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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 = "sres", congress = 108 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
108-sres-345 108 sres 345 A resolution expressing the Sense of the Senate that Congress should expand the supports and services available to grandparents and other relatives who are raising children when their biological parents have died or can no longer take care of them. Families 2004-04-28 2004-04-28 Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4504) Senate Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] NY D C001041 17 Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should establish new and expanded supports and services, such as respite care, housing, and subsidized guardianship, for grandparents and other relatives who are raising children inside and outside of the foster care system. Recognizes the commitment of grandparents and other relatives raising children whose parents are unable or unwilling to do so. Urges institutions and government entities to promote public policies that support such caregivers. 2023-01-15T04:48:55Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-resolution/345
108-sres-275 108 sres 275 A resolution to affirm the Defense of Marriage Act. Families 2003-11-25 2003-11-25 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S16031) Senate Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK] OK R N000102 6 Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) Congress should take whatever steps necessary to affirm the fact that marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of one man and one woman; (2) same-sex marriage is not a right, fundamental or otherwise, recognized in this country; (3) neither the U.S. Constitution nor any Federal law shall be construed to require that marital status or its legal incidents be conferred upon unmarried couples or groups; (4) the Defense of Marriage Act is a proper and constitutional exercise of Congress's powers under the effects clause of section 1 of Article IV; and (5) that no State, territory, or possession of the United States, or Indian tribe, shall be required to give effect to any public act, record, or judicial proceeding of any other State, territory, possession, or tribe respecting a relationship between persons of the same sex that is treated as a marriage under the laws of such entities, or a right or claim arising from such relationship. 2023-01-15T09:17:39Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-resolution/275
108-sres-52 108 sres 52 A resolution recognizing the social problem of child abuse and neglect, and supporting efforts to enhance public awareness of the problem. Families 2003-02-11 2003-03-26 Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4453-4454; text: CR S4453-4454) Senate Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] CO R C000077 22 (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on March 20, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) all Americans should keep the victims of child abuse and neglect in their thoughts and prayers; (2) all Americans should seek to break the cycle of child abuse and neglect and to give these victimized children hope for the future; (3) the faith community, nonprofit organizations, and volunteers across America should recommit themselves and mobilize their resources to assist these abused and neglected children; (4) the Senate supports the goals and ideas of the "Day of Hope," which will be observed on April 2, 2003, as part of Child Abuse Prevention Month; and (5) the Senate commends those working on behalf of abused and neglected children throughout the United States. 2023-01-15T23:03:25Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-resolution/52

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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);