Democratic rep — MS, District 4

Recent Votes

Nay

James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010

Dec 22, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

Yea

Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act

Dec 22, 2010 · Floor

Nay

Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act, 2011

Dec 22, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

Yea

FDA Food Safety Modernization Act

Dec 21, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

Yea

GPRA Modernization Act of 2010

Dec 21, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

Yea

America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010

Dec 21, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

Yea

Defense Level Playing Field Act

Dec 21, 2010 · Floor

Nay

Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.

Dec 21, 2010 · Floor

Yea

Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act

Dec 17, 2010 · Floor

Yea

Aiding Those Facing Foreclosure Act of 2010

Dec 17, 2010 · Floor

Nay

GPRA Modernization Act of 2010

Dec 17, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

Nay

Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 105) making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes.

Dec 17, 2010 · Floor

Nay

Providing for the sine die adjournment of the second session of the One Hundred Eleventh Congress.

Dec 17, 2010 · Floor

Not Voting

To establish a pilot program in certain United States district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges.

Dec 17, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

Yea

Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011

Dec 17, 2010 · Floor

Yea

To enact certain laws relating to public contracts as title 41, United States Code, "Public Contracts".

Dec 17, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

Yea

Honoring the accomplishments of Norman Yoshio Mineta, and for other purposes.

Dec 17, 2010 · Floor

Nay

Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010

Dec 17, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

Nay

International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2010

Dec 17, 2010 · Floor

Nay

Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R.4853) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, and for other purposes.

Dec 17, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010

Dec 16, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

A bill to require reports on the management of Arlington National Cemetery.

Dec 16, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2010

Dec 16, 2010 · Floor

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Nay

Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010

Dec 15, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

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Yea

Congratulating Gerda Weissmann Klein on being selected to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Dec 15, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Congratulating Auburn University quarterback and College Park, Georgia, native Cameron Newton on winning the 2010 Heisman Trophy for being the most outstanding college football player in the United States.

Dec 15, 2010 · Floor

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Nay

Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2965) to amend the Small Business Act with respect to the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program, and for other purposes.

Dec 15, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1449 West Avenue in Bronx, New York, as the "Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office".

Dec 15, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

A concurrent resolution recognizing the 45th anniversary of the White House Fellows Program.

Dec 15, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Expressing support for designation of January 23rd as "Ed Roberts Day".

Dec 15, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 600 Florida Avenue in Cocoa, Florida, as the "Harry T. and Harriette Moore Post Office".

Dec 15, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

To direct the Administrator of General Services to convey a parcel of real property in Houston, Texas, to the Military Museum of Texas, and for other purposes.

Dec 14, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Census Oversight Efficiency and Management Reform Act of 2010

Dec 14, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site Designation Act

Dec 14, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Access to Criminal History Records for State Sentencing Commissions Act of 2010

Dec 9, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010

Dec 9, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

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Nay

Removal Clarification Act of 2010

Dec 9, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

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Yea

Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2010

Dec 8, 2010 · Floor

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Nay

Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 5281) to amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify and improve certain provisions relating to the removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts, and for other purposes.

Dec 8, 2010 · Floor

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Nay

Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act, 2011

Dec 8, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

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Yea

Recognizing and supporting the efforts of Welcome Back Veterans to augment the services provided by the Departments of Defense and Veterans' Affairs in providing timely and world-class care for veterans and members of the Armed Forces suffering from PTSD and related psychiatric disorders.

Dec 8, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Guarantee of a Legitimate Deal Act of 2010

Dec 8, 2010 · Floor

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Nay

Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 3082) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.

Dec 8, 2010 · Floor

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Nay

Honoring the 2500th anniversary of the Battle of Marathon.

Dec 8, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the National Council for International Visitors, and expressing support for designation of February 16, 2011, as "Citizen Diplomacy Day".

Dec 8, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2010

Dec 8, 2010 · Floor

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Nay

Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.

Dec 8, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Expressing support for designation of 2011 as "World Veterinary Year" to bring attention to and show appreciation for the veterinary profession on its 250th anniversary.

Dec 8, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Supporting the goal of eradicating illicit marijuana cultivation on Federal lands and calling on the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to develop a coordinated strategy to permanently dismantle Mexican drug trafficking organizations and other criminal groups operating on Federal lands.

