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1. S.CON.RES.11 : A concurrent resolution condemning all forms of anti-Semitism and reaffirming the support of Congress for the mandate of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Collins, Susan M. [ME] (introduced 3/19/2009)      Cosponsors (84)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations; House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/21/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

2. S.RES.8 : A resolution relative to the death of the Honorable Claiborne de Borda Pell, former United States Senator for the State of Rhode Island.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (97)
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

3. S.RES.20 : A resolution celebrating the 60th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Sponsor: Sen Voinovich, George V. [OH] (introduced 1/26/2009)      Cosponsors (19)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 4/1/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

4. S.RES.53 : A resolution authorizing a plaque commemorating the role of enslaved African Americans in the construction of the Capitol.
Sponsor: Sen Lincoln, Blanche L. [AR] (introduced 2/24/2009)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: Senate Rules and Administration
Latest Major Action: 2/25/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

5. S.RES.60 : A resolution commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Hungary, and the Republic of Poland as members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Sponsor: Sen Shaheen, Jeanne [NH] (introduced 3/2/2009)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 3/12/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

6. S.RES.73 : A resolution authorizing expenditures by committees of the Senate for the periods March 1, 2009, through September 30, 2009, and October 1, 2009, through September 30, 2010, and October 1, 2010, through February 28, 2011.
Sponsor: Sen Schumer, Charles E. [NY] (introduced 3/10/2009)      Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/10/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

7. S.RES.82 : A resolution recognizing the 188th anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating Greek and American democracy.
Sponsor: Sen Specter, Arlen [PA] (introduced 3/23/2009)      Cosponsors (40)
Latest Major Action: 3/23/2009 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.102 : A resolution providing for members on the part of the Senate of the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library.
Sponsor: Sen Schumer, Charles E. [NY] (introduced 4/3/2009)      Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 4/3/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

9. S.RES.112 : A resolution designating February 8, 2010, as "Boy Scouts of America Day", in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the largest youth scouting organization in the United States.
Sponsor: Sen Nelson, E. Benjamin [NE] (introduced 4/23/2009)      Cosponsors (27)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 10/21/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

10. S.RES.141 : A resolution recognizing June 2009 as the first National Hemorrhagic Telangiecstasia (HHT) month, established to increase awareness of HHT, which is a complex genetic blood vessel disorder that affects approximately 70,000 people in the United States.
Sponsor: Sen Johnson, Tim [SD] (introduced 5/11/2009)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 5/11/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

11. S.RES.152 : A resolution to amend S. Res. 73 to increase funding for the Special Reserve.
Sponsor: Sen Schumer, Charles E. [NY] (introduced 5/19/2009)      Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 5/19/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

12. S.RES.160 : A resolution condemning the actions of the Burmese State Peace and Development council against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
Sponsor: Sen Gregg, Judd [NH] (introduced 5/21/2009)      Cosponsors (11)
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

13. S.RES.161 : A resolution recognizing June 2009 as the first National Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiecstasia (HHT) month, established to increase awareness of HHT, which is a complex genetic blood vessel disorder that affects approximately 70,000 people in the United States.
Sponsor: Sen Johnson, Tim [SD] (introduced 5/21/2009)      Cosponsors (7)
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2009 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.178 : A resolution supporting Olympic Day on June 23, 2009, and encouraging the International Olympic Committee to select Chicago, Illinois as the host city for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 6/9/2009)      Cosponsors (5)
Latest Major Action: 6/9/2009 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.184 : A resolution offering deepest condolences to the family and friends of Officer Stephen T. Johns and calling on the leaders of all Nations to speak out against the manifestations of anti-Semitism, bigotry, and hatred.
Sponsor: Sen Cardin, Benjamin L. [MD] (introduced 6/11/2009)      Cosponsors (98)
Latest Major Action: 6/11/2009 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.210 : A resolution designating the week beginning on November 9, 2009, as National School Psychology Week.
Sponsor: Sen Lincoln, Blanche L. [AR] (introduced 7/8/2009)      Cosponsors (21)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/8/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

17. S.RES.230 : A resolution designating Richard A. Baker as Historian Emeritus of the United States Senate.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 7/29/2009)      Cosponsors (99)
Latest Major Action: 7/29/2009 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.255 : A resolution relative to the death of Edward Moore Kennedy, a Senator from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 9/8/2009)      Cosponsors (98)
Latest Major Action: 9/8/2009 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.264 : A resolution designating the Caucus Room of the Russell Senate Office Building as the "Kennedy Caucus Room".
Sponsor: Sen Dodd, Christopher J. [CT] (introduced 9/14/2009)      Cosponsors (98)
Latest Major Action: 9/14/2009 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.277 : A resolution designating September 2009 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month".
Sponsor: Sen Sessions, Jeff [AL] (introduced 9/21/2009)      Cosponsors (26)
Latest Major Action: 9/21/2009 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.285 : A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of national cybersecurity awareness month and raising awareness and enhancing the State of cybersecurity in the United States.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 9/24/2009)      Cosponsors (15)
Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Major Action: 9/29/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

