| SB607 | Intro
Sine Die | Ski Area Recreational Opportunity Enhancement Act of 2010 - Amends the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 to require the term and acreage of permits for the operation of ski areas and associated facilities (under current law, for the operati...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-09-27
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 590. |
| SB1651 | Intro
Sine Die | Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to modify a land grant patent issued to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, Chippewa County, Michigan. Requires the review of certain modifications and federal or federally assisted undertakings with...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-09-27
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 595. |
| SB3840 | Intro
Sine Die | Working Families Flexibility Act - Authorizes an employee to request from an employer a change in the terms or conditions of the employee's employment if the request relates to: (1) the number of hours the employee is required to work; (2) the times ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-09-24
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
| SB2971 | Intro
Sine Die | Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011 - Title I: Department of State Authorities and Activities - Subtitle A: General Matters - (Sec. 101) Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to credit to the Internatio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-09-23
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 585. |
| SB951 | Engross
Sine Die | New Frontier Congressional Gold Medal Act - Authorizes the President to present gold medals, on behalf of Congress, to: (1) the astronauts of the Apollo 11 mission to the surface of the moon, Neil A. Armstrong (the first human to walk on the moon), E...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-09-23
Message received in the Senate: Returned to the Senate pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1653. |
| SB2799 | Engross
Sine Die | Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2009 - (Sec. 3) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) diplomatic efforts to address Iran's illicit nuclear efforts, unconventional and ballistic missile development programs, and...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-09-23
Message received in the Senate: Returned to the Senate pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1653. |
| SB1023 | Engross
Sine Die | Travel Promotion Act of 2009 - Establishes the Corporation for Travel Promotion as an independent nonprofit corporation. Makes the Corporation subject to the provisions of the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act. Expresses the sense of Con...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-09-23
Message received in the Senate: Returned to the Senate pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1653. |
| SB3628 | Intro
Sine Die | Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act or the DISCLOSE Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to prohibit: (1) independent expenditures and payments for electioneering communications by governme...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-09-23
Upon reconsideration, cloture on the motion to proceed to the bill (S.3628) not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 59 - 39. Record Vote Number: 240. |
| SB3162 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include children of Vietnam War and certain Korean War veterans receiving care and services through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for spina bifida-related medical conditions and children of women Vietnam ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-09-23
Message received in the Senate: Returned to the Senate pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1653. |
| SB3827 | Intro
Sine Die | Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2010 or DREAM Act of 2010 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to repeal the provision making unlawful aliens ineligible for higher education benef...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-09-23
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 583. |
| SB3187 | Engross
Sine Die | Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through April 30, 2010: (1) excise taxes on aviation fuels and air transportation of persons and property; and (2) the expenditure authority for the Ai...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-09-23
Message received in the Senate: Returned to the Senate pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1653. |
| SB3818 | Intro
Sine Die | Help Veterans Own Franchises Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow business franchisors and veterans who purchase a franchise tax credits for a specified percentage of the fees paid to purchase the franchise. Requires the Administrator of t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-09-22
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
| SB3107 | Intro
Sine Die | Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase, as of December 1, 2010, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing al...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-09-22
Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 550. (consideration: CR S7364) |
| SB3826 | Intro
Sine Die | Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2010 - Rewrites provisions regarding congressional review of agency rulemaking to require congressional approval of major rules of the executive branch before they may take effect (currently, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-09-22
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. |
| SB3742 | Intro
Sine Die | Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2010 - Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate regulations requiring each covered entity (proprietorships, partnerships, estates, trusts, cooperatives, and nonprofit and for-profit corpor...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-09-22
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance . Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-1040. |
| SB624 | Engross
Sine Die | Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2010 - (Sec. 3) Calls for the United States to help undertake a global effort to bring sustainable access to clean water and sanitation to poor people throughout the world. (Sec. 5) Amends the Foreign Ass...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-09-22
To House Foreign Affairs Committee |
| SB1252 | Intro
Sine Die | Oceans and Human Health Reauthorization Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Oceans and Human Health Act to expand the interagency oceans and human health research program to include coasts and the Great Lakes and to direct the President, through the Na...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-09-20
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 573. |
| SB3805 | Intro
Sine Die | Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act of 2010 - Directs the Attorney General to make grants to assist states with costs associated with the implementation of minimum or enhanced DNA collection processes. Defines such processes for the purpose of t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-09-20
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| SB3119 | Intro
Sine Die | Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to expand the duties of the Office of Management Conference of the Long Island Sound Study by requirin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-09-20
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 575. |
| SB2871 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act to consider nonfederal service individuals serving as Commissioners on the Commission for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-09-20
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 574. |
| SB3803 | Intro
Sine Die | S Corporation ESOP Promotion and Expansion Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend to all domestic corporations, including S corporations, provisions allowing deferral of tax on gain from the sale of employer securities to an S ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-09-20
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
| SB3790 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends federal civil service law to make an individual who has a seriously delinquent tax debt ineligible to be appointed, or to continue serving, as a federal employee.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-09-16
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 564. |
| SB2739 | Intro
Sine Die | Puget Sound Recovery Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to delegate to the Regional Administrator for Region 10...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-09-16
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 568. |
| SB3801 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes a child eligible for medical care under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) eligible for such care until the child's 26th birthday, regardless of the child's marital status. Makes such provisi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-09-16
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7177-7178) |
| SB3797 | Intro
Sine Die | Education for All Act of 2010 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to state that it is U.S. policy to work with foreign countries and international and civil society organizations to achieve universal basic education by: (1) assisting developi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-09-16
