US Legislation | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress | Senate

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Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
SB3903	Pass	Permits land held in trust for the Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo (New Mexico) to be leased for a term of up to 99 years. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-04 Became Public Law No: 111-381.
SB3874	Pass	Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to exempt from prohibitions on the use or sale of lead pipes, solder, and flux: (1) pipes or pipe or plumbing fittings or fixtures, including backflow preventers, that are u... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-04 Became Public Law No: 111-380.
SB118	Pass	Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act of 2010 - Title I: New Construction Reforms - (Sec. 101) Amends the Housing Act of 1959 regarding capital advances and contracts for project rental assistance for supportive housing for the elderly. ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-04 Became Public Law No: 111-372.
SB3243	Pass	Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to ensure that: (1) by not later than two years after enactment of this Act, all applicants for law enforcement positions with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-04 Became Public Law No: 111-376.
SB3036	Pass	National Alzheimer's Project Act - (Sec. 2) Establishes in the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) the National Alzheimer's Project. Requires the Secretary to: (1) be responsible for the creation and maintenance of an integrate... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-04 Became Public Law No: 111-375.
SB1481	Pass	Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to revise requirements for supportive housing for persons with disabilities. Authorizes appropriations for tenant-based r... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-04 Became Public Law No: 111-374.
SB841	Pass	Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to initiate a rulemaking to promulgate a phased-in motor vehicle safety standard: (1) establishing performance requirements for an alert sound that allows blind and o... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-04 Became Public Law No: 111-373.
SB4058	Pass	Helping Heroes Keep Their Homes Act of 2010 - Amends the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 to extend through December 31, 2012, a specified protection for servicemembers against mortgage foreclosure, maintaining through such date the stay of ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-29 Became Public Law No: 111-346.
SB3386	Pass	Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act - Defines "post-transaction third party seller" as a person that: (1) sells, or offers for sale, any good or service on the Internet; (2) solicits purchases on the Internet through an initial merchant... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-29 Became Public Law No: 111-345.
SR432	Intro Sine Die	Expresses support for the goals and ideals of the Year of the Lung (an initiative to raise awareness about lung health, initiate action worldwide, and advocate for resources to combat lung disease). [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-22 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S11057-11058)
SB3304	Pass	Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 - Title I: Communications Access - (Sec. 102) Amends the Communications Act of 1934 (the Act) to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to require that customer prem... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-22 By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 111-386.
SB3199	Pass	Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2010 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the newborns and infants hearing loss program to include diagnostic services among the services provided. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-22 Became Public Law No: 111-337.
SB2906	Pass	Permits land held in trust for the Kalispel Tribe of Indians and the Puyallup Tribe of Indians to be leased for a term of greater than 25 years. Includes the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, or the Kalispel Tribe of I... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-22 Became Public Law No: 111-336.
SB2870	Intro Sine Die	International Fisheries Stewardship and Enforcement Act - Title I: Administration and Enforcement of Certain Fishery and Related Statutes - (Sec. 101) Directs the Secretary of Commerce (the Secretary) and the Secretary of the department in which the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-22 By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 111-388.
SB2764	Intro Sine Die	Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to extend until December 31, 2014 (under current law, until December 31, 2009), the authorization for a multichannel video programming distributo... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-22 By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 111-385.
SB1774	Enroll Sine Die	Provides for the relief of Hotaru Nakama Ferschke. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-22 Became Private Law No: 111-2.
SB1609	Pass	Longline Catcher Processor Subsector Single Fishery Cooperative Act - (Sec. 2) Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce, upon the request of eligible members of the longline catcher processor subsector holding at least 80% of the licenses issued for that... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-22 Became Public Law No: 111-335.
SB1448	Pass	Permits lease authority for a period of up to 99 years for the Coquille Indian Tribe, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians, the Klamath Tribes, and the Burns Paiute Tribe tr... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-22 Became Public Law No: 111-334.
SB1405	Pass	Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site Designation Act - Designates the Longfellow National Historic Site in Cambridge, Massachusetts, as the Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-22 Became Public Law No: 111-333.
SB1275	Pass	National Foundation on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition Establishment Act - Establishes the National Foundation on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition as a charitable, nonprofit corporation: (1) to develop, in conjunction with the Office of the President's ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-22 Became Public Law No: 111-332.
SB1274	Intro Sine Die	American Communities' Right to Public Information Act - Amends the SAFE Port Act with respect to existing prohibitions against the disclosure of information contained in maritime transportation security plans (including facility security plans, vesse... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-22 By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 111-387.
SB773	Intro Sine Die	Cybersecurity Act of 2010 - (Sec. 3) Defines "cybersecurity" as "information security" which is defined (in federal code provisions related to the coordination of federal information policy) as protecting information and informati... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-22 By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 111-384.
SB583	Intro Sine Die	Building a Stronger America Act - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to award grants for the development of feasibility studies and plans for the construction of new or expansion (includi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-22 Star Print ordered on the reported bill.
SB372	Engross Sine Die	Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2010 - Title I: Protection of Certain Disclosures of Information by Federal Employees - (Sec. 101) Amends federal personnel law relating to whistleblower protections to provide that such protections shall a... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-22 Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
SB30	Pass	Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to make it unlawful for any person in the United States, in connection with any telecommunications service or Internet protocol (IP)-enabled voice service, to cause any caller ide... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-22 Became Public Law No: 111-331.
