[House Calendars for September 8, 2009 - 111th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
HISTORY OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
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No. Index Key and History of Bill
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SENATE BILLS
S. 1.--To create jobs, restore economic growth, and strengthen
America's middle class through measures that modernize the
nation's infrastructure, enhance America's energy
independence, expand educational opportunities, preserve and
improve affordable health care, provide tax relief, and
protect those in greatest need, and for other purposes.
Ordered placed on the calendar Jan. 7, 2009.
S. 2.--To improve the lives of middle class families and provide
them with greater opportunity to achieve the American dream.
Ordered placed on the calendar Jan. 7, 2009.
S. 3.--To protect homeowners and consumers by reducing
foreclosures, ensuring the availability of credit for
homeowners, businesses, and consumers, and reforming the
financial regulatory system, and for other purposes. Ordered
placed on the calendar Jan. 7, 2009.
S. 4.--To guarantee affordable, quality health coverage for all
Americans, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the
calendar Jan. 7, 2009.
S. 5.--To improve the economy and security of the United States by
reducing the dependence of the United States on foreign and
unsustainable energy sources and the risks of global warming,
and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Jan. 7,
2009.
S. 6.--To restore and enhance the national security of the United
States. Ordered placed on the calendar Jan. 7, 2009.
S. 7.--To expand educational opportunities for all Americans by
increasing access to high-quality early childhood education
and after school programs, advancing reform in elementary and
secondary education, strengthening mathematics and science
instruction, and ensuring that higher education is more
affordable, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the
calendar Jan. 7, 2009.
S. 8.--To return the Government to the people by reviewing
controversial ``midnight regulations'' issued in the waning
days of the Bush Administration. Ordered placed on the
calendar Jan. 7, 2009.
S. 9.--To strengthen the United States economy, provide for more
effective border and employment enforcement, and for other
purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Jan. 7, 2009.
S. 10.--To restore fiscal discipline and begin to address the
long-term fiscal challenges facing the United States, and for
other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Jan. 7, 2009.
S. 22.--To designate certain land as components of the National
Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs
and activities in the Department of the Interior and the
Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. Ordered
placed on the calendar Jan. 8, 2009. Considered Jan. 12, 13,
14, 2009. Passed Senate amended Jan. 15, 2009; Roll No. 3: 73-
21. Received in House and held at desk Jan. 16, 2009. Failed
of passage under suspension of the rules (two-thirds required)
Mar. 11, 2009; Roll No. 117: 282-144.
S. 33.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to
the proper tax treatment of certain indebtedness discharged in
2009 or 2010, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the
calendar Jan. 7, 2009.
S. 34.--To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from
repromulgating the fairness doctrine. Ordered placed on the
calendar Jan. 7, 2009.
S. 39.--To repeal section 10(f) of Public Law 93-531, commonly
known as the ``Bennett Freeze''. Referred to Indian Affairs
Jan. 6, 2009. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Mar. 12,
2009. Received in House and referred to Natural Resources Mar.
16, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 21, 2009.
Presented to the President Apr. 28, 2009. Approved May 8,
2009. Public Law 111-18.
S. 49.--To help Federal prosecutors and investigators combat
public corruption by strengthening and clarifying the law.
Referred to Finance Jan. 6, 2009. Reported amended from the
Judiciary Mar. 12, 2009; no written report.
S. 60.--To prohibit the sale and counterfeiting of Presidential
inaugural tickets. Referred to Rules and Administration Jan.
6, 2009. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Jan. 13, 2009.
Received in House and referred to the Judiciary Jan. 14, 2009.
S. 146.--To amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded
coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that are
contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads.
Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 6, 2009. Reported Mar. 18,
2009; Rept. 111-9. Ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 18,
2009.
S. 151.--To protect Indian arts and crafts through the improvement
of applicable criminal proceedings, and for other purposes.
Referred to Indian Affairs Jan. 6, 2009. Reported July 22,
2009; no written report. Passed Senate July 24, 2009. Received
in House and referred to Natural Resources and in addition to
the Judiciary July 24, 2009.
S. 160.--To provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the
State of Utah an additional seat in the House of
Representatives. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Jan. 6, 2009. Reported amended Feb. 12,
2009; no written report. Considered Feb. 25, 2009. Passed
Senate amended Feb. 26, 2009; Roll No. 73: 61-37. Received in
House and held at desk Mar. 2, 2009.
