Charles B. Rangel

HR 283 — A bill to provide certain protections for tenants of public housing and other assisted housing projects.

HR 2626 — Hospital Cost Containment and Reporting Act of 1979

HR 7776 — Hospital Financing Experiment and Demonstration Act

HR 7680 — Financially Distressed Hospitals Assistance Act

HR 7539 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that interest on obligations issued to finance hazardous waste disposal facilities shall be exempt from Federal income tax.

HR 7070 — A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to revise the medicaid matching formula.

HR 6960 — A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act and the Public Health Service Act to reduce dependence on alien graduates of foreign medical schools in United States hospitals, and for other purposes.

HR 6886 — A bill for the relief of Franchet Ludlow Byfield.

HR 6026 — A bill to amend title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to eliminate the exception of coverage for contracts of insurance or guaranty.

HR 5400 — National Health Plan Act

HR 4868 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that percentage depletion shall not apply with respect to uranium.

HR 4869 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow individuals a refundable tax credit for a portion of the rent which they pay on their principal residences and which is attributable to real property taxes.

HR 4867 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that the option to deduct as expenses intangible drilling and development costs shall not apply to oil wells drilled on proven properties.

HR 4475 — Medicare and Medicaid Amendments of 1979

HR 4470 — A bill to provide for demonstration projects for training and employment of recipients of benefits, under programs of aid to families with dependent children, as homemakers and home health aides.

HR 4444 — Health Maintenance Organizations Medicare Reimbursement Amendments of 1979

HR 4122 — Family Protection Act of 1979

HR 4078 — National Commission on Alcoholism and Alcohol-Related Problems Act

HR 4000 — Medicare and Medicaid Amendments of 1980

HR 3990 — Medicare Amendments of 1979

HR 3649 — A bill for the relief of the Manhattan Bowery Corporation of New York, New York.

HR 3068 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow handicapped individuals a credit for certain transportation expenses.

HR 2326 — A bill for the relief of Antoinette Slovik.

HR 1768 — A bill for the relief of Antoinette Slovik.

HR 1732 — Food Research Corporation Act of 1979

HR 1729 — A bill to allow a credit against Federal income taxes or payments from the United States Treasury for State and local real property taxes or an equivalent portion of rent paid on their residences by individuals who have attained age 65.

HR 1728 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to permit the full deduction of medical expenses incurred for the care of individuals of 65 years of age and over, without regard to the 3-percent and 1-percent floors.

HR 1731 — A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to authorize the prompt issuance of duplicate supplemental security income benefit checks to individuals whose original benefit checks are lost or delayed and who are faced with financial hardship as a result.

HR 1730 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the marriage or remarriage of a beneficiary shall not terminate his or her entitlement to benefits or reduce the amount thereof.

HR 1727 — A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide that support and maintenance furnished in kind shall not be counted as income in determining the eligibility of any individual for supplementary security income benefits or the amount of such benefits, whether such individual is living in another person's household or otherwise.

HR 1724 — United States-South African Fair Employment Act

HR 1725 — A bill to amend the Social Security Act to make certain that recipients of aid or assistance under the various Federal-State public assistance and medicaid programs (and recipients of assistance under the veterans' pension and compensation programs or any other Federal or federally assisted program) will not have the amount of such aid or assistance reduced because of increases in monthly social security benefits.

HR 1722 — A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to stabilize State welfare costs by providing full Federal reimbursement for any increases in a State's aid to families with dependent children payments which reflect rises in the cost of living since 1973 or are due to increased caseload, if the State agrees to make provision for cost-of-living adjustments in such payments, to implement a program of aid to dependent children of unemployed fathers, and not to impose any new restrictive requirements under its approved State plan.

HR 1723 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to deny the foreign tax credit for any tax paid or accrued to the Republic of South Africa.

HR 1726 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to exclude from gross income amounts received as prizes in connection with the New York State Olympic lottery.

