Legislative Research: US SB1959 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Other Sessions
| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 119th Congress (Introduced) | A bill to protect integrity, fairness, and objectivity in decisions regarding access to classified information, and for other purposes. [SB1959 2025 Detail][SB1959 2025 Text][SB1959 2025 Comments] | 2025-06-05 Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence. |
| 2023-2024 118th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity. [SB1959 2023 Detail][SB1959 2023 Text][SB1959 2023 Comments] | 2023-06-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2021-2022 117th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the age for required mandatory distributions from retirement accounts, and for other purposes. [SB1959 2021 Detail][SB1959 2021 Text][SB1959 2021 Comments] | 2021-06-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
| 2019-2020 116th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | Reauthorizes through FY2024 and otherwise revises the Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program. Specifically, the bill allows states to receive and distribute a certain percentage of total grant funding to implement, expand, and establish efforts t... [SB1959 2019 Detail][SB1959 2019 Text][SB1959 2019 Comments] | 2019-06-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2017-2018 115th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | Central Coast Heritage Protection Act This bill designates specified lands in the Bakersfield Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and in the Lost Padres National Forest in California as wilderness areas and as components of the Nation... [SB1959 2017 Detail][SB1959 2017 Text][SB1959 2017 Comments] | 2018-08-22 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. |
| 2015-2016 114th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | Close the Revolving Door Act of 2015 This bill amends the federal criminal code to impose a lifetime ban on any former Senator, Member of the House of Representatives, or elected officer of the Senate or House of Representatives lobbying any current ... [SB1959 2015 Detail][SB1959 2015 Text][SB1959 2015 Comments] | 2015-08-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. |
| 2013-2014 113th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | Quell Unnecessary, Intentional, and Encroaching Telephone Calls Act of 2014 or the QUIET Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a a person within the United States, or a person outside the United States if the recipient is within the Unit... [SB1959 2013 Detail][SB1959 2013 Text][SB1959 2013 Comments] | 2014-01-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2011-2012 112th Congress (Passed) | Haqqani Network Terrorist Designation Act of 2012 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State should designate the Haqqani Network (an insurgent network operating in Pakistan and Afghanistan) as a foreign terrorist organization. Di... [SB1959 2011 Detail][SB1959 2011 Text][SB1959 2011 Comments] | 2012-08-10 Became Public Law No: 112-168. |
| 2009-2010 111th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | Health Care Fraud Enforcement Act of 2009 - Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to review and amend guidelines and policy statements relating to health care fraud to increase the sentences for such crimes based upon the dollar amount of f... [SB1959 2009 Detail][SB1959 2009 Text][SB1959 2009 Comments] | 2009-10-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
References Online
| Search Phrase | Web | News | Financial | Financial | Encylopedia | Biography | BioGuide |
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| [US Congress SB1959] | Google Web | Google News | |||||
| [US Congress Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee] | Google Web | Google News | N/A | ||||
| [Senator Michael Bennet US] | Google Web | Google News | OpenSecrets | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart | BioGuide |
| [Senator Al Franken US] | Google Web | Google News | OpenSecrets | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart | BioGuide |
| [Senator Jon Tester US] | Google Web | Google News | OpenSecrets | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart | BioGuide |
Legislative Citation
APA
US SB1959 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress. (2015, August 05). LegiScan. Retrieved June 22, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/US/bill/SB1959/2015
MLA
"US SB1959 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 05 Aug. 2015. Web. 22 Jun. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/US/bill/SB1959/2015>.
Chicago
"US SB1959 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress." August 05, 2015 LegiScan. Accessed June 22, 2026. https://legiscan.com/US/bill/SB1959/2015.
Turabian
LegiScan. US SB1959 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress. 05 August 2015. https://legiscan.com/US/bill/SB1959/2015 (accessed June 22, 2026).
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Government operations and politics
House of Representatives
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US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1959/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1959/BILLS-114s1959is.pdf |
