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1. S.CON.RES.10 : A concurrent resolution congratulating the Sailors of the United States Submarine Force upon the completion of 1,000 Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) deterrent patrols.
Sponsor: Sen Cantwell, Maria [WA] (introduced 3/9/2009)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/27/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

2. S.CON.RES.21 : A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Early Educator Worthy Wage Day.
Sponsor: Sen Menendez, Robert [NJ] (introduced 4/29/2009)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

3. 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.

4. S.CON.RES.46 : A concurrent resolution recognizing the benefits of service-learning and expressing support for the goals of the National Learn and Serve Challenge.
Sponsor: Sen Murray, Patty [WA] (introduced 10/7/2009)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 10/15/2009 Held at the desk.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. S.RES.90 : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the Fifth Summit of the Americas, held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, April 17, 18, and 19, 2009.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 3/30/2009)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 4/3/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

11. S.RES.94 : A resolution designating April 2009 as "Financial Literacy Month".
Sponsor: Sen Akaka, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 3/31/2009)      Cosponsors (22)
Latest Major Action: 3/31/2009 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.105 : A resolution designating April 24 through 26, 2009, as "Global Youth Service Days".
Sponsor: Sen Murkowski, Lisa [AK] (introduced 4/20/2009)      Cosponsors (35)
Latest Major Action: 4/20/2009 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.120 : A resolution congratulating the Trinity College Bantams for their 11th-straight College Squash Association Men's Team Championship.
Sponsor: Sen Lieberman, Joseph I. [CT] (introduced 4/29/2009)      Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

14. 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.

15. S.RES.138 : A resolution honoring Concerns of Police Survivors for 25 years of service to family members of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.
Sponsor: Sen Murkowski, Lisa [AK] (introduced 5/7/2009)      Cosponsors (9)
Latest Major Action: 5/7/2009 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.144 : A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Women's Health Week.
Sponsor: Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI] (introduced 5/12/2009)      Cosponsors (7)
Latest Major Action: 5/12/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

17. 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.

18. S.RES.170 : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that children should benefit, and in no case be worse off, as a result of reform of the Nation's health care system.
Sponsor: Sen Casey, Robert P., Jr. [PA] (introduced 6/8/2009)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 6/8/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Finance.

19. 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.

20. 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.

21. 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.

22. S.RES.228 : A resolution designating the week beginning September 14, 2009, as "National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week".
Sponsor: Sen Nelson, E. Benjamin [NE] (introduced 7/29/2009)      Cosponsors (9)
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.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.

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.245 : A resolution recognizing September 11, 2009, as a "National Day of Service and Remembrance".
Sponsor: Sen Schumer, Charles E. [NY] (introduced 8/6/2009)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 9/10/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

26. 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.

27. S.RES.266 : A resolution recognizing the contributions of John Sweeney to the United States labor movement.
Sponsor: Sen Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [NY] (introduced 9/15/2009)      Cosponsors (33)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 9/15/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

28. 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.

29. S.RES.278 : A resolution honoring the Hudson River School painters for their contributions to the United States Senate.
Sponsor: Sen Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [NY] (introduced 9/21/2009)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 9/21/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

30. S.RES.291 : A resolution expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging Americans to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all children.
Sponsor: Sen Landrieu, Mary L. [LA] (introduced 9/29/2009)      Cosponsors (36)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 11/3/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

31. 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.

32. S.RES.295 : A resolution designating October 13, 2009, as "National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day".
Sponsor: Sen Bayh, Evan [IN] (introduced 9/30/2009)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 10/13/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

33. S.RES.296 : A resolution designating October 2009 as "National Work and Family Month".
Sponsor: Sen Lincoln, Blanche L. [AR] (introduced 9/30/2009)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 10/14/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

34. S.RES.300 : A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Fire Prevention Week and the work of firefighters in educating and protecting the communities of this Nation.
Sponsor: Sen Collins, Susan M. [ME] (introduced 10/1/2009)      Cosponsors (4)
Latest Major Action: 10/1/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

35. S.RES.306 : A resolution designating the week of October 18 through October 24, 2009, as "National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week".
Sponsor: Sen Reed, Jack [RI] (introduced 10/6/2009)      Cosponsors (11)
Latest Major Action: 10/6/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

36. 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.

37. 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.

38. 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.

39. 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.

40. 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.

41. S.RES.386 : A resolution condemning the Government of Iran for restricting and suppressing freedom of the press, freedom of speech, freedom of expression, and freedom of assembly, and for its human rights abuses, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Kaufman, Edward E. [DE] (introduced 12/22/2009)      Cosponsors (9)
Latest Major Action: 12/22/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

42. 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.

43. 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.

44. S.J.RES.8 : A joint resolution providing for the appointment of David M. Rubenstein as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor: Sen Leahy, Patrick J. [VT] (introduced 2/10/2009)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Rules and Administration; House Administration
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-17 [GPO: Text, PDF]

45. S.J.RES.9 : A joint resolution providing for the appointment of France A. Cordova as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor: Sen Leahy, Patrick J. [VT] (introduced 2/10/2009)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Rules and Administration; House Administration
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-64 [GPO: Text, PDF]

46. 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.

47. 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.

48. S.4 : A bill to guarantee affordable, quality health coverage for all Americans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (19)
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2009 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 4.

