H.Res. 1067: Recognizing Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory as one of the world's premier science and research institutions.

109th Congress · introduced 2006-09-29 · Commemorations · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Science.

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Where it came from: introduced 2006-09-29 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Recognizing Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory as one of the world's premier science and research institutions.

Plain summary

Recognizes the outstanding and unique role that the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley, California) has played over the past 75 years in the scientific and technological advancement of our Nation and of the world. Praises the Laboratory on its great flexibility and foresight in moving from being one of the Nation's original prominent physics laboratories to a highly diversified scientific laboratory of world prominence in a variety of fields. Congratulates the Laboratory's dedicated employees past and present who have worked to make the institution one of the greatest research resources in the world. Encourages the laboratory to continue its leadership in pushing the scientific frontiers as we work to address unprecedented challenges whose solutions are grounded in science and technology.

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Official text

Recognizing Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory as one of the world's premier science and research institutions.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3] · 1 cosponsors

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hres1067.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hres>

Record fed-us-cong109-hres1067 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109