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1. S.RES.30 : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for the United States to address global climate change through the negotiation of fair and effective international commitments.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 1/16/2007)      Cosponsors (28)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 3/29/2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 101.

2. S.RES.95 : A resolution designating March 25, 2007, as "Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy".
Sponsor: Sen Specter, Arlen [PA] (introduced 3/6/2007)      Cosponsors (57)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/15/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

3. S.RES.141 : A resolution urging all member countries of the International Commission of the International Tracing Service who have yet to ratify the May 2006 amendments to the 1955 Bonn Accords to expedite the ratification process to allow for open access to the Holocaust archives located at Bad Arolsen, Germany.
Sponsor: Sen Clinton, Hillary Rodham [NY] (introduced 4/10/2007)      Cosponsors (13)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 5/1/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

4. S.RES.155 : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on efforts to control violence and strengthen the rule of law in Guatemala.
Sponsor: Sen Dodd, Christopher J. [CT] (introduced 4/18/2007)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 5/1/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

5. S.RES.175 : A resolution recognizing the 59th anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel.
Sponsor: Sen Brownback, Sam [KS] (introduced 4/26/2007)      Cosponsors (27)
Latest Major Action: 4/26/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

6. S.RES.203 : A resolution calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to use its unique influence and economic leverage to stop genocide and violence in Darfur, Sudan.
Sponsor: Sen Menendez, Robert [NJ] (introduced 5/16/2007)      Cosponsors (27)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 7/30/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.

7. S.RES.214 : A resolution calling upon the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to immediately release Dr. Haleh Esfandiari.
Sponsor: Sen Cardin, Benjamin L. [MD] (introduced 5/24/2007)      Cosponsors (8)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

8. S.RES.276 : A resolution calling for the urgent deployment of a robust and effective multinational peacekeeping mission with sufficient size, resources, leadership, and mandate to protect civilians in Darfur, Sudan, and for efforts to strengthen the renewal of a just and inclusive peace process.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 7/19/2007)      Cosponsors (39)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 7/31/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.

9. S.RES.321 : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 9/19/2007)      Cosponsors (37)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 9/19/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

10. S.RES.339 : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the situation in Burma.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 10/1/2007)      Cosponsors (26)
Latest Major Action: 10/1/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

11. S.RES.356 : A resolution affirming that any offensive military action taken against Iran must be explicitly approved by Congress before such action may be initiated.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 10/25/2007)      Cosponsors (13)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 10/25/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

12. S.RES.455 : A resolution calling for peace in Darfur.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 2/14/2008)      Cosponsors (41)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 3/5/2008 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

13. S.RES.476 : A resolution designating March 25, 2008, as "Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy".
Sponsor: Sen Specter, Arlen [PA] (introduced 3/7/2008)      Cosponsors (54)
Latest Major Action: 3/7/2008 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

14. S.RES.522 : A resolution recognizing the 60th anniversary of the founding of the modern State of Israel and reaffirming the bonds of close friendship and cooperation between the United States and Israel.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 4/17/2008)      Cosponsors (99)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 4/22/2008 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

15. S.RES.656 : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the terrorist attacks committed against the United States of America on September 11, 2001.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 9/11/2008)      Cosponsors (99)
Latest Major Action: 9/11/2008 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

16. S.RES.660 : A resolution condemning ongoing sales of arms to belligerents in Sudan, including the Government of Sudan, and calling for both a cessation of such sales and an expansion of the United Nations embargo on arms sales to Sudan.
Sponsor: Sen Nelson, Bill [FL] (introduced 9/15/2008)      Cosponsors (29)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 9/27/2008 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

17. S.RES.684 : A resolution calling for a comprehensive strategy to address the crisis in Darfur, Sudan.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 9/24/2008)      Cosponsors (29)
Latest Major Action: 9/24/2008 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

18. S.J.RES.9 : A joint resolution to revise United States policy on Iraq.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 3/8/2007)      Cosponsors (40)
Latest Major Action: 3/15/2007 Failed of passage/not agreed to in Senate. Status: Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 50. Record Vote Number: 75.
Note: Pursuant to the order of March 15, 2007, having failed to achieve the required 60 votes in the affirmative, Record Vote Number: 75 was vitiated and the resolution was returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 72.

