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1. S.CON.RES.2 : A concurrent resolution expressing the bipartisan resolution on Iraq.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 1/17/2007)      Cosponsors (18)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 2/1/2007 Senate floor actions. Status: Cloture on the motion to proceed not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 0 - 97. Record Vote Number: 43.

2. S.CON.RES.37 : A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress on federalism in Iraq.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 6/7/2007)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 6/7/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

3. S.RES.24 : A resolution designating January 2007 as "National Stalking Awareness Month".
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 1/11/2007)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/26/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

4. 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.

5. S.RES.64 : An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 2/1/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations; Senate Rules and Administration
Latest Major Action: 2/1/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

6. S.RES.65 : A resolution condemning the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist and human rights advocate Hrant Dink and urging the people of Turkey to honor his legacy of tolerance.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 2/1/2007)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 3/29/2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 102.

7. S.RES.93 : A resolution supporting the goals of "International Women's Day".
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 3/5/2007)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/5/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

8. S.RES.102 : A resolution supporting the goals of "International Women's Day".
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 3/9/2007)      Cosponsors (9)
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

9. S.RES.105 : A resolution designating September 2007 as "Campus Fire Safety Month".
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 3/14/2007)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 6/20/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

10. S.RES.116 : A resolution designating May 2007 as "National Autoimmune Diseases Awareness Month" and supporting efforts to increase awareness of autoimmune diseases and increase funding for autoimmune disease research.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 3/21/2007)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
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.

11. S.RES.124 : A resolution congratulating the European Union on the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome creating the European Economic Community among 6 European countries and laying the foundations for peace, stability, and prosperity in Europe.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 3/26/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/26/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

12. S.RES.142 : A resolution observing Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Memorial Day, and calling on the remaining member countries of the International Commission of the International Tracing Service to ratify the May 2006 amendments to the 1955 Bonn Accords immediately to allow open access to the Bad Arolsen archives.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 4/10/2007)      Cosponsors (22)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 4/11/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

13. S.RES.225 : A resolution designating the month of August 2007 as "National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month".
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 6/7/2007)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 6/26/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

14. S.RES.256 : A resolution designating June 2007 as "National Aphasia Awareness Month" and supporting efforts to increase awareness of aphasia.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 6/26/2007)      Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 6/26/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

15. 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.

16. S.RES.320 : A resolution recognizing the achievements of the people of Ukraine in pursuit of freedom and democracy, and expressing the hope that the parliamentary elections on September 30, 2007, preserve and extend these gains and provide for a stable and representative government.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 9/18/2007)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 9/21/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

17. S.RES.328 : A resolution condemning the assassination on September 19, 2007, of Antoine Ghanem, a member of the Parliament of Lebanon who opposed Syrian interference in Lebanon.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 9/24/2007)      Cosponsors (2)
Latest Major Action: 9/24/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

18. S.RES.343 : A resolution designating October 19, 2007, as "National Mammography Day".
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 10/2/2007)      Cosponsors (16)
Latest Major Action: 10/2/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

19. S.RES.357 : A bill designating the week of November 11 through November 17, 2007, as "National Veterans Awareness Week" to emphasize the need to develop educational programs regarding the contributions of veterans to the country.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 10/26/2007)      Cosponsors (34)
Latest Major Action: 10/26/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

20. S.RES.414 : A resolution designating January 2008 as "National Stalking Awareness Month".
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 12/19/2007)      Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 12/19/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

21. S.RES.418 : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding provocative and dangerous statements made by officials of the Government of the Russian Federation concerning the territorial integrity of the Republic of Georgia.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 12/19/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 12/19/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

22. S.RES.432 : A resolution urging the international community to provide the United Nations-African Union Mission in Sudan with essential tactical and utility helicopters.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 1/28/2008)      Cosponsors (33)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 2/8/2008 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

23. S.RES.434 : A resolution designating the week of February 10-16, 2008, as "National Drug Prevention and Education Week".
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 1/29/2008)      Cosponsors (16)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/5/2008 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

24. S.RES.444 : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the strong alliance that has been forged between the United States and the Republic of Korea and congratulating Myung-Bak Lee on his election to the presidency of the Republic of Korea.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 2/6/2008)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2008 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.

