territories of the United States, to amend certain Acts relating thereto, and for other purposes" (enrolled bill H.R. 6550, Ninety-fifth Congress, first session). | Territories (U.S.) | 1977-10-12 | 1977-10-15 | Public Law 95-135. | Senate | Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] | LA | D | J000189 | 0 | Provides that those laws which provide Federal services and financial assistance programs, and the Federal Banking laws as they apply to Guam, shall apply to Guam and the Virgin Islands on the same terms and conditions as they shall be applied to the Northern Mariana Islands once the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America goes into effect. | 2024-08-01T20:07:51Z | |
| 95-sjres-90 | 95 | sjres | 90 | An original joint resolution continuing appropriations for the District of Columbia for the fiscal year 1978. | Municipal finance | 1977-10-12 | 1977-10-12 | Measure passed Senate. | Senate | Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] | VT | D | L000174 | 0 | Appropriates such amounts as may be necessary for continuing projects or activities, not otherwise provided for, which were conducted in fiscal year 1977 and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority would be available in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act for fiscal year 1978, but at a rate for operations not in excess of the current rate in effect on September 30,1977. Stipulates that appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall be available from October 1, 1977, and shall remain available until (1) enactment into law of an appropriation for any project or activity provided for in this joint resolution, or (2) enactment of the applicable appropriation Act by both Houses without any provision for such project or activity, or (3) October 31, 1977, whichever first occurs. Stipulates that no appropriation or fund made available or authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall be used to initiate or resume any project or activity for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were not available during fiscal year 1977. | 2025-01-14T18:18:18Z | |
| 95-sjres-91 | 95 | sjres | 91 | An original joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the Departments of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare, and related agencies, for the fiscal year 1978. | Economics and Public Finance | 1977-10-12 | 1977-10-12 | Measure passed Senate. | Senate | Sen. Magnuson, Warren G. [D-WA] | WA | D | M000053 | 0 | Makes continuing appropriations for the Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare, and related agencies through fiscal year 1978 at a rate for operations not in excess of the rate in effect on September 30, 1977. | 2025-01-14T18:18:18Z | |
| 95-sjres-87 | 95 | sjres | 87 | A joint resolution designating November 15, 1977, as a Day of National Observance of the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Adoption of the Articles of Confederation. | Commemorations | 1977-10-07 | 1977-10-07 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Schweiker, Richard S. [R-PA] | PA | R | S000159 | 1 | Designates November 15, 1977, as a "Day of National Observance of the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Adoption of the Articles of Confederation." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-88 | 95 | sjres | 88 | A joint resolution providing for the designation of the week beginning November 13, 1977, and ending November 19, 1977, as "National Gifted and Talented Children Week". | Commemorations | 1977-10-07 | 1977-10-11 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | Senate | Sen. Javits, Jacob K. [R-NY] | NY | R | J000064 | 10 | Requests the President to issue a proclamation designating the week beginning November 13, 1977, and ending November 19, 1977, as "National Gifted and Talented Children Week." | 2024-08-01T20:07:52Z | |
| 95-sjres-85 | 95 | sjres | 85 | A joint resolution to proclaim October 11, 1977, to be Pulaski-Kosciuszko Memorial Day. | Commemorations | 1977-10-04 | 1977-10-04 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] | MD | R | M000241 | 0 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate October 11, 1977, as "Pulaski-Kosciuszko Memorial Day." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-86 | 95 | sjres | 86 | A joint resolution to extinguish any right, title, or interest to certain lands in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. | Indian claims | 1977-10-04 | 1977-10-04 | Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 1 | Extinguishes any right, title, or other interest in tracts of land on which dwellings of individuals are located, that is asserted by the Mashpee Tribe in its civil action against the New Seabury Corporation in Massachusetts. Limits the size of the tracts so affected by this Act to one acre, with a designation by the Secretary of the Interior of up to one acre to be so affected on tracts which now exceed that size. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 95-sjres-84 | 95 | sjres | 84 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the right to life of unborn children. | Constitutional amendments | 1977-09-28 | 1977-09-28 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Includes the unborn within the term "person." Permits abortion: (1) to prevent the death or physical impairment of the mother, and; (2) in certain cases of rape. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-83 | 95 | sjres | 83 | White House Conference on the Arts Act | Government Operations and Politics | 1977-09-23 | 1977-09-23 | Referred to Senate Committee on Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] | RI | D | P000193 | 1 | White House Conference on the Arts Act - Directs the President to call a White House Conference on the Arts, to be held by December 31, 1979, to assist in developing a climate wherein the arts can flourish. Establishes a National Conference Planning Council on the Arts to plan and conduct such Conference. Requires the Council to submit a report on such Conference to the President. Authorizes the Chairman of the Council, with the approval of Council members, to make grants to States to defray the costs of participating in the Conference program. Authorizes appropriations necessary to carry out this Act. | 2025-09-02T17:12:11Z | |
| 95-sjres-81 | 95 | sjres | 81 | A joint resolution to express the sense of the Congress that, in the light of history, the third Thursday in December, 1977, would be a most appropriate day for designation as the "National Day of Prayer for the Year 1977"; and respectfully to request that the President, under the provisions of Public Law 82-234, issue a proclamation designating such date as a "National Day of Prayer for the Year 1977." | Commemorations | 1977-09-22 | 1977-11-21 | Public Law 95-197. | Senate | Sen. Allen, James B. [D-AL] | AL | D | A000127 | 13 | Requests the President to proclaim December 15, 1977, as the "National Day of Prayer for the Year 1977." | 2024-08-01T20:07:52Z | |