HR 1721 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow elderly individuals a deduction for one-half of the amounts paid or incurred by them for electricity used in their residences.

HR 1490 — A bill for the relief of Antoinette Slovik.

HR 1456 — A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct surveys to determine the number of individuals not counted by each census, to require Federal agencies using census data for Federal assistance formulas to take into account data from such surveys, and for other purposes.

HR 1457 — A bill to amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States to prohibit the importation of coal and of certain articles of uranium, if the product of the Union of South Africa.

HR 1458 — A bill to provide for greater independence for Federal independent regulatory agencies by prohibiting an individual paid under the Executive Schedule from serving within the same year with both a Federal independent regulatory agency and an Executive agency other than an independent regulatory agency, and for other purposes.

HR 1443 — A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 for the purpose of making improvements in the program authorized by section 8 of such Act.

HR 1453 — A bill to provide for judicial reform in criminal cases.

HR 1444 — Older Americans Education and Employment Act

HR 1446 — National Comprehensive Vision Care Act of 1979

HR 1448 — A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit the assignment of international security assistance management teams, defense attaches, or other United States Armed Forces personnel to the Republic of South Africa.

HR 1442 — A bill to amend title I of the Housing Act of 1949 to provide more adequate relocation payments for individuals, families, and business concerns displaced from urban renewal areas.

HR 1452 — Drug Enforcement Act of 1979

HR 1447 — International Opium Control Act

HR 1455 — A bill to repeal the provisions of the Postal Reorganization Act and to reenact the former provisions of title 39, United States Code.

HR 1451 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a National Sickle Cell Anemia Institute.

HR 1450 — A bill to provide the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare with the authority to make grants to States and local communities to pay for the costs of eye examination programs to detect glaucoma for the elderly.

HR 1449 — A bill to prohibit exports to the Republic of South Africa under the Arms Export Control Act of defense articles or services, to prohibit exports to the Republic of South Africa under the Export Administration Act of 1969 of items which might be used for military, law enforcement, or internal security purposes, and to prohibit exports to the Republic of South Africa under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 of nuclear materials, facilities, and technology.

HR 1445 — National Rebuilding and Development Bank Act

HR 1454 — A bill to grant a Federal charter to the 369th Veterans' Association.

HR 1440 — A bill to amend title 10 of the United States Code in order to count, for purposes of nonregular retirement pay, service before World War II in certain State militia units which were racially segregated.

HR 1441 — A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to provide that a tenant in a low-rent public housing project may not be evicted therefrom without a public hearing.

HJRES 205 — A joint resolution authorizing appropriation of funds for acquisition of a monument to Doctor Ralph J. Bunche and installation of such monument in Ralph J. Bunche Park in New York City.

HJRES 161 — A joint resolution designating the second Sunday in June of each year as "Children's Day".

HCONRES 338 — A concurrent resolution recognizing the congressional obligation to ensure an adequate standard of living for the elderly.

HR 4537 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received for personal injuries or sickness resulting from service as a qualified public safety employee.

HR 4478 — Section 8 Relief Act of 2014

HR 4479 — Renters Tax Credit Act of 2014

HR 4443 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 90 Vermilyea Avenue, in New York, New York, as the "Corporal Juan Mariel Alcantara Post Office Building".

HR 4339 — Pipeline Revolving Fund and Job Creation Act

HR 4338 — Pipeline Modernization and Consumer Protection Act

HR 4117 — EITC for Childless Workers Act of 2014

HR 3839 — BRIDGE Act of 2013

HR 3618 — For the relief of Kadiatou Diallo, Sankerala Diallo, Ibrahima Diallo, Abdoul Diallo, Mamadou Pathe Diallo, and Fatoumata Traore Diallo.

HR 3613 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a change in payment for certain hospitals under Medicare.

HR 2893 — CURE Act of 2013

HR 2564 — To extend the additional duty on ethanol.

