Sponsored by Lautenberg, Frank R. - US Congress (Current)
| State | Bill | Summary/Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | SB6 | Putting Our Veterans Back to Work Act of 2013 - Amends the: (1) VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 to extend through March 31, 2016, the veterans retraining assistance program; and (2) Wounded Warrior Act to extend through 2016 the authority of the Secre... [Detail][Text] | 2013-06-12 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. |
| US | SB953 | Student Loan Affordability Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend until June 30, 2015, existing interest rates for loans made to undergraduate students under the Federal Direct Stafford Loan program. Amends the Internal Revenue Code ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-06-06 Cloture on the motion to proceed to measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 46. Record Vote Number: 143. (consideration: CR S3977-3978) |
| US | SB1069 | Every Child Deserves a Family Act [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-23 |
| US | SB1075 | Saving Homeowners from Onerous Rate Escalations Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-23 |
| US | SB1038 | End Racial Profiling Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-23 |
| US | SB1036 | Foreign Language Education Partnership Program Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to replace the program providing incentive payments to public elementary schools for foreign language instruction with a partnership progra... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-23 |
| US | SB1009 | Chemical Safety Improvement Act [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-22 |
| US | SB1008 | Keep Knives Out of Our Skies Act [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-22 |
| US | SR65 | States that Congress: reaffirms the long-standing bonds of friendship and cooperation between the United States and Israel which enjoy bipartisan support in Congress and among the people of the United States; supports the close military, intelligenc... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-22 Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 99 - 0. Record Vote Number: 133. (text: CR S3745) |
| US | SB309 | Directs the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to arrange for the award of a single Congressional Gold Medal to honor collectively the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) in recognition ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-21 Held at the desk. |
| US | SB981 | Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 |
| US | SR146 | Designates the week of May 12-May 18, 2013, as National Police Week. Expresses support for law enforcement officers across the United States for their efforts to build safer and more secure communities, recognizes their selfless acts of bravery, and ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3585; text as passed Senate: CR S3582-3583) |
| US | SB979 | Drunk Driving Repeat Offender Prevention Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to withhold specified graduated percentages of a state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway funds for FY2015-FY2017 if the state has not en... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 |
| US | SB942 | Pregnant Workers Fairness Act [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-14 |
| US | SR139 | Recognizes and honors the 20th anniversary of enactment of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA). Salutes all of the individuals who contributed to its enactment. Encourages all individuals in the United States to celebrate the advance of w... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-13 |
| US | SB412 | Reduces lease amounts authorized in previous fiscal years for VA outpatient clinics in: (1) Johnson County, Kansas; (2) San Diego, California; and (3) Tyler, Texas. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-09 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. |
| US | SJR15 | Eliminates the time limit for ratification of the equal rights amendment (prohibits discrimination on account of sex) proposed to the states in House Joint Resolution 208 of the 92nd Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972. Declares th... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-09 |
| US | SB924 | Safe Building Code Incentive Act of 2013 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to increase the maximum total of contributions for a major disaster by an amount equal to 4% of the estim... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-09 |
| US | SR126 | Thanks teachers for their service. Promotes the teaching profession. Recognizes students, parents, school administrators, and public officials who participate in National Teacher Appreciation Week. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-08 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. |
| US | SB903 | Alien Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-08 |
| US | SB905 | Safe Building Code Incentive Act of 2013 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act) to authorize the President to increase the maximum total of contributions for a major disaster by an amount equal to ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-08 |
| US | SB878 | Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-07 |
| US | SB880 | Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act of 2013 - Prohibits a state from prescribing or enforcing any regulation that allows a restricted property-carrying unit (any trailer, semi-trailer, container, or other property-carrying unit longer t... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-07 |
| US | SB857 | Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide for employee leave to care for a domestic partner (including a same-sex spouse) or his or her child, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grandparent,... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-06 |
| US | SB865 | Accelerating the End of Breast Cancer Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-06 |
| US | SB814 | Protecting Communities from Chemical Explosions Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-25 |
| US | SR125 | Designates April 30, 2013, as "Dia de los Ninos: Celebrating Young Americans." [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-25 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3060; text as passed Senate: CR S3049-3050) |
| US | SB813 | Peace Corps Equity Act of 2013 - Amends the Peace Corps Act to subject abortion service coverage by the Peace Corps for volunteers to the same limitations that apply to Peace Corps employees regarding coverage of abortion services. States that such p... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-25 |
