[House Calendars for May 7, 2010 - 111th Congress, 2nd 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. 30 (H.R. 1258).--To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to
prohibit manipulation of caller identification information.
Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation Jan. 7, 2009.
Reported Nov. 2, 2009; Rept. 111-96. Passed Senate amended
Feb. 23, 2010. Received in House and referred to Energy and
Commerce Feb. 24, 2010.
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. 38.--To establish a United States Boxing Commission to
administer the Act, and for other purposes. Referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation Jan. 6, 2009. Reported
Mar. 4, 2010; Rept. 111-157.
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. 69.--To establish a fact-finding Commission to extend the study
of a prior Commission to investigate and determine facts and
circumstances surrounding the relocation, internment, and
deportation to Axis countries of Latin Americans of Japanese
descent from December 1941 through February 1948, and the
impact of those actions by the United States, and to recommend
appropriate remedies, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Jan. 6, 2009.
Reported Dec. 23, 2009; Rept. 111-112.
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 (H.R. 725).--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. 251.--To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to permit
targeted interference with mobile radio services within prison
facilities. Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Jan. 15, 2009. Reported amended Sept. 24, 2009; Rept. 111-79.
Passed Senate amended Oct. 5, 2009. Received in House and
referred to Energy and Commerce and in addition to the
Judiciary Oct. 6, 2009.
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. Rules suspended. Passed House
with amendment Dec. 14, 2009.
S. 313 (H.R. 1065).--To resolve water rights claims of the White
Mountain Apache Tribe in the State of Arizona, and for other
purposes. Referred to Indian Affairs Jan. 26, 2009. Reported
amended Jan. 21, 2010; Rept. 111-119.
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; Rept. 111-85.
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. 369.--To prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating
generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug
into the market. Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 3, 2009.
Reported amended Oct. 15, 2009; Rept. 111-123.
S. 372.--To amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to
clarify the disclosures of information protected from
prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in
nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such
policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain
disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the
Special Counsel, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 3, 2009. Reported
amended Dec. 3, 2009; Rept. 111-101.
S. 373.--To amend title 18, United States Code, to include
constrictor snakes of the species Python genera as an
injurious animal. Referred to Environment and Public Works
Feb. 3, 2009. Reported amended May 5, 2010; Rept. 111-180.
S. 375.--To authorize the Crow Tribe of Indians water rights
settlement, and for other purposes. Referred to Indian Affairs
Feb. 4, 2009. Reported amended Jan. 21, 2010; Rept. 111-118.
S. 379.--To provide fair compensation to artists for use of their
sound recordings. Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 4, 2009.
Reported amended Oct. 15, 2009; no written report.
S. 380 (H.R. 905).--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) (H.R. 4667).--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. 409.--To secure Federal ownership and management of significant
natural, scenic, and recreational resources, to provide for
the protection of cultural resources, to facilitate the
efficient extraction of mineral resources by authorizing and
directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land, and for
other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb.
11, 2009. Reported amended Mar. 2, 2010; Rept. 111-129.
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. 443 (H.R. 1061).--To transfer certain land to the United States
to be held in trust for the Hoh Indian Tribe, to place land
into trust for the Hoh Indian Tribe, and for other purposes.
Referred to Indian Affairs Feb. 13, 2009. Reported amended
Mar. 10, 2010; Rept. 111-161.
S. 448.--To maintain the free flow of information to the public by
providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of
information by certain persons connected with the news media.
Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 13, 2009. Reported amended Dec.
11, 2009; no written report.
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. 469.--To amend chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, to
modify the computation for part-time service under the Civil
Service Retirement System. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Feb. 25, 2009. Reported Apr. 12, 2010; no
written report.
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. Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 2,
2009. Presented to the President Nov. 4, 2009. Approved Nov.
11, 2009. Public Law 111-97.
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. 479 (H.R. 965).--To amend the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of
1998 to provide for the continuing authorization of the
Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network. Referred to
Environment and Public Works Feb. 25, 2009. Reported Mar. 22
(Legislative day of Mar. 19), 2010; Rept. 111-164.
S. 482.--To require Senate candidates to file designations,
statements, and reports in electronic form. Ordered placed on
the calendar Feb. 26, 2009.