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. |
| SB3779 | Intro
Sine Die | Deficit Reduction and Budget Reform Act of 2010 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (CBA) to require joint budget resolutions signed by the President instead of the concurrent resolutions now required (which do not have to be signed by the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-09-14
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. |
| SB3084 | Intro
Sine Die | Export Promotion Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary of Commerce to increase the number of full-time departmental employees whose primary responsibilities involve promoting or facilitating participation by U.S. businesses in the global marke...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-09-13
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 560. |
| SB3766 | Intro
Sine Die | Stem Cell Research Advancement Act of 2010 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct and support research that utilizes human stem cells, including human embryonic stem cells. Limits...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-09-13
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
| SB3234 | Intro
Sine Die | Veteran Employment Assistance Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Associate Administrator for Veterans Business Development (Associate Administrator) of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish an online mec...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-09-02
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 556. |
| SB3325 | Intro
Sine Die | Veterans Telehealth and Other Care Improvements Act of 2010 - Title I: Quality of Care and Access Matters - (Sec. 101) Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to waive the imposition or collection of copayments for telehealth and telemedici...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-09-02
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 557. |
| SB3073 | Intro
Sine Die | Great Lakes Ecosystem Protection Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to include as a purpose of such Act to achieve the goals established in the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Actio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-09-02
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 554. |
| SB1749 | Pass | Cell Phone Contraband Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to include a phone or other device provided by a commercial mobile service as a "prohibited object" the provision of which to, or the possession of which by, a federal pri...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-08-10
Became Public Law No: 111-225. |
| SB2761 | Engross
Sine Die | GO Zone Bonus Depreciation Extension Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2012 the additional depreciation allowance for nonresidential real property or residential rental property in the Gulf Opportunity Zone (GO Zone).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-08-09
Received in the House. |
| SB3354 | Engross
Sine Die | Redesignates the North Mississippi National Wildlife Refuges Complex, consisting of the Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge, Tallahatchie National Wildlife Refuge, Coldwater National Wildlife Refuge, and Bear Lake Unit as the Sam D. Hamilton North Missi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-08-09
Held at the desk. |
| SB3611 | Engross
Sine Die | Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 - Title I: Budget and Personnel Authorizations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2010 for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the following: (1) Office of t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-08-09
Held at the desk. |
| SB1053 | Pass | Amends the National Law Enforcement Museum Act to extend by three years the authority to construct the National Law Enforcement Museum.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-08-06
Became Public Law No: 111-222. |
| SB3734 | Intro
Sine Die | Czar Accountability Act of 2010 - Directs the President, by January 1, 2011, and every six months thereafter, to submit a report to specified congressional committees that: (1) identifies each employee of the Executive Office of the President who is ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-08-05
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. |
| SB3721 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates additional FY2010 amounts to remain available until September 30, 2011, to: (1) U.S. Customs and Border Protection for salaries and expenses related to staffing on the Southwest Border of the United States, construction of up to two Bord...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-08-05
See also H.R. 5875. |
| SB2722 | Intro
Sine Die | Heart Mountain Relocation Center Study Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the Heart Mountain Relocation Center in Park County, Wyoming, and report to Congress on the study's results and any conc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-08-05
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 531. |
| SB2726 | Intro
Sine Die | Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act - Amends the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Establishment Act of 1999 to modify the boundary of the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in South Dakota by including in ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-08-05
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 532. |
| SB1703 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Act commonly known as the Indian Reorganization Act to apply the Act to all federally recognized Indian tribes, regardless of when any tribe became recognized. (This effectively overrules the Supreme Court's decision in Carcieri v. Salazar...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-08-05
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 515. |
| SB3739 | Intro
Sine Die | Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to require: (1) states to use grants for safe and drug-free schools to collect and report information on the incidence of bullying and harassment; and (2...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-08-05
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6896-6897) |
| SB2738 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the National Mall Liberty Fund D.C. (previously the Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation) to establish a memorial on specified federal land in the District of Columbia to honor slaves and free black persons who served as soldiers an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-08-05
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 533. |
| SB678 | Intro
Sine Die | Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Title I: Findings and Declaration of Purpose - (Sec. 102) Adds as a purpose of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (JJDPA) the support of a continuum of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-08-05
By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 111-280. Minority views filed. |
| SB1719 | Intro
Sine Die | Wasatch-Cache National Forest Land Conveyance Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the town of Alta, Utah, all interests of the United States in and to specified parcels of National Forest System land in the Wasatch-Cache N...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-08-05
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 529. |
| SB3305 | Intro
Sine Die | Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to remove the $75 million limit on the liability of the party responsible for an offshore facility from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable w...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-08-05
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 518. |
| SB1270 | Intro
Sine Die | Oregon Caves National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2010 - (Sec. 3) Redesignates the Oregon Caves National Monument and lands identified as proposed addition lands as the Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve, to be administered as a sing...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-08-05
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 526. |
| SB1787 | Intro
Sine Die | Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009 - Amends the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (FLTFA) to reauthorize, until July 25, 2020, the program for the completion of appraisals and satisfaction of other legal require...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-08-05
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 530. |
| SB1272 | Intro
Sine Die | Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2010 - Designates certain federal land in Oregon administered by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as the Devil's Staircase Wilderness and as wilderness and a component of the National Wild...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-08-05
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 527. |
| SB1017 | Intro
Sine Die | Cane River National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act of 2010 - Amends the Cane River Creole National Historical Park and National Heritage Area Act to: (1) add to the purposes of the Cane River National Heritage Area (Louisiana) the fostering of com...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-08-05
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 523. |
