Legislative Research: US SB159 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
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| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
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| 2025-2026 119th Congress (Introduced) | A bill to designate Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization and impose certain sanctions on Ansarallah, and for other purposes. [SB159 2025 Detail][SB159 2025 Text][SB159 2025 Comments] | 2025-01-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. |
| 2023-2024 118th Congress (Engrossed - Dead) | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exemption from gross income for mandatory restitution or civil damages as recompense for trafficking in persons. [SB159 2023 Detail][SB159 2023 Text][SB159 2023 Comments] | 2024-07-15 Held at the desk. |
| 2021-2022 117th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | A bill to require additional disclosures relating to donations to the Presidential Inaugural Committee, and for other purposes. [SB159 2021 Detail][SB159 2021 Text][SB159 2021 Comments] | 2021-02-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2019-2020 116th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | Declares that the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each human being at all stages of life, including the moment of fertilization, cloning, or other moment at which an individual comes into being. Nothing in this bill shall be... [SB159 2019 Detail][SB159 2019 Text][SB159 2019 Comments] | 2019-01-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2017-2018 115th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | Firearms Manufacturers and Dealers Protection Act of 2017 This bill prohibits the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Department of Justice, or any other federal agency from using funds to carry out Operation Choke Point or any other program d... [SB159 2017 Detail][SB159 2017 Text][SB159 2017 Comments] | 2017-01-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. |
| 2015-2016 114th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | A bill to improve the operation of the Department of Homeland Security's Unmanned Aircraft System Program. Requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to fully utilize surveillance and detection capabilities developed or used by federal agenci... [SB159 2015 Detail][SB159 2015 Text][SB159 2015 Comments] | 2015-01-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. |
| 2013-2014 113th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | Lyon County Economic Development and Conservation Act - (Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary in this section) to convey to the city of Yerington, Nevada, identified federal land in Lyon and Mineral Counties. Requires the city, as... [SB159 2013 Detail][SB159 2013 Text][SB159 2013 Comments] | 2013-09-10 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 172. |
| 2011-2012 112th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to request the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to: (1) conduct reviews every five years of the national and state-spe... [SB159 2011 Detail][SB159 2011 Text][SB159 2011 Comments] | 2011-01-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
| 2009-2010 111th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | 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... [SB159 2009 Detail][SB159 2009 Text][SB159 2009 Comments] | 2009-01-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. |
References Online
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| [US Congress SB159] | Google Web | Google News | |||||
| [US Congress Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee] | Google Web | Google News | N/A | ||||
| [Senator John McCain US] | Google Web | Google News | OpenSecrets | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart | BioGuide |
| [Senator Jeff Flake US] | Google Web | Google News | OpenSecrets | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart | BioGuide |
| [Senator Kelly Ayotte US] | Google Web | Google News | OpenSecrets | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart | BioGuide |
Legislative Citation
APA
US SB159 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress. (2015, January 13). LegiScan. Retrieved June 24, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/US/bill/SB159/2015
MLA
"US SB159 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 13 Jan. 2015. Web. 24 Jun. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/US/bill/SB159/2015>.
Chicago
"US SB159 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress." January 13, 2015 LegiScan. Accessed June 24, 2026. https://legiscan.com/US/bill/SB159/2015.
Turabian
LegiScan. US SB159 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress. 13 January 2015. https://legiscan.com/US/bill/SB159/2015 (accessed June 24, 2026).
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US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
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| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/159/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s159/BILLS-114s159is.pdf |
