Legislative Research: US SB1688 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Other Sessions
| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 119th Congress (Introduced) | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the allowance for depreciation, amortization, or depletion for purposes of determining the income limitation on the deduction for business interest and for other purposes. [SB1688 2025 Detail][SB1688 2025 Text][SB1688 2025 Comments] | 2025-05-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S2841) |
| 2023-2024 118th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | A bill to require certain grantees under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1975 to submit a plan to track discriminatory land use policies, and for other purposes. [SB1688 2023 Detail][SB1688 2023 Text][SB1688 2023 Comments] | 2023-05-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. |
| 2021-2022 117th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | A bill to establish a Federal standard in order to improve the Nation's resilience to current and future flood risk. [SB1688 2021 Detail][SB1688 2021 Text][SB1688 2021 Comments] | 2021-05-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. |
| 2019-2020 116th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | Establishes certain requirements relating to health care billing practices. Specifically, the bill requires health care facilities and practitioners to (1) provide patients with a list of rendered services upon discharge, and (2) send all bills to pa... [SB1688 2019 Detail][SB1688 2019 Text][SB1688 2019 Comments] | 2019-05-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
| 2017-2018 115th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to: (1) negotiate drug prices under the Medicare prescription dr... [SB1688 2017 Detail][SB1688 2017 Text][SB1688 2017 Comments] | 2017-08-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
| 2015-2016 114th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | New Columbia Admission Act Sets forth procedures for admission into the United States of the state of New Columbia. Requires the Mayor of the District of Columbia to: (1) submit to the eligible voters propositions for statehood and adoption of a Stat... [SB1688 2015 Detail][SB1688 2015 Text][SB1688 2015 Comments] | 2015-06-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. |
| 2013-2014 113th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act - Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a congressional gold medal to the members of the Office of... [SB1688 2013 Detail][SB1688 2013 Text][SB1688 2013 Comments] | 2013-11-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. |
| 2011-2012 112th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | Save Our Postal Worker Jobs Act of 2011 - Prescribes the "average pay" to be used in determining annuities for civilian employment with the United States Postal Service (USPS) for purposes of provisions relating to future benefits attributable to suc... [SB1688 2011 Detail][SB1688 2011 Text][SB1688 2011 Comments] | 2011-10-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. |
| 2009-2010 111th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | Fairness in Representation Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce, in conducting the 2010 decennial census and every decennial census thereafter, to include in any questionnaire used for the purpose of determining the total population by states, a c... [SB1688 2009 Detail][SB1688 2009 Text][SB1688 2009 Comments] | 2009-10-19 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security. |
References Online
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| [US Congress Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee] | Google Web | Google News | N/A | ||||
| [Senator Barbara Mikulski US] | Google Web | Google News | OpenSecrets | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart | BioGuide |
Legislative Citation
APA
US SB1688 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress. (2011, October 12). LegiScan. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/US/bill/SB1688/2011
MLA
"US SB1688 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 12 Oct. 2011. Web. 20 Oct. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/US/bill/SB1688/2011>.
Chicago
"US SB1688 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress." October 12, 2011 LegiScan. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://legiscan.com/US/bill/SB1688/2011.
Turabian
LegiScan. US SB1688 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress. 12 October 2011. https://legiscan.com/US/bill/SB1688/2011 (accessed October 20, 2026).
Subjects
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government operations and politics
Government trust funds
Postal service
U.S. Postal Service
Government operations and politics
Government trust funds
Postal service
U.S. Postal Service
Same As/Similar To
| Bill | Relationship | Date | Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB1351 | Related | 2011-04-08 | United States Postal Service Pension Obligation Recalculation and Restoration Act of 2011 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy . |
| HB3174 | Related | 2011-11-02 | United States Postal Service Pension Obligation Recalculation and Restoration Act of 2011 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy . |
| SB1649 | Related | 2011-10-04 | United States Postal Service Pension Obligation Recalculation | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6092-6093) |
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1688/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s1688/BILLS-112s1688is.pdf |