| 95-sjres-82 | 95 | sjres | 82 | A joint resolution to approve the presidential decision on an Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System. | Energy | 1977-09-22 | 1977-11-03 | Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate. | Senate | Sen. Jackson, Henry M. [D-WA] | WA | D | J000013 | 0 | Approves the President's decision on an Alaska natural gas transportation system submitted to Congress on September 22, 1977. Finds that any environmental impact statements prepared relative to such statement and submitted with the President's decision are in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 95-sjres-80 | 95 | sjres | 80 | A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating November 8, 1977, as "National Law Student Recognition Day." | Commemorations | 1977-09-08 | 1977-10-12 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | Senate | Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] | MD | R | M000241 | 4 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate November 8,1977, as "National Law Student Recognition Day." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-79 | 95 | sjres | 79 | A joint resolution to amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1977-08-01 | 1977-08-04 | Public Law 95-90. | Senate | Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI] | WI | D | P000553 | 0 | Permits a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board whose term of office has expired to continue to serve until the appointment of a successor but not more than 45 days. | 2024-08-01T20:07:51Z | |
| 95-sjres-77 | 95 | sjres | 77 | Joint resolution to provide for a temporary extension of certain Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance and related authorities and of the national flood insurance program, and for other purposes. | Housing and Community Development | 1977-07-28 | 1977-07-31 | Public Law 95-80. | Senate | Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI] | WI | D | P000553 | 0 | Amends the National Housing Act to extend specified Federal Housing Administration insurance programs including the following: (1) general insurance authorization; (2) housing for moderate-income and displaced families; (3) coinsurance of mortgages; and (4) group practice facilities and medical practice facilities. Extends the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to grant flexible interest rates for specified mortgage insurance programs. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act to extend the national flood insurance program until September 30, 1977. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend specified rural housing programs including the Rural Housing Insurance Fund and the mutual or self-help housing programs. | 2024-08-01T20:07:51Z | |
| 95-sjres-78 | 95 | sjres | 78 | A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to proclaim the second week of April as "National Medical Laboratory Week". | Commemorations | 1977-07-28 | 1977-10-31 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 1 | (Reported to Senate from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendment, S. Rept. 95-544) Authorizes the President of the United States to proclaim the second week in April of 1978 as "National Medical Laboratory Week." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-76 | 95 | sjres | 76 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the reconfirmation of Federal judges after a term of ten years. | Constitutional amendments | 1977-07-21 | 1977-07-21 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] | DE | R | R000460 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Restricts the tenure of a Federal judge or a Supreme Court justice to a term not to exceed ten years, unless the Senate consents to another such term. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-75 | 95 | sjres | 75 | A joint resolution designating the pine tree as the national arboreal emblem of the United States. | Government Operations and Politics | 1977-07-20 | 1977-07-20 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 1 | Designates the pine tree as the national arboreal emblem of the United States. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-72 | 95 | sjres | 72 | A joint resolution authorizing the President to proclaim annually a week during the first 10 days of May as "Pacific/Asian American Heritage Week". | Commemorations | 1977-07-19 | 1977-07-19 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | I000025 | 7 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate annually a week in the first ten days of May as "Pacific/Asian American Heritage Week." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-73 | 95 | sjres | 73 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to establish maximum age limits for certain officers of the Government. | Law | 1977-07-19 | 1977-07-19 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Bartlett, Dewey F. [R-OK] | OK | R | B000200 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Requires Federal judges to retire from regular active service within 30 days of attaining age 70. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-74 | 95 | sjres | 74 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing for the reconfirmation by popular vote of certain Federal judges. | Law | 1977-07-19 | 1977-07-19 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Bartlett, Dewey F. [R-OK] | OK | R | B000200 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Provides for periodic reconfirmation of United States district court judges by popular vote of the inhabitants of their respective judicial districts. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-71 | 95 | sjres | 71 | A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue annually a proclamation designating September of each year as "National Sickle Cell Month". | Commemorations | 1977-07-18 | 1977-08-04 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | Senate | Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] | OH | D | G000236 | 1 | (Reported to Senate from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendment, S. Rept. 95-373) Authorizes and requests the President to issue a proclamation designating September, 1977, as National Sickle Cell Month. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-69 | 95 | sjres | 69 | A joint resolution requiring each executive department and agency to designate a small business advocate. | Commerce | 1977-07-12 | 1977-07-12 | Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Nelson, Gaylord [D-WI] | WI | D | N000033 | 20 | Requires the head of each Executive agency to designate at least one employee in such agency to act as liaison with the small and independent business community and the Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy, and to conduct an analysis of the differential effects of agency policies on new- and medium-sized independent business. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z |
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