25. S.RES.445 : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the assassination of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto, and the political crisis in Pakistan.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 2/7/2008)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 2/7/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

26. S.RES.523 : A resolution expressing the strong support of the Senate for the declaration of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization at the Bucharest Summit that Ukraine and Georgia will become members of the alliance.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 4/21/2008)      Cosponsors (8)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 4/28/2008 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

27. S.RES.525 : A resolution recognizing the progress made by States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention on the occasion of the Second Review Conference.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 4/22/2008)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 4/22/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

28. S.RES.534 : A resolution designating the month of May 2008 as "National Drug Court Month".
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 4/28/2008)      Cosponsors (8)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/1/2008 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

29. S.RES.550 : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding provocative and dangerous statements made by the Government of the Russian Federation that undermine the territorial integrity of the Republic of Georgia.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 5/2/2008)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 6/3/2008 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

30. S.RES.598 : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for the United States to lead renewed international efforts to assist developing nations in conserving natural resources and preventing the impending extinction of a large portion of the world's plant and animal species.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 6/24/2008)      Cosponsors (14)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 9/23/2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1049.

31. S.RES.610 : A resolution honoring the men and women of the Drug Enforcement Administration on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the Administration.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 7/7/2008)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/11/2008 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

32. S.RES.612 : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that President George W. Bush, President Dmitry Medvedev of the Russian Federation, and other participants in the 2008 Group of Eight (G8) Summit in Toyako, Hokkaido, Japan should work together to foster a more constructive relationship, and that the Government of the Russian Federation should eschew behaviors that are inconsistent with the Group's objectives of protecting global security, economic stability, and democracy.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 7/14/2008)      Cosponsors (2)
Latest Major Action: 7/14/2008 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

33. S.RES.614 : A resolution designating the month of August 2008 as "National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month".
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 7/16/2008)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 9/22/2008 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

34. S.RES.662 : A resolution raising the awareness of the need for crime prevention in communities across the country and designating the week of October 2, 2008, through October 4, 2008, as "Celebrate Safe Communities" week.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 9/16/2008)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 9/30/2008 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

35. S.RES.692 : A resolution designating the week of November 9 through November 15, 2008, as "National Veterans Awareness Week" to emphasize the need to develop educational programs regarding the contributions of veterans to the country.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 9/27/2008)      Cosponsors (25)
Latest Major Action: 9/27/2008 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

36. S.RES.698 : A resolution designating October 17, 2008, as "National Mammography Day".
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 9/30/2008)      Cosponsors (10)
Latest Major Action: 9/30/2008 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

37. S.J.RES.15 : A joint resolution to revise United States policy on Iraq.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 5/25/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 5/25/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

38. S.J.RES.42 : A joint resolution relating to the approval of the proposed agreement for nuclear cooperation between the United States and the Russian Federation.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (by request) (introduced 6/24/2008)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 9/11/2008 Senate floor actions. Status: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.

39. S.345 : A bill to establish a Homeland Security and Neighborhood Safety Trust Fund and refocus Federal priorities toward securing the Homeland, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 1/22/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/22/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

40. S.368 : A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 1/23/2007)      Cosponsors (44)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Senate Reports: 110-73
Latest Major Action: 6/20/2007 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-271.

41. S.392 : A bill to ensure payment of United States assessments for United Nations peacekeeping operations for the 2005 through 2008 time period.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 1/25/2007)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Senate Reports: 110-130
Latest Major Action: 7/16/2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 271.

42. S.449 : A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide standards and procedures to guide both State and local law enforcement agencies and law enforcement officers during internal investigations, interrogation of law enforcement officers, and administrative disciplinary hearings, to ensure accountability of law enforcement officers, to guarantee the due process rights of law enforcement officers, and to require States to enact law enforcement discipline, accountability, and due process laws.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 1/31/2007)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/31/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

43. S.534 : A bill to bring the FBI to full strength to carry out its mission.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 2/8/2007)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/8/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

44. S.676 : A bill to provide that the Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank or the Alternate Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank may serve on the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 2/17/2007)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations; House Foreign Affairs
Senate Reports: 110-35
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-38 [GPO: Text, PDF]

45. S.1011 : A bill to change the name of the National Institute on Drug Abuse to the National Institute on Diseases of Addiction and to change the name of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to the National Institute on Alcohol Disorders and Health.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 3/28/2007)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 8/1/2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 294.

46. S.1044 : A bill to improve the medical care of members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 3/29/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 3/29/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

47. S.1055 : A bill to promote the future of the American automobile industry, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 3/29/2007)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 3/29/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

48. S.1060 : A bill to reauthorize the grant program for reentry of offenders into the community in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, to improve reentry planning and implementation, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 3/29/2007)      Cosponsors (34)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 8/2/2007 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Note: For further action, see H.R.1593 , which became Public Law 110-199 on 4/9/2008.

