| SB188 | Intro
Sine Die | Colorado Northern Front Range Mountain Backdrop Protection Study Act - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, to conduct a study of the land within the study area (certain lands in southern Boulder, nor...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-08
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S232) |
| SB189 | Intro
Sine Die | National Trails System Willing Seller Act - Amends the National Trails System Act (the Act) to: (1) prohibit the federal acquisition of lands outside the exterior boundaries of any federally administered area, except with the owner's consent, for the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-08
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S232) |
| SB190 | Intro
Sine Die | Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness and Indian Peaks Wilderness Expansion Act - Designates certain lands in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, as the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness (the Wilderness) and as a component of the National...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-08
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S232-234) |
| SB191 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act of 2000 to provide that the purpose of the Baca National Wildlife Refuge shall be to restore, enhance, and maintain wetland, upland, riparian, and other habitats for native wildlife, plant, a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-08
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. |
| SJR4 | Intro
Sine Die | Constitutional Amendment - Provides for the direct popular election of the President and the Vice President. (Abolishes the Electoral College.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-08
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S234-235) |
| SB1 | Intro
Sine Die | American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Calls for the enactment of legislation to create jobs, restore economic growth, and strengthen America's middle class through measures that: (1) modernize the nation's infrastructure; (2) enhance Ameri...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-07
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1. |
| SB2 | Intro
Sine Die | Middle Class Opportunity Act of 2009 - Declares that Congress should enact, and the President should sign, legislation to improve the lives of middle class families and provide them with greater opportunity to achieve the American dream by: (1) provi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-07
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 2. |
| SB3 | Intro
Sine Die | Homeowner Protection and Wall Street Accountability Act of 2009 - Expresses the sense of Congress that Congress should enact, and the President should sign, legislation to: (1) stabilize the housing market and assist homeowners by imposing a temporar...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-07
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 3. |
| SB4 | Intro
Sine Die | Comprehensive Health Reform Act of 2009 - Calls for Congress to enact, and the President to sign, legislation to guarantee health coverage, improve health care quality and disease prevention, and reduce health care costs for all Americans and the hea...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-07
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 4. |
| SB5 | Intro
Sine Die | Cleaner, Greener, and Smarter Act of 2009 - Calls for the enactment of legislation to improve the economy and the security of the United States by reducing U.S. dependence on foreign and unsustainable energy sources and the risks of global warming by...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-07
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 5. |
| SB6 | Intro
Sine Die | Restoring America's Power Act of 2009 - Expresses the sense of Congress that Congress should enact, and the President should sign, legislation to restore and enhance U.S. national security by: (1) strengthening America's military capabilities and rec...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-07
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 6. |
| SB7 | Intro
Sine Die | Education Opportunity Act of 2009 - Expresses the sense of Congress that it should pass, and the President should sign into law, legislation that expands educational opportunities for all Americans by enhancing: (1) access to high-quality early child...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-07
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 7. |
| SB8 | Intro
Sine Die | Returning Government to the American People Act - Declares that: (1) the Bush Administration should not rush into effect major new controversial regulations in its closing days; (2) the incoming Administration, working with the Congress, should revie...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-07
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 8. |
| SB9 | Intro
Sine Die | Stronger Economy, Stronger Borders Act of 2009 - Expresses the sense of Congress that Congress should enact, and the President should sign, legislation to strengthen the economy, recognize the heritage of the United States as a nation of immigrants, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-07
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 9. |
| SB10 | Intro
Sine Die | Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 - Expresses the sense of Congress that Congress and the President should restore fiscal discipline and begin to address the long-term fiscal challenges facing the United States through certain measures. Specifies amo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-07
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 10. |
| SB23 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the election to deduct state and local sales taxes in lieu of state and local income taxes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-07
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
| SB24 | Intro
Sine Die | Strengthen the Earned Income Tax Credit Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the reduction in the marriage penalty applicable to the earned income tax credit; (2) increase the rate of such credit for families with thr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-07
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
| SB25 | Intro
Sine Die | Digital TV Transition Fairness Act - Requires the Department of Commerce to implement and administer a program to obtain coupons that can be applied toward: (1) the cost to install a digital-to-analog converter box; (2) the purchase and installation ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-07
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. |
| SB26 | Intro
Sine Die | Working Family Child Assistance Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) lower the income threshold used to calculate the refundable portion of the child tax credit; and (2) repeal the annual inflation adjustment to such threshold amount.Makes ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-07
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
| SB27 | Intro
Sine Die | Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Act of 2009 - Establishes the Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Program for the appointment of individuals who are graduates of accredited law schools to serve as Congressional Clerks in the Senate or House...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-07
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. |
| SB28 | Intro
Sine Die | Grants U.S. district courts original jurisdiction over any civil action for damages for personal injury or death that: (1) arose from the deportation of persons to Nazi concentration camps between January 1, 1942, and December 31, 1944; and (2) is br...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-07
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| SB29 | Intro
Sine Die | Coverage Continuity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase from 65 to 85% the rate of the tax credit for the health insurance costs of taxpayers who are Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) or Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-07
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
| SB34 | Intro
Sine Die | Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), notwithstanding any other provision of any Act, from having the authority to require broadcasters to present opposing vie...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-07
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 12. |
| SB147 | Intro
Sine Die | Lawful Interrogation and Detention Act - Directs the President, within one year after the enactment of this Act, to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and remove all detainees held there. Requires each such detainee to be either: (...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-07
