Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Women in government

Bill Signed by President: H.R.4010 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 West Percy Street in Indianola, Mississippi, as the "Minnie Cox Post Office Building".

2008-10-21T00:00:00Z

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 West Percy Street in Indianola, Mississippi, as the "Minnie Cox Post Office Building".

October 21, 2008: Signed by President.

Bill Enacted: H.R.4010 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 West Percy Street in Indianola, Mississippi, as the "Minnie Cox Post Office Building".

2008-10-21T00:00:00Z

Bill Sent To President: H.R.4010 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 West Percy Street in Indianola, Mississippi, as the "Minnie Cox Post Office Building".

2008-10-10T00:00:00Z

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 West Percy Street in Indianola, Mississippi, as the "Minnie Cox Post Office Building".

October 10, 2008: Presented to President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.4010 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 West Percy Street in Indianola, Mississippi, as the "Minnie Cox Post Office Building".

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 West Percy Street in Indianola, Mississippi, as the "Minnie Cox Post Office Building".

October 02, 2008: Cleared for White House.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5959 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009

2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.338 Recognizing the Honorable Yvonne Brathwaite Burke for her distinguished career in public service.

2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Recognizing the Honorable Yvonne Brathwaite Burke for her distinguished career in public service.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4010 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 West Percy Street in Indianola, Mississippi, as the "Minnie Cox Post Office Building".

2007-10-30T00:00:00Z

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 West Percy Street in Indianola, Mississippi, as the "Minnie Cox Post Office Building".

Bill Introduced: H.R.3774 Senior Executive Service Diversity Assurance Act

2007-10-09T00:00:00Z

To provide for greater diversity within, and to improve policy direction and oversight of, the Senior Executive Service.

Bill Introduced: S.2148 Senior Executive Service Diversity Assurance Act

2007-10-04T00:00:00Z

A bill to provide for greater diversity within, and to improve policy direction and oversight of, the Senior Executive Service.

Bill Introduced: S.1317 Congressional Tribute to Constance Baker Motley Act of 2007

2007-05-07T00:00:00Z

A bill to posthumously award a congressional gold medal to Constance Baker Motley.

Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.140 Financial Services Diversity Initiative

2007-05-03T00:00:00Z

Recognizing the low presence of minorities in the financial services industry and minorities and women in upper level positions of management, and expressing the sense of the Congress that active measures should be taken to increase the demographic diversity of the financial services industry.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1427 Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2007

2007-03-09T00:00:00Z

To reform the regulation of certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.996 Honoring Female Congressional Pioneers Act of 2007

2007-02-12T00:00:00Z

To provide for the issuance of a semipostal in order to afford a convenient means by which members of the public may contribute towards the acquisition of works of art to honor female pioneers in Government service.

Bill Introduced: H.R.947 Afghan Women Empowerment Act of 2007

2007-02-08T00:00:00Z

To empower women in Afghanistan, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.146 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should take action to meet its obligations, and to ensure that all other member states of the United Nations meet their obligations, to women as agreed to in United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 relating to women, peace, and security, and the United States should fully assume the implementation of international law relating to human rights that protects the rights of women and girls during and after conflicts, and for other purposes.

2007-02-08T00:00:00Z

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should take action to meet its obligations, and to ensure that all other member states of the United Nations meet their obligations, to women as agreed to in United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 relating to women, peace, and security, and the United States should fully assume the implementation of international law relating to human rights that protects the rights of women and girls during and after conflicts, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.132 Recognizing and honoring the life and achievements of Constance Baker Motley, a judge for the United States District Court, Southern District of New York.

2007-02-06T00:00:00Z

Recognizing and honoring the life and achievements of Constance Baker Motley, a judge for the United States District Court, Southern District of New York.

Bill Introduced: H.R.622 Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act

2007-01-22T00:00:00Z

To posthumously award a Congressional gold medal to Shirley Chisholm.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.42 Recognizing Ann Richards' extraordinary contributions to Texas and American public life.

2007-01-09T00:00:00Z

Recognizing Ann Richards' extraordinary contributions to Texas and American public life.

Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.16 Congratulating Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller for becoming the first democratically-elected female Prime Minister of Jamaica and the first female Jamaican head of state.

2007-01-05T00:00:00Z

Congratulating Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller for becoming the first democratically-elected female Prime Minister of Jamaica and the first female Jamaican head of state.

Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.9 Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring former Representative Shirley Chisholm, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.

2007-01-04T00:00:00Z

Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring former Representative Shirley Chisholm, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.