| SB521 | Intro
Sine Die | TARP Oversight Enhancement Act - Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to bring under the oversight authority of the Comptroller General any entity participating in the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) whose sole expendit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-03-03
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. |
| SCR9 | Engross
Sine Die | Expresses support for the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week. Commends the efforts of states, U.S. territories and possessions, and local communities that support such goals and ideals.Reaffirms the U.S. people's commitment to comb...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-03-03
To House Energy And Commerce Committee |
| SJR12 | Engross
Sine Die | Proclaims Casimir Pulaski as an honorary U.S. citizen, posthumously.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-03-03
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SJR13 | Intro
Sine Die | Constitutional Amendment - States that the liberty of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children is a fundamental right. States that neither the United States nor any state shall infringe upon this right without demonstrating th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-03-03
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| SB160 | Engross
Sine Die | Title I: District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009 - District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Considers the District of Columbia a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-03-02
Held at the desk. |
| SB473 | Intro
Sine Die | Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act of 2009 - Establishes in the executive branch the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation. Requires the Foundation to award grants, increasingly for study in nontraditional study abroad destinations, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-03-02
To Senate Foreign Relations Committee |
| SB506 | Intro
Sine Die | Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to tax shelter activities to: (1) establish legal presumptions against the validity of transactions involving offshore secrecy jurisdictions (i.e., foreign tax havens identif...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-03-02
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
| SB508 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land in Nevada to the Nevada Speedway, LLC. Requires: (1) Nevada Speedway, LLC, to pay to the Secretary of the Interior the appraised value of such land; and (2) any costs of the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-03-02
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. |
| SR58 | Intro
Sine Die | Designates the week of March 1-8, 2009, as School Social Work Week. Honors the contributions of school social workers to the success of students in schools.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-27
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2595-2596) |
| SR59 | Intro
Sine Die | Designates April 4, 2009, as National Association of Junior Auxiliaries Day. Recognizes the great contributions made by members of the National Association of Junior Auxiliaries to their communities and to the people of the United States. Commends th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-27
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2596; text as passed Senate: CR S2596; text of measure as introduced: CR S2595) |
| SB502 | Intro
Sine Die | Older Worker Opportunity Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers who provide health and retirement benefits to their employees a tax credit for 25% of the first $6,000 of wages paid to individuals age 62 or older participati...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-27
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
| SB503 | Intro
Sine Die | No Surface Occupancy Western Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Security Act - Authorizes exploration, leasing, development, and production of oil and gas from the Western Coastal Plain. Defines the Western Coastal Plain as the area of Coastal Plai...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-27
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2593-2595) |
| SB504 | Intro
Sine Die | Redesignates the: (1) Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps; and (2) Secretary of the Navy as the Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps. Makes similar redesignations with respect to Department Assistant Secretaries an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-27
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. |
| SB505 | Intro
Sine Die | Homeowners' Defense Act of 2009 - Establishes the National Catastrophe Risk Consortium as a nonprofit, nonfederal entity to: (1) maintain an inventory of catastrophe risk obligations held by state reinsurance funds and state residual insurance market...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-27
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. |
| SB478 | Intro
Sine Die | Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to make it an unfair labor practice for: (1) an employer to recognize or bargain collectively with a labor organization that has not been selected by a majority of the emp...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-26
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 24. |
| SB482 | Intro
Sine Die | Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require Senate candidates to file election-related designations, statements, and reports in electronic form. Requires the Secretary of the Senate to forward a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-26
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 25. |
| SB485 | Intro
Sine Die | Select Agent Program and Biosafety Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 to reauthorize appropriations for the Select Agent Program, which lists and controls biological...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-26
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
| SB486 | Intro
Sine Die | Access for All America Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) increase and extend the authorization of appropriations for community health centers and for the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment program for FY2010...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-26
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
| SB487 | Intro
Sine Die | Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct and support research that utilizes human embryonic stem cells, regardless of the date on which the stem...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-26
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2562-2563) |
| SB488 | Intro
Sine Die | Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit a group health plan from: (1) denying an eligible participant ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-26
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
| SB489 | Intro
Sine Die | Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment Act of 2009 - Amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to allow an agricultural producer, or a hunter with the producer's permission, to take migratory game birds by the aid of baiting, if: (1) the manipulation occurs on t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-26
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. |
| SB490 | Intro
Sine Die | Public Servant Retirement Protection Act of 2009 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to repeal the current windfall elimination provision (WEP) (that reduces the Social Security benefits of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-26
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
| SB491 | Intro
Sine Die | Federal and Military Retiree Health Care Equity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit: (1) federal civilian and military retirees to pay Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) and TRICARE supplemental premiums on a pretax basis ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-26
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2565) |
| SB492 | Intro
Sine Die | Local Officials Tax Relief Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to exempt from social security taxes certain remuneration paid on or after January 1, 2010...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-26
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
| SB493 | Intro
Sine Die | Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2009 or the ABLE Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish tax-exempt ABLE accounts for individuals with a disability to pay certain expenses of such individuals, including expenses for educ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-26