HR 2406 — For the relief of Daniel Wachira.

HR 2001 — VETS Act of 2013

HR 1728 — Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act

HR 1629 — Rebuilding America's Schools Act

HR 1527 — Student Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2013

HR 872 — Free Trade With Cuba Act

HR 873 — Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2013

HR 871 — Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2013

HR 852 — Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act

HR 748 — Universal National Service Act

HR 747 — To amend the Military Selective Service Act to require the registration of women with the Selective Service System in light of the Department of Defense elimination of the rule excluding women from direct ground combat assignments in the Armed Forces.

HR 348 — Narrowing Exceptions for Withholding Taxes Act of 2013

HRES 85 — Recognizing the importance of acknowledging the contributions of Dominican-Americans to the United States.

HCONRES 91 — Encouraging reunions of divided Korean American families.

HCONRES 41 — Encouraging peace and reunification on the Korean Peninsula.

HR 6265 — To renew and modify the temporary duty suspensions on certain cotton shirting fabrics.

HR 6107 — VETS Act of 2012

HR 5719 — Student Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2012

HR 4621 — United States-Brazil Ethanol Open Market Agreements Act

HR 4202 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness.

HR 3564 — Public Housing Tenants Respect Act of 2011

HR 3552 — To extend the additional duty on ethanol.

HR 2394 — Rebuilding America's Schools Act

HR 2065 — Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of 2011

HR 2046 — To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that members of the Armed Forces who are being separated from active duty receive comprehensive employment assistance, job training assistance, and other transitional services.

HR 1888 — Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2011

HR 1887 — Free Trade With Cuba Act

HR 1886 — Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2011

HR 1462 — National Black Clergy for the Elimination of HIV/AIDS Act of 2011

HR 1438 — For the relief of Kadiatou Diallo, Sankerala Diallo, Ibrahima Diallo, Abdoul Diallo, Mamadou Bobo Diallo, and Mamadou Pathe Diallo.

HR 1303 — Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act

HR 1152 — Universal National Service Act of 2011

HR 824 — For the relief of Daniel Wachira.

HRES 618 — Expressing support for designation of 2012-2013 as the "Year of the Korean War Veteran" and recognizing the 60th anniversary of Korean War.

HRES 428 — Recognizing the importance of acknowledging the contributions of Dominican-Americans to the United States.

HRES 376 — Calling for the repatriation of POW/MIAs and abductees from the Korean War.

HJRES 103 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the United States.

HRES 915 — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to Marcus Garvey.

HRES 799 — Calling on the United States Government to resume talks with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea regarding the research, investigation, recovery, and identification of missing and unaccounted members of the United States Armed Forces from the Korean War.

HR 4421 — Colonel Charles Young Congressional Gold Medal Act

HRES 541 — Expressing support for designation of June 2016 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month".

HR 3046 — Rebuilding America's Schools Act

HR 2939 — Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act

HR 1509 — To amend the Military Selective Service Act to require the reinstatement of the draft whenever an authorization on the use of military force or declaration of war is in effect and to provide for the registration of women with the Selective Service System, and for other purposes.

HR 1510 — To require that overseas contingency operations be paid for.

HR 634 — Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2015

HR 635 — Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015

HR 509 — Student Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2015

HR 403 — Free Trade With Cuba Act

HRES 66 — Supporting the goals and ideals of Dominican Heritage Month.

HCONRES 40 — Encouraging reunions of divided Korean American families.

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HR 6076 — Emergency Trade Program Extension Act of 2006

HR 5741 — To amend section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the deadline for classification petition and labor certification filings.

HR 5668 — For the relief of Amadou Heinz Ly.

HR 5070 — Trade Preference Extension and Expansion Act of 2006

HR 5069 — To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to hire additional full-time non-supervisory import specialists of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, and for other purposes.

