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

Bill Introduced: H.R.3721 Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act

2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

To amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to clarify the appropriate standard of proof.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3728 Detainment Reform Act of 2009

2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

To make certain improvements in the laws applicable to the detention of individuals at United States detainment facilities, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.188 Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the National Conference of State Liquor Administrators.

2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the National Conference of State Liquor Administrators.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3623 To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to provide funding for successful claimants following a determination on the merits of Pigford claims related to racial discrimination by the Department of Agriculture.

2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to provide funding for successful claimants following a determination on the merits of Pigford claims related to racial discrimination by the Department of Agriculture.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.748 Recognizing the importance of the property rights granted by the United States Constitution; affirming the duty of each Member of this body to support and defend such rights; and asserting that no public body should unlawfully obtain the property of any citizen of the United States for the benefit of another private citizen or corporation.

2009-09-17T00:00:00Z

Recognizing the importance of the property rights granted by the United States Constitution; affirming the duty of each Member of this body to support and defend such rights; and asserting that no public body should unlawfully obtain the property of any citizen of the United States for the benefit of another private citizen or corporation.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3567 Respect for Marriage Act of 2009

2009-09-15T00:00:00Z

To repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3576 Ex-Offenders Voting Rights Act of 2009

2009-09-15T00:00:00Z

To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3436 TARP Executive Disclosure Act

2009-07-31T00:00:00Z

To require chief executive officers of certain financial institutions that receive assistance under title I of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, under the 3rd undesignated paragraph of section 13 of the Federal Reserve Act, or from the Secretary of the Treasury or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under any other provision of law to submit financial disclosures under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to the Secretary of the Treasury, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3362 Checks and Balances Restoration and Revitalization Act

2009-07-28T00:00:00Z

To establish guidelines for the assertion of executive privilege, to enhance the authority of Congress to enforce subpoenas and punish for contempt, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3335 Democracy Restoration Act of 2009

2009-07-24T00:00:00Z

To secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3320 Justice for the Wrongfully Accused Act

2009-07-23T00:00:00Z

To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide an exception to the requirement of motion to the court of appeals before filing certain second or subsequent petitions for habeas corpus, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.J.Res.61 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.

2009-07-21T00:00:00Z

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3268 Earmark Transparency and Accountability Reform Act’

2009-07-20T00:00:00Z

To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives and the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to increase earmark transparency and accountability, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.J.Res.59 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims.

2009-07-09T00:00:00Z

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3131 To make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions.

2009-07-08T00:00:00Z

To make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3090 Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act of 2009

2009-06-26T00:00:00Z

To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3038 Justice for Wards Cove Workers Act

2009-06-25T00:00:00Z

To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1991 with respect to the application of such Act.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3025 Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act of 2009

2009-06-24T00:00:00Z

To prohibit States from carrying out more than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment, to require States to conduct such redistricting through independent commissions, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.J.Res.57 Preserving Capitalism in America Amendment

2009-06-23T00:00:00Z

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the United States from owning stock in corporations.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3001 Ending LGBT Health Disparities Act

2009-06-23T00:00:00Z

To address the health disparities experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans, to eliminate the barriers they face in accessing quality health care, and to ensure that good health and well-being is accessible to all.