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1. S.CON.RES.3 : A concurrent resolution honoring and praising the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
Sponsor: Sen Dodd, Christopher J. [CT] (introduced 1/28/2009)      Cosponsors (25)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/28/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2. 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.

3. S.CON.RES.24 : A concurrent resolution to direct the Architect of the Capitol to place a marker in Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center which acknowledges the role that slave labor played in the construction of the United States Capitol, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Lincoln, Blanche L. [AR] (introduced 5/21/2009)      Cosponsors (14)
Committees: Senate Rules and Administration
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

4. S.CON.RES.25 : A concurrent resolution recognizing the value and benefits that community health centers provide as health care homes for over 18,000,000 individuals, and the importance of enabling health centers and other safety net providers to continue to offer accessible, affordable, and continuous care to their current patients and to every American who lacks access to preventive and primary care services.
Sponsor: Sen Menendez, Robert [NJ] (introduced 6/9/2009)      Cosponsors (30)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 6/9/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Finance.

5. S.CON.RES.26 : A concurrent resolution apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of African Americans.
Sponsor: Sen Harkin, Tom [IA] (introduced 6/11/2009)      Cosponsors (43)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 6/18/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

6. S.RES.38 : A resolution commemorating the life and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln on the bicentennial of his birth.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 2/12/2009)      Cosponsors (5)
Latest Major Action: 2/12/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

7. 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.

8. S.RES.67 : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that providing breakfast in schools through the national school breakfast program has a positive impact on the lives and classroom performance of low-income children.
Sponsor: Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI] (introduced 3/5/2009)      Cosponsors (12)
Latest Major Action: 3/5/2009 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.71 : A resolution condemning the Government of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution of the Baha'i minority in Iran and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.
Sponsor: Sen Wyden, Ron [OR] (introduced 3/9/2009)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 12/1/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.

10. S.RES.72 : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding drug trafficking in Mexico.
Sponsor: Sen Menendez, Robert [NJ] (introduced 3/10/2009)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 3/10/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

11. S.RES.92 : A resolution honoring the accomplishments and legacy of Cesar Estrada Chavez.
Sponsor: Sen Menendez, Robert [NJ] (introduced 3/31/2009)      Cosponsors (13)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/31/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

12. S.RES.125 : A resolution in support and recognition of National Train Day, May 9, 2009.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 5/1/2009)      Cosponsors (21)
Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Major Action: 5/7/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

13. S.RES.139 : A resolution commemorating the 20th anniversary of the end of communist rule in Poland.
Sponsor: Sen Mikulski, Barbara A. [MD] (introduced 5/11/2009)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 6/2/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

14. S.RES.156 : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that reform of our Nation's health care system should include the establishment of a federally-backed insurance pool.
Sponsor: Sen Brown, Sherrod [OH] (introduced 5/21/2009)      Cosponsors (28)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

15. S.RES.162 : A resolution recommending the Langston Golf Course, located in northeast Washington, DC and owned by the National Park Service, be recognized for its important legacy and contributions to African-American golf history, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI] (introduced 5/21/2009)      Cosponsors (3)
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.

16. S.RES.176 : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on United States policy during the political transition in Zimbabwe, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI] (introduced 6/9/2009)      Cosponsors (10)
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.

17. 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.

18. 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.

19. S.RES.187 : A resolution condemning the use of violence against providers of health care services to women.
Sponsor: Sen Shaheen, Jeanne [NH] (introduced 6/17/2009)      Cosponsors (46)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 6/17/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

20. S.RES.191 : A resolution recognizing that the occurrence of prostate cancer in African-American men has reached epidemic proportions and urging Federal agencies to address that health crisis by designating funds for education, awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 6/18/2009)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 6/18/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

21. S.RES.197 : A resolution congratulating the men and women of the National Archives and Records Administration on the occasion of its 75th anniversary.
Sponsor: Sen Carper, Thomas R. [DE] (introduced 6/19/2009)      Cosponsors (10)
Latest Major Action: 6/19/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

22. 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.