19. S.J.RES.16 : A joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003.
Sponsor: Sen McConnell, Mitch [KY] (introduced 6/14/2007)      Cosponsors (60)
Committees: Senate Finance
Senate Reports: 110-146
Latest Major Action: 8/29/2007 By Senator Baucus from Committee on Finance filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/03/2007. Report No. 110-146.
Note: For further action, see H.J.RES.44 , which became Public Law 110-52 on 8/1/2007.

20. S.J.RES.37 : A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should sign the Declaration of the Oslo Conference on Cluster Munitions and future instruments banning cluster munitions that cause unacceptable harm to civilians.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 6/3/2008)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 6/3/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

21. S.J.RES.41 : A joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003.
Sponsor: Sen McConnell, Mitch [KY] (introduced 6/12/2008)      Cosponsors (38)
Committees: Senate Finance
Senate Reports: 110-444
Latest Major Action: 8/1/2008 By Senator Baucus from Committee on Finance filed written report. Report No. 110-444.
Note: For further action, see H.J.RES.93 , which became Public Law 110-287 on 7/29/2008.

22. S.119 : A bill to prohibit profiteering and fraud relating to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Leahy, Patrick J. [VT] (introduced 1/4/2007)      Cosponsors (21)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Senate Reports: 110-66
Latest Major Action: 5/15/2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 148.

23. S.185 : A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States.
Sponsor: Sen Specter, Arlen [PA] (introduced 1/4/2007)      Cosponsors (31)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Senate Reports: 110-90
Latest Major Action: 6/26/2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 220.

24. S.576 : A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights.
Sponsor: Sen Dodd, Christopher J. [CT] (introduced 2/13/2007)      Cosponsors (13)
Committees: Senate Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/13/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

25. S.594 : A bill to limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster munitions.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 2/14/2007)      Cosponsors (22)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

26. S.721 : A bill to allow travel between the United States and Cuba.
Sponsor: Sen Enzi, Michael B. [WY] (introduced 3/1/2007)      Cosponsors (24)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 3/1/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

27. S.727 : A bill to improve and expand geographic literacy among kindergarten through grade 12 students in the United States by improving professional development programs for kindergarten through grade 12 teachers offered through institutions of higher education.
Sponsor: Sen Cochran, Thad [MS] (introduced 3/1/2007)      Cosponsors (24)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 3/1/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

28. S.767 : A bill to increase fuel economy standards for automobiles and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 3/6/2007)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

29. S.768 : A bill to increase fuel economy standards for automobiles and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 3/6/2007)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

30. S.805 : A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to assist countries in sub-Saharan Africa in the effort to achieve internationally recognized goals in the treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS and other major diseases and the reduction of maternal and child mortality by improving human health care capacity and improving retention of medical health professionals in sub-Saharan Africa, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 3/7/2007)      Cosponsors (30)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Senate Reports: 110-192
Latest Major Action: 10/9/2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 414.

31. S.823 : A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to facilitating the development of microbicides for preventing transmission of HIV/AIDS and other diseases, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 3/8/2007)      Cosponsors (18)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

32. S.838 : A bill to authorize funding for eligible joint ventures between United States and Israeli businesses and academic persons, to establish the International Energy Advisory Board, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Smith, Gordon H. [OR] (introduced 3/12/2007)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Senate Reports: 110-176
Latest Major Action: 9/17/2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 374.

33. S.844 : A bill to provide for the protection of unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 3/12/2007)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/12/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

34. S.968 : A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide increased assistance for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Boxer, Barbara [CA] (introduced 3/22/2007)      Cosponsors (14)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Senate Reports: 110-193
Latest Major Action: 10/9/2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 415.
Note: For further action, see H.R.1532 , which became Public Law 110-392 on 10/13/2008.