22. S.RES.293 : A resolution relative to the death of Henry Louis Bellmon, former United States Senator for the State of Oklahoma.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 9/29/2009)      Cosponsors (99)
Latest Major Action: 9/29/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

23. S.RES.313 : A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Red Ribbon Week, 2009.
Sponsor: Sen Murkowski, Lisa [AK] (introduced 10/13/2009)      Cosponsors (6)
Latest Major Action: 10/13/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

24. S.RES.315 : A resolution relative to the death of Clifford Peter Hansen, former United States Senator for the State of Wyoming.
Sponsor: Sen Enzi, Michael B. [WY] (introduced 10/21/2009)      Cosponsors (99)
Latest Major Action: 10/21/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

25. S.RES.334 : A resolution designating Thursday, November 19, 2009, as "Feed America Day".
Sponsor: Sen Hatch, Orrin G. [UT] (introduced 11/4/2009)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 11/16/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

26. S.RES.344 : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the tragic shooting at Fort Hood, Texas on November 5, 2009.
Sponsor: Sen Hutchison, Kay Bailey [TX] (introduced 11/6/2009)      Cosponsors (99)
Latest Major Action: 11/6/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

27. S.RES.354 : A resolution commending Robert C. Byrd, Senator from West Virginia.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 11/18/2009)      Cosponsors (98)
Latest Major Action: 11/18/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

28. S.RES.370 : A resolution relative to the death of Paula F. Hawkins, former United States Senator for the State of Florida.
Sponsor: Sen McConnell, Mitch [KY] (introduced 12/4/2009)      Cosponsors (99)
Latest Major Action: 12/4/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

29. S.RES.397 : A resolution relative to the death of Charles McCurdy ("Mac") Mathias, Jr., former United States Senator for the State of Maryland.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 1/26/2010)      Cosponsors (99)
Latest Major Action: 1/26/2010 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

30. S.RES.403 : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab should be tried by a military tribunal rather than by a civilian court.
Sponsor: Sen Vitter, David [LA] (introduced 2/1/2010)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/1/2010 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

31. S.RES.413 : A resolution relative to the death of Representative John P. Murtha, of Pennsylvania.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 2/9/2010)      Cosponsors (99)
Latest Major Action: 2/9/2010 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

32. S.J.RES.17 : A joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen McConnell, Mitch [KY] (introduced 6/9/2009)      Cosponsors (65)
Committees: Senate Finance
Senate Reports: 111-63
Latest Major Action: 7/29/2009 By Senator Baucus from Committee on Finance filed written report. Report No. 111-63.

33. S.J.RES.24 : A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to financial disclosure and transparency by labor union management.
Sponsor: Sen Cornyn, John [TX] (introduced 12/18/2009)      Cosponsors (32)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 12/18/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

34. S.J.RES.26 : A joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act.
Sponsor: Sen Murkowski, Lisa [AK] (introduced 1/21/2010)      Cosponsors (40)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 1/21/2010 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

35. S.34 : A bill to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine.
Sponsor: Sen DeMint, Jim [SC] (introduced 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (31)
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2009 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 12.

36. S.46 : A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.
Sponsor: Sen Ensign, John [NV] (introduced 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (26)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

37. S.69 : A bill to establish a fact-finding Commission to extend the study of a prior Commission to investigate and determine facts and circumstances surrounding the relocation, internment, and deportation to Axis countries of Latin Americans of Japanese descent from December 1941 through February 1948, and the impact of those actions by the United States, and to recommend appropriate remedies, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Inouye, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Senate Reports: 111-112
Latest Major Action: 12/23/2009 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 250.

38. S.132 : A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (14)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

39. S.144 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (72)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

40. S.154 : A bill to require the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation to use dynamic economic modeling in addition to static economic modeling in the preparation of budgetary estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law.
Sponsor: Sen Ensign, John [NV] (introduced 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: Senate Budget
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.