S. 162.--To provide greater accountability of taxpayers' dollars
by curtailing congressional earmarking, and for other
purposes. Referred to Rules and Administration Jan. 6, 2009.
S. 181 (H.R. 11) (H. Res. 87).--To amend title VII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment
Act of 1967, and to modify the operation of the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or
other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each
time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory
compensation decision or other practice, and for other
purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Jan. 9, 2009.
Considered Jan. 15, 21, 2009. Passed Senate Jan. 22, 2009;
Roll No. 14: 61-36. Received in House and held at desk Jan.
23, 2009. Passed House Jan. 27, 2009; Roll No. 37: 250-177.
Presented to the President Jan. 28, 2009. Approved Jan. 29,
2009. Public Law 111-2.
S. 182 (H.R. 12).--To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
to provide more effective remedies to victims of
discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex,
and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Jan. 9,
2009.
S. 212.--To expand the boundaries of the Gulf of the Farallones
National Marine Sanctuary and the Cordell Bank National Marine
Sanctuary, and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation Jan. 12, 2009. Reported amended
Aug. 4, 2009; Rept. 111-64.
S. 234.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 2105 East Cook Street in Springfield,
Illinois, as the ``Colonel John H. Wilson, Jr. Post Office
Building''. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Jan. 14, 2009. Reported Feb. 11, 2009; no written
report. Passed Senate Feb. 12, 2009. Received in House and
held at desk Feb. 23, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb.
24, 2009; Roll No. 79: 417-0. Presented to the President Feb.
26, 2009. Approved Mar. 9, 2009. Public Law 111-7.
S. 252.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the
capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and
retain nurses and other critical health-care professionals, to
improve the provision of health care veterans, and for other
purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Jan. 15, 2009.
Reported amended July 24, 2009; Rept. 111-60.
S. 256.--To enhance the ability to combat methamphetamine.
Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 15, 2009. Reported Mar. 23,
2009; no written report. Passed Senate June 8, 2009. Received
in House and referred to Energy and Commerce and in addition
to the Judiciary June 9, 2009.
S. 273.--To require the designation of the federally occupied
building located at McKinley Avenue and Third Street, S.W.,
Canton, Ohio, as the ``Ralph Regula Federal Office Building
and Courthouse''. Passed Senate Jan. 15, 2009. Received in
House and referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Jan.
16, 2009.
S. 275 (H.R. 2).--To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to
extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program,
and for other purposes. Reported from Finance Jan. 16, 2009;
no written report.
S. 277.--To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990
to expand and improve opportunities for service, and for other
purposes. Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Jan. 16, 2009. Reported amended Mar. 18, 2009; no written
report. Ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 18, 2009.
S. 303.--To reauthorize and improve the Federal Financial
Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Jan. 22, 2009.
Reported Mar. 11, 2009; Rept. 111-7. Passed Senate Mar. 17,
2009. Received in House and referred to Oversight and
Government Reform Mar. 18, 2009.
S. 327.--To amend the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 and the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to improve
assistance to domestic and sexual violence victims and provide
for technical corrections. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 26,
2009. Reported amended May 7, 2009; no written report.
S. 328 (S. 352).--To postpone the DTV transition date. Passed
Senate amended Jan. 26, 2009. Received in House and held at
desk Jan. 27, 2009. Considered under suspension of rules Jan.
27, 2009. Failed of passage under suspension of the rules
(two-thirds required) Jan. 28, 2009; Roll No. 41: 258-168.
S. 336 (H.R. 1) (H.R. 679).--Making supplemental appropriations
for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment,
energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed,
and State and local fiscal stabilization, for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Reported
from Appropriations Jan. 27, 2009; Rept. 111-3.
S. 338.--To amend the Omnibus Indian Advancement Act to modify the
date as of which certain tribal land of the Lytton Rancheria
of California is deemed to be held in trust and to provide for
the conduct of certain activities on the land. Referred to
Indian Affairs Jan. 28, 2009. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate Mar. 12, 2009. Received in House and referred to
Natural Resources Mar. 16, 2009.
S. 345.--To reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of
1998 through fiscal year 2012, to rename the Tropical Forest
Conservation Act of 1998 as the ``Tropical Forest and Coral
Conservation Act of 2009'', and for other purposes. Referred
to Foreign Relations Jan. 29, 2009. Reported July 16, 2009;
Rept. 111-49.