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S157-158, S159) |
| SB163 | Intro
Sine Die | Child Protection Improvements Act of 2009 - Amends the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to direct the Attorney General to establish a program for national criminal history background checks for child-serving organizations. Amends the PROTECT Act...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-07
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| SB32 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Federal Power Act and the Natural Gas Act to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to hold at least one public hearing in each affected county and locality before issuing any authorization for action that may affect public...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-07
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S170) |
| SCR1 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides for the counting of the electoral votes for President and Vice President of the United States.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-07
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| SCR2 | Engross
Sine Die | Declares that: (1) the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, created by S.Con.Res. 67 (110th Congress), to make the necessary arrangements for the inauguration of the President-elect and the Vice President-elect of the United States,...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-07
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| SB164 | Intro
Sine Die | Passenger Vehicle Loss Disclosure Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to require all insurers and self-insurers of passenger motor vehicles to disclose to the public, in a commercially reasonable, electronically accessible manner, for each ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-07
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. |
| SR1 | Intro
Sine Die | Informs the President that a quorum of each House of Congress has assembled.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-06
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5; text as passed Senate: CR S5; text of measure as introduced: CR S147) |
| SR2 | Intro
Sine Die | Informs the House of Representatives that a quorum of the Senate is assembled.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-06
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5; text as passed Senate: CR S5; text of measure as introduced: CR S147) |
| SR3 | Intro
Sine Die | Sets the daily meeting of the Senate at 12 Noon unless otherwise ordered.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-06
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6; text as passed Senate: CR S6; text of measure as introduced: CR S147) |
| SR4 | Intro
Sine Die | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the eighth amendment to the Constitution allows the death penalty for the rape of a child where the crime did not result, and was not intended to result, in death of the victim; (2) the Louisiana statute ma...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-06
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SR5 | Intro
Sine Die | Recognizes that prayer before school board meetings is a protected act and expresses support for such prayer.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-06
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee |
| SR6 | Intro
Sine Die | Expresses the Senate's: (1) solidarity with Israel as it takes necessary steps to provide security to its people and commitment to Israel's right to self-defense; and (2) commitment to promote economic relations and partnerships in technology and alt...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-06
To Senate Foreign Relations Committee |
| SR7 | Intro
Sine Die | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the month of November should be designated National Military Family Month.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-06
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SR8 | Intro
Sine Die | Declares that the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death of the Honorable Claiborne de Borda Pell, a former member of the U.S. Senate. Declares that when the Senate recesses on January 6, 2009, it stand i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-06
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S151-152; text as passed Senate: CR S151-152; text of measure as introduced: CR S149) |
| SB35 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the election to deduct state and local sales taxes in lieu of state and local income taxes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-06
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S53) |
| SB73 | Intro
Sine Die | Systematic Foreclosure Prevention and Mortgage Modification Act - Directs the Chairperson of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to establish a systematic foreclosure prevention and mortgage modification program by: (1) paying mortgage s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-06
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S73-74) |
| SB46 | Intro
Sine Die | Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, to repeal the outpatient therapy cap.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-06
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
| SB74 | Intro
Sine Die | Permanent Marriage Penalty Relief Act of 2009 - Makes permanent provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 and the Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004 that eliminate the marriage penalty in the standard deduction,...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-06
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S74) |
| SB141 | Intro
Sine Die | Protecting the Privacy of Social Security Numbers Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the display, sale, or purchase of Social Security numbers without the affirmatively expressed consent of the individual, except in specified circumst...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-06
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S124-128) |
| SB127 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for the relief of Jacqueline W. Coats.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-06
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S99) |
| SB155 | Intro
Sine Die | Unemployment Benefit Tax Suspension Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to suspend, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007, and before January 1, 2010, the taxation of unemployment compensation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-06
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S138) |
| SB102 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress. Makes it out of order in the Senate to consider a bill, amendment, resolution, or conference report containing any provision that adjus...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-06
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
| SB61 | Intro
Sine Die | Helping Families Save their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2009 - Amends federal bankruptcy law governing a Chapter 13 debtor (adjustment of debts of an individual with regular income). Excludes from computation of debts the secured or unsecured portions...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-06
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S66) |
| SB62 | Intro
Sine Die | Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), notwithstanding any other provision of any Act, from having the authority to require broadcasters to present opposing vie...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-06
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. |
| SB149 | Intro
Sine Die | Weekend Voting Act - Amends the Revised Statutes with respect to the time of election to establish the first Saturday and Sunday after the first Friday in November, in every even numbered year, as the days for the election, in each state and territor...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-06
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S135-136) |
| SB159 | Intro
Sine Die | Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park Act - Establishes the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in New Jersey as a unit of the National Park System. Sets forth conditions concerning the establishment of the Park. Sets forth provisio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-06
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. |
| SB161 | Intro
Sine Die | San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary), in cooperation with the state of California, to implement the Stipulation of Settlement dated September 13, 2006, in Natural Resources Defense Counc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-01-06
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. |
