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Conservative Activity Archives (107th Congress):
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Effective this Wednesday, September 17th, the Department of Homeland Security is expected to start using a controversially rewritten citizenship oath taken by new U.S. citizens. Oath of Allegiance

To read a letter from Ed Meese of the Heritage Foundation to Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, urging him to reconsider implementing this new oath, click here:

FY 2004 Department of Defense Appropriations Policy Brief:  H.R. 2658

National Defense Authorization Act for FY 04  H.R. 1588 Policy Brief

Pentagon Briefing: The latest evidence of Iraq's violations of U.N. resolutions and the 49 countries who have joined the Coalition for the immediate disarmament of Iraq.

The President's 2003 Supplemental Appropriations request: to support Department of Defense operations in Iraq

RSC has compiled some facts about Palestinian terrorism’s direct effects on the United States.  

 

 

       
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Congress Responds to Terrorist Attack  Updated 1/16/03

· Use of Force Against Iraq—Signed into law by the President
· Department of Homeland Security—Signed into law by the President
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Arming PilotsSigned into law by the President
· FY2002 Supplemental Appropriations Package—Signed into law by the President
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Homeland Security Information SharingSigned into law by the President
· Wastewater Treatment Works Security
· Extended Public Safety Officers Benefits—Signed into law by the President
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Medical Emergency Centers—Signed into law by the President
· Extending Unemployment Assistance—Signed into law by the President
· Enhancing Border Security—Signed into law by the President
· Implementing Anti-Terrorist Conventions—Signed into law by the President
· Bioterrorism Preparation and Response—Signed into law by the President
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Punishing Terrorist Hoaxes
· Aviation Security
Signed into law by the President
· Expansion of Anti-Terrorism Powers
· Money Laundering Provisions of USA PATRIOT
Signed into law by the President
· Terrorism Reinsurance
Signed into law by the President
· Bioterrorism Enforcement
· Airline Assistance and Victim Compensation
Signed into law by the President
· Use of Force
Signed into law by the President
· $40 Billion Supplemental Appropriations Package
Signed into law by the President
· Expedited Payments to Law Enforcement
Signed into law by the President
· War Bonds
· Victims Tax Relief
Signed into law by the President
·  Allowing Entrance of Non-Citizen Informants
Signed into law by the President
· Resolution Condemning the Attack
Signed into law by the President
· Resolution of American Solidarity

· Remembrance Day
Signed into law by the President
· Flags to Victims and Families
Effective
· "God Bless America"
· Memorializing Fallen Firefighters
Signed into law by the President
· Sorrow for First Responders
· Honoring the Passengers and Crew of United Airlines Flight 93
· Condemning Bigotry
Effective
· Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor
Effective
· Commending the Armed Forces
· Awarding Congressional Gold Medals
· Honoring the Secret Service
Effective
· Honoring the Customs Service
Effective
· Honoring the National Guard and Department of Defense
Effective
· Paying Tribute to the Workers at Ground Zero
Effective
· Flight 93 National Memorial
Signed into law by the President
· Victims of Terrorism Memorial
· Expressing Gratitude for Cleanup Efforts
Effective
· Special Meeting of Congress in New York
Effective
· Appreciation for the British Prime Minister
Effective

 

   

 

 
U.S. Department of State: Release of the 2002 "Patterns of Global Terrorism"  Annual Report
     
Organizational Chart of the new Homeland Security Department
     
RSC report: U.S. Aid to terrorist Nations
     
National Defense in Crisis: A Special Report prepared by Congressman Duncan Hunter, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Military Research and Development.
     
3/26/03, Message of the Week:   "Congress must quickly pass a supplemental appropriations bill for Operation Iraqi Freedom."
     
3/19/03, Message of the Week:  "Only Saddam Hussein can stop the war."
     
3/5/03, Message of the Week: "Saddam Hussein is an immediate threat to the United States and its allies and must be disarmed and removed from power."
     
1/29 - 2/ 4, 2003, Message of the Week:  "As outlaw regimes continue to threaten America and its allies, now is the time to steel our resolve and America's military."
     
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