HR 4752 — Universal National Service Act of 2006

HR 4708 — Relief for Working Family Victims of Hurricane Katrina Act of 2006

HR 4733 — Stand Up for America Act of 2006

HR 3306 — Fair Trade with China Act of 2005

HR 2723 — Universal National Service Act of 2005

HR 2724 — Civilian Volunteer Service Reserve Act

HR 2456 — Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2005

HR 2128 — To suspend temporarily the duty on cosmetic bags with a flexible outer surface of reinforced or laminated polyvinyl chloride (PVC).

HR 1855 — To extend the temporary suspension of duty on magnesium aluminum hydroxide carbonate hydrate.

HR 1857 — To extend the temporary suspension of duty on polytetramethylene ether glycol.

HR 1854 — To suspend temporarily the duty on magnesium zinc aluminum hydroxide carbonate hydrate.

HR 1813 — To require the payment of interest on amounts owed by the United States pursuant to the reliquidation of certain entries under the Tariff Suspension and Trade Act of 2000 and the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004.

HR 1858 — To extend the temporary suspension of duty on cis-3-Hexen-1-ol.

HR 1856 — To extend the temporary duty suspension on C12-18 Alkenes.

HR 1742 — America's Better Classroom Act of 2005

HR 1472 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 167 East 124th Street in New York, New York, as the "Tito Puente Post Office Building".

HR 1435 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the foreign tax credit and the benefits of deferral to companies doing business directly or through subsidiaries in Sudan until the Government of Sudan takes demonstrable steps to end genocide in Sudan.

HR 1434 — To designate the Federal building to be constructed at 799 First Avenue in New York, New York, as the "Ronald H. Brown United States Mission to the United Nations Building".

HR 1432 — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., $1 Coin Act

HR 1433 — Thurgood Marshall Commemorative Coin Act

HR 1259 — To award a congressional gold medal on behalf of the Tuskegee Airmen, collectively, in recognition of their unique military record, which inspired revolutionary reform in the Armed Forces.

HR 1018 — Public Housing Tenants Respect Act of 2005

HR 824 — To award a congressional gold medal to Ray Charles in recognition of his many contributions to the Nation.

HR 677 — For the relief of Kadiatou Diallo, Laouratou Diallo, Ibrahima Diallo, Abdoul Diallo, Mamadou Bobo Diallo, Mamadou Pathe Diallo, Fatoumata Traore Diallo, Sankarela Diallo, and Marliatou Bah.

HR 662 — Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of 2005

HR 661 — Riayan Tejeda Memorial Act of 2005

HR 663 — Ex-Offenders Voting Rights Act of 2005

HR 660 — Ossie Davis Congressional Gold Medal Act

HR 188 — Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act

HJRES 40 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to a home.

HRES 847 — Honoring the life and accomplishments of Katherine Dunham and extending condolences to her family on her death.

HRES 859 — Honoring the life and accomplishments of Katherine Dunham and extending condolences to her family on her death.

HRES 497 — Recognizing and honoring the life and achievements of Constance Baker Motley, a judge for the United States District Court, Southern District of New York.

HRES 187 — Expressing support for a National Week of Reflection and Tolerance.

HRES 178 — Honoring the life of Betty Shabazz.

HRES 177 — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Sugar Ray Robinson should be recognized for his athletic achievements and commitment to young people.

HRES 176 — Honoring Dick Brown: New York's greatest ambassador to Washington.

HRES 179 — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that A. Philip Randolph should be recognized for his lifelong leadership and work to end discrimination and secure equal employment and labor opportunities for all Americans.

HCONRES 352 — Recognizing the contributions of the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in educating the people of the United States about the African-American migration experience, and for other purposes.

HCONRES 203 — Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should work expand membership in the Agreement on Government Procurement of the World Trade Organization and should urge the People's Republic of China to enter into immediate negotiations to join that agreement, and for other purposes.