23. S.RES.235 : A resolution designating August 16, 2009, as "National Airborne Day".
Sponsor: Sen Murkowski, Lisa [AK] (introduced 8/3/2009)      Cosponsors (30)
Latest Major Action: 8/3/2009 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.244 : A resolution commemorating the 45th anniversary of the Wilderness Act.
Sponsor: Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI] (introduced 8/5/2009)      Cosponsors (25)
Latest Major Action: 8/5/2009 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.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.

26. 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.

27. S.RES.276 : A resolution designating September 22, 2009, as "National Falls Prevention Awareness Day".
Sponsor: Sen Kohl, Herb [WI] (introduced 9/21/2009)      Cosponsors (6)
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.

28. 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.

29. S.RES.312 : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on empowering and strengthening the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Sponsor: Sen Dodd, Christopher J. [CT] (introduced 10/13/2009)      Cosponsors (19)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 11/9/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.

30. 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.

31. S.RES.317 : A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress should continue to raise awareness of domestic violence in the United States and its devastating effects on families and communities, and support programs designed to end domestic violence.
Sponsor: Sen Klobuchar, Amy [MN] (introduced 10/21/2009)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 10/21/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

32. S.RES.327 : A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2009 and expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress should continue to raise awareness of domestic violence in the United States and its devastating effects on families and communities, and support programs designed to end domestic violence.
Sponsor: Sen Klobuchar, Amy [MN] (introduced 10/28/2009)      Cosponsors (17)
Latest Major Action: 10/28/2009 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.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.

34. S.RES.353 : A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "American Education Week".
Sponsor: Sen Hagan, Kay [NC] (introduced 11/10/2009)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 11/18/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

35. 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.

36. 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.

37. S.RES.392 : A resolution expressing the Sense of the Senate on the humanitarian catastrophe caused by the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 1/21/2010)      Cosponsors (46)
Latest Major Action: 1/21/2010 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

38. 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.

39. S.RES.409 : A resolution calling on members of the Parliament in Uganda to reject the proposed "Anti-Homosexuality Bill", and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI] (introduced 2/4/2010)      Cosponsors (8)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 2/4/2010 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

40. 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.

41. S.J.RES.12 : A joint resolution proclaiming Casimir Pulaski to be an honorary citizen of the United States posthumously.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 3/2/2009)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/3/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

42. 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.

43. S.21 : A bill to reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce abortions, and improve access to women's health care.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (28)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

44. S.182 : A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Clinton, Hillary Rodham [NY] (introduced 1/8/2009)      Cosponsors (37)
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2009 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 15.

45. S.229 : A bill to empower women in Afghanistan, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Boxer, Barbara [CA] (introduced 1/13/2009)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 1/13/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

46. S.234 : A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2105 East Cook Street in Springfield, Illinois, as the "Colonel John H. Wilson, Jr. Post Office Building".
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 1/14/2009)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-7 [GPO: Text, PDF]

47. S.252 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain nurses and other critical health-care professionals, to improve the provision of health care veterans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Akaka, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 1/15/2009)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: Senate Veterans' Affairs
Senate Reports: 111-60
Latest Major Action: 7/24/2009 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 128.

48. S.254 : A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of home infusion therapy under the Medicare Program.
Sponsor: Sen Lincoln, Blanche L. [AR] (introduced 1/15/2009)      Cosponsors (31)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 1/15/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

49. S.263 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the enforcement of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Casey, Robert P., Jr. [PA] (introduced 1/15/2009)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

50. S.306 : A bill to promote biogas production, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Nelson, E. Benjamin [NE] (introduced 1/22/2009)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 1/22/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

51. S.307 : A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide flexibility in the manner in which beds are counted for purposes of determining whether a hospital may be designated as a critical access hospital under the Medicare program and to exempt from the critical access hospital inpatient bed limitation the number of beds provided for certain veterans.
Sponsor: Sen Wyden, Ron [OR] (introduced 1/22/2009)      Cosponsors (15)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 1/22/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

52. S.332 : A bill to establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 1/27/2009)      Cosponsors (16)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 1/27/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

53. S.354 : A bill to provide that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Webb, Jim [VA] (introduced 1/29/2009)      Cosponsors (22)
Committees: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/20/2009 Referred to Senate subcommittee. Status: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.