S. 350 (H.R. 1).--To provide for a portion of the economic
recovery package relating to revenue measures, unemployment,
and health. Reported from Finance Jan. 29, 2009; no written
report.
S. 352 (H. Res. 108) (S. 328).--To postpone the DTV transition
date. Passed Senate Jan. 29, 2009. Received in House and held
at desk Feb. 2, 2009. Passed House Feb. 4, 2009; Roll No. 52:
264-158. Presented to the President Feb. 9, 2009. Approved
Feb. 11, 2009. Public Law 111-4.
S. 380.--To expand the boundaries of the Thunder Bay National
Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve, and for other
purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Feb. 4, 2009. Reported amended Aug. 4, 2009; Rept. 111-65.
S. 383.--To amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
(division A of Public Law 110-343) to provide the Special
Inspector General with additional authorities and
responsibilities, and for other purposes. Passed Senate Feb.
4, 2009. Received in House and referred to Financial Services
and in addition to Oversight and Government Reform Feb. 9,
2009. Reported from Financial Services Mar. 19, 2009; Rept.
111-41, Pt. I. Oversight and Government Reform discharged.
Mar. 19, 2009. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
Mar. 25, 2009; Roll No. 152: 423-0. Presented to the President
Apr. 14, 2009. Approved Apr. 24, 2009. Public Law 111-15.
S. 384.--To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2010 through
2014 to provide assistance to foreign countries to promote
food security, to stimulate rural economies, and to improve
emergency response to food crises, to amend the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, and for other purposes. Referred to
Foreign Relations Feb. 5, 2009. Reported amended May 13, 2009;
Rept. 111-19.
S. 386.--To improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities
fraud, financial institution fraud, and other frauds related
to federal assistance and relief programs, for the recovery of
funds lost to these frauds, and for other purposes. Referred
to the Judiciary Feb. 5, 2009. Reported amended Mar. 5, 2009;
Rept. 111-10. Considered Apr. 22, 23, 27, 2009. Passed Senate
amended Apr. 28, 2009; Roll No. 171: 92-4. Received in House
and held at desk Apr. 28, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House
with amendments May 6, 2009; Roll No. 235: 367-59. Senate
agreed to House amendments with amendment May 14, 2009. House
agreed to Senate amendment to House amendments under
suspension of the rules May 18, 2009; Roll No. 268: 338-52.
Presented to the President May 19, 2009. Approved May 20,
2009. Public Law 111-21.
S. 387.--To designate the United States courthouse located at 211
South Court Street, Rockford, Illinois, as the ``Stanley J.
Roszkowski United States Courthouse''. Referred to Environment
and Public Works Feb. 5, 2009. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate Feb. 26, 2009. Received in House and referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Mar. 2, 2009.
S. 407 (H.R. 1513).--To increase, effective as of December 1,
2009, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and
indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled
veterans, and for other purposes. Referred to Veterans'
Affairs Feb. 10, 2009. Reported amended June 4, 2009; Rept.
111-24. Passed Senate amended June 10, 2009. Received in House
and held at desk June 11, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House
June 23, 2009; Roll No. 419: 403-0. Presented to the President
June 25, 2009. Approved June 30, 2009. Public Law 111-37.
S. 414.--To amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act, to ban
abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures,
protect underage consumers, and for other purposes. Referred
to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Feb. 11, 2009. Reported
amended Apr. 29, 2009; Rept. 111-16.
S. 423 (H.R. 1016).--To amend title 38, United States Code, to
authorize advance appropriations for certain medical care
accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs by providing
two-fiscal year budget authority, and for other purposes.
Referred to Veterans' Affairs Feb. 12, 2009. Reported July 8,
2009; Rept. 111-41. Considered Aug. 6, 2009. Returned to the
calendar Aug. 6, 2009.
S. 454 (H. Res. 432) (H.R. 2101) (H. Res. 463).--To improve the
organization and procedures of the Department of Defense for
the acquisition of major weapon systems, and for other
purposes. Referred to Armed Services Feb. 23, 2009. Reported
amended Apr. 2, 2009; no written report. Considered May 6,
2009. Passed Senate amended May 7, 2009; Roll No. 186: 93-0.
Received in House and held at desk May 7, 2009. Passed House
with amendment May 13, 2009. House insisted on its amendment
and asked for a conference May 13, 2009. Senate disagreed to
House amendment and agreed to a conference May 14, 2009.