Dec 8, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Congratulating imprisoned Chinese democracy advocate Liu Xiaobo on the award of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize.

Dec 8, 2010 · Floor

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Nay

Seniors Protection Act of 2010

Dec 8, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Expressing support for the designation of March as National Essential Tremor Awareness Month.

Dec 7, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Recognizing the centennial of the City of Lilburn, Georgia and supporting the goals and ideals of a City of Lilburn Day.

Dec 7, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 111 North 6th Street in St. Louis, Missouri, as the "Earl Wilson, Jr. Post Office".

Dec 7, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

In the matter of Representative Charles B. Rangel.

Dec 2, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Expressing support for designation of May as "Child Advocacy Center Month" and commending the National Child Advocacy Center in Huntsville, Alabama, on their 25th anniversary in 2010.

Dec 2, 2010 · Floor

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Nay

Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010

Dec 2, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

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Yea

Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010

Dec 2, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010

Dec 2, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

To amend section 17 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to include a condition of receipt of funds under the child and adult care food program.

Dec 2, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a National Day of Recognition for Parents of Special Needs Children should be established.

Dec 2, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Expressing support for the designation of the month of October as National Work and Family Month.

Dec 2, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Supporting the goals and ideals of National GEAR UP Day.

Dec 2, 2010 · Floor

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Not Voting

Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4853) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.

Dec 2, 2010 · Floor

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Not Voting

Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4853) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.

Dec 2, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Commending the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas, for its outstanding support in creating a unique and lasting partnership with Little Rock Air Force Base, members of the Armed Forces stationed there, and their families.

Dec 1, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Honoring Fort Drum's soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division for their past and continuing contributions to the security of the United States.

Dec 1, 2010 · Floor

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Nay

Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes.

Dec 1, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Honoring and saluting golf legend Juan Antonio "Chi Chi" Rodriguez for his commitment to Latino youth programs of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute.

Dec 1, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Condemning North Korea in the strongest terms for its unprovoked military attack against South Korea on November 23, 2010.

Dec 1, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Supporting the goal of ensuring that all Holocaust survivors in the United States are able to live with dignity, comfort, and security in their remaining years.

Dec 1, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 101) making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes.

Dec 1, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 3307) to reauthorize child nutrition programs, and for other purposes.

Dec 1, 2010 · Floor

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Nay

Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 3307) to reauthorize child nutrition programs, and for other purposes.

Dec 1, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Recognizing and honoring the National Guard on the occasion of its 374rd anniversary.

Nov 30, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Honoring and recognizing the exemplary service and sacrifice of the 60th Air Mobility Wing, the 349th Air Mobility Wing, the 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force, and the 615th Contingency Response Wing civilians and families serving at Travis Air Force Base, California.

Nov 30, 2010 · Floor

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Nay

Claims Resolution Act of 2010

Nov 30, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

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Not Voting

Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 4783) to accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for the relief of victims of the earthquake in Chile, and to extend the period from which such contributions for the relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti may be accelerated.

Nov 30, 2010 · Floor

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Not Voting

Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Mesothelioma Awareness Day.

Nov 29, 2010 · Floor

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Not Voting

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 655 Centre Street in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, as the "Lance Corporal Alexander Scott Arredondo, United States Marine Corps Post Office Building".

Nov 29, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

A bill to extend the deadline for Social Services Block Grant expenditures of supplemental funds appropriated following disasters occurring in 2008.

Nov 18, 2010 · Floor

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Nay

Emergency Unemployment Compensation Continuation Act

Nov 18, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Telework Enhancement Act of 2010

Nov 18, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

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Nay

Providing for the consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1722) to require the head of each executive agency to establish and implement a policy under which employees shall be authorized to telework, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.

Nov 18, 2010 · Floor

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Nay

Providing for the consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1722) to require the head of each executive agency to establish and implement a policy under which employees shall be authorized to telework, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.

Nov 18, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Congratulating Joe Paterno on his 400th win as Penn State Nittany Lions football head coach.

Nov 17, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2 Government Center in Fall River, Massachusetts, as the "Sergeant Robert Barrett Post Office Building".

Nov 17, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act of 2010

Nov 17, 2010 · Veto

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Nay

Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate.