49. S.5 : A bill to improve the economy and security of the United States by reducing the dependence of the United States on foreign and unsustainable energy sources and the risks of global warming, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (20)
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2009 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 5.

50. S.7 : A bill to expand educational opportunities for all Americans by increasing access to high-quality early childhood education and after school programs, advancing reform in elementary and secondary education, strengthening mathematics and science instruction, and ensuring that higher education is more affordable, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (20)
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2009 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 7.

51. 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.

52. S.160 : A bill to provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat in the House of Representatives.
Sponsor: Sen Lieberman, Joseph I. [CT] (introduced 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (19)
Committees: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/2/2009 Held at the desk.

53. S.167 : 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 Kohl, Herb [WI] (introduced 1/8/2009)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/8/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

54. S.181 : A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and to modify the operation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Mikulski, Barbara A. [MD] (introduced 1/8/2009)      Cosponsors (54)
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-2 [GPO: Text, PDF]

55. 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.

56. S.205 : A bill to authorize additional resources to identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms smuggled into Mexico for use by violent drug trafficking organizations, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Bingaman, Jeff [NM] (introduced 1/12/2009)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/12/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

57. 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.

58. 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.

59. S.231 : A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness.
Sponsor: Sen Lieberman, Joseph I. [CT] (introduced 1/14/2009)      Cosponsors (25)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 1/14/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

60. S.243 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the standard mileage rate for use of a passenger automobile for purposes of the charitable contributions deduction and to exclude charitable mileage reimbursements for gross income.
Sponsor: Sen Cardin, Benjamin L. [MD] (introduced 1/14/2009)      Cosponsors (15)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 1/14/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

61. 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.

62. S.259 : A bill to establish a grant program to provide vision care to children, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Bond, Christopher S. [MO] (introduced 1/15/2009)      Cosponsors (16)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 1/15/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

63. S.277 : A bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to expand and improve opportunities for service, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Kennedy, Edward M. [MA] (introduced 1/16/2009)      Cosponsors (42)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 3/18/2009 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 34.

64. S.283 : A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to modify the conditions for the release of products from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve Account, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Snowe, Olympia J. [ME] (introduced 1/21/2009)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 5/12/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-67.

65. S.322 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and to provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Schumer, Charles E. [NY] (introduced 1/26/2009)      Cosponsors (14)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 1/26/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

66. 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.

67. S.376 : A bill to provide rules for the modification or disposition of certain assets by real estate mortgage investment conduits pursuant to division A of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Reed, Jack [RI] (introduced 2/4/2009)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/4/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

68. S.383 : A bill to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (division A of Public Law 110-343) to provide the Special Inspector General with additional authorities and responsibilities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen McCaskill, Claire [MO] (introduced 2/4/2009)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Financial Services; House Oversight and Government Reform
House Reports: 111-41 Part 1
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-15 [GPO: Text, PDF]

69. 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]

70. 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.

71. 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.

72. S.417 : A bill to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act.
Sponsor: Sen Leahy, Patrick J. [VT] (introduced 2/11/2009)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/11/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

73. S.422 : A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women.
Sponsor: Sen Stabenow, Debbie [MI] (introduced 2/12/2009)      Cosponsors (43)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 2/12/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

74. 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.

75. 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.

76. 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.

77. 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.

78. 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.

79. 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.

80. 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.

81. S.487 : A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research.
Sponsor: Sen Harkin, Tom [IA] (introduced 2/26/2009)      Cosponsors (10)
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.

82. 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.

83. S.493 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the establishment of ABLE accounts for the care of family members with disabilities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Casey, Robert P., Jr. [PA] (introduced 2/26/2009)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 2/26/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

84. S.500 : A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 2/26/2009)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/26/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

85. 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.

86. S.528 : A bill to prevent voter caging.
Sponsor: Sen Whitehouse, Sheldon [RI] (introduced 3/5/2009)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: Senate Rules and Administration
Latest Major Action: 3/5/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

87. 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.

88. 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.

89. 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.

90. 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.

91. 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.

92. 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.

93. S.571 : A bill to strengthen the Nation's research efforts to identify the causes and cure of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, expand psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis data collection, and study access to and quality of care for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Menendez, Robert [NJ] (introduced 3/11/2009)      Cosponsors (15)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 3/11/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

94. S.588 : A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to establish requirements to ensure the security and safety of passengers and crew on cruise vessels, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 3/12/2009)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Senate Reports: 111-72
Latest Major Action: 9/8/2009 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 156.

95. S.599 : A bill to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to create a presumption that a disability or death of a Federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employee's duty.
Sponsor: Sen Carper, Thomas R. [DE] (introduced 3/16/2009)      Cosponsors (18)
Committees: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Senate Reports: 111-75
Latest Major Action: 9/14/2009 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 160.

96. 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.

97. S.620 : A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 3/17/2009)      Cosponsors (8)
Committees: House Administration; House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/18/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

98. 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.

99. S.646 : A bill to amend section 435(o) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding the definition of economic hardship.
Sponsor: Sen Burr, Richard [NC] (introduced 3/19/2009)      Cosponsors (5)
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.

100. S.660 : A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to pain care.
Sponsor: Sen Hatch, Orrin G. [UT] (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.

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