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1. S.CON.RES.6 : A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that national health care reform should ensure that the health care needs of women and of all individuals in the United States are met.
Sponsor: Sen Stabenow, Debbie [MI] (introduced 2/11/2009)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 2/11/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

2. S.CON.RES.9 : A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week.
Sponsor: Sen Casey, Robert P., Jr. [PA] (introduced 3/2/2009)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/3/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

3. 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.

4. S.CON.RES.18 : A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of World Malaria Day, and reaffirming United States leadership and support for efforts to combat malaria.
Sponsor: Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI] (introduced 4/22/2009)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/23/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. S.RES.40 : A resolution designating September 2009 as "Campus Fire Safety Month".
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 2/12/2009)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 8/6/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

9. S.RES.64 : A resolution recognizing the need for the Environmental Protection Agency to end decades of delay and utilize existing authority under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act to comprehensively regulate coal combustion waste and the need for the Tennessee Valley Authority to be a national leader in technological innovation, low-cost power, and environmental stewardship.
Sponsor: Sen Boxer, Barbara [CA] (introduced 3/4/2009)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 3/4/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

10. 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.

11. S.RES.99 : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Government of Uzbekistan should immediately enforce its existing domestic legislation and fulfill its international commitments aimed at ending state-sponsored forced and child labor.
Sponsor: Sen Harkin, Tom [IA] (introduced 4/2/2009)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 4/2/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

12. S.RES.108 : A resolution commending Captain Richard Phillips, the crew of the "Maersk Alabama", and the United States Armed Forces, recognizing the growing problem of piracy off Somalia's coast, and urging the development of a comprehensive strategy to address piracy and its root causes.
Sponsor: Sen Leahy, Patrick J. [VT] (introduced 4/22/2009)      Cosponsors (6)
Latest Major Action: 4/22/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

13. S.RES.121 : A resolution designating May 15, 2009, as "Endangered Species Day".
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 4/30/2009)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/12/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

14. 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.

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. S.RES.185 : A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month and National Memory Screening Day, including the development of a national health policy on dementia screening and care.
Sponsor: Sen Warner, Mark R. [VA] (introduced 6/16/2009)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 6/16/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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.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.

21. 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.

22. 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.

23. 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.

24. 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.

25. 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.

26. 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.

27. S.RES.310 : A resolution expressing support for the designation of October 20, 2009, as the National Day on Writing.
Sponsor: Sen Casey, Robert P., Jr. [PA] (introduced 10/8/2009)      Cosponsors (5)
Latest Major Action: 10/8/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

28. 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.

29. 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.

30. S.RES.318 : A resolution supporting "Lights On Afterschool", a national celebration of afterschool programs.
Sponsor: Sen Dodd, Christopher J. [CT] (introduced 10/21/2009)      Cosponsors (23)
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.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.

32. 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.

33. 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.

34. 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.

35. 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.

36. S.RES.404 : A resolution supporting full implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and other efforts to promote peace and stability in Sudan, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI] (introduced 2/1/2010)      Cosponsors (18)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 2/11/2010 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Foreign Relations. Date of scheduled hearing. SD-419. 9:30 a.m.

37. 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.

38. 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.

39. 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.

40. 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.

41. S.133 : A bill to prohibit any recipient of emergency Federal economic assistance from using such funds for lobbying expenditures or political contributions, to improve transparency, enhance accountability, encourage responsible corporate governance, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

42. 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.

43. 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]

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.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.

46. 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.

47. S.240 : A bill to set the United States on track to ensure children are ready to learn when they begin kindergarten.
Sponsor: Sen Murray, Patty [WA] (introduced 1/14/2009)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 1/14/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

48. 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.

49. S.255 : A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to empower the States to set the maximum annual percentage rates applicable to consumer credit transactions, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Whitehouse, Sheldon [RI] (introduced 1/15/2009)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/15/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

50. S.257 : A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to disallow certain claims resulting from high cost credit debts, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Whitehouse, Sheldon [RI] (introduced 1/15/2009)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/15/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

51. 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.

52. S.310 : A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that safety net family planning centers are eligible for assistance under the drug discount program.
Sponsor: Sen Boxer, Barbara [CA] (introduced 1/22/2009)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 1/22/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

53. S.311 : A bill to prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Sponsor: Sen Boxer, Barbara [CA] (introduced 1/22/2009)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 1/22/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

54. S.315 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the outreach activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI] (introduced 1/26/2009)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

55. S.328 : A bill to postpone the DTV transition date.
Sponsor: Sen Rockefeller, John D., IV [WV] (introduced 1/26/2009)      Cosponsors (8)
Latest Major Action: 1/28/2009 Failed of passage/not agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 258 - 168 (Roll no. 41).
Note: For further action, see S.352 , which became Public Law 111-4 on 2/11/2009.