Nov 17, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Recognizing Brooklyn Botanic Garden on its 100th anniversary as the preeminent horticultural attraction in the borough of Brooklyn and its longstanding commitment to environmental stewardship and education for the City of New York.

Nov 16, 2010 · Floor

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Not Voting

Congratulates the town of Tarboro, North Carolina, on the occasion of its 250th anniversary.

Nov 16, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Recognizing Gail Abarbanel and the Rape Treatment Center, and for other purposes.

Nov 16, 2010 · Floor

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Not Voting

Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the successful and substantial contributions of the amendments to the patent and trademark laws that were initially enacted in 1980 by Public Law 96-517 (commonly referred to as the "Bayh-Dole Act") on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of its enactment.

Nov 15, 2010 · Floor

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Not Voting

Recognizing the 50th anniversary of Ruby Bridges desegregating a previously all-White public elementary school.

Nov 15, 2010 · Floor

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Not Voting

Copyright Cleanup, Clarification, and Corrections Act of 2010

Nov 15, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

To clarify the availability of existing funds for political status education in the Territory of Guam, and for other purposes.

Sep 30, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

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Nay

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011

Sep 30, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

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Yea

Federal Election Integrity Act of 2010

Sep 30, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Plain Writing Act of 2010

Sep 30, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

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Yea

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010

Sep 30, 2010 · Floor

Sponsored Bills

To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 to improve the Littoral Combat Ship program of the Navy.

HR 6494 · 111th Congress

To direct the Secretary of the Army to seek to enter into certain contracts regarding roller systems.

HR 6187 · 111th Congress

To direct the Secretary of the Army to seek to enter into certain contracts regarding the self-protective adaptive roller kit II system.

HR 6157 · 111th Congress

To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 to extend the authority of the Secretary of the Navy to enter into multiyear contracts for F/A-18E, F/A-18F, and EA-18G aircraft.

HR 6102 · 111th Congress

Recognizing the University of Southern Mississippi for 100 years of service and excellence in higher education.

HRES 1218 · 111th Congress

To provide for the withdrawal of the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement.

HR 4759 · 111th Congress

Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2009

HR 1264 · 111th Congress

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 103 West Main Street in McLain, Mississippi, as the "Major Ed W. Freeman Post Office".

HR 1284 · 111th Congress

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to waive the deadline on the construction of GO Zone property which is eligible for bonus depreciation.

HR 5612 · 110th Congress

Recreational Boating Act of 2007

HR 2550 · 110th Congress

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Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2007

HR 920 · 110th Congress

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Recognizing the dedication of the employees at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Stennis Space Center who, during and after Hurricane Katrina's assault on Mississippi, provided shelter and medical care to storm evacuees and logistical support for storm recovery efforts, while effectively maintaining critical facilities at the Center.

HRES 948 · 109th Congress

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Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Flood Insurance Buy-In Act of 2005

HR 3922 · 109th Congress

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To designate the parcel of land containing the facility of the Agricultural Research Service of the Department of Agriculture located at State Highway 26 West in Poplarville, Mississippi, as the "Thad Cochran Southern Horticultural Laboratory Site".

HR 231 · 109th Congress

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To designate the parcel of land containing the facility of the Agricultural Research Service of the Department of Agriculture located at State Highway 26 West in Poplarville, Mississippi, as the "Thad Cochran Southern Horticultural Laboratory Site".

HR 5248 · 108th Congress

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To condition United States military cooperation with the government of Bulgaria within the territory of Bulgaria on the certification by the Secretary of Defense that United States citizens and corporations are afforded full due process of law in Bulgaria and that certain United States legal decisions against Bulgarian nationals have been satisfied.

HR 4572 · 108th Congress

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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that certain trust funds are outside the budget of the United States.

HJRES 88 · 108th Congress

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To designate the facility of the Agriculture Research Service of the Department of Agriculture located at State Highway 26 West in Poplarville, Mississippi, as the "Thad Cochran Southern Horticultural Laboratory".

HR 3372 · 108th Congress

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Mississippi Gulf Coast National Heritage Area Act

HR 2689 · 108th Congress

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Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 22) proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

HRES 275 · 108th Congress

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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 115 West Pine Street in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, as the "Major Henry A. Commiskey, Sr. Post Office Building".

HR 2438 · 108th Congress

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BRAC Repeal Act of 2003

HR 1638 · 108th Congress

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