Conference report filed in the House May 20, 2009; Rept. 111-
124. Senate agreed to conference report May 20, 2009; Roll No.
197: 95-0. House agreed to conference report May 21, 2009;
Roll No. 286: 411-0. Presented to the President May 21, 2009.
Approved May 22, 2009. Public Law 111-23.
S. 473.--To establish the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad
Foundation. Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Feb. 25, 2009. Committee discharged Mar. 2, 2009. Referred to
Foreign Relations Mar. 2, 2009.
S. 475.--To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee
the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to
matters of residency, and for other purposes. Referred to
Veterans' Affairs Feb. 25, 2009. Reported July 15, 2009; Rept.
111-46. Passed Senate Aug. 4, 2009.
S. 478.--To amend the National Labor Relations Act to ensure the
right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by
the National Labor Relations Board. Ordered placed on the
calendar Feb. 26, 2009.
S. 482.--To require Senate candidates to file designations,
statements, and reports in electronic form. Ordered placed on
the calendar Feb. 26, 2009.
S. 509.--To authorize a major medical facility project at the
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Walla Walla,
Washington, and for other purposes. Referred to Veterans'
Affairs Mar. 2, 2009. Committee discharged. Passed Senate July
15, 2009. Received in House and referred to Veterans' Affairs
July 16, 2009.
S. 515.--To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for
patent reform. Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 3, 2009.
Reported amended Apr. 2, 2009; Rept. 111-18.
S. 520.--To designate the United States courthouse under
construction at 327 South Church Street, Rockford, Illinois,
as the ``Stanley J. Roszkowski United States Courthouse''.
Passed Senate Mar. 3, 2009. Received in House and referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Mar. 5, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House Mar. 25, 2009. Presented to the
President Apr. 14, 2009. Approved Apr. 23, 2009. Public Law
111-14.
S. 529.--To assist in the conservation of rare fields and rare
canids by supporting and providing financial resources for the
conservation programs of countries within the range of rare
felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with
demonstrated expertise in the conservation of rare felid and
rare canid populations. Referred to Environment and Public
Works Mar. 5, 2009. Reported July 20, 2009; Rept. 111-52.
S. 542.--To repeal the provision of law that provides automatic
pay adjustments for Members of Congress. Ordered placed on the
calendar Mar. 9, 2009.
S. 570.--To stimulate the economy and create jobs at no cost to
the taxpayers, and without borrowing money from foreign
governments for which our children and grandchildren will be
responsible, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the
calendar Mar. 12, 2009.
S. 601.--To establish the Weather Mitigation Research Office, and
for other purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Mar. 16, 2009. Reported amended July 22, 2009;
Rept. 111-57.
S. 614.--To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Women Airforce
Service Pilots (``WASP''). Referred to Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs Mar. 17, 2009. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate amended May 20, 2009. Received in House and referred to
Financial Services and in addition to House Administration May
21, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House June 16, 2009.
Presented to the President June 24, 2009. Approved July 1,
2009. Public Law 111-40.
S. 615.--To provide additional personnel authorities for the
Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Mar.
17, 2009. Reported Apr. 29, 2009; Rept. 111-15. Passed Senate
Apr. 30, 2009. Received in House and referred to Foreign
Affairs and in addition to Armed Services May 4, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House June 15, 2009. Presented to the
President June 24, 2009. Approved June 30, 2009. Public Law
111-38.
S. 620.--To repeal the provision of law that provides automatic
pay adjustments for Members of Congress. Passed Senate Mar.
17, 2009. Received in House and referred to House
Administration and in addition to Oversight and Government
Reform Mar. 18, 2009.
S. 651.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an
excise tax on excessive bonuses paid by, and received from,
companies receiving Federal emergency economic assistance, to
limit the amount of nonqualified deferred compensation that
employees of such companies may defer from taxation, and for
other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 23, 2009.
S. 669.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the
conditions under which certain persons may be treated as
adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes.
Referred to Veterans' Affairs Mar. 23, 2009. Reported June 16,
2009; Rept. 111-27.
S. 681.--To provide for special rules relating to assistance
concerning the Greensburg, Kansas tornado. Referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions Mar. 24, 2009. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate Mar. 30, 2009. Received in House and
referred to Education and Labor Mar. 31, 2009.
