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Congressional bills and resolutions from Congress.gov, filtered to policy areas relevant to environmental, health, agriculture, and wildlife regulation.

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4 rows where bill_type = "hconres", congress = 105 and policy_area = "Families" sorted by introduced_date descending

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bill_id congress bill_type bill_number title policy_area introduced_date ▲ latest_action_date latest_action_text origin_chamber sponsor_name sponsor_state sponsor_party sponsor_bioguide_id cosponsor_count summary_text update_date url
105-hconres-202 105 hconres 202 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Federal Government should acknowledge the importance of at-home parents and should not discriminate against families who forego a second income in order for a mother or father to be at home with their children. Families 1998-01-27 1998-04-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. House Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19] PA R G000291 57 Declares that the Congress recognizes that: (1) parents choose many legitimate forms of child care to meet their individual needs; (2) child care needs of at-home parents and working parents should be given careful consideration by the Congress; and (3) any quality child care proposal should reflect careful consideration of providing financial relief for those families where there is an at-home parent. Calls for no bias against at-home parents, and recognizes and applauds their sacrifices and efforts. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/202
105-hconres-182 105 hconres 182 Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to child custody, child abuse, and victims of domestic and family violence. Families 1997-10-30 1997-11-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime. House Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8] MD R M000941 15 Expresses the sense of the Congress that for purposes of determining child custody it is in the best interest of children to have a presumption that children should have their main physical residence with the primary caretaker parent (unless that parent is unfit). Declares that it is not in the best interest of children to: (1) force parents to share custody over parental objection, or when there is a history of domestic or family violence; (2) punish abused or protective parents who protect themselves or their children; (3) presume that allegations of domestic and family violence are likely to be false, or made for tactical advantage during custody and divorce proceedings; and (4) make "friendly parent" provisions a factor when there is an abusive parent. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) child abuse and child sexual abuse allegations should be investigated regardless of when raised or whether the child has recanted the allegation; (2) States should be more protective of victims of family and domestic violence in custody and visitation determinations and not order mediation, couples counseling, shared custody, mutual orders of protection, unsupervised visitation, or other measures when they may endanger such victims; and (3) States should provide training in domestic violence and child abuse, as they impact custody, child support and visitation determinations, to all professionals who interact with children and parents. 2019-11-15T21:33:29Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/182
105-hconres-127 105 hconres 127 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Nation must place greater emphasis on helping young Americans to develop habits of good character that are essential to their own well-being and to that of our communities. Families 1997-07-28 1997-07-28 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. House Rep. Clement, Bob [D-TN-5] TN D C000503 40 Expresses the sense of the Congress that it: (1) supports and encourages character building initiatives in schools across the Nation; and (2) urges colleges and universities to affirm that the development of character is one of the primary goals of higher education. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/127
105-hconres-70 105 hconres 70 Expressing the sense of the Congress that State and local governments should be encouraged, and have the right, to pass laws and ordinances designed to preserve and protect the safety and well-being of young people. Families 1997-05-01 1997-05-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime. House Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4] MN D V000087 5 Declares that State and local governments should be encouraged, and have the right, to enact laws and ordinances designed to preserve and protect the safety and well-being of young people, including laws and ordinances that seek to ban the possession of firearms and other weapons in public facilities by individuals other than protection and security personnel. 2019-11-15T21:33:14Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/70

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CREATE TABLE legislation (
    bill_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
    congress INTEGER,
    bill_type TEXT,
    bill_number INTEGER,
    title TEXT,
    policy_area TEXT,
    introduced_date TEXT,
    latest_action_date TEXT,
    latest_action_text TEXT,
    origin_chamber TEXT,
    sponsor_name TEXT,
    sponsor_state TEXT,
    sponsor_party TEXT,
    sponsor_bioguide_id TEXT,
    cosponsor_count INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
    summary_text TEXT,
    update_date TEXT,
    url TEXT
);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_congress ON legislation(congress);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_type ON legislation(bill_type);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_policy ON legislation(policy_area);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_date ON legislation(introduced_date);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_sponsor ON legislation(sponsor_name);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_sponsor_bioguide ON legislation(sponsor_bioguide_id);