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

2. S.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.

3. S.CON.RES.28 : A concurrent resolution supporting the goals of Smart Irrigation Month, which recognizes the advances in irrigation technology and practices that help raise healthy plants and increase crop yields while using water resources more efficiently and encourages the adoption of smart irrigation practices throughout the United States to further improve water-use efficiency in agricultural, residential, and commercial activities.
Sponsor: Sen Nelson, E. Benjamin [NE] (introduced 6/16/2009)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 6/16/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

4. 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.

5. S.RES.63 : A resolution to amend the Standing Rules of the Senate to ensure that all congressionally directed spending items in appropriations and authorization legislation fall under the oversight and transparency provisions of S. 1, the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007.
Sponsor: Sen McCaskill, Claire [MO] (introduced 3/4/2009)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Rules and Administration
Latest Major Action: 3/4/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

6. S.RES.122 : A resolution designating April 30, 2009, as "Dia de los Ninos: Celebrating Young Americans", and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Menendez, Robert [NJ] (introduced 4/30/2009)      Cosponsors (16)
Latest Major Action: 4/30/2009 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.151 : A resolution designates a national day of remembrance on October 30, 2009, for nuclear weapons program workers.
Sponsor: Sen Bunning, Jim [KY] (introduced 5/14/2009)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/20/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

8. 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.

9. S.RES.167 : A resolution commending the people who have sacrificed their personal freedoms to bring about democratic change in the People's Republic of China and expressing sympathy for the families of the people who were killed, wounded, or imprisoned, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre in Beijing, China from June 3 through 4, 1989.
Sponsor: Sen Inhofe, James M. [OK] (introduced 6/3/2009)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 6/3/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

10. S.RES.171 : A resolution commending the people who have sacrificed their personal freedoms to bring about democratic change in the People's Republic of China and expressing sympathy for the families of the people who were killed, wounded, or imprisoned, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre in Beijing, China from June 3 through 4, 1989.
Sponsor: Sen Inhofe, James M. [OK] (introduced 6/8/2009)      Cosponsors (13)
Latest Major Action: 6/8/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. S.RES.269 : A resolution designating the week beginning September 20, 2009, as "National Hispanic Serving Institutions Week".
Sponsor: Sen Menendez, Robert [NJ] (introduced 9/16/2009)      Cosponsors (12)
Latest Major Action: 9/16/2009 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.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.

20. 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.

21. S.RES.325 : A resolution designating October 25 through October 31, 2009, as "National Hispanic Media Week" in honor of the Latino Media of America.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 10/27/2009)      Cosponsors (5)
Latest Major Action: 10/27/2009 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.342 : A resolution recognizing National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage and culture of American Indians and Alaska Natives and the contributions of American Indians and Alaska Natives to the United States.
Sponsor: Sen Dorgan, Byron L. [ND] (introduced 11/5/2009)      Cosponsors (17)
Latest Major Action: 11/5/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

23. 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.

24. S.RES.348 : A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.
Sponsor: Sen Casey, Robert P., Jr. [PA] (introduced 11/9/2009)      Cosponsors (8)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 11/9/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

25. 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.

26. 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.

27. 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.

28. 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.

29. 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.

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

31. S.180 : A bill to establish the Cache La Poudre River National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Salazar, Ken [CO] (introduced 1/8/2009)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 1/8/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

32. 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]

33. S.183 : A bill to establish the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area and the Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area.
Sponsor: Sen Salazar, Ken [CO] (introduced 1/8/2009)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 1/8/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

34. S.184 : A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry out the Jackson Gulch rehabilitation project in the State of Colorado.
Sponsor: Sen Salazar, Ken [CO] (introduced 1/8/2009)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 1/8/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

35. S.185 : A bill to establish the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Salazar, Ken [CO] (introduced 1/8/2009)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 1/8/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

36. S.186 : A bill to establish the South Park National Heritage Area in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Salazar, Ken [CO] (introduced 1/8/2009)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 1/8/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

37. S.191 : A bill to amend the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act of 2000 to explain the purpose and provide for the administration of the Baca National Wildlife Refuge.
Sponsor: Sen Salazar, Ken [CO] (introduced 1/8/2009)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 1/8/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

38. 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.

39. 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.

40. S.235 : A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under an open end consumer credit plan, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Schumer, Charles E. [NY] (introduced 1/14/2009)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/14/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

41. 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.

42. 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.

43. 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.

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

45. 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.

46. 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.

47. 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.

48. 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.

49. S.454 : A bill to improve the organization and procedures of the Department of Defense for the acquisition of major weapon systems, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Levin, Carl [MI] (introduced 2/23/2009)      Cosponsors (14)
Committees: Senate Armed Services
Latest Conference Report: 111-124 (in Congressional Record H5795-5805)
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-23 [GPO: Text, PDF]

50. 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]

51. 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.

52. 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.

53. S.515 : A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform.
Sponsor: Sen Leahy, Patrick J. [VT] (introduced 3/3/2009)      Cosponsors (13)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Senate Reports: 111-18
Latest Major Action: 5/12/2009 By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 111-18. Additional, Minority and Supplemental views filed.

54. S.524 : A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority.
Sponsor: Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI] (introduced 3/4/2009)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: Senate Budget
Latest Major Action: 3/4/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.