S. 685.--To require new vessels for carrying oil fuel to have
double hulls, and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation Mar. 24, 2009. Reported amended
June 15, 2009; Rept. 111-26.
S. 713.--To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency to quickly and fairly address the abundance
of surplus manufactured housing units stored by the Federal
Government around the country at taxpayer expense. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Mar. 26, 2009.
Reported amended June 1, 2009; Rept. 111-23. Passed Senate
amended Aug. 5, 2009.
S. 718.--To amend the Legal Services Corporation Act to meet
special needs of eligible clients, provide for technology
grants, improve corporate practices of the Legal Services
Corporation, and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary
Mar. 26, 2009. Committee discharged Apr. 1, 2009. Referred to
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Apr. 1, 2009.
S. 735.--To ensure States receive adoption incentive payments for
fiscal year 2008 in accordance with the Fostering Connections
to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008. Referred to
Finance Mar. 30, 2009. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
Apr. 3 (Legislative day of Apr. 2), 2009. Received in House
and referred to Ways and Means Apr. 21, 2009. Rules suspended.
Passed House Apr. 29, 2009. Presented to the President May 5,
2009. Approved May 15, 2009. Public Law 111-20.
S. 748.--To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 2777 Logan Avenue in San Diego, California,
as the ``Cesar E. Chavez Post Office''. Referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Mar. 31, 2009. Reported July
30, 2009; no written report. Passed Senate Aug. 4, 2009.
S. 814 (H.R. 838).--To provide for the conveyance of a parcel of
land held by the Bureau of Prisons of the Department of
Justice in Miami Dade County, Florida, to facilitate the
construction of a new educational facility that includes a
secure parking area for the Bureau of Prisons, and for other
purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Apr. 2, 2009. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate June 19, 2009. Received in House and
held at desk June 19, 2009.
S. 838.--To provide for the appointment of United States Science
Envoys. Referred to Foreign Relations Apr. 21, 2009. Reported
May 7, 2009; no written report.
S. 849.--To require the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency to conduct a study on black carbon
emissions. Referred to Environment and Public Works Apr. 22,
2009. Reported July 22, 2009; Rept. 111-58.
S. 859.--To amend the provisions of law relating to the John H.
Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program, and
for other purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Apr. 22, 2009. Reported Aug. 6, 2009; Rept.
111-70.
S. 895 (H.R. 1106) (S. 896).--To prevent mortgage foreclosures and
enhance mortgage credit availability. Ordered placed on the
calendar Apr. 27, 2009.
S. 896 (H.R. 1106) (S. 895).--To prevent mortgage foreclosures and
enhance mortgage credit availability. Ordered placed on the
calendar Apr. 27, 2009. Considered Apr. 30, May 1, 4, 5, 2009.
Passed Senate amended May 6, 2009; Roll No. 185: 91-5.
Received in House and held at desk May 6, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House with amendment May 19, 2009; Roll No.
271: 367-54. Senate agreed to House amendment May 19, 2009.
Presented to the President May 20, 2009. Approved May 20,
2009. Public Law 111-22.
S. 951 (H.R. 2245).--To authorize the President, in conjunction
with the 40th anniversary of the historic and first lunar
landing by humans in 1969, to award gold medals on behalf of
the United States Congress to Neil A. Armstrong, the first
human to walk on the moon; Edwin E. ``Buzz'' Aldrin Jr., the
pilot of the lunar module and second person to walk on the
moon; Michael Collins, the pilot of their Apollo 11 mission's
command module; and, the first American to orbit the Earth,
John Herschel Glenn Jr. Referred to Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs May 1, 2009. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
amended July 20, 2009. Received in House and held at desk July
21, 2009.
S. 954.--To authorize United States participation in the
replenishment of resources of the International Development
Association, and for other purposes. Referred to Foreign
Relations May 1, 2009. Reported amended July 16, 2009; Rept.
111-50.
S. 955.--To authorize United States participation in, and
appropriations for the United States contribution to, the
African Development Fund and the Multilateral Debt Relief
Initiative, to require budgetary disclosures by multilateral
development banks, to encourage multilateral development banks
to endorse the principles of the Extractive Industries
Transparency Initiative, and for other purposes. Referred to
Foreign Relations May 1, 2009. Reported July 16, 2009; Rept.
111-51.