S. 507.--To provide for retirement equity for Federal employees in
nonforeign areas outside the 48 contiguous States and the
District of Columbia, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Mar. 2, 2009.
Reported amended Oct. 14, 2009; Rept. 111-88.
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. Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 2, 2009;
Roll No. 834: 352-0. Presented to the President Nov. 4, 2009.
Approved Nov. 11, 2009. Public Law 111-98.
S. 510.--To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with
respect to the safety of the food supply. Referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions Mar. 3, 2009. Reported amended
Dec. 18, 2009; no written report.
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. 522.--To resolve the claims of the Bering Straits Native
Corporation and the State of Alaska to land adjacent to Salmon
Lake in the State of Alaska and to provide for the conveyance
to the Bering Straits Native Corporation of certain other
public land in partial satisfaction of the land entitlement of
the Corporation under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 4, 2009.
Reported amended Mar. 2, 2010; Rept. 111-130.
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. 555.--To provide for the exchange of certain land located in
the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in the State of
Colorado, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Mar. 10, 2009. Reported amended Mar. 2,
2010; Rept. 111-131.
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. 574.--To enhance citizen access to Government information and
services by establishing that Government documents issued to
the public must be written clearly, and for other purposes.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Mar.
11, 2009. Reported amended Dec. 9, 2009; Rept. 111-102.
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. 592 (H.R. 1147).--To implement the recommendations of the
Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress
regarding low-power FM service. Referred to Commerce, Science
and Transportation Mar. 12, 2009. Reported amended Mar. 9,
2010; Rept. 111-160.
S. 599.--To amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to
create a presumption that a disability or death of a Federal
employee in fire protection activities caused by any certain
diseases is the result of the performance of such employee's
duty. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Mar. 16, 2009. Reported amended Sept. 14, 2009; Rept. 111-75.
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. 629.--To facilitate the part-time reemployment of annuitants,
and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Mar. 18, 2009. Reported amended Apr. 12,
2010; no written report.
S. 649.--To require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed
by the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration and the Federal Communications Commission.
Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation Mar. 19,
2009. Reported amended Mar. 9, 2010; Rept. 111-159.
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. 657.--To provide for media coverage of Federal court
proceedings. Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 19, 2009. Reported
Apr. 29, 2010; no written report.
S. 668 (H.R. 1672).--To reauthorize the Northwest Straits Marine
Conservation Initiative Act to promote the protection of the
resources of the Northwest Straits, and for other purposes.
Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation Mar. 23,
2009. Reported amended Oct. 21, 2009; Rept. 111-90.
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. 678.--To reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 24, 2009. Reported amended Dec.
17, 2009; no written report.
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. 690.--To amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act
to reauthorize the Act. Referred to Environment and Public
Works Mar. 25, 2009. Reported Mar. 22 (Legislative day of Mar.
19), 2010; Rept. 111-165.
S. 692.--To provide that claims of the United States to certain
documents relating to Franklin Delano Roosevelt shall be
treated as waived and relinquished in certain circumstances.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Mar.
25, 2009. Reported Oct. 5, 2009; Rept. 111-87. Passed Senate
Oct. 14, 2009. Received in House and held at desk Oct. 15,
2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 13, 2010. Presented
to the President Jan. 22, 2010. Approved Feb. 1, 2010. Public
Law 111-138.
S. 705.--To reauthorize the programs of the Overseas Private
Investment Corporation, and for other purposes. Referred to
Foreign Relations Mar. 25, 2009. Reported Dec. 15, 2009; Rept.
111-107.
S. 707.--To enhance the Federal Telework Program. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Mar. 25, 2009.
Reported amended May 3, 2010; Rept. 111-177.
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. 721 (H.R. 1769).--To expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the
State of Washington, to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie
River and Pratt River as wild and scenic rivers, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 26,
2009. Reported amended Mar. 2, 2010; Rept. 111-132.
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. Returned to the calendar Oct. 7, 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.
Received in House and referred to Oversight and Government
Reform Sept. 8, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 5,
2009. Presented to the President Nov. 19, 2009. Approved Nov.
30, 2009. Public Law 111-109.
S. 782.--To provide for the establishment of the National Volcano
Early Warning and Monitoring System. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Apr. 2, 2009. Reported amended Mar. 2, 2010;
Rept. 111-133.