55. 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.

56. 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.

57. 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.

58. S.561 : A bill to authorize a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities on Department of the Interior and National Forest System lands, to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Bingaman, Jeff [NM] (introduced 3/10/2009)      Cosponsors (14)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 7/21/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.

59. 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.

60. S.608 : A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 to exclude secondary sales, repair services, and certain vehicles from the ban on lead in children's products, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Tester, Jon [MT] (introduced 3/17/2009)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

61. 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]

62. 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.

63. 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.

64. 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.

65. S.663 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) during World War II.
Sponsor: Sen Nelson, E. Benjamin [NE] (introduced 3/19/2009)      Cosponsors (50)
Committees: Senate Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

66. 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.

67. S.691 : A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in southern Colorado region, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Bennet, Michael F. [CO] (introduced 3/25/2009)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

68. S.710 : A bill to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general-use prepaid cards, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Schumer, Charles E. [NY] (introduced 3/25/2009)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/25/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

69. 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.

70. S.729 : A bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 3/26/2009)      Cosponsors (32)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/26/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

71. S.730 : A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify the tariffs on certain footwear, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Ensign, John [NV] (introduced 3/26/2009)      Cosponsors (18)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 3/26/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

72. S.737 : A bill to amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to authorize the Secretary of Energy to conduct research, development, and demonstration to make biofuels more compatible with small nonroad engines, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Collins, Susan M. [ME] (introduced 3/30/2009)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 12/8/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held.

73. S.762 : A bill to promote fire safe communities and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 4/1/2009)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/1/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

74. S.768 : A bill to grant the Congressional Gold Medal to the soldiers from the United States who were prisoners of war at Bataan during World War II.
Sponsor: Sen Udall, Tom [NM] (introduced 4/1/2009)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/1/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

75. S.771 : A bill to provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice.
Sponsor: Sen Bennet, Michael F. [CO] (introduced 4/1/2009)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Major Action: 4/1/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

76. S.772 : A bill to enhance benefits for survivors of certain former members of the Armed Forces with a history of post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury, to enhance availability and access to mental health counseling for members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Bond, Christopher S. [MO] (introduced 4/1/2009)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: Senate Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/1/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

77. S.796 : A bill to modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain land, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Bingaman, Jeff [NM] (introduced 4/2/2009)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 7/14/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-116.

78. S.799 : A bill to designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the State of Utah for the benefit of present and future generations of people in the United States.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 4/2/2009)      Cosponsors (22)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 4/2/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

79. S.812 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions.
Sponsor: Sen Baucus, Max [MT] (introduced 4/2/2009)      Cosponsors (40)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 4/2/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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

82. S.833 : A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States the option to provide Medicaid coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV.
Sponsor: Sen Schumer, Charles E. [NY] (introduced 4/20/2009)      Cosponsors (30)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 4/20/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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

85. S.907 : A bill to establish procedures for the expedited consideration by Congress of certain proposals by the President to rescind amounts of budget authority.
Sponsor: Sen Carper, Thomas R. [DE] (introduced 4/28/2009)      Cosponsors (21)
Committees: Senate Budget
Latest Major Action: 4/28/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.

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

87. S.909 : A bill to provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Kennedy, Edward M. [MA] (introduced 4/28/2009)      Cosponsors (45)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 4/28/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

88. S.982 : A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products.
Sponsor: Sen Kennedy, Edward M. [MA] (introduced 5/5/2009)      Cosponsors (57)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 5/20/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.

89. S.1013 : A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to carry out a program to demonstrate the commercial application of integrated systems for long-term geological storage of carbon dioxide, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Bingaman, Jeff [NM] (introduced 5/7/2009)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 5/14/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-50.

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

91. S.1034 : A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure payment under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program for covered items and services furnished by school-based health clinics.
Sponsor: Sen Stabenow, Debbie [MI] (introduced 5/13/2009)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 5/13/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

93. S.1076 : A bill to improve the accuracy of fur product labeling, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Menendez, Robert [NJ] (introduced 5/19/2009)      Cosponsors (32)
Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Major Action: 5/19/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

94. S.1079 : A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under the Medicare program.
Sponsor: Sen Klobuchar, Amy [MN] (introduced 5/19/2009)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 5/19/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

96. S.1157 : A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Conrad, Kent [ND] (introduced 5/21/2009)      Cosponsors (16)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

97. S.1210 : A bill to establish a committee under the National Science and Technology Council with the responsibility to coordinate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education activities and programs of all Federal agencies, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Kaufman, Edward E. [DE] (introduced 6/8/2009)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Major Action: 6/8/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

98. S.1214 : A bill to conserve fish and aquatic communities in the United States through partnerships that foster fish habitat conservation, to improve the quality of life for the people of the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Lieberman, Joseph I. [CT] (introduced 6/9/2009)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 12/10/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

99. S.1253 : A bill to address reimbursement of certain costs to automobile dealers.
Sponsor: Sen Corker, Bob [TN] (introduced 6/11/2009)      Cosponsors (14)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 6/11/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

100. S.1273 : A bill to amend the Public health Service Act to provide for the establishment of permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders.
Sponsor: Sen Dorgan, Byron L. [ND] (introduced 6/16/2009)      Cosponsors (21)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 6/16/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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