49. S.1399 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to combine the Hope Scholarship Credit and the deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses into a refundable college affordability and creating chances for educational success for students (ACCESS) credit, to establish an Early Federal Pell Grant Commitment Demonstration Program, and to increase the maximum Federal Pell Grant Award.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 5/15/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 5/15/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

50. S.1467 : A bill to establish an establish an Early Federal Pell Grant Commitment Demonstration Program.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 5/23/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 5/23/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

51. S.1515 : A bill to establish a domestic violence volunteer attorney network to represent domestic violence victims.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 5/24/2007)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/29/2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 909.

52. S.1562 : A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to provide grants to States for the distribution of compact fluorescent lights.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 6/7/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 6/7/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

53. S.1565 : A bill to provide for the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 6/7/2007)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Senate Reports: 110-139
Latest Major Action: 7/31/2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 292.

54. S.1684 : A bill to establish the Return of Talent Program to allow aliens who are legally present in the United States to return temporarily to the country of citizenship of the alien if that country is engaged in post-conflict or natural disaster reconstruction, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 6/22/2007)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 6/22/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

55. S.1687 : A bill to provide for global pathogen surveillance and response.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 6/25/2007)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Senate Reports: 110-152
Latest Major Action: 9/11/2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 350.

56. S.1709 : A bill to amend the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 1998 to provide additional staff and oversight of funds to carry out the Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 6/27/2007)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 9/27/2007 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-266.
Note: For further action, see S.2739 , which became Public Law 110-229 on 5/8/2008.

57. S.1711 : A bill to target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 6/27/2007)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/12/2008 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs. Hearings held.

58. S.1738 : A bill to require the Department of Justice to develop and implement a National Strategy Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 6/28/2007)      Cosponsors (60)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-401 [GPO: Text, PDF]

59. S.1839 : A bill to require periodic reports on claims related to acts of terrorism against Americans perpetrated or supported by the Government of Libya.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 7/19/2007)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations; House Foreign Affairs
Senate Reports: 110-195
Latest Major Action: 12/17/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

60. S.1876 : A bill to prohibit extraterritorial detention and rendition, except under limited circumstances, to modify the definition of "unlawful enemy combatant" for purposes of military commissions, to extend statutory habeas corpus to detainees, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 7/25/2007)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/25/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

61. S.2106 : A bill to provide nationwide subpoena authority for actions brought under the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund of 2001.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 9/27/2007)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: Senate Judiciary; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-113 [GPO: Text, PDF]

62. S.2230 : A bill to amend title VIII of the Public Health Service Act to expand the nurse student loan program, to establish grant programs to address the nursing shortage, to amend title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for a nurse faculty pilot project, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 10/25/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 10/25/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

63. S.2237 : A bill to fight crime.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 10/25/2007)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 10/25/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

64. S.2257 : A bill to impose sanctions on officials of the State Peace and Development Council in Burma, to amend the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 to prohibit the importation of gemstones and hardwoods from Burma, to promote a coordinated international effort to restore civilian democratic rule to Burma, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 10/29/2007)      Cosponsors (20)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 10/29/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Note: For further action, see H.R.3890 , which became Public Law 110-286 on 7/29/2008.

65. S.2274 : A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to prevent the abuse of dextromethorphan, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 10/31/2007)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/12/2008 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on the Judiciary Senate Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs. Hearings held.

66. S.2279 : A bill to combat international violence against women and girls.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 10/31/2007)      Cosponsors (21)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 10/31/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

67. S.2349 : A bill to reauthorize the programs of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 11/14/2007)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 11/14/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

68. S.2495 : A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure with respect to bail bond forfeitures.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 12/18/2007)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 12/18/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

69. S.2565 : A bill to establish an awards mechanism to honor exceptional acts of bravery in the line of duty by Federal, State, and Local law enforcement officers.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 1/29/2008)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-298 [GPO: Text, PDF]

70. S.2731 : A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 3/7/2008)      Cosponsors (13)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Senate Reports: 110-325
Latest Major Action: 7/16/2008 Senate floor actions. Status: Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 698.
Note: For further action, see H.R.5501 , which became Public Law 110-293 on 7/30/2008.

71. S.2756 : A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 3/13/2008)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/28/2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 904.

72. S.3024 : A bill to authorize grants to the Eurasia Foundation, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 5/15/2008)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Senate Reports: 110-342
Latest Major Action: 6/2/2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 754.

73. S.3052 : A bill to provide for the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 5/22/2008)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Senate Reports: 110-451
Latest Major Action: 9/10/2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 949.

