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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.14 : A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
Sponsor: Sen Lincoln, Blanche L. [AR] (introduced 3/30/2009)      Cosponsors (26)
Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Major Action: 3/30/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

3. 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.

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

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

6. S.RES.142 : A resolution designating July 25, 2009, as "National Day of the American Cowboy".
Sponsor: Sen Enzi, Michael B. [WY] (introduced 5/12/2009)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 6/8/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. S.RES.231 : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that any health care reform proposal should slow the long-term growth of health costs and reduce the growth rate of Federal health care spending.
Sponsor: Sen Bennett, Robert F. [UT] (introduced 7/30/2009)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 7/30/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Finance.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. S.RES.272 : A resolution commemorating Dr. Norman Borlaug, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, Congressional Gold Medal, Presidential Medal of Freedom, and founder of the World Food Prize.
Sponsor: Sen Harkin, Tom [IA] (introduced 9/16/2009)      Cosponsors (21)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 9/16/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

13. S.RES.273 : A resolution commemorating Dr. Norman Borlaug, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, Congressional Gold Medal, Presidential Medal of Freedom, and founder of the World Food Prize.
Sponsor: Sen Harkin, Tom [IA] (introduced 9/17/2009)      Cosponsors (21)
Latest Major Action: 9/17/2009 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.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.

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. S.RES.307 : A resolution to require that all legislative matters be available and fully scored by CBO 72 hours before consideration by any subcommittee or committee of the Senate or on the floor of the Senate.
Sponsor: Sen Bunning, Jim [KY] (introduced 10/7/2009)      Cosponsors (27)
Committees: Senate Rules and Administration
Latest Major Action: 10/7/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

18. 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.

19. 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.

20. S.RES.349 : A resolution supporting and encouraging greater support for Veterans Day.
Sponsor: Sen Burr, Richard [NC] (introduced 11/10/2009)      Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 11/10/2009 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.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.

22. 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.

23. 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.

24. 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.

25. S.RES.406 : A resolution recognizing the goals of Catholic Schools Week and honoring the valuable contributions of Catholic schools in the United States.
Sponsor: Sen Vitter, David [LA] (introduced 2/2/2010)      Cosponsors (4)
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2010 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.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.

27. S.J.RES.15 : A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.
Sponsor: Sen Vitter, David [LA] (introduced 5/6/2009)      Cosponsors (26)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/6/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

28. 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.

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

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

31. 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.

32. S.193 : A bill to create and extend certain temporary district court judgeships.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 1/9/2009)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

33. 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.

34. 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.

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

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

37. 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.

38. S.370 : A bill to prohibit the use of funds to transfer detainees of the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in the United States or to construct any facility for such detainees in the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Inhofe, James M. [OK] (introduced 2/3/2009)      Cosponsors (21)
Committees: Senate Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/3/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

39. 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]

40. 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.

41. S.427 : A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources under the supplemental security income program.
Sponsor: Sen Lincoln, Blanche L. [AR] (introduced 2/12/2009)      Cosponsors (8)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 2/12/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

42. 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]

43. S.511 : A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an exemption of pharmacies and pharmacists from certain Medicare accreditation requirements in the same manner as such exemption applies to certain professionals.
Sponsor: Sen Brownback, Sam [KS] (introduced 3/3/2009)      Cosponsors (15)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 3/3/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

44. 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.

45. S.527 : A bill to amend the Clean Air act to prohibit the issuance of permits under title V of that Act for certain emissions from agricultural production.
Sponsor: Sen Thune, John [SD] (introduced 3/5/2009)      Cosponsors (13)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 3/5/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

46. 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.

47. S.541 : A bill to increase the borrowing authority of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Dodd, Christopher J. [CT] (introduced 3/5/2009)      Cosponsors (14)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/5/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

48. S.558 : A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to nutrition labeling of food offered for sale in food service establishments.
Sponsor: Sen Carper, Thomas R. [DE] (introduced 3/10/2009)      Cosponsors (7)
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.

49. S.567 : A bill to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gains rates.
Sponsor: Sen Crapo, Mike [ID] (introduced 3/11/2009)      Cosponsors (22)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 3/11/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

50. 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.

51. S.583 : A bill to provide grants and loan guarantees for the development and construction of science parks to promote the clustering of innovation through high technology activities.
Sponsor: Sen Pryor, Mark L. [AR] (introduced 3/12/2009)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Major Action: 12/17/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

52. 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.

53. S.632 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that the payment of the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly.
Sponsor: Sen Baucus, Max [MT] (introduced 3/18/2009)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 3/18/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

54. 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.

55. S.694 : A bill to provide assistance to Best Buddies to support the expansion and development of mentoring programs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Dodd, Christopher J. [CT] (introduced 3/25/2009)      Cosponsors (22)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 3/25/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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

57. S.738 : A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to assure meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs to consumers under such agreements, to provide certain substantive rights to consumers under such agreements, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Landrieu, Mary L. [LA] (introduced 3/30/2009)      Cosponsors (15)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/30/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

58. S.746 : A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery in the Sarpy County region to serve veterans in eastern Nebraska, western Iowa, and northwest Missouri.
Sponsor: Sen Nelson, E. Benjamin [NE] (introduced 3/31/2009)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

59. S.749 : A bill to improve and expand geographic literacy among kindergarten through grade 12 students in the United States by improving professional development programs for kindergarten through grade 12 teachers offered through institutions of higher education.
Sponsor: Sen Cochran, Thad [MS] (introduced 3/31/2009)      Cosponsors (19)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 3/31/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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

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

62. S.801 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive charges for humanitarian care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to family members accompanying veterans severely injured after September 11, 2001, as they receive medical care from the Department and to provide assistance to family caregivers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Akaka, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 4/2/2009)      Cosponsors (27)
Committees: Senate Veterans' Affairs
Senate Reports: 111-80
Latest Major Action: 9/25/2009 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 167.

