Legislative Research: US SB973 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Other Sessions
| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 119th Congress (Introduced) | A bill to establish a task force for regulatory oversight and review. [SB973 2025 Detail][SB973 2025 Text][SB973 2025 Comments] | 2025-03-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. |
| 2023-2024 118th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | A bill to prohibit Federal contractors from imposing racial hiring quotas, benchmarks, or goals. [SB973 2023 Detail][SB973 2023 Text][SB973 2023 Comments] | 2023-03-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. |
| 2021-2022 117th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a final rule relating to removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem population of grizzly bears from the Federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife, and for other purposes. [SB973 2021 Detail][SB973 2021 Text][SB973 2021 Comments] | 2021-03-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. |
| 2019-2020 116th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | Prohibits the termination of federal-employee dental, vision, and long-term-care insurance coverage as a result of unpaid premiums or other periodic charges in the event of a lapse in appropriations that results in an employee being placed in a nonpa... [SB973 2019 Detail][SB973 2019 Text][SB973 2019 Comments] | 2019-04-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. |
| 2017-2018 115th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | Tennessee Wilderness Act This bill designates specified federal lands in Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee as wilderness and as additions to the National Wilderness Preservation System. [SB973 2017 Detail][SB973 2017 Text][SB973 2017 Comments] | 2017-04-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. |
| 2015-2016 114th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | Angel Tax Credit Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a new business-related tax credit for 25% of equity investments of $25,000 or more in a domestic corporation or partnership that: (1) has its headquarters in the United States, (2) has gr... [SB973 2015 Detail][SB973 2015 Text][SB973 2015 Comments] | 2015-04-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
| 2013-2014 113th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2013 - Requires: (1) there to be an independent anti-doping organization with responsibility for ensuring the integrity and safety of horse races that are the subject of interstate off-track wagers, and (2) the... [SB973 2013 Detail][SB973 2013 Text][SB973 2013 Comments] | 2013-05-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. |
| 2011-2012 112th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | National Endowment for the Oceans Act - Establishes in the Treasury the National Endowment for the Oceans which shall fund grants for programs to restore, protect, maintain, or understand living marine resources and their habitats, and ocean, coastal... [SB973 2011 Detail][SB973 2011 Text][SB973 2011 Comments] | 2011-05-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. |
| 2009-2010 111th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) reduce a hospital's otherwise applicable resident limit by the number of positi... [SB973 2009 Detail][SB973 2009 Text][SB973 2009 Comments] | 2009-05-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
References Online
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Legislative Citation
APA
US SB973 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress. (2019, April 01). LegiScan. Retrieved November 14, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/US/bill/SB973/2019
MLA
"US SB973 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 01 Apr. 2019. Web. 14 Nov. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/US/bill/SB973/2019>.
Chicago
"US SB973 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress." April 01, 2019 LegiScan. Accessed November 14, 2026. https://legiscan.com/US/bill/SB973/2019.
Turabian
LegiScan. US SB973 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress. 01 April 2019. https://legiscan.com/US/bill/SB973/2019 (accessed November 14, 2026).
Subjects
Appropriations
Dental care
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health
Health care coverage and access
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Dental care
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health
Health care coverage and access
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Same As/Similar To
| Bill | Relationship | Date | Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB2004 | Related | 2019-06-12 | Ensuring FEDVIP and FLTCIP Coverage During Shutdowns Act | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. |
| HB2500 | Related | 2020-08-11 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 | Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 512. |
| SB1790 | Related | 2019-12-20 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 | Became Public Law No: 116-92. (TXT | PDF) |
| HR758 | Similar To | 2019-12-11 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 3) to establish a fair price negotiation program, protect the Medicare program from excessive price increases, and establish an out-of-pocket maximum for Medicare part D enrollees, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 5038) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for terms and conditions for nonimmigrant workers performing agricultural labor or services, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (S. 1790) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. | Mr. Nadler moved to table the motion to reconsider |
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
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| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/973/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s973/BILLS-116s973is.pdf |
