SCR-4: Urging the government of the Republic of Turkey to uphold and safeguard religious and human rights, cease discrimination against the Ecumenical Patriarchate and recognize its international status, grant the Ecumenical Patriarchate the authority to determine ecclesiastical succession and the right to train clergy of all nationalities, and respect the property rights of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the human rights of its personnel.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Huffman
Received By The Secretary Of The Senate on 01/03/2011
You have voted SCR-4: Urging the government of the Republic of Turkey to uphold and safeguard religious and human rights, cease discrimination against the Ecumenical Patriarchate and recognize its international status, grant the Ecumenical Patriarchate the authority to determine ecclesiastical succession and the right to train clergy of all nationalities, and respect the property rights of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the human rights of its personnel..
SCR-36: Urging the members of the Texas congressional delegation to provide to the legislature a cost analysis of the exact funding necessary for full enforcement of all immigration laws in Texas and to immediately report back to the legislature as to the status of that funding and directing the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house to send a delegation of members from both chambers to meet with members of Congress and members of the executive branch to discuss the border security crisis.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jane Nelson
Referred To State Affairs on 05/02/2011
You have voted SCR-36: Urging the members of the Texas congressional delegation to provide to the legislature a cost analysis of the exact funding necessary for full enforcement of all immigration laws in Texas and to immediately report back to the legislature as to the status of that funding and directing the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house to send a delegation of members from both chambers to meet with members of Congress and members of the executive branch to discuss the border security crisis..
You have voted SCR-26: Urging Congress to ensure that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are adequate for the purchase of a healthy diet..
You have voted SCR-20: Urging the United States Congress to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases for stationary sources..
SCR-2: Urging Congress to reauthorize the Water Resources Development Act of 2007, Section 5056, and to appropriate sufficient funds so that efforts to solve the salt problem in the Amistad International Reservoir can continue.
Sponsored by: Sen. Carlos Uresti
Signed By The Governor on 06/17/2011
You have voted SCR-2: Urging Congress to reauthorize the Water Resources Development Act of 2007, Section 5056, and to appropriate sufficient funds so that efforts to solve the salt problem in the Amistad International Reservoir can continue..
SCR-14: Affirming the pride of all Texans in both our one and indivisible national union and our one and indivisible state, claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to cease and desist from certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jane Nelson
Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 05/12/2011
You have voted SCR-14: Affirming the pride of all Texans in both our one and indivisible national union and our one and indivisible state, claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to cease and desist from certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed..
SCR-1: Claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the United States Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to cease and desist certain mandates, affirming that the right to keep and bear arms was reserved to the states, and providing that all compulsory federal legislation be prohibited or repealed.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jane Nelson
Co-author Authorized on 02/07/2011
You have voted SCR-1: Claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the United States Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to cease and desist certain mandates, affirming that the right to keep and bear arms was reserved to the states, and providing that all compulsory federal legislation be prohibited or repealed..
HR-523: Honoring the legacy of community service of the post office in Campbellton and urging Congress to direct the U.S. Postal Service to continue operating the Campbellton Post Office in Atascosa County.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jose Aliseda
Reported Enrolled on 04/01/2011
You have voted HR-523: Honoring the legacy of community service of the post office in Campbellton and urging Congress to direct the U.S. Postal Service to continue operating the Campbellton Post Office in Atascosa County..
HR-243: Expressing opposition to H.R. 3424 and to any other tax proposal that would limit the use of reinsurance by non-U.S.-based insurance companies.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charlie Franklin Howard
Reported Enrolled on 05/19/2011
You have voted HR-243: Expressing opposition to H.R. 3424 and to any other tax proposal that would limit the use of reinsurance by non-U.S.-based insurance companies..
HR-1971: Urging the nation's commander in chief, the executive branch of the federal government, and the United States Congress to assign top priority to alleviating the backlog of disability claims by U.S. veterans.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lois Kolkhorst
Referred To Defense & Veterans' Affairs on 05/16/2011
You have voted HR-1971: Urging the nation's commander in chief, the executive branch of the federal government, and the United States Congress to assign top priority to alleviating the backlog of disability claims by U.S. veterans..
HR-1955: Urging the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to withdraw its proposal to list the dunes sagebrush lizard under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Perry
Reported Enrolled on 05/27/2011
You have voted HR-1955: Urging the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to withdraw its proposal to list the dunes sagebrush lizard under the Endangered Species Act of 1973..
You have voted HR-1694: Commending President Barack Obama, intelligence personnel, and members of the armed forces for the successful completion of their operation..
You have voted HR-1684: Commending President Barack Obama, intelligence personnel, and members of the armed forces for the successful completion of their operation..
HJR-130: Meeting requirements of the United States Department of Education concerning federal student aid by naming private institutions of higher education in the State of Texas that are authorized to operate educational programs beyond secondary education, including programs leading to a degree or certificate.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Birdwell
Signed By The Governor on 06/17/2011
You have voted HJR-130: Meeting requirements of the United States Department of Education concerning federal student aid by naming private institutions of higher education in the State of Texas that are authorized to operate educational programs beyond secondary education, including programs leading to a degree or certificate..