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

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Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
SB1078	Intro Sine Die	AmericaView Geospatial Imagery Mapping Program Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), to establish and maintain a national remote sensing education, outreach, and resear... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-14 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 695.
SB674	Intro Sine Die	Federal Supervisor Training Act of 2010 - Revises provisions concerning training programs for federal agency managers. Requires the head of each federal agency to establish: (1) a training program for supervisors that includes developing and discussi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-14 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 691.
SB4023	Intro Sine Die	Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 - Provides for repeal of the current Department of Defense (DOD) policy concerning homosexuality in the Armed Forces, to be effective 60 days after the Secretary of Defense has received DOD's comprehensive rev... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-13 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 688.
SB3605	Intro Sine Die	America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 or America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Reauthorization Act of 2010 - Title I: Office of Science and Technology Policy - (Sec. 101) Requir... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-10 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 687.
SB1748	Intro Sine Die	Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act - (Sec. 3) Requires the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the United States Geological Survey (USGS), to carry out a Recovery and Research Pr... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-10 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 686.
SB787	Intro Sine Die	Clean Water Restoration Act - Reaffirms federal jurisdiction over all waters of the United States and overturns the decisions of the United States Supreme Court in Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. United States Army Corps of Engineers an... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-10 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 685.
SB4020	Intro Sine Die	Restoring the 10th Amendment Act - Authorizes a designated state official to file with the head of a federal agency proposing a rule, during the period when the proposed rule is required to be open for public comment, a legal brief challenging the co... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
SB4022	Intro Sine Die	Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 - Provides for repeal of the current Department of Defense (DOD) policy concerning homosexuality in the Armed Forces, to be effective 60 days after the Secretary of Defense has received DOD's comprehensive rev... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
SB4019	Intro Sine Die	Congressional Made in America Promise Act of 2010 - Amends the Buy American Act to apply Buy American requirements to articles, materials, and supplies acquired for the use of any legislative branch office, including the House of Representatives and ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
SB3992	Intro Sine Die	Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2010 or DREAM Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel the removal of, and adjust to conditional nonimmigrant status, an alien who: (1) entered the United S... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-09 Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the bill rendered moot in Senate. (consideration: CR S8668)
SB2782	Intro Sine Die	Lieutenant Colonel Dominic "Rocky" Baragona Justice for American Heroes Harmed by Contractors Act - Directs the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to: (1) permit the debarment or suspens... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-09 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 682.
SB3991	Intro Sine Die	Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2010 - Declares that it is the purpose of this Act to provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by states or local governments. Directs the Federal Labor Relations Auth... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-08 Cloture on the motion to proceed to the bill not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 43. Record Vote Number: 266. (consideration: CR S8626-8627; text: CR S8626)
SB4013	Intro Sine Die	Directs the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate a rule: (1) to improve the daytime and nighttime visibility of agricultural equipment operating on public roads; and (2) that establishes minimum lighting and marking standards for such equipment.... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
SB3728	Intro Sine Die	Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act - (Sec. 2) Extends copyright protection to fashion designs. Revises the definition of "useful article" to include an article of apparel. Defines "apparel" as articles includi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-06 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 674.
SB4007	Intro Sine Die	Downed Animal and Food Safety Protection Act of 2010 - States that it is U.S. policy that all nonambulatory livestock in interstate and foreign commerce be immediately and humanely euthanized when such livestock become nonambulatory. Amends the Huma... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
SB4008	Intro Sine Die	Stop Iran's Nuclear Weapons Program Act of 2010 - Amends the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to provide for the imposition of three or more sanctions with respect to a person who knowingly: (1) enters into an agreement relating to the purchase of petroleu... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB2802	Intro Sine Die	Blackfoot River Land Settlement Act of 2009 - (Sec. 4) Extinguishes all claims and all right, title, and interest in and to specified Indian and non-Indian land with respect to resolution of the disputes within the Fort Hall Indian Reservation of the... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-02 By Senator Dorgan from Committee on Indian Affairs filed written report. Report No. 111-356.
SB3993	Intro Sine Die	Geothermal Production Expansion Act of 2010 - Amends competitive lease provisions of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to allow an area of qualified federal land (land that is otherwise available for leasing under that Act) that adjoins other land for... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8349-8350)
SB3981	Intro Sine Die	Unemployment Insurance Stabilization Act of 2010 or USA Act - Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 with respect to the state-established individual emergency unemployment compensation account (EUCA). Extends the final date for entering a ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-01 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8343)
SB3989	Intro Sine Die	Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the chief justice of the highest court of any state that wishes to collect past-due, legally enforceable state judicial debts to designate a single state entity to communicate judicial debt information to t... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-11-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB3990	Intro Sine Die	Emergency Unemployment Benefits Extension Act of 2010 - Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 with respect to the state-established individual emergency unemployment compensation account (EUCA). Extends the final date for entering a federa... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-11-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB1938	Intro Sine Die	Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary of Transportation to make grants beginning FY2011 to states that enact laws that prohibit, with certain exceptions, and establish fines for texting and/or handheld cellphone u... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-11-30 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 656.
SB510	Intro Sine Die	FDA Food Safety Modernization Act - Title I: Improving Capacity to Prevent Food Safety Problems - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to expand the food safety activities of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), includ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-11-30 Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 73 - 25. Record Vote Number: 257.
SB3982	Intro Sine Die	Increases from $200 million to $500 million the aggregate allowable amount that can be awarded (liability cap) for a single passenger rail accident or incident that was proximately caused by gross negligence or willful misconduct of a defendant. (Cur... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-11-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8246)
SB3978	Intro Sine Die	Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2010 - Permits a home health agency to determine the most appropriate skilled service to make the initial assessment visit for an individual who: (1) is eligible for home health services under title XVIII (Medi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-11-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB3966	Intro Sine Die	Gestational Diabetes Act of 2010 or the GEDI Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to develop a mult... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-11-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
SB3963	Intro Sine Die	Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2010 or DREAM Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel the removal of, and adjust to conditional permanent resident status, an alien who: (1) entered the Un... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-11-18 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 645.
SB3962	Intro Sine Die	Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2010 or DREAM Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel the removal of, and adjust to conditional permanent resident status, an alien who: (1) entered the Un... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-11-18 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 644.
SB2991	Intro Sine Die	Government Accountability Office Improvement Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Comptroller General to: (1) obtain federal agency records required to discharge his or her duties, including through bringing civil actions under this Act; and (2) make and ret... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-11-18 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 646.
SB2956	Intro Sine Die	Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement Act - Authorizes, ratifies, and confirms the Pechanga Settlement Agreement. Directs the Secretary of the Department of the Interior to execute the Extension of Service Area Agreement, ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-11-18 Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.