HCONRES 175 — Acknowledging African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade in all of the Americas with an emphasis on descendants in Latin America and the Caribbean, recognizing the injustices suffered by these African descendants, and recommending that the United States and the international community work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean.

HCONRES 113 — Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a postage stamp commemorating Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.

HCONRES 114 — Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued by the United States Postal Service honoring Roy Campanella, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.

HCONRES 110 — Expressing the sense of Congress that Katherine Dunham should be recognized for her groundbreaking achievements in dance, theater, music, and education, as well as for her work as an activist striving for racial equality throughout the world.

HCONRES 116 — Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued by the United States Postal Service honoring Arthur Ashe, and that the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.

HCONRES 117 — Expressing the sense of Congress that Zora Neale Hurston should be recognized for her achievements as a novelist and anthropologist, and for her contributions to the Harlem Renaissance movement.

HCONRES 111 — Expressing the sense of Congress that Lionel Hampton should be honored for his contributions to American music.

HCONRES 118 — Expressing the sense of Congress that Madame C. J. Walker should be recognized for her achievements in business, her inventions, and her commitment to the African-American community.

HCONRES 109 — Honoring Army Specialist Shoshana Nyree Johnson, former prisoner of war in Iraq.

HCONRES 115 — Expressing the sense of Congress that Romare Howard Bearden should be recognized as one of the preeminent artists of the 20th century for his artistic genius and visual creativity in the depiction of the complexity and richness of African American life in the United States.

HCONRES 112 — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Lena Horne should be recognized as one of the most popular performers of the 1940s and 1950s and for her outspoken opposition to racial and social injustice.

HCONRES 119 — Expressing the sense of Congress that Arthur Schomburg should be recognized for his leadership and contributions in documenting, recording, and researching the historical contributions to society of peoples of African descent and for his efforts to combat racial and ethnic discrimination in the United States.

HCONRES 60 — Acknowledging African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade in all of the Americas with an emphasis on descendants in Latin America and the Caribbean, recognizing the injustices suffered by these African descendants, and recommending that the United States and the international community work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean.

HCONRES 48 — Calling for the removal of all restrictions from the public, the press, and military families in mourning that would prohibit their presence at the arrival at military installations in the United States or overseas of the remains of the Nation's fallen heroes, the members of the Armed Forces who have died in Iraq or Afghanistan, with the assurance that family requests for privacy will be respected.

HCONRES 57 — Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should grant a pardon to Marcus Mosiah Garvey to clear his name and affirm his innocence of crimes for which he was unjustly prosecuted and convicted.

HR 3396 — CURE Act of 2015

HR 2516 — VETS Act of 2015

HRES 384 — Calling for a formal end of the Korean War.

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HR 5914 — Public Housing Tenants Respect Act of 2010

HR 5741 — Universal National Service Act

HR 5160 — Haiti Economic Lift Program Act of 2010

HR 4691 — Temporary Extension Act of 2010

HR 4462 — To accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for the relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti.

HR 4337 — Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010

HR 4314 — To permit continued financing of Government operations.

HR 4284 — To extend the Generalized System of Preferences and the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes.

HR 4217 — Fiscal Year 2010 Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act, Part II

HR 4213 — Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010

HR 4169 — Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2009

HR 3933 — Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009

HR 3590 — Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

HR 3576 — Ex-Offenders Voting Rights Act of 2009

HR 3357 — To restore sums to the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes.

HR 2632 — Korean War Veterans Recognition Act

HR 2178 — Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2009

HR 1964 — National Black Clergy for the Elimination of HIV/AIDS Act of 2009

HR 1963 — To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that members of the Armed Forces who are being separated from active duty receive comprehensive employment assistance, job training assistance, and other transitional services, to require that such members receive a psychological evaluation in addition to the physical examination they receive as part of their separation from active duty, and for other purposes.

HR 1586 — FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act

HR 1576 — For the relief of Daniel Wachira.