| US | SB828 | Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2013 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to make the party responsible for an offshore facility, except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-25 |
| US | SB827 | Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate: (1) the $1 billion per incident limitation on expenditures from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for cleanup of oil spills, and (2) the limitation on... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-25 |
| US | SB820 | Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2013 - Amends the Egg Products Inspection Act to revise provisions concerning housing and treatment of egg-laying hens and enforcement of such requirements. Sets forth separate caging device and environmental... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-25 |
| US | SB836 | Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, to: (1) make permanent the reduction in the income threshold (from $10,000 to $3,000) for determining the re... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-25 |
| US | SB826 | Tobacco Tax and Enforcement Reform Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the taxation of tobacco products, to: increase excise taxes on small cigars, cigarettes, pipe tobacco, roll-your-own tobacco, and other tobacco products; im... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-25 |
| US | SB824 | Shareholder Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require that any solicitation of a proxy, consent, or authorization with respect to any security of an issuer: (1) describe the specific nature (to the extent known) a... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-25 |
| US | SR119 | Supports the ideals of World Malaria Day, including the target of ending malaria deaths by 2015. Recognizes the importance of reducing malaria to improve child and maternal health, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Commends the progress made toward r... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-25 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3060; text as passed Senate: CR S3047-3048) |
| US | SR115 | Honors the memories of Officer Sean Collier, Martin Richard, Krystle Campbell, and Lu Lingzi and conveys prayers for a complete recovery to Officer Richard Donohue, Jr., and all of the other victims injured in the attacks in Boston, Massachusetts, in... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-25 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2982-2983; text as passed Senate: CR S3045-3046) |
| US | SB815 | Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013 - Prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity by covered entities (employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, or joint labor-managem... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-25 |
| US | SB797 | Extends the authorities provided to the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the Coastal Heritage Trail Route in New Jersey until September 30, 2018. [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-24 |
| US | SCR15 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the Chained Consumer Price Index should not be used to: (1) calculate cost of living adjustments for Social Security benefits or benefits for disabled veterans and their survivors, or (2) increase the tax burden o... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-24 |
| US | SR111 | Expresses support for the goals of National Safe Digging Month (April). Encourages homeowners and excavators to call 811 (the toll-free, nationwide number to call to obtain information on the location of underground utility lines) before digging. [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-24 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2979; text as passed Senate: CR S2965-2966) |
| US | SB803 | Superstorm Sandy Unemployment Relief Act of 2013 - Directs the President, in the case of an individual eligible to receive unemployment assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act as a result of the disaster d... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-24 |
| US | SR112 | Commends employees of the Senate Post Office, employees of the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, members of the Capitol Police, and members of the Capitol Hill community for their courage, professionalism, and dedication to serving the public in respon... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-24 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2979; text as passed Senate: CR S2966) |
| US | SR105 | Designates April 2013 as Financial Literacy Month to raise public awareness about the importance of personal financial education in the United States and the serious consequences that may result from a lack of understanding about personal finances. [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-23 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2904; text as passed Senate: CR S2901-2902) |
| US | SB777 | Repeals a statutory restriction on using a medical treatment facility or other facility of the Department of Defense (DOD) to perform an abortion. [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-23 |
| US | SB792 | Explosive Materials Background Check Act [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-23 |
| US | SR104 | Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day. Encourages state and local governments to recognize and support such a day. Promotes effective and comprehensive HIV prevention education programs as a tool to... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-22 |
| US | SB759 | Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces (military spouse) who moves with such member to another state under a permanent change of station order a tax credit for... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-18 |
| US | SR101 | Condemns the senseless attack in Boston, Massachusetts, on Monday, April 15, 2013. Honors the medical personnel, first responders, and citizen heroes who aided the injured and the community. Commits to providing all necessary resources to law enforc... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-17 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2729; text as passed Senate: CR S2751) |
| US | SB754 | Shellfish Marketing Assistance Fairness Act - Amends the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 to include farmed shellfish as a specialty crop. [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-17 |
| US | SB750 | Campus Fire Safety Education Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish a program to award grants, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education or consortiums of such institutions for: (1) initiating, expanding, or i... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-17 |