41. S.211 : A bill to facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services and volunteer services, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Clinton, Hillary Rodham [NY] (introduced 1/12/2009)      Cosponsors (56)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 1/12/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

42. S.225 : A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish programs to improve the quality, performance, and delivery of pediatric care.
Sponsor: Sen Bayh, Evan [IN] (introduced 1/13/2009)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 1/13/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

43. S.292 : A bill to repeal the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities.
Sponsor: Sen Specter, Arlen [PA] (introduced 1/21/2009)      Cosponsors (13)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 1/21/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

44. S.326 : A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program through fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen McConnell, Mitch [KY] (introduced 1/26/2009)      Cosponsors (19)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 1/26/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

45. S.371 : A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to allow citizens who have concealed carry permits from the State in which they reside to carry concealed firearms in another State that grants concealed carry permits, if the individual complies with the laws of the State.
Sponsor: Sen Thune, John [SD] (introduced 2/3/2009)      Cosponsors (22)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/3/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

46. S.388 : A bill to extend the termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers.
Sponsor: Sen Mikulski, Barbara A. [MD] (introduced 2/5/2009)      Cosponsors (37)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/5/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

47. S.391 : A bill to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away.
Sponsor: Sen Wyden, Ron [OR] (introduced 2/5/2009)      Cosponsors (14)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 2/5/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

48. S.395 : A bill to direct the Librarian of Congress and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution to carry out a joint project at the Library of Congress and the National Museum of African American History and Culture to collect video and audio recording of personal histories and testimonials of individuals who participated in the Civil Rights movement, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 2/9/2009)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: Senate Rules and Administration
Latest Major Action: 2/9/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

49. S.405 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a deduction equal to fair market value shall be allowed for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor.
Sponsor: Sen Leahy, Patrick J. [VT] (introduced 2/10/2009)      Cosponsors (20)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 2/10/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

50. S.423 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize advance appropriations for certain medical care accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs by providing two-fiscal year budget authority, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Akaka, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 2/12/2009)      Cosponsors (56)
Committees: Senate Veterans' Affairs
Senate Reports: 111-41
Latest Major Action: 8/6/2009 Senate floor actions. Status: Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 101.

51. S.451 : A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America.
Sponsor: Sen Collins, Susan M. [ME] (introduced 2/23/2009)      Cosponsors (74)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/23/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

52. S.455 : A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition of 5 United States Army Five-Star Generals, George Marshall, Douglas MacArthur, Dwight Eisenhower, Henry "Hap" Arnold, and Omar Bradley, alumni of the United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to coincide with the celebration of the 132nd Anniversary of the founding of the United States Army Command and General Staff College.
Sponsor: Sen Roberts, Pat [KS] (introduced 2/23/2009)      Cosponsors (21)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/23/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

53. S.461 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit.
Sponsor: Sen Lincoln, Blanche L. [AR] (introduced 2/24/2009)      Cosponsors (52)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 2/24/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

54. S.482 : A bill to require Senate candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form.
Sponsor: Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI] (introduced 2/25/2009)      Cosponsors (41)
Latest Major Action: 2/26/2009 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 25.

55. S.604 : A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to reform the manner in which the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is audited by the Comptroller General of the United States and the manner in which such audits are reported, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Sanders, Bernard [VT] (introduced 3/16/2009)      Cosponsors (32)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

56. S.605 : A bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule and effectively regulate abusive short selling activities.
Sponsor: Sen Kaufman, Edward E. [DE] (introduced 3/16/2009)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

57. S.607 : A bill to amend the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture regarding additional recreational uses of National Forest System land that are subject to ski area permits, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Udall, Mark [CO] (introduced 3/17/2009)      Cosponsors (15)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 10/29/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held.

58. S.614 : A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Women Airforce Service Pilots ("WASP").
Sponsor: Sen Hutchison, Kay Bailey [TX] (introduced 3/17/2009)      Cosponsors (75)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; House Financial Services; House Administration
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-40 [GPO: Text, PDF]

59. S.653 : A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the Star-Spangled Banner, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Cardin, Benjamin L. [MD] (introduced 3/19/2009)      Cosponsors (38)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/19/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

60. S.654 : A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care.
Sponsor: Sen Bunning, Jim [KY] (introduced 3/19/2009)      Cosponsors (14)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 3/19/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

61. S.759 : A bill to amend the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century to reauthorize a provision relating to additional contract authority for States with Indian reservations.
Sponsor: Sen Bingaman, Jeff [NM] (introduced 4/1/2009)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 4/1/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

62. S.765 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to not impose a penalty for failure to disclose reportable transactions when there is reasonable cause for such failure, to modify such penalty, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Nelson, E. Benjamin [NE] (introduced 4/1/2009)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 4/1/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