SB3302	Intro Sine Die	Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010 - Title I: Vehicle Electronics and Safety Standards - (Sec. 101) Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT), acting through the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), to establ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-21 By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 111-381.
SB2982	Intro Sine Die	International Violence Against Women Act of 2010 - Title I: International Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls - Subtitle A: Official Designations and Institutional Changes - (Sec. 101) Directs the Secretary of State to designate a senior D... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-21 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 725.
SB2925	Engross Sine Die	Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Deterrence and Victims Support Act of 2010 - (Sec. 3) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Attorney General should implement changes to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database to ensure that a chi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-21 Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
SB2889	Intro Sine Die	Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Title I: Administrative Provisions - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2014 for the Surface Transportation Board. (Sec. 102) Increases Board membership from three to five memb... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-21 By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 111-380.
SB1633	Intro Sine Die	Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), in coordination with the Secretary of State, to: (1) establish the APEC Business Travel Program, under which the DHS Secretary ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-21 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 723.
SB3973	Intro Sine Die	Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2010 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and extend funding for FY2012-FY2016 a grant program for reducing diesel emissions. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-20 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 718.
SB3235	Intro Sine Die	Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Homeownership Act of 2010 or HEARTH Act of 2010 - Extends to any Indian tribe the discretion granted under current law only to the Navajo Nation to lease restricted lands for business, agricultural, pub... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-20 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 719.
SB1619	Intro Sine Die	Livable Communities Act of 2010 - (Sec. 5) Establishes in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) an Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities (OSHC). Requires the OSHC Director to: (1) carry out the grant programs established under... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-19 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 716.
SB3789	Pass	(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Social Security Number Protection Act of 2010 - Prohibits federal, state, or local agencies from: (1) displaying the Social Security account n... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-18 Became Public Law No: 111-318.
SB3597	Intro Sine Die	Securing Health for Ocean Resources and Environment Act or the SHORE Act - Title I: Improving National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Oil Spill Response, Prevention, and Restoration Capacity - (Sec. 101) Requires the Under Secretary for Ocean... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-17 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 713.
SB1649	Intro Sine Die	Weapons of Mass Destruction Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2009 or the WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2009 - Title I: Enhanced Biosecurity - (Sec. 101) Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) and the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protecti... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-17 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 705.
SB1102	Intro Sine Die	Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) States as the purpose of this Act to apply the same employment benefits and obligations to federal employees in same-sex domestic partnerships and to their domestic partners as appl... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-17 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 704.
SB987	Engross Sine Die	International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2010 - (Sec. 3) Defines "child marriage" as the marriage of a girl or boy not yet the minimum age for marriage stipulated in law in the country in which the girl or boy is a... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-16 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 241 - 166 (Roll no. 645).
SB3297	Intro Sine Die	Zimbabwe Transition to Democracy and Economic Recovery Act of 2010 - (Sec. 5) Authorizes the President to provide technical assistance to ministries of the transitional government of Zimbabwe and to the Parliament of Zimbabwe for economic, political,... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-15 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 699.
SB2847	Pass	Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act or the CALM Act - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prescribe a regulation limiting the volume of television advertisements that is limited to incorporating by reference and making... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-15 Became Public Law No: 111-311.
SB4026	Intro Sine Die	Minority Business Development Improvements Act of 2010 - Requires the Director of the Minority Business Development Agency to establish the Minority Business Development Program to provide qualified minority businesses with technical assistance and c... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
SJR34	Intro Sine Die	States that Congress favors the proposed agreement for cooperation between the United States and the Russian Federation pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and transmitted to Congress by the President on May 10, 2010. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-14 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 690.
SB3490	Intro Sine Die	Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to require the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to post on its website deta... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-14 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 696.
SB3454	Intro Sine Die	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2011 for procurement for the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-14 Senate Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-701, pt. 1.
SB3335	Intro Sine Die	Earmark Transparency Act - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require the Secretary of the Senate, the Senate Sergeant of Arms, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives to begin the development of a single free public searchable webs... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-14 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 692.
SB3250	Pass	Federal Buildings Personnel Training Act of 2010 - Directs the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to: (1) identify, annually, the core competencies necessary for federal personnel performing building operations and maintenance, energy management... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-14 Became Public Law No: 111-308.
SB3167	Engross Sine Die	Census Oversight Efficiency and Management Reform Act of 2010 - Requires the individual appointed as Director of the Census to have a demonstrated ability in managing large organizations and experience in the collection, analysis, and use of statisti... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-14 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 201 - 167 (Roll no. 629).
SB2902	Engross Sine Die	Federal Acquisition Institute Act of 2010 - Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 to provide that the Associate Administrator for Acquisition Workforce Programs shall: (1) be chosen on the basis of demonstrated knowledge ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-14 To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee
SB1421	Pass	(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Asian Carp Prevention and Control Act - Amends the Lacey Act to add the bighead carp of the species Hypophthalmichthys nobilis to the list of ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-14 Became Public Law No: 111-307.
SB1338	Pass	Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require that a nonimmigrant foreign student seeking to enter the United States to study at a language training program enroll at a language program that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized b... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-14 Became Public Law No: 111-306.