63. S.827 : A bill to establish a program to reunite bondholders with matured unredeemed United States savings bonds.
Sponsor: Sen Rockefeller, John D., IV [WV] (introduced 4/3/2009)      Cosponsors (18)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 4/3/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

64. 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]

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

66. 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.

67. S.860 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a Federal income tax exclusion for assistance provided to participants in State student loan programs for certain health professionals.
Sponsor: Sen Nelson, E. Benjamin [NE] (introduced 4/22/2009)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 4/22/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

68. S.864 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Dorgan, Byron L. [ND] (introduced 4/22/2009)      Cosponsors (14)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 4/22/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

69. 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.

70. 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.

71. 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.

72. S.943 : A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to permit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive the lifecycle greenhouse gas emission reduction requirements for renewable fuel production, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Thune, John [SD] (introduced 4/30/2009)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 4/30/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

73. S.1026 : A bill to amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to improve procedures for the collection and delivery of marked absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed service voters, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Cornyn, John [TX] (introduced 5/12/2009)      Cosponsors (34)
Committees: Senate Rules and Administration
Latest Major Action: 5/12/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

74. S.1065 : A bill to authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with investments of $20,000,000 or more in Iran's energy sector, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Brownback, Sam [KS] (introduced 5/18/2009)      Cosponsors (39)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/18/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

75. S.1148 : A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify a provision relating to the renewable fuel program.
Sponsor: Sen Grassley, Chuck [IA] (introduced 5/21/2009)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

76. 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.

77. S.1230 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a Federal income tax credit for certain home purchases.
Sponsor: Sen Isakson, Johnny [GA] (introduced 6/10/2009)      Cosponsors (16)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 6/10/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

79. S.1259 : A bill to protect all patients by prohibiting the use of data obtained from comparative effectiveness research to deny coverage of items or services under Federal health care programs and to ensure that comparative effectiveness research accounts for advancements in personalized medicine and differences in patient treatment response.
Sponsor: Sen Kyl, Jon [AZ] (introduced 6/15/2009)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 6/15/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

80. S.1265 : A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide members of the Armed Forces and their family members equal access to voter registration assistance, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Cornyn, John [TX] (introduced 6/15/2009)      Cosponsors (14)
Committees: Senate Rules and Administration
Latest Major Action: 6/15/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

81. 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.

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

83. S.1282 : A bill to establish a Commission on Congressional Budgetary Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies.
Sponsor: Sen Brownback, Sam [KS] (introduced 6/17/2009)      Cosponsors (23)
Committees: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/17/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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

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

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

87. S.1326 : A bill to amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 to clarify the low-income housing credits that are eligible for the low-income housing grant election, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Bayh, Evan [IN] (introduced 6/23/2009)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 6/23/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

89. S.1348 : A bill to recognize the heritage of hunting and provide opportunities for continued hunting on Federal public land.
Sponsor: Sen Chambliss, Saxby [GA] (introduced 6/25/2009)      Cosponsors (15)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 6/25/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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

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

92. S.1427 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a Hospital Quality Report Card Initiative to report on health care quality in Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Wyden, Ron [OR] (introduced 7/9/2009)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/21/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

93. S.1435 : A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit human-animal hybrids.
Sponsor: Sen Brownback, Sam [KS] (introduced 7/9/2009)      Cosponsors (20)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/9/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

94. S.1445 : A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health of children and reduce the occurrence of sudden unexpected infant death and to enhance public health activities related to stillbirth.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 7/14/2009)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 7/14/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

95. S.1481 : A bill to amend section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to improve the program under such section for supportive housing for persons with disabilities.
Sponsor: Sen Menendez, Robert [NJ] (introduced 7/21/2009)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/21/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

96. S.1518 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to veterans who were stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, while the water was contaminated at Camp Lejeune.
Sponsor: Sen Burr, Richard [NC] (introduced 7/27/2009)      Cosponsors (15)
Committees: Senate Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/21/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

97. S.1524 : A bill to strengthen the capacity, transparency, and accountability of United States foreign assistance programs to effectively adapt and respond to new challenges of the 21st century, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 7/28/2009)      Cosponsors (23)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Senate Reports: 111-122
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2010 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 268.

98. S.1553 : A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the National Future Farmers of America Organization and the 85th anniversary of the founding of the National Future Farmers of America Organization.
Sponsor: Sen Grassley, Chuck [IA] (introduced 7/31/2009)      Cosponsors (13)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/31/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

99. S.1589 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the incentives for the production of biodiesel.
Sponsor: Sen Cantwell, Maria [WA] (introduced 8/6/2009)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 8/6/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

100. S.1611 : A bill to provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions.
Sponsor: Sen Gregg, Judd [NH] (introduced 8/6/2009)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 8/6/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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