Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Supreme Court decisions

Bill Introduced: H.R.6842 Second Amendment Enforcement Act

2008-09-09T00:00:00Z

To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia.

Bill Introduced: S.Res.626 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Supreme Court of the United States erroneously decided Kennedy v. Louisiana, No. 07-343 (2008), and that the eighth amendment to the Constitution of the United States allows the imposition of the death penalty for the rape of a child.

2008-07-25T00:00:00Z

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Supreme Court of the United States erroneously decided Kennedy v. Louisiana, No. 07-343 (2008), and that the eighth amendment to the Constitution of the United States allows the imposition of the death penalty for the rape of a child.

Bill Introduced: S.Res.572 A resolution calling upon the Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District of California to uphold the fundamental and constitutional right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children.

2008-05-21T00:00:00Z

A resolution calling upon the Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District of California to uphold the fundamental and constitutional right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.1076 Calling upon the courts to uphold the fundamental and constitutional right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children.

2008-04-03T00:00:00Z

Calling upon the courts to uphold the fundamental and constitutional right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children.

Bill Introduced: S.2806 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding Deadline and California Waiver Reconsideration Act

2008-04-02T00:00:00Z

A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider the decision of the Administrator to deny the request of the State of California to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from new motor vehicles, and to complete further proceedings in accordance with the decision of the Supreme Court in Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.431 Recognizing the 40th anniversary of Loving v. Virginia legalizing interracial marriage within the United States.

2007-05-23T00:00:00Z

Recognizing the 40th anniversary of Loving v. Virginia legalizing interracial marriage within the United States.

Bill Introduced: S.Res.194 A resolution commemorating the 40th anniversary of the landmark case In re Gault, et. al., in which the Supreme Court held that all children accused of delinquent acts and facing a proceeding in which their freedom may be curtailed have a right to counsel in the proceedings against them.

2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

A resolution commemorating the 40th anniversary of the landmark case In re Gault, et. al., in which the Supreme Court held that all children accused of delinquent acts and facing a proceeding in which their freedom may be curtailed have a right to counsel in the proceedings against them.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.372 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that judicial determinations regarding the meaning of the Constitution of the United States should not be based on judgments, laws, or pronouncements of foreign institutions unless such foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements inform an understanding of the original meaning of the Constitution of the United States.

2007-05-03T00:00:00Z

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that judicial determinations regarding the meaning of the Constitution of the United States should not be based on judgments, laws, or pronouncements of foreign institutions unless such foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements inform an understanding of the original meaning of the Constitution of the United States.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.118 Condemning the existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and urging States adopt legislation similar to that which was enacted in California to address the issue.

2007-01-31T00:00:00Z

Condemning the existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and urging States adopt legislation similar to that which was enacted in California to address the issue.

Bill Introduced: H.R.307 To impose limitations on the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to claim title or other rights to water absent specific direction of law or to abrogate, injure, or otherwise impair any right to the use of any quantity of water.

2007-01-05T00:00:00Z

To impose limitations on the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to claim title or other rights to water absent specific direction of law or to abrogate, injure, or otherwise impair any right to the use of any quantity of water.

Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.6 Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of Buckley v. Valeo.

2007-01-04T00:00:00Z

Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of Buckley v. Valeo.

Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.333 Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of Buckley v. Valeo.

2006-02-01T00:00:00Z

Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of Buckley v. Valeo.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.453 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to a court decision relating to the Pledge of Allegiance.

2005-09-20T00:00:00Z

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to a court decision relating to the Pledge of Allegiance.

Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.208 Recognizing the 50th anniversary of Rosa Louise Parks' refusal to give up her seat on the bus and the subsequent desegregation of American society.

2005-07-13T00:00:00Z

Recognizing the 50th anniversary of Rosa Louise Parks' refusal to give up her seat on the bus and the subsequent desegregation of American society.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3073 Congressional Accountability for Judicial Activism Act of 2005

2005-06-27T00:00:00Z

To allow Congress to reverse the judgments of the United States Supreme Court.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.340 Expressing the grave disapproval of the House of Representatives regarding the majority opinion of the Supreme Court in the case of Kelo et al. v. City of New London et al. that nullifies the protections afforded private property owners in the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment.

2005-06-24T00:00:00Z

Expressing the grave disapproval of the House of Representatives regarding the majority opinion of the Supreme Court in the case of Kelo et al. v. City of New London et al. that nullifies the protections afforded private property owners in the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.311 Recognizing the importance of the decision of the Supreme Court, Griswold v. Connecticut, which 40 years ago held that married couples have a constitutional right to use contraceptives, thereby recognizing the legal right of women to control their fertility through birth control and providing for vast improvements in maternal and infant health and for significant reductions in the rate of unintended pregnancy, and for other purposes.

2005-06-09T00:00:00Z

Recognizing the importance of the decision of the Supreme Court, Griswold v. Connecticut, which 40 years ago held that married couples have a constitutional right to use contraceptives, thereby recognizing the legal right of women to control their fertility through birth control and providing for vast improvements in maternal and infant health and for significant reductions in the rate of unintended pregnancy, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.Res.162 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate concerning Griswold v. Connecticut.

2005-06-07T00:00:00Z

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate concerning Griswold v. Connecticut.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.259 Condemning the existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and urging States to adopt legislation similar to that which was enacted in California to address the issue.

2005-05-04T00:00:00Z

Condemning the existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and urging States to adopt legislation similar to that which was enacted in California to address the issue.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1658 American Justice for Americans Citizens Act

2005-04-14T00:00:00Z

To ensure that the courts interpret the Constitution in the manner that the Framers intended.