63. S.775 : A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the availability of appropriated funds for international partnership contact activities conducted by the National Guard, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Voinovich, George V. [OH] (introduced 4/1/2009)      Cosponsors (16)
Committees: Senate Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/1/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

64. S.816 : A bill to preserve the rights granted under second amendment to the Constitution in national parks and national wildlife refuge areas.
Sponsor: Sen Crapo, Mike [ID] (introduced 4/2/2009)      Cosponsors (14)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 4/2/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

65. S.823 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a 5-year carryback of operating losses, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Snowe, Olympia J. [ME] (introduced 4/2/2009)      Cosponsors (45)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 4/2/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

66. S.831 : A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to include service after September 11, 2001, as service qualifying for the determination of a reduced eligibility age for receipt of non-regular service retired pay.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 4/20/2009)      Cosponsors (27)
Committees: Senate Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/20/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

67. S.832 : A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a Federal charter to the Military Officers Association of America, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Nelson, Bill [FL] (introduced 4/20/2009)      Cosponsors (41)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-95 [GPO: Text, PDF]

68. S.841 : A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 4/21/2009)      Cosponsors (22)
Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Major Action: 4/21/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

69. S.845 : A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to allow citizens who have concealed carry permits from the State in which they reside to carry concealed firearms in another State that grants concealed carry permits, if the individual complies with the laws of the State.
Sponsor: Sen Thune, John [SD] (introduced 4/21/2009)      Cosponsors (25)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 4/21/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

70. S.846 : A bill to award a congressional gold medal to Dr. Muhammad Yunus, in recognition of his contributions to the fight against global poverty.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 4/21/2009)      Cosponsors (70)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 10/14/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

71. S.883 : A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor in 1861, America's highest award for valor in action against an enemy force which can be bestowed upon an individual serving in the Armed Services of the United States, to honor the American military men and women who have been recipients of the Medal of Honor, and to promote awareness of what the Medal of Honor represents and how ordinary Americans, through courage, sacrifice, selfless service and patriotism, can challenge fate and change the course of history.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 4/23/2009)      Cosponsors (85)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/23/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

72. S.908 : A bill to amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to enhance United States diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by expanding economic sanctions against Iran.
Sponsor: Sen Bayh, Evan [IN] (introduced 4/28/2009)      Cosponsors (77)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/28/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

73. S.941 : A bill to reform the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, modernize firearm laws and regulations, protect the community from criminals, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Crapo, Mike [ID] (introduced 4/30/2009)      Cosponsors (20)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 4/30/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

74. S.951 : A bill to authorize the President, in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the historic and first lunar landing by humans in 1969, to award gold medals on behalf of the United States Congress to Neil A. Armstrong, the first human to walk on the moon; Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr., the pilot of the lunar module and second person to walk on the moon; Michael Collins, the pilot of their Apollo 11 mission's command module; and, the first American to orbit the Earth, John Herschel Glenn, Jr.
Sponsor: Sen Nelson, Bill [FL] (introduced 5/1/2009)      Cosponsors (40)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/21/2009 Held at the desk.

75. S.1023 : A bill to establish a non-profit corporation to communicate United States entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the United States.
Sponsor: Sen Dorgan, Byron L. [ND] (introduced 5/12/2009)      Cosponsors (53)
Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Senate Reports: 111-25
Latest Major Action: 9/10/2009 Held at the desk.

76. S.1057 : A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Tester, Jon [MT] (introduced 5/14/2009)      Cosponsors (8)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 5/14/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

77. S.1067 : A bill to support stabilization and lasting peace in northern Uganda and areas affected by the Lord's Resistance Army through development of a regional strategy to support multilateral efforts to successfully protect civilians and eliminate the threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army and to authorize funds for humanitarian relief and reconstruction, reconciliation, and transitional justice, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI] (introduced 5/19/2009)      Cosponsors (60)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Senate Reports: 111-108
Latest Major Action: 12/15/2009 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 228.

78. S.1122 : A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with State foresters authorizing State foresters to provide certain forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration and protection services.
Sponsor: Sen Barrasso, John [WY] (introduced 5/21/2009)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 10/29/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held.