S. 962.--To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through
2013 to promote an enhanced strategic partnership with
Pakistan and its people, and for other purposes. Referred to
Foreign Relations May 4, 2009. Reported amended June 23, 2009;
Rept. 111-33. Passed Senate amended June 24, 2009. Received in
House and held at desk June 25, 2009.
S. 1005.--To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the
Safe Drinking Water Act to improve water and wastewater
infrastructure in the United States. Referred to Environment
and Public Works May 7, 2009. Reported amended July 15, 2009;
Rept. 111-47.
S. 1007.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny a
deduction for excessive compensation of any employee of an
employer. Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs May
7, 2009. Committee discharged June 2, 2009. Referred to
Finance June 2, 2009.
S. 1023.--To establish a non-profit corporation to communicate
United States entry policies and otherwise promote leisure,
business, and scholarly travel to the United States. Referred
to Commerce, Science and Transportation May 12, 2009. Reported
amended June 5, 2009; Rept. 111-25. Considered June 17, 19,
22, 2009. Returned to the calendar June 25, 2009.
S. 1054 (H.R. 2346).--Making supplemental appropriations for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
Reported from Appropriations May 14, 2009; Rept. 111-20.
S. 1064.--To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009 to provide for enhanced State and local oversight of
activities conducted under such Act, and for other purposes.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs May 18,
2009. Reported amended July 22, 2009; Rept. 111-56.
S. 1107.--To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for a
limited 6-month period for Federal judges to opt into the
Judicial Survivors' Annuities System and begin contributing
toward an annuity for their spouse and dependent children upon
their death, and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary
May 20, 2009. Reported June 25, 2009; no written report.
Passed Senate July 10, 2009. Received in House and referred to
the Judiciary July 10, 2009. Committee discharged. Passed
House July 29, 2009. Presented to the President Aug. 3, 2009.
Approved Aug. 12, 2009. Public Law 111-49.
S. 1122.--To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the
Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements
with State foresters authorizing State foresters to provide
certain forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration and
protection services. Referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry May 21, 2009. Committee discharged June 10, 2009.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources June 10, 2009.
S. 1144.--To improve transit services, including in rural States.
Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation May 21, 2009.
Committee discharged June 3, 2009. Referred to Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs June 3, 2009.
S. 1211.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 60 School Street, Orchard Park, New York,
as the ``Jack F. Kemp Post Office Building''. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June 9, 2009.
Reported July 30, 2009; no written report. Passed Senate Aug.
4, 2009.
S. 1229.--To reauthorize and improve the entrepreneurial
development programs of the Small Business Administration, and
for other purposes. Referred to Small Business and
Entrepreneurship June 10, 2009. Reported amended July 2, 2009;
Rept. 111-36.
S. 1232.--To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with
respect to the importation of prescription drugs, and for
other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar June 11, 2009.
S. 1233 (H.R. 2965).--To reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR
programs and for other purposes. Referred to Small Business
and Entrepreneurship June 10, 2009. Reported amended July 2,
2009; Rept. 111-37. Returned to the calendar July 13, 2009.
S. 1285.--To provide that certain photographic records relating to
the treatment of any individual engaged, captured, or detained
after September 11, 2001, by the Armed Forces of the United
States in operations outside the United States shall not be
subject to disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United
States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of
Information Act), to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5,
United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of
Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to
disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to
the provision of that Act authorizing exemptions, to ensure
and open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for
related legislative proposals to explicitly state such
required citations, and for other purposes. Passed Senate June
17, 2009. Received in House and referred to Oversight and
Government Reform and in addition to Armed Services June 18,
2009.
S. 1289.--To improve title 18 of the United States Code. Referred
to the Judiciary June 18, 2009. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate July 10, 2009. Received in House and referred to the
Judiciary July 10, 2009.
S. 1294.--Making appropriations for the legislative branch for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Reported from Appropriations June 18, 2009; Rept. 111-29.
S. 1298 (H.R. 2892).--Making appropriations for the Department of
Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2010, and for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations
June 18, 2009; Rept. 111-31.
S. 1309.--To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to ensure
funding for grants to promote responsible fatherhood and
strengthen low-income families, and for other purposes.
Referred to Finance June 19, 2009. Considered July 15, 2009.
S. 1314.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 630 Northeast Killingsworth Avenue in
Portland, Oregon, as the ``Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Post
Office''. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs June 22, 2009. Reported July 30, 2009; no written
report. Passed Senate Aug. 4, 2009.