74. S.3061 : A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 5/22/2008)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 9/8/2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 946.
Note: For further action, see H.R.7311 , which became Public Law 110-457 on 12/23/2008.

75. S.3103 : A bill to amend the Iran, North Korea, and Syria nonproliferation Act to allow certain extraordinary payments in connection with the International Space Station.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (by request) (introduced 6/9/2008)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 9/23/2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1046.

76. S.3136 : A bill to encourage the entry of felony warrants into the NCIC database by States and provide additional resources for extradition.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 6/16/2008)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 9/18/2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1032.

77. S.3168 : A bill to authorize United States participation in the replenishment of resources of the International Development Association, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 6/19/2008)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Senate Reports: 110-464
Latest Major Action: 9/16/2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 969.

78. S.3169 : A bill to authorize United States participation in, and appropriations for the United States contribution to, the eleventh replenishment of the resources of the African Development Fund.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 6/19/2008)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Senate Reports: 110-441
Latest Major Action: 8/1/2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 937.

79. S.3218 : A bill to extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 6/26/2008)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-296 [GPO: Text, PDF]

80. S.3245 : A bill to increase public confidence in the justice system and address any unwarranted racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal process.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 7/10/2008)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/10/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

81. S.3263 : A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to promote an enhanced strategic partnership with Pakistan and its people, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 7/15/2008)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Senate Reports: 110-510
Latest Major Action: 9/26/2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1093.

82. S.3273 : A bill to promote the international deployment of clean technology, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 7/16/2008)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 7/16/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

83. S.3351 : A bill to enhance drug trafficking interdiction by creating a Federal felony for operating or embarking in a submersible or semi-submersible vessel without nationality and on an international voyage.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 7/28/2008)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Major Action: 7/28/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

84. S.3370 : A bill to resolve pending claims against Libya by United States nationals, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 7/31/2008)      Cosponsors (6)
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-301 [GPO: Text, PDF]

85. S.3433 : A bill to ensure that any agreement with Iraq containing a security commitment or arrangement is concluded as a treaty or is approved by Congress.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 8/1/2008)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 8/1/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

86. S.3524 : A bill to improve the Office for State and Local Law Enforcement, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 9/18/2008)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: 9/18/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

87. S.3526 : A bill to enhance drug trafficking interdiction by creating a Federal felony relating to operating or embarking in a submersible or semi-submersible vessel without nationality and on an international voyage.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 9/18/2008)      Cosponsors (6)
Latest Major Action: 11/18/2008 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1116 under authority of the order of the Senate of 11/17/2008.

88. S.3605 : A bill to extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 9/26/2008)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-408 [GPO: Text, PDF]

89. S.3668 : A bill to create a grant program for collaboration programs that ensure coordination among criminal justice agencies, adult protective services agencies, victim assistance programs, and other agencies or organizations providing services to individuals with disabilities in the investigation and response to abuse of or crimes committed against such individuals.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 10/1/2008)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 10/1/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

90. S.AMDT.284 to S.4 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 2/28/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/28/2007 Senate amendment submitted

91. S.AMDT.306 to S.4 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 3/1/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/1/2007 Senate amendment submitted

92. S.AMDT.383 to S.4 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop regulations regarding the transportation of high hazard materials, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 3/7/2007)      Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/13/2007 Motion to table amendment SA 383 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 73 - 25. Record Vote Number: 72.

93. S.AMDT.384 to S.4 To establish a Homeland Security and Neighborhood Safety Trust Fund and refocus Federal priorities toward securing the Homeland, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 3/7/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2007 Amendment SA 384 ruled non-germane by the chair.

94. S.AMDT.416 to S.4 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 3/8/2007)      Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2007 Senate amendment submitted

95. S.AMDT.417 to S.4 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 3/8/2007)      Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2007 Senate amendment submitted

96. S.AMDT.420 to S.4 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 3/8/2007)      Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2007 Senate amendment submitted

97. S.AMDT.458 to S.494 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 3/14/2007)      Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/14/2007 Senate amendment submitted

98. S.AMDT.462 to S.494 To clarify references to Macedonia.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 3/15/2007)      Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/15/2007 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 462 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

99. S.AMDT.463 to H.CON.RES.20 To make a technical correction.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 3/15/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/19/2007 Senate vitiated previous adoption of amendment SA 463 to the preamble.

100. S.AMDT.528 to S.CON.RES.21 To increase funding by $100 million for the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) programs administered by the Department of Justice and Department of Health and Humans Services, with an offset of an unallocated reduction to non-defense discretionary spending and/or reduction to administrative expenses.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 3/22/2007)      Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 3/23/2007 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 528 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

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