    [House Calendars for September 14, 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. 255.--To amend the Truth in Lending Act to empower the States
        to set the maximum annual percentage rates applicable to
        consumer credit transactions, and for other purposes. Referred
        to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Jan. 15, 2009.

    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. Received in House and held
        at desk Sept. 8, 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. 588.--To amend title 46, United States Code, to establish
        requirements to ensure the security and safety of passengers
        and crew on cruise vessels, and for other purposes. Referred
        to Commerce, Science and Transportation Mar. 12, 2009.
        Reported amended Sept. 8, 2009; Rept. 111-72.

    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. Received in House and referred to
        Transportation and Infrastructure Sept. 8, 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. 728.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance
        veterans' insurance benefits, and for other purposes. Referred
        to Veterans' Affairs Mar. 26, 2009. Reported amended Sept. 2,
        2009; Rept. 111-71.

    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.
        Received in House and referred to Oversight and Government
        Reform Sept. 8, 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. Considered
        Sept. 8, 2009. Passed Senate amended Sept. 9, 2009; Roll No.
        272: 79-19. Received in House and held at desk Sept. 10, 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. Received in House and referred to Oversight and
        Government Reform Sept. 8, 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. 1308.--To reauthorize the Maritime Administration, and for
        other purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and
        Transportation June 19, 2009. Reported amended Sept. 9, 2009;
        Rept. 111-73.

    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. Received in House and held
        at desk Sept. 8, 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.

    S. 1599.--To amend title 36, United States Code, to include in the
        Federal charter of the Reserve Officers Association leadership
        positions newly added in its constitution and bylaws. Referred
        to Armed Services Aug. 6, 2009. Committee discharged. Referred
        to the Judiciary Sept. 9, 2009. Reported Sept. 10, 2009; no
        written report.

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