HR 1540 — For the relief of Kadiatou Diallo, Sankerala Diallo, Ibrahima Diallo, Abdoul Diallo, Mamadou Bobo Diallo, and Mamadou Pathe Diallo.

HR 1528 — Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2009

HR 1531 — Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2009

HR 1529 — Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of 2009

HR 1530 — Free Trade With Cuba Act

HR 1512 — Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2009

HR 1504 — To require that, in the questionnaires used in the taking of any decennial census of population, a checkbox or other similar option be included so that respondents may indicate Dominican extraction or descent.

HR 1278 — Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act

HR 1235 — To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Ray Charles in recognition of his many contributions to the Nation.

HR 837 — To designate the Federal building located at 799 United Nations Plaza in New York, New York, as the "Ronald H. Brown United States Mission to the United Nations Building".

HR 598 — To provide for a portion of the economic recovery package relating to revenue measures, unemployment, and health.

HR 496 — Trade Enforcement Act of 2009

HJRES 86 — Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War and reaffirming the United States-Korea alliance.

HJRES 81 — Recognizing Madam C.J. Walker for her achievements as a trailblazing woman in business, philanthropist, and 20th century activist for social justice.

HRES 1349 — Recognizing Percy Sutton as one of the Nation's most influential political, civil rights, and business leaders, who, through his brilliance, courage, and compassion, inspired countless people in the United States.

HRES 246 — Expressing support for a National Week of Reflection and Tolerance.

HRES 162 — Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Ways and Means in the One Hundred Eleventh Congress.

HRES 149 — Honoring Dick Brown: New York's greatest ambassador to Washington.

HRES 148 — Recognizing and honoring the life and achievements of Constance Baker Motley, a judge for the United States District Court, Southern District of New York.

HRES 150 — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that A. Philip Randolph should be recognized for his lifelong leadership and work to end discrimination and secure equal employment and labor opportunities for all Americans.

HCONRES 277 — Expressing the sense of Congress that Lena Horne should be recognized as one of the most outstanding American entertainers of the 20th century, who broke racial barriers and created opportunities for generations of African American performers who followed in her footsteps.

HCONRES 68 — Expressing the sense of Congress that Clifton "Chuck" Sutton should be recognized for his contributions as a community leader, activist, business executive, and a role model to young African-Americans.

HCONRES 73 — Recognizing the 1807 Abolition of the Slave Trade Act, which banned the slave trade in the British Empire, allowed for the search and seizure of ships suspected of transporting enslaved people, and provided compensation for the freedom of slaves.

HCONRES 67 — Expressing the sense of Congress that Lena Horne should be recognized as one of the most popular performers of the 1940s and 1950s and for her outspoken opposition to racial and social injustice.

HCONRES 66 — Expressing the sense of Congress that Lionel Hampton should be honored for his contributions to American music.

HCONRES 65 — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that James Brown, also known as the "Godfather of Soul", should be recognized for his contributions to American music as one of the greatest and most influential entertainers of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s as an American cultural icon.

HCONRES 43 — Expressing the sense of Congress that Arthur Schomburg should be recognized for his leadership and contributions in documenting, recording, and researching the historical contributions to society of peoples of African descent and for his efforts to combat racial and ethnic discrimination in the United States.

HCONRES 46 — Honoring the life of Betty Shabazz.

HCONRES 45 — Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a postage stamp in commemoration of Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.

HCONRES 42 — Recognizing the contributions of the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in educating the people of the United States about the African-American migration experience, and for other purposes.

HCONRES 44 — Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should grant a pardon to Marcus Mosiah Garvey to clear his name and affirm his innocence of crimes for which he was unjustly prosecuted and convicted.

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HR 7327 — Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008

HR 7220 — To extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes.

HR 7222 — To extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes.

HR 7202 — Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2008

HR 7201 — Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008

HR 7066 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the work opportunity tax credit to include disconnected youth.

HR 7060 — Renewable Energy and Job Creation Tax Act of 2008

HR 7006 — Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008