56. S.330 : A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices under the Medicare program.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 1/27/2009)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 1/27/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

57. 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.

58. S.343 : A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage services of qualified respiratory therapists performed under the general supervision of a physician.
Sponsor: Sen Lincoln, Blanche L. [AR] (introduced 1/29/2009)      Cosponsors (8)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 1/29/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

59. S.352 : A bill to postpone the DTV transition date.
Sponsor: Sen Rockefeller, John D., IV [WV] (introduced 1/29/2009)      Cosponsors (10)
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-4 [GPO: Text, PDF]

60. 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.

61. S.362 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Rockefeller, John D., IV [WV] (introduced 1/30/2009)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: Senate Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/30/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

62. S.385 : A bill to reaffirm and clarify the authority of the Comptroller General to audit and evaluate the programs, activities, and financial transactions of the intelligence community, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Akaka, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 2/5/2009)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: Senate Intelligence (Select)
Latest Major Action: 2/5/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.

63. 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]

64. 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.

65. 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]

66. S.408 : A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a means for continued improvement in emergency medical services for children.
Sponsor: Sen Inouye, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 2/10/2009)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 2/10/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

67. S.414 : A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act, to ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures, protect underage consumers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Dodd, Christopher J. [CT] (introduced 2/11/2009)      Cosponsors (21)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Senate Reports: 111-16
Latest Major Action: 5/4/2009 By Senator Dodd from Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs filed written report. Report No. 111-16.

68. S.416 : A bill to limit the use of cluster munitions.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 2/11/2009)      Cosponsors (26)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 2/11/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

69. 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.

70. 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.

71. 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.

72. 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.

73. S.433 : A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a renewable electricity standard, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Udall, Tom [NM] (introduced 2/12/2009)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/12/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

74. 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.

75. S.441 : A bill to encourage the development of coordinated quality reforms to improve health care delivery and reduce the cost of care in the health care system.
Sponsor: Sen Whitehouse, Sheldon [RI] (introduced 2/13/2009)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 2/13/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

76. 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.

77. S.456 : A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, to develop guidelines to be used on a voluntary basis to develop plans to manage the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and early childhood education programs, to establish school-based food allergy management grants, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Dodd, Christopher J. [CT] (introduced 2/23/2009)      Cosponsors (36)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 2/23/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

78. 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.

79. 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.

80. S.471 : A bill to amend the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 to require the Statistics Commissioner to collect information from coeducational secondary schools on such schools' athletic programs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Snowe, Olympia J. [ME] (introduced 2/25/2009)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 2/25/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

81. 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.

82. 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.

83. S.488 : A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials.
Sponsor: Sen Brown, Sherrod [OH] (introduced 2/26/2009)      Cosponsors (3)
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.

84. 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.

85. S.506 : A bill to restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Levin, Carl [MI] (introduced 3/2/2009)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 3/2/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

86. S.525 : A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Dorgan, Byron L. [ND] (introduced 3/4/2009)      Cosponsors (29)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 3/4/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

87. S.529 : A bill to assist in the conservation of rare felids and rare canids by supporting and providing financial resources for the conservation programs of countries within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of rare felid and rare canid populations.
Sponsor: Sen Lieberman, Joseph I. [CT] (introduced 3/5/2009)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Senate Reports: 111-52
Latest Major Action: 7/20/2009 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 117.

88. 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.

89. 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.

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.548 : A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal energy efficiency resource standard for retail electricity and natural gas distributors, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Schumer, Charles E. [NY] (introduced 3/9/2009)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 4/22/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-28.

92. 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.

93. S.566 : A bill to create a Financial Product Safety Commission, to provide consumers with stronger protections and better information in connection with consumer financial products, and to give providers of consumer financial products more regulatory certainty.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 3/10/2009)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/10/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

94. 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.

95. 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.

96. S.584 : A bill to ensure that all users of the transportation system, including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users, children, older individuals, and individuals with disabilities, are able to travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways.
Sponsor: Sen Harkin, Tom [IA] (introduced 3/12/2009)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 3/12/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

97. S.592 : A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service.
Sponsor: Sen Cantwell, Maria [WA] (introduced 3/12/2009)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Major Action: 11/19/2009 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.

98. 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.

99. 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]

100. S.619 : A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to preserve the effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in the treatment of human and animal diseases.
Sponsor: Sen Kennedy, Edward M. [MA] (introduced 3/17/2009)      Cosponsors (17)
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.

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