79. S.1198 : A bill to limit disbursement of additional funds under the Troubled Asset Relief Program to certain automobile manufacturers, to impose fiduciary duties on the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to shareholders of such automobile manufacturers, to require the issuance of shares of common stock to eligible taxpayers which represent the common stock holdings of the United States Government in such automobile manufacturers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Alexander, Lamar [TN] (introduced 6/8/2009)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/8/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

80. S.1221 : A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure more appropriate payment amounts for drugs and biologicals under part B of the Medicare Program by excluding customary prompt pay discounts extended to wholesalers from the manufacturer's average sales price.
Sponsor: Sen Specter, Arlen [PA] (introduced 6/9/2009)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 6/9/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

81. S.1223 : A bill to require prior Congressional approval of emergency funding resulting in Government ownership of private entities.
Sponsor: Sen Johanns, Mike [NE] (introduced 6/10/2009)      Cosponsors (30)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/10/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

82. S.1242 : A bill to prohibit the Federal Government from holding ownership interests, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Thune, John [SD] (introduced 6/11/2009)      Cosponsors (13)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/11/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

83. S.1279 : A bill to amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to extend the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program.
Sponsor: Sen Nelson, E. Benjamin [NE] (introduced 6/17/2009)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 6/17/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

84. S.1280 : A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to delegate management authority over troubled assets purchased under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, to require the establishment of a trust to manage assets of certain designated TARP recipients, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Corker, Bob [TN] (introduced 6/17/2009)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/17/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

85. S.1301 : A bill to direct the Attorney General to make an annual grant to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center to assist law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Menendez, Robert [NJ] (introduced 6/18/2009)      Cosponsors (33)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 6/18/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

86. S.1304 : A bill to restore the economic rights of automobile dealers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Grassley, Chuck [IA] (introduced 6/18/2009)      Cosponsors (48)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 6/18/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

87. S.1318 : A bill to prohibit the use of stimulus funds for signage indicating that a project is being carried out using those funds.
Sponsor: Sen Gregg, Judd [NH] (introduced 6/22/2009)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 6/22/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

88. S.1333 : A bill to provide clean, affordable, and reliable energy, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Barrasso, John [WY] (introduced 6/24/2009)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 6/24/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

89. S.1344 : A bill to temporarily protect the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund.
Sponsor: Sen Vitter, David [LA] (introduced 6/24/2009)      Cosponsors (12)
Latest Major Action: 6/25/2009 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 86.

90. S.1389 : A bill to clarify the exemption for certain annuity contracts and insurance policies from Federal regulation under the Securities Act of 1933.
Sponsor: Sen Nelson, E. Benjamin [NE] (introduced 6/25/2009)      Cosponsors (15)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/25/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

91. S.1401 : A bill to provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of Congress to Arnold Palmer in recognition of his service to the Nation in promoting excellence and good sportsmanship in golf.
Sponsor: Sen Martinez, Mel [FL] (introduced 7/7/2009)      Cosponsors (20)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/7/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

92. S.1415 : A bill to amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to ensure that absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters are aware of their voting rights and have a genuine opportunity to register to vote and have their absentee ballots cast and counted, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Schumer, Charles E. [NY] (introduced 7/8/2009)      Cosponsors (59)
Committees: Senate Rules and Administration
Latest Major Action: 7/16/2009 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 114.

93. S.1453 : A bill to amend Public Law 106-392 to maintain annual base funding for the Bureau of Reclamation for the Upper Colorado River and San Juan fish recovery programs through fiscal year 2023.
Sponsor: Sen Bingaman, Jeff [NM] (introduced 7/14/2009)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 12/16/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

94. S.1649 : A bill to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, to prepare for attacks using weapons of mass destruction, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Lieberman, Joseph I. [CT] (introduced 9/8/2009)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: 11/4/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

95. S.1687 : A bill to prohibit the Federal Government from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now.
Sponsor: Sen Johanns, Mike [NE] (introduced 9/17/2009)      Cosponsors (22)
Latest Major Action: 9/21/2009 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 162.

96. S.1723 : A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to delegate management authority over troubled assets purchased under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, to require the establishment of a trust to manage assets of certain designated TARP recipients, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Corker, Bob [TN] (introduced 9/29/2009)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 9/29/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

97. S.1858 : A bill to require Senate candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form.
Sponsor: Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI] (introduced 10/22/2009)      Cosponsors (4)
Latest Major Action: 10/26/2009 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 187.

98. S.2782 : A bill to provide personal jurisdiction in causes of action against contractors of the United States performing contracts abroad with respect to members of the Armed Forces, civilian employees of the United States, and United States citizen employees of companies performing work for the United States in connection with contractor activities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen McCaskill, Claire [MO] (introduced 11/17/2009)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: 11/17/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

99. S.2787 : A bill to repeal the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to extend the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
Sponsor: Sen Thune, John [SD] (introduced 11/17/2009)      Cosponsors (21)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 11/17/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

100. S.2830 : A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have the authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects.
Sponsor: Sen Bingaman, Jeff [NM] (introduced 12/3/2009)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 12/3/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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