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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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3 rows where bill_type = "hconres", congress = 98 and policy_area = "Families" sorted by introduced_date descending

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  • hconres · 3 ✖
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
98-hconres-301 98 hconres 301 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that States should establish clearinghouses to provide information on missing children. Families 1984-05-08 1984-06-01 Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. House Rep. Lewis, Thomas F. [R-FL-12] FL R L000295 68 Expresses the sense of the Congress that each State should establish a clearinghouse, to work in conjunction with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, to provide information on missing children within the State. Declares that each clearinghouse should: (1) provide a centralized file for statewide exchange of information; (2) cooperate with State law enforcement agencies; (3) work as a liaison between public and private organizations; (4) provide a toll-free in- State telephone line to allow persons to report missing children; (5) provide a directory of State resources; (6) publish monthly bulletins; (7) distribute emergency flyers; and (8) train individuals in the operation of the clearinghouse. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/301
98-hconres-45 98 hconres 45 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a uniform State act should be developed and adopted which provides grandparents with adequate rights to petition State courts for privileges to visit their grandchildren following the dissolution (because of divorce, separation, or death) of the marriage of such grandchildren's parents, and for other purposes. Families 1983-02-07 1983-05-12 Committee on Judiciary. Referred jointly to the Subcommittee on Separation of Powers. House Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-19] NY D B000432 59 Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws should develop a model State act (and interstate recognition and enforcement procedures) providing grandparents with adequate rights to petition in State courts for privileges to visit their grandchildren after a dissolution of the parents' marriage; (2) States should adopt such model State act; and (3) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the National Center for Child Abuse and Neglect, should provide technical assistance to States in developing guidelines which help determine the "best interests of the child" in such cases and which take into account the ability of grandparents to help satisfy such child's need for continuity of care. 2026-01-07T14:44:51Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/45
98-hconres-6 98 hconres 6 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should enact statutes encouraging the courts to consider joint custody of minor children in marital divorce settlements before all other alternatives. Families 1983-01-03 1983-02-09 Referred to Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations. House Rep. Long, Clarence D. [D-MD-2] MD D L000413 0 Expresses the sense of the Congress that the States should enact statutes encouraging the courts to consider joint custody of minor children in marital divorce settlements before all other possible alternatives. 2021-06-29T19:54:43Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/6

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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);