54. S.355 : A bill to enhance the capacity of the United States to undertake global development activities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 1/29/2009)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 1/29/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

55. S.372 : A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Akaka, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 2/3/2009)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Senate Reports: 111-101
Latest Major Action: 12/3/2009 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 219.

56. S.384 : A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to provide assistance to foreign countries to promote food security, to stimulate rural economies, and to improve emergency response to food crises, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Lugar, Richard G. [IN] (introduced 2/5/2009)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Senate Reports: 111-19
Latest Major Action: 5/13/2009 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 60.

57. S.386 : An Act to improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities and commodities fraud, financial institution fraud, and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs, for the recovery of funds lost to these frauds, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Leahy, Patrick J. [VT] (introduced 2/5/2009)      Cosponsors (27)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Senate Reports: 111-10
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-21 [GPO: Text, PDF]

58. S.404 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand veteran eligibility for reimbursement by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for emergency treatment furnished in a non-Department facility, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Akaka, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 2/10/2009)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/10/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

59. S.407 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2009, in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, to codify increases in the rates of such compensation that were effective as of December 1, 2008, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Akaka, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 2/10/2009)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: Senate Veterans' Affairs
Senate Reports: 111-24
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-37 [GPO: Text, PDF]

60. 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.

61. S.424 : A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate discrimination in the immigration laws by permitting permanent partners of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents to obtain lawful permanent resident status in the same manner as spouses of citizens and lawful permanent residents and to penalize immigration fraud in connection with permanent partnerships.
Sponsor: Sen Leahy, Patrick J. [VT] (introduced 2/12/2009)      Cosponsors (23)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/12/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

62. S.428 : A bill to allow travel between the United States and Cuba.
Sponsor: Sen Dorgan, Byron L. [ND] (introduced 2/12/2009)      Cosponsors (37)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 2/12/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

63. S.435 : A bill to provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention to help build individual, family, and community strength and resiliency to ensure that youth lead productive, safe, healthy, gang-free, and law-abiding lives.
Sponsor: Sen Casey, Robert P., Jr. [PA] (introduced 2/13/2009)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/13/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

64. 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.

65. 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.

66. 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.

67. S.462 : A bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit the importation, exportation, transportation, and sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce, of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Boxer, Barbara [CA] (introduced 2/24/2009)      Cosponsors (8)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 2/24/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

68. S.469 : A bill to amend chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, to modify the computation for part-time service under the Civil Service Retirement System.
Sponsor: Sen Voinovich, George V. [OH] (introduced 2/25/2009)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/20/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

69. S.473 : A bill to establish the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 2/25/2009)      Cosponsors (33)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 3/2/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

70. S.475 : A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of residency, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Burr, Richard [NC] (introduced 2/25/2009)      Cosponsors (44)
Committees: Senate Veterans' Affairs
Senate Reports: 111-46
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-97 [GPO: Text, PDF]

71. S.476 : A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the minimum distance of travel necessary for reimbursement of covered beneficiaries of the military health care system for travel for specialty health care.
Sponsor: Sen Boxer, Barbara [CA] (introduced 2/25/2009)      Cosponsors (14)
Committees: Senate Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/25/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

72. S.484 : A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 2/25/2009)      Cosponsors (30)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 2/25/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

73. S.486 : A bill to achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services for all Americans and to reform the organization of primary care delivery through an expansion of the Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs.
Sponsor: Sen Sanders, Bernard [VT] (introduced 2/26/2009)      Cosponsors (25)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 2/26/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

74. S.491 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums.
Sponsor: Sen Webb, Jim [VA] (introduced 2/26/2009)      Cosponsors (47)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 2/26/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

75. S.510 : A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of the food supply.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 3/3/2009)      Cosponsors (15)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 12/18/2009 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 247.

76. S.514 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance vocational rehabilitation benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Akaka, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 3/3/2009)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

77. S.535 : A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Nelson, Bill [FL] (introduced 3/5/2009)      Cosponsors (54)
Committees: Senate Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 3/5/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

78. S.540 : A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under State and local requirements respecting devices.
Sponsor: Sen Kennedy, Edward M. [MA] (introduced 3/5/2009)      Cosponsors (23)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 8/4/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.

