Legislative Research: US SB237 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

US Congress Senate Bill 237 (Prior Session Legislation)

Other Sessions

Session	Title/Description	Last Action
2025-2026 119th Congress (Introduced)	A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide public safety officer benefits for exposure-related cancers, and for other purposes. [SB237 2025 Detail][SB237 2025 Text][SB237 2025 Comments]	2025-05-20 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 78.
2023-2024 118th Congress (Introduced - Dead)	A bill to preserve access to abortion medications. [SB237 2023 Detail][SB237 2023 Text][SB237 2023 Comments]	2023-02-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2021-2022 117th Congress (Introduced - Dead)	A bill to provide funds through the Social Services Block Grant program for diaper assistance. [SB237 2021 Detail][SB237 2021 Text][SB237 2021 Comments]	2021-02-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2019-2020 116th Congress (Introduced - Dead)	Allows a nurse practitioner or physician assistant to fulfill documentation requirements for coverage, under Medicare, of special shoes for diabetic individuals. Under current law, such requirements may be satisfied only by a physician. [SB237 2019 Detail][SB237 2019 Text][SB237 2019 Comments]	2019-01-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2017-2018 115th Congress (Introduced - Dead)	Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2017 This bill amends the sanctions provisions in Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to require the court to impose an appropriate sanction on any attorney, law firm, or party that has violated, or is respo... [SB237 2017 Detail][SB237 2017 Text][SB237 2017 Comments]	2017-11-08 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
2015-2016 114th Congress (Introduced - Dead)	GPS Act Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit intentionally: (1) intercepting geolocation information pertaining to another person; (2) disclosing to any other person such information pertaining to an... [SB237 2015 Detail][SB237 2015 Text][SB237 2015 Comments]	2015-01-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2013-2014 113th Congress (Introduced - Dead)	Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) programs (as renamed under this Act, previously the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol... [SB237 2013 Detail][SB237 2013 Text][SB237 2013 Comments]	2013-02-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2011-2012 112th Congress (Introduced - Dead)	Government Accountability Office Improvement Act of 2011- (Sec. 2) Authorizes the Comptroller General (GAO) to: (1) obtain federal agency records required to discharge his or her duties, including by bringing civil actions under this Act, (2) make an... [SB237 2011 Detail][SB237 2011 Text][SB237 2011 Comments]	2012-04-24 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 363.
2009-2010 111th Congress (Introduced - Dead)	Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act of 2009 - National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2009 - Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to: (1) require the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force to conduct a p... [SB237 2009 Detail][SB237 2009 Text][SB237 2009 Comments]	2009-01-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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Legislative Citation

APA

US SB237 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress. (2015, January 22). LegiScan. Retrieved July 12, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/US/bill/SB237/2015

MLA

"US SB237 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 22 Jan. 2015. Web. 12 Jul. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/US/bill/SB237/2015>.

Chicago

"US SB237 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress." January 22, 2015 LegiScan. Accessed July 12, 2026. https://legiscan.com/US/bill/SB237/2015.

Turabian

LegiScan. US SB237 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress. 22 January 2015. https://legiscan.com/US/bill/SB237/2015 (accessed July 12, 2026).

Subjects

Civil actions and liability
Computers and information technology
Crime and law enforcement
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Evidence and witnesses
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Right of privacy
Telephone and wireless communication

Same As/Similar To

Bill	Relationship	Date	Title	Last Action
HB491	Related	2015-02-19	GPS Act Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
HB656	Related	2015-03-17	Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.