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
| SB494 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for the relief of Salah Naji Sujaa.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-26
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| SB495 | Intro
Sine Die | Justice Integrity Act of 2009 - Requires the Attorney General to: (1) establish a pilot program in 10 U.S. districts to promote fairness and the perception of fairness in the federal criminal justice system and to determine whether legislation is req...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-26
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2566-2567) |
| SB496 | Intro
Sine Die | Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones Act of 2009 - Declares the purposes of this Act, including to stimulate economic activity and development in Afghanistan and the border region of Pakistan in an effort to combat violent extrem...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-26
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
| SB497 | Intro
Sine Die | Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to award a grant to each eli...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-26
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2568-2569) |
| SB498 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide a dental insurance plan for any veteran enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) annual patient enrollment system, as well as the survivors and dependents of certain veterans. Provides f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-26
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
| SB499 | Intro
Sine Die | Withdraw Energy Addicting New Subsidies Act of 2009 or the WEANS Act of 2009 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal the research and development program for ultra-deepwater and unconventional onshore natural gas and other petroleum assets.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-26
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2570) |
| SB500 | Intro
Sine Die | Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2009 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a creditor from extending credit to a consumer under an open end consumer credit plan (credit card) for which the fee and interest rate exce...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-26
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2571-2572) |
| SB501 | Intro
Sine Die | Fair Prescription Drug Competition Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit a holder of a new, approved drug application from commencing to manufacture, market, sell, or distribute a generic version of such drug from the time...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-26
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
| SCR8 | Engross
Sine Die | Expresses support for Children's Dental Health Month. Honors the life of Deamonte Driver.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-26
Held at the desk. |
| SR53 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the Senate Commission on Art to procure an appropriate plaque acknowledging the role of enslaved African-Americans in the construction of the Capitol. Requires the plaque, under the direction of the Committee on Rules and Administration, to b...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-25
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2500) |
| SR54 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes expenditures by the Senate Committee on Finance for the 111th Congress.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-25
To Senate Rules And Administration Committee |
| SR55 | Intro
Sine Die | Designates February 4, 2009, and February 3, 2010, as National Women and Girls in Sports Day.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB468 | Intro
Sine Die | Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2009 - Establishes the United States Bipartisan Commission on Access to Emergency Medical Services to: (1) identify and examine factors in the health care delivery, financing, and legal systems that affect ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-25
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
| SB470 | Intro
Sine Die | Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2009- Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) expand the definitions of the crimes of transporting and selling or receiving stolen goods to include thefts having an aggregate value of $5,000 or more during any...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-25
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2476-2479) |
| SB471 | Intro
Sine Die | High School Sports Information Collection Act of 2009 - Amends the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 to require the Commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics to collect the following information annually from each coeducational...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-25
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
| SB472 | Intro
Sine Die | National Monuments Act of 2009 - Requires the President to obtain congressional approval of proposed national monuments situated upon land owned or controlled by the federal government and certify compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-25
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. |
| SB474 | Intro
Sine Die | Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to apply whistleblower rights and protections to legislative branch employees, including those of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-25
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. |
| SB476 | Intro
Sine Die | Care Affordability for Military Families Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse a covered beneficiary under TRICARE (a Department of Defense [DOD] managed care program) for travel expenses when such beneficiary is referred by a ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-25
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. |
| SB477 | Intro
Sine Die | Fishermen's Collective Marketing Act of 2009 - Authorizes persons engaged in the fishery industry as charter boat or recreational fishing services providers to act together in associations in collectively undertaking and marketing such activities and...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-25
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. |
| SB480 | Intro
Sine Die | Regional Economic Recovery Coordination Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Department of Commerce the Office of Regional Economic Adjustment, headed by a Director, to: (1) lead, support, and coordinate a program to address economic dislocation in eligi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-25
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. |
| SB481 | Intro
Sine Die | FBI Priorities Act of 2009 - Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2014 to fund 1,000 additional Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) field agents to investigate financial crimes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-25
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| SB483 | Intro
Sine Die | Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins and $1 silver coins emblematic of the life and legacy of Mark Twain. Limits issuance of such coins to calendar year 2013. Requires specified s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-25
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2485-2486) |
| SB484 | Intro
Sine Die | Social Security Fairness Act of 2009 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to repeal: (1) government pension offset requirements applicable to husband's and wife's insurance benefits, widow...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-25
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2487) |
| SJR11 | Intro
Sine Die | Constitutional Amendment - Requires the people of the District constituting the seat of government of the United States to elect one representative to the House of Representatives who is a resident of that District. Declares that the representative s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-25
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2488) |
| SB457 | Intro
Sine Die | Fostering Independence Through Technology Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct pilot projects under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act for the purpose of providing incentives to home health agenci...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-24
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