35. S.991 : A bill to establish the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation under the authorities of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 3/27/2007)      Cosponsors (49)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 3/27/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

36. S.1175 : A bill to end the use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 4/19/2007)      Cosponsors (35)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 4/24/2007 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Note: For further action, see S.2135 , which became Public Law 110-340 on 10/3/2008.

37. S.1216 : A bill to allow certain nationals of Mexico entering the State of New Mexico on a temporary basis to travel up to 100 miles from the international border between the State of New Mexico and Mexico, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Domenici, Pete V. [NM] (introduced 4/25/2007)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 4/25/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

38. S.1246 : A bill to establish and maintain a wildlife global animal information network for surveillance internationally to combat the growing threat of emerging diseases that involve wild animals, such as bird flu, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Lieberman, Joseph I. [CT] (introduced 4/26/2007)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 4/26/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

39. S.1642 : A bill to extend the authorization of programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Kennedy, Edward M. [MA] (introduced 6/18/2007)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Senate Reports: 110-231
Latest Major Action: 7/26/2007 Held at the desk.
Note: For further action, see H.R.4137 , which became Public Law 110-315 on 8/14/2008.

40. S.1673 : A bill to facilitate the export of United States agricultural products to Cuba as authorized by the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000, to remove impediments to the export to Cuba of medical devices and medicines, to allow travel to Cuba by United States citizens, to establish an agricultural export promotion program with respect to Cuba, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Baucus, Max [MT] (introduced 6/21/2007)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 12/11/2007 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Finance. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-937.

41. S.1744 : A bill to prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Sponsor: Sen Boxer, Barbara [CA] (introduced 6/28/2007)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 6/28/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

42. S.1806 : A bill to restore to the judiciary the power to decide all trademark and trade name cases arising under the laws and treaties of the United States by repealing the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, and commercial names and impediments to registration of such marks, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Leahy, Patrick J. [VT] (introduced 7/17/2007)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/17/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

43. S.2088 : A bill to place reasonable limitations on the use of National Security Letters, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI] (introduced 9/25/2007)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 4/23/2008 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

44. S.2130 : A bill to express the sense of the Senate on the need for a comprehensive diplomatic offensive to help broker national reconciliation efforts in Iraq and lay the foundation for the eventual redeployment of United States combat forces.
Sponsor: Sen Casey, Robert P., Jr. [PA] (introduced 10/3/2007)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 10/3/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

45. S.2425 : A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary Commerce to submit reports to Congress on the commercial and passenger vehicle traffic at certain points of entry, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Hutchison, Kay Bailey [TX] (introduced 12/6/2007)      Cosponsors (8)
Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Major Action: 12/6/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

46. S.2433 : A bill to require the President to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people worldwide, between 1990 and 2015, who live on less than $1 per day.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 12/7/2007)      Cosponsors (30)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Senate Reports: 110-331
Latest Major Action: 4/24/2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 718.

47. S.2507 : A bill to address the digital television transition in border states.
Sponsor: Sen Hutchison, Kay Bailey [TX] (introduced 12/18/2007)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation; House Energy and Commerce
Senate Reports: 110-424
Latest Major Action: 9/8/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

48. S.2631 : A bill to award a congressional gold medal to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in recognition of her courageous and unwavering commitment to peace, nonviolence, human rights, and democracy in Burma.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 2/13/2008)      Cosponsors (77)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/13/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Note: For further action, see H.R.4286 , which became Public Law 110-209 on 5/6/2008.

49. S.2653 : A bill to further United States security by restoring and enhancing the competitiveness of the United States for international students, scholars, scientists, and exchange visitors and by facilitating business travel to the United States.
Sponsor: Sen Coleman, Norm [MN] (introduced 2/14/2008)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

50. S.3509 : A bill to address the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Iraq and potential security breakdown resulting from the mass displacement of Iraqis inside Iraq and as refugees into neighboring countries.
Sponsor: Sen Casey, Robert P., Jr. [PA] (introduced 9/17/2008)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 9/17/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

51. S.3577 : A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy and agricultural commodities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Levin, Carl [MI] (introduced 9/25/2008)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Latest Major Action: 9/25/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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