S. 1344.--To temporarily protect the solvency of the Highway Trust
Fund. Ordered placed on the calendar June 25, 2009.
S. 1358 (H.R. 3114).--To authorize the Director of the United
States Patent and Trademark Office to use funds made available
under the Trademark Act of 1946 for patent operations in order
to avoid furloughs and reductions-in-force. Passed Senate June
25, 2009. Received in House and referred to the Judiciary June
25, 2009.
S. 1390 (H.R. 2647) (S. 1391) (S. 1392) (S. 1393).--To authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2010 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. Reported from Armed Services July 2, 2009;
Rept. 111-35. Considered July 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22,
2009. Passed Senate amended July 23, 2009; Roll No. 242: 87-7.
Received in House and held at desk July 28, 2009.
S. 1391 (S. 1390).--To authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year,
and for other purposes. Reported from Armed Services July 2,
2009; no written report. July 23, 2009. Passed Senate amended
July 23, 2009. Received in House and held at desk July 30,
2009.
S. 1392 (S. 1390).--To authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2010 for military construction, and for other purposes.
Reported from Armed Services July 2, 2009; no written report.
July 23, 2009. Passed Senate amended July 23, 2009. Received
in House and held at desk July 30, 2009.
S. 1393 (S. 1390).--To authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2010 for defense activities of the Department of Energy, and
for other purposes. Reported from Armed Services July 2, 2009;
no written report. Passed Senate amended July 23, 2009.
Received in House and held at desk July 30, 2009.
S. 1406 (H.R. 2997).--Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related
Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2010, and for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations
July 7, 2009; Rept. 111-39.
S. 1407 (H.R. 3082).--Making appropriations for military
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and
for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations July 7, 2009;
Rept. 111-40.
S. 1415.--To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee
Voting Act to ensure that absent uniformed services voters and
overseas voters are aware of their voting rights and have a
genuine opportunity to register to vote and have their
absentee ballots cast and counted, and for other purposes.
Referred to Rules and Administration July 8, 2009. Reported
amended July 16, 2009; no written report.
S. 1432 (H.R. 3170).--Making appropriations for financial services
and general government for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2010, and for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations
July 9, 2009; Rept. 111-43.
S. 1434 (H.R. 3081).--Making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Reported from Appropriations July 9, 2009; Rept. 111-44.
S. 1436.--Making appropriations for energy and water development
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2010, and for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations
July 9, 2009; Rept. 111-45.
S. 1462.--To promote clean energy technology development, enhanced
energy efficiency, improved energy security, and energy
innovation and workforce development, and for other purposes.
Reported from Energy and Natural Resources July 16, 2009;
Rept. 111-48.
S. 1494 (H.R. 2701).--To authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2010 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of
the United States Government, the Community Management
Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and
Disability System, and for other purposes. Reported from
Intelligence July 22, 2009; Rept. 111-55.
S. 1496.--To extend National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration authorizations
funded by the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes.
Reported from Commerce, Science and Transportation July 22,
2009; no written report.
S. 1498.--To provide an extension of highway programs authorized
under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users. Reported from
Environment and Public Works July 22, 2009; Rept. 111-59.
S. 1513.--To provide for an additional temporary extension of
programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business
Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes. Passed Senate
July 24, 2009. Received in House and held at desk July 24,
2009. Considered under suspension of rules July 28, 2009.
Rules suspended. Passed House July 29, 2009. Presented to the
President July 30, 2009. Approved July 31, 2009. Public Law
111-43.
S. 1533.--To provide an extension of public transportation
programs authorized under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users.
Reported from Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs July 29,
2009; Rept. 111-61.
S. 1547.--To amend title 38, United States Code, and the United
States Housing Act of 1937 to enhance and expand the
assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and
the Department of Housing and Urban Development to homeless
veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness, and for other
purposes. Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs July
30, 2009. Committee discharged Aug. 5, 2009. Referred to
Veterans' Affairs Aug. 5, 2009.
S. 1552.--To reauthorize the DC opportunity scholarship program,
and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar July
31, 2009.
S. 1572.--To provide for a point of order against any legislation
that eliminates or reduces the ability of Americans to keep
their health plan or their choice of doctor or that decreases
the number of Americans enrolled in private health insurance,
while increasing the number of Americans enrolled in
government-managed health care. Ordered placed on the calendar
Aug. 5, 2009.
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