Sponsored by Nelson, Bill - US Congress (Current)
| State | Bill | Summary/Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | SB59 | Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial Act - Designates the memorial at March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California, as the Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial, in honor of current and former members of the armed forces who have be... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. |
| US | SR147 | A resolution recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care syst... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. |
| US | SB968 | A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act, to advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities, and for other purposes. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 |
| 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 | SB529 | Changes the commencement for the period of military service at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, for purposes of eligibility for hospital care and medical services for specified illnesses or conditions related to exposure to contaminated water at such in... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-09 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. |
| US | SR137 | Designates May 2013 as Older Americans Month, recognizing it as the 50th anniversary of the designation. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-09 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3352; text as passed Senate: CR S3343-3344) |
| US | SB892 | Iran Sanctions Loophole Elimination Act of 2013 - Amends the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 to direct the President to prohibit the opening, and prohibit or impose strict conditions on the maintaining, in the United States o... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-08 |
| US | SB853 | Reducing Flight Delays Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (DOT), notwithstanding the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (P.L. 113-6), any other provision of law, or sequestration order, to transfer for ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-30 Message on Senate action sent to the House. |
| 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 [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-25 |
| 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 | SB855 | CDBG Public Services Flexibility Act of 2013 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to revise requirements for activities eligible for community development block grant (CDBG) assistance. Increases from 15% to 25% the limitation o... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-25 |
| US | SB839 | Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2013 - Amends the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 to transfer certain authority from the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to the Secretary of Commerce (the Secre... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-25 |
| 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 | SB772 | Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to exempt traditional large and premium cigars from regulation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and from user ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-18 |
| US | SJR13 | Designates July 26 as United States Intelligence Professionals Day. [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 | 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] | 2013-04-17 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 43. |
| US | SB734 | Repeals certain provisions which require the offset of amounts paid in dependency and indemnity compensation from Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuities for the surviving spouses of former military personnel who are entitled to military retired pay or... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-16 |
| US | SB740 | Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2013 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require drug manufacturers to pay the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) drug reba... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-16 |
| US | SB707 | Student Loan Affordability Act of 2013 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the 3.4% interest rate on Federal Direct Stafford loans to loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 201... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-11 |
| US | SB709 | Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education for Alzheimer's Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for comprehensive Alzheimer's disease diagnosis and services. [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-11 |
| US | SB696 | Safe Chemicals Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-10 |
| US | SB695 | Veterans Paralympic Act of 2013 - Extends, until FY2018, the yearly: (1) $2 million appropriations authorization for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay a monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paral... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-10 |
| US | SB687 | Prohibits the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), during FY2013 or FY2014, from suspending or terminating the operation of any air traffic control tower in operation on March 1, 2013, without regard to whether the tower is ope... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-09 |
| US | SB676 | Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-09 |
| US | SB632 | Repeals a provision of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 establishing an inspection and grading program for catfish and other species of farm-raised fish shellfish effective on the date of enactment of such Act. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-21 |
| US | SB646 | National Endowment for the Oceans Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to establish the National Endowment for the Oceans as a permanent endowment fund to support programs and activities to restore,... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-21 |
| US | SB647 | No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act - Amends the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 to prohibit U.S. courts from recognizing, enforcing, or otherwise validating any assertion of rights by an individual (under... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-21 |
| US | SR84 | Congratulates the people of Greece as they celebrate the 192nd anniversary of Greece's independence, and notes the important role that Greece has played in the wider European region and in the community of nations. Supports the principles of democrat... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-20 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2051; text as passed Senate: CR S2036) |
| US | SB621 | Safe Prescribing Act of 2013 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to remove dihydrocodeinone (hydrocodone) from classification as a schedule III controlled substance. Directs the Attorney General to immediately allow manufacturers and distributors ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-20 |
| US | SB606 | Shrinking Emergency Account Losses Act of 2013 or the SEAL Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to loans made from a qualified employer plan, to: (1) extend the period for repayment of loans if a plan terminates or a plan participant ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-19 |
| US | SB534 | National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013 - Amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to repeal the contingent conditions under which the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers (NARAB) shall not be established. R... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-19 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment. Hearings held. |
| US | SB617 | Syria Democratic Transition Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-19 |
| US | SB599 | Oil Spill Tax Fairness Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny a tax deduction for business-related expenses paid or incurred by a responsible party relating to an incident resulting in the discharge of oil into the navigable waters, other tha... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-18 |
| US | SB598 | Deepwater Drilling Royalty Relief Prohibition Act - Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from issuing any oil or gas lease sale under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act with royalty-based incentives in any tract located in water depths of 400 m... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-18 |
| US | SB577 | Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to distribution of additional resident positions as they affect calculation of payments for direct graduate medical education (D... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-14 |
| US | SB568 | Smithsonian American Latino Museum Act - Establishes a museum to be known as the Smithsonian American Latino Museum in the Smithsonian Institution. Designates the Arts and Industries Building of the Smithsonian Institution, which is located on the N... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-14 |
| US | SR12 | Mourns the loss of lives as a result of the earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010, and the subsequent cholera epidemic. Honors the sacrifice made by the government and civil society of Haiti, the U.S. government, the United Nations (U.N.), and the... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-11 Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1668-1669; text as passed Senate: CR S1668-1669) |
| US | SB47 | Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) to add or expand definitions of several terms used in such Act, including : (1) "culturally specific services" to mean community-based ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-07 Became Public Law No: 113-4. |
| US | SB479 | Small Business Efficiency Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat professional employer organizations (PEOs), certified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), as employers for employment tax purposes (thus allowing such PEOs to pay wages and ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-06 |
| US | SB381 | Directs the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to arrange for the award, on behalf of Congress, of six gold medals in honor of the members of the 17 Bombardment Group (Medium), who became known as the ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-06 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1146-1147) |
| US | SB448 | Seniors' Tax Simplification Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make available a new federal income tax Form 1040SR (similar to Form 1040EZ) to individuals who have turned 65 as of the close of the taxable year. Allows the form to ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-05 |
| US | SB452 | Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of diabetes prevention program services to an eligible diabetes prevention program individual. Directs the Secretary of Health and... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-05 |
| US | SB436 | Sequester for Congressional Pay and Accountability Act - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to reduce the pay of each Member of Congress by the greatest percentage by which the pay of any ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-04 |
| US | SB414 | Everglades for the Next Generation Act - Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to authorize the Secretary of the Army, after completing a project implementation report prepared for a project under the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-28 |
| US | SB429 | Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to issue orders applicable to manufacturers of concrete masonry products (concrete). Requires any such order to provide for the establishment... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-28 |
| US | SB397 | Lena Horne Recognition Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the posthumous presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate desig... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-27 |
| US | SR49 | Authorizes expenditures by the Senate Special Committee on Aging from March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013. Requires the Special Committee to report its findings, together with such recommendations for legislation as it deems advisable, to the S... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-26 |
| US | SB358 | STEM Master Teacher Corps Act of 2013 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award competitive matching grants to consortia of local educational agencies (LEAs) or states, acting in partner... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-14 |