79. S.542 : A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 3/6/2009)      Cosponsors (27)
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2009 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 29.

80. S.543 : A bill to require a pilot program on training, certification, and support for family caregivers of seriously disabled veterans and members of the Armed Forces to provide caregiver services to such veterans and members, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 3/6/2009)      Cosponsors (14)
Committees: Senate Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

81. S.546 : A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit certain retired members of the uniformed services who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 3/9/2009)      Cosponsors (44)
Committees: Senate Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

82. S.554 : A bill to improve the safety of motorcoaches, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Brown, Sherrod [OH] (introduced 3/9/2009)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Major Action: 12/17/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

83. S.560 : A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during the organizing efforts, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Kennedy, Edward M. [MA] (introduced 3/10/2009)      Cosponsors (40)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 3/10/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

84. S.565 : A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide continued entitlement to coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries under the Medicare Program that have received a kidney transplant and whose entitlement to coverage would otherwise expire, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 3/10/2009)      Cosponsors (14)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 3/10/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

85. S.581 : A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require the exclusion of combat pay from income for purposes of determining eligibility for child nutrition programs and the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children.
Sponsor: Sen Bennet, Michael F. [CO] (introduced 3/12/2009)      Cosponsors (18)
Committees: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Latest Major Action: 3/12/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

86. S.611 : A bill to provide for the reduction of adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 3/17/2009)      Cosponsors (15)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

87. 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]

88. S.624 : A bill to provide 100,000,000 people with first-time access to safe drinking water and sanitation on a sustainable basis by 2015 by improving the capacity of the United States Government to fully implement the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 3/17/2009)      Cosponsors (30)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

89. S.634 : A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve standards for physical education.
Sponsor: Sen Harkin, Tom [IA] (introduced 3/18/2009)      Cosponsors (22)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 3/18/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

90. S.638 : A bill to provide grants to promote financial and economic literacy.
Sponsor: Sen Murray, Patty [WA] (introduced 3/19/2009)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 3/19/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

91. S.645 : A bill to amend title 32, United States Code, to modify the Department of Defense share of expenses under the National Guard Youth Challenge Program.
Sponsor: Sen Lincoln, Blanche L. [AR] (introduced 3/19/2009)      Cosponsors (32)
Committees: Senate Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 3/19/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

92. 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.

93. S.658 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health care for veterans who live in rural areas, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Tester, Jon [MT] (introduced 3/19/2009)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: Senate Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/19/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

94. S.683 : A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide individuals with disabilities and older Americans with equal access to community-based attendant services and supports, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Harkin, Tom [IA] (introduced 3/24/2009)      Cosponsors (26)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 3/24/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

95. S.690 : A bill to amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to reauthorize the Act.
Sponsor: Sen Cardin, Benjamin L. [MD] (introduced 3/25/2009)      Cosponsors (8)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 6/18/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

96. S.701 : A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access of Medicare beneficiaries to intravenous immune globulins (IVIG).
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 3/25/2009)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 3/25/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

97. S.711 : A bill to require mental health screenings for members of the Armed Forces who are deployed in connection with a contingency operation, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Baucus, Max [MT] (introduced 3/25/2009)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: Senate Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 3/25/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

98. S.714 : A bill to establish the National Criminal Justice Commission.
Sponsor: Sen Webb, Jim [VA] (introduced 3/26/2009)      Cosponsors (36)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/21/2010 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

99. S.715 : A bill to establish a pilot program to provide for the preservation and rehabilitation of historic lighthouses.
Sponsor: Sen Levin, Carl [MI] (introduced 3/26/2009)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 7/22/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.

100. S.718 : A bill to amend the Legal Services Corporation Act to meet special needs of eligible clients, provide for technology grants, improve corporate practices of the Legal Services Corporation, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Harkin, Tom [IA] (introduced 3/26/2009)      Cosponsors (20)
Committees: Senate Judiciary; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 4/1/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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