2008-08-01T00:00:00Z opencongress.org tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/5459 tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-01:/action/168782 2008-08-01T00:00:00Z A resolution calling for greater dialogue between the Dalai Lama and the Government of China regarding rights for the people of Tibet, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-21:/action/166793 2008-07-21T00:00:00Z Honoring the life of the Reverend Billy Graham on the occasion of his 90th birthday and recognizing his decades of public service and his commitment to furthering the faith of Christians around the world.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-17:/action/166774 2008-07-17T00:00:00Z A resolution urging the Government of Turkey to respect the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of the Orthodox Christian Church.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-12:/action/160189 2008-06-12T00:00:00Z Commending the efforts of those who sought to block an international arms transfer destined for Zimbabwe, where the government has unleashed a campaign of violence and intimidation against members of the political opposition, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-29:/action/151616 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a refundable and advancable credit against income tax for health insurance costs, to allow employees who elect not to participate in employer subsidized health plans an exclusion from gross income for employer payments in lieu of such participations, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-07:/action/148985 2008-04-07T00:00:00Z A resolution condemning the violence in Tibet and calling for restraint by the Government of the People's Republic of China and the people of Tibet.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-03:/action/155736 2008-04-03T00:00:00Z Condemning the Chinese Government's unwarranted violence against Tibetan protesters, the Chinese Government's use of Internet censorship and surveillance to control news of the protests, and urging compliance with Chinese criminal law and to provide information and access to all persons detained.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-31:/action/148565 2008-03-31T00:00:00Z Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and encouraging people of the United States to pause and remember the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-31:/action/148545 2008-03-31T00:00:00Z To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-14:/action/148005 2008-03-14T00:00:00Z Condemning the Burmese regime's undemocratic constitution and scheduled referendum.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-10:/action/147162 2008-03-10T00:00:00Z To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the sunset in the special immigrant nonminister religious worker visa program.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-27:/action/146150 2008-02-27T00:00:00Z To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 369 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Jersey City, New Jersey, as the "Bishop Ralph E. Brower Post Office Building".<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-23:/action/142417 2008-01-23T00:00:00Z Calling for a peaceful resolution to the current electoral crisis in Kenya.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-19:/action/141368 2007-12-19T00:00:00Z To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend for an additional 5 years the special immigrant religious worker program.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-13:/action/140576 2007-12-13T00:00:00Z A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act and title 18, United States Code, to combat the crime of alien smuggling and related activities, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-04:/action/138904 2007-12-04T00:00:00Z Welcoming His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI on his first apostolic visit to the United States.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-06:/action/139081 2007-11-06T00:00:00Z A resolution designating November 25, 2007, as "Drive Safer Sunday".<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-06:/action/138890 2007-11-06T00:00:00Z Honoring the life of Dr. D. James Kennedy.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-24:/action/134818 2007-10-24T00:00:00Z To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 555 South 3rd Street Lobby in Memphis, Tennessee, as the "Kenneth T. Whalum, Sr. Post Office".<br /><br />October 24, 2007: Signed by President. tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-24:/action/134819 2007-10-24T00:00:00Z To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 555 South 3rd Street Lobby in Memphis, Tennessee, as the "Kenneth T. Whalum, Sr. Post Office".<br /><br />October 24, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-99.