S. 797.--To amend the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act, the
Indian Tribal Justice Act, the Indian Tribal Justice Technical
and Legal Assistance Act of 2000, and the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to improve the
prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country, and
for other purposes. Referred to Indian Affairs Apr. 2, 2009.
Reported amended Oct. 29, 2009; Rept. 111-93.
S. 801.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to waive charges
for humanitarian care provided by the Department of Veterans
Affairs to family members accompanying veterans severely
injured after September 11, 2001, as they receive medical care
from the Department and to provide assistance to family
caregivers, and for other purposes. Referred to Veterans'
Affairs Apr. 2, 2009. Reported amended Sept. 25, 2009; Rept.
111-80.
S. 806.--To provide for the establishment, administration, and
funding of Federal Executive Boards, and for other purposes.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Apr. 2,
2009. Reported amended Sept. 22, 2009; Rept. 111-77. Passed
Senate amended Nov. 5, 2009. Received in House and referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Nov. 16, 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. 832.--To amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a Federal
charter to the Military Officers Association of America, and
for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Apr. 20, 2009.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate Sept. 24, 2009. Received
in House and held at desk Sept. 25, 2009. Passed House Oct.
27, 2009. Presented to the President Oct. 30, 2009. Approved
Nov. 6, 2009. Public Law 111-95.
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. 846.--To award a congressional gold medal to Dr. Muhammad
Yunus, in recognition of his contributions to the fight
against global poverty. Referred to Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs Apr. 21, 2009. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate Oct. 13, 2009. Received in House and referred to
Financial Services Oct. 14, 2009.
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. 850 (H.R. 81).--To amend the High Seas Driftnet Fishing
Moratorium Protection Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act to improve the conservation of
sharks. Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation Apr.
22, 2009. Reported amended Feb. 4, 2010; Rept. 111-124.
S. 853.--To designate additional segments and tributaries of White
Clay Creek, in the States of Delaware and Pennsylvania, as a
component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Apr. 22, 2009.
Reported amended Mar. 2, 2010; Rept. 111-134.
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. 872.--To establish a Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security for
Management, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Apr. 23, 2009. Reported
amended Oct. 26, 2009; Rept. 111-91.
S. 874.--To establish El Rio Grande Del Norte National
Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Apr. 23,
2009. Reported amended Mar. 2, 2010; Rept. 111-135.
S. 878 (H.R. 2093).--To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act to modify provisions relating to beach monitoring, and for
other purposes. Referred to Environment and Public Works Apr.
23, 2009. Reported amended Apr. 20, 2010; Rept. 111-170.
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. 920.--To amend section 11317 of title 40, United States Code,
to improve the transparency of the status of information
technology investments, to require greater accountability for
cost overruns on Federal information technology investment
projects, to improve the processes agencies implement to
manage information technology investments, to reward
excellence in information technology acquisition, and for
other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Apr. 28, 2009. Reported amended May 5, 2010; Rept.
111-179.
S. 933.--To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the
Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2002 to reauthorize programs to
address remediation of contaminated sediment. Referred to
Environment and Public Works Apr. 30, 2009. Reported Apr. 20,
2010; Rept. 111-171.
S. 937.--To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to
ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report
discharges of raw sewage, and for other purposes. Referred to
Environment and Public Works Apr. 30, 2009. Reported Apr. 20,
2010; Rept. 111-172.
S. 940.--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the
Nevada System of Higher Education certain Federal land located
in Clark and Nye counties, Nevada, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Apr. 30, 2009.
Reported amended Mar. 2, 2010; Rept. 111-136.
S. 942.--To prevent the abuse of Government charge cards. Referred
to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Apr. 30, 2009.
Reported Sept. 21, 2009; Rept. 111-76. Passed Senate Oct. 7,
2009. Received in House and referred to Oversight and
Government Reform and in addition to Armed Services Oct. 8,
2009.
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. 952 (H.R. 3650).--To develop and promote a comprehensive plan
for a national strategy to address harmful algal blooms and
hypoxia through baseline research, forecasting and monitoring,
and mitigation and control while helping communities detect,
control, and mitigate coastal and Great Lakes harmful algal
blooms and hypoxia events. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation May 1, 2009. Reported amended Feb. 4, 2010;
Rept. 111-125.
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. 965 (H.R. 3254).--To approve the Taos Pueblo Indian Water
Rights Settlement Agreement, and for other purposes. Referred
to Indian Affairs May 4, 2009. Reported amended Jan. 20, 2010;
Rept. 111-117.
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. 1011 (H.R. 2314).--To express the policy of the United States
regarding the United States relationship with Native Hawaiians
and to provide a process for the recognition by the United
States of the Native Hawaiian governing entity. Referred to
Indian Affairs May 7, 2009. Reported amended Mar. 11, 2010;
Rept. 111-162.
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. 1053.--To amend the National Law Enforcement Museum Act to
extend the termination date. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources May 14, 2009. Reported Mar. 2, 2010; Rept. 111-137.
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. 1067.--To support stabilization and lasting peace in northern
Uganda and areas affected by the Lord's Resistance Army
through development of a regional strategy to support
multilateral efforts to successfully protect civilians and
eliminate the threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army and
to authorize funds for humanitarian relief and reconstruction,
reconciliation, and transitional justice, and for other
purposes. Referred to Foreign Relations May 19, 2009. Reported
amended Dec. 15, 2009; Rept. 111-108. Passed Senate amended
Mar. 10, 2010. Received in House and referred to Foreign
Affairs Mar. 11, 2010.
S. 1105 (H.R. 3342).--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior,
acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to develop
water infrastructure in the Rio Grande Basin, and to approve
the settlement of the water rights claims of the Pueblos of
Nambe, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, and Tesuque. Referred to
Indian Affairs May 20, 2009. Reported amended Jan. 20, 2010;
Rept. 111-115.
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. 1132.--To amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the
provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by
law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. Referred to
the Judiciary May 21, 2009. Reported amended Mar. 11, 2010; no
written report.
S. 1139.--To require the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a
property conveyance with the city of Wallowa, Oregon, and for
other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources May
21, 2009. Reported amended Mar. 2, 2010; Rept. 111-138.
S. 1140.--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey
certain Federal land to Deschutes County, Oregon. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources May 21, 2009. Reported amended
Mar. 2, 2010; Rept. 111-139.
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. 1147.--To prevent tobacco smuggling, to ensure the collection
of all tobacco taxes, and for other purposes. Referred to the
Judiciary May 21, 2009. Reported amended Nov. 19, 2009; no
written report. Passed Senate amended Mar. 11, 2010. Received
in House and held at desk Mar. 15, 2010. Rules suspended.
Passed House Mar. 17, 2010; Roll No. 124: 387-25. Presented to
the President Mar. 19, 2010. Approved Mar. 31, 2010. Public
Law 111-154.
S. 1178 (H.R. 1385).--To extend Federal recognition to the
Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe-
Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock
Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian Nation, and the Nansemond
Indian Tribe. Referred to Indian Affairs June 3, 2009.
Reported amended Dec. 23, 2009; Rept. 111-113.
S. 1194 (H.R. 3619).--To reauthorize the Coast Guard for fiscal
years 2010 and 2011, and for other purposes. Referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation June 4, 2009. Reported
amended Oct. 30, 2009; Rept. 111-95.
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. Considered under suspension
of rules Nov. 5, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 6,
2009; Roll No. 868: 408-0. Presented to the President Nov. 19,
2009. Approved Nov. 30, 2009. Public Law 111-110.
S. 1224 (H.R. 1771).--A bill to reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay
Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation June 10, 2009. Reported amended Feb. 23, 2010;
Rept. 111-126.
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. 1237.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the
grant program for homeless veterans with special needs to
include male homeless veterans with minor dependents and to
establish a grant program for reintegration of homeless women
veterans and homeless veterans with children, and for other
purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs June 11, 2009.
Reported amended Apr. 29, 2010; Rept. 111-175.
S. 1261.--To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005 and amend
title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to better
protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of
personally identifiable information collected by States when
issuing driver's licenses and identification documents, and
for other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs June 15, 2009. Reported amended Nov. 19,
2009; Rept. 111-104.
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. 1288.--To authorize appropriations for grants to the States
participating in the Emergency Management Assistance Compact,
and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs June 18, 2009. Reported amended Dec. 9,
2009; Rept. 111-103.
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. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept.
30, 2009. Presented to the President Oct. 7, 2009. Approved
Oct. 19, 2009. Public Law 111-79.
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 (H.R. 2971).--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. Rules suspended. Passed House
Nov. 16, 2009; Roll No. 889: 373-0. Presented to the President
Nov. 19, 2009. Approved Nov. 30, 2009. Public Law 111-111.
S. 1340.--To establish a minimum funding level for programs under
the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 for fiscal years 2010 to 2014
that ensures a reasonable growth in victim programs without
jeopardizing the long-term sustainability of the Crime Victims
Fund. Referred to the Judiciary June 24, 2009. Reported Oct.
22, 2009; no written report.
S. 1344.--To temporarily protect the solvency of the Highway Trust
Fund. Ordered placed on the calendar June 25, 2009.
S. 1353.--To amend title 1 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1986 to include nonprofit and volunteer ground
and air ambulance crew members and first responders for
certain benefits. Referred to the Judiciary June 25, 2009.
Reported amended Dec. 3, 2009; no written report.
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. 1369 (H.R. 2781).--To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to
designate segments of the Molalla River in the State of
Oregon, as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers
System, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources June 25, 2009. Reported amended Mar. 2, 2010; Rept.
111-140.
S. 1376.--To restore immunization and sibling age exemptions for
children adopted by United States citizens under the Hague
Convention on Intercountry Adoption to allow their admission
to the United States. Referred to the Judiciary June 25, 2009.
Reported amended Mar. 22 (Legislative day of Mar. 19), 2010;
no written report.
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. 1397 (H.R. 1580).--To authorize the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency to award grants for electronic
device recycling research, development, and demonstration
projects, and for other purposes. Referred to Environment and
Public Works July 6, 2009. Reported amended Apr. 19, 2010;
Rept. 111-168.
S. 1405.--To redesignate the Longfellow National Historic Site,
Massachusetts, as the ``Longfellow House-Washington's
Headquarters National Historic Site''. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources July 7, 2009. Reported Mar. 2, 2010; Rept.
111-141.
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. 1421.--To amend section 42 of title 18, United States Code, to
prohibit the importation and shipment of certain species of
carp. Referred to Environment and Public Works July 9, 2009.
Reported May 5, 2010; Rept. 111-181.
S. 1422.--To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to
clarify the eligibility requirements with respect to airline
flight crews. Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions July 9, 2009. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
amended Nov. 10, 2009. Received in House and held at desk Nov.
16, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 2, 2009.
Presented to the President Dec. 9, 2009. Approved Dec. 21,
2009. Public Law 111-119.
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. 1451.--To modernize the air traffic control system, improve the
safety, reliability, and availability of transportation by air
in the United States, provide for modernization of the air
traffic control system, reauthorize the Federal Aviation
Administration, and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation July 14, 2009. Reported amended
Sept. 29, 2009; Rept. 111-82.
S. 1453.--To amend Public Law 106-392 to maintain annual base
funding for the Bureau of Reclamation for the Upper Colorado
River and San Juan fish recovery programs through fiscal year
2023. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources July 14, 2009.
Reported Mar. 2, 2010; Rept. 111-142.
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. 1472.--To establish a section within the Criminal Division of
the Department of Justice to enforce human rights laws, to
make technical and conforming amendments to criminal and
immigration laws pertaining to human rights violations, and
for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary July 20, 2009.
Reported amended Nov. 6, 2009; no written report. Passed
Senate amended Nov. 21, 2009. Received in House and held at
desk Dec. 1, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 15,
2009; Roll No. 977: 416-3. Presented to the President Dec. 17,
2009. Approved Dec. 22, 2009. Public Law 111-122.
S. 1490.--To prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure
privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to
enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and
other protections against security breaches, fraudulent
access, and misuse of personally identifiable information.
Referred to the Judiciary July 22, 2009. Reported amended Nov.
5, 2009; Rept. 111-110.
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. Passed Senate
amended Sept. 16, 2009. Received in House and held at desk
Sept. 17, 2009.
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. 1506.--To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to
establish national safety standards for transit agencies
operating heavy rail on fixed guideway. Referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation July 23, 2009. Committee discharged
Nov. 4, 2009. Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Nov. 4, 2009.
S. 1510.--To transfer statutory entitlements to pay and hours of
work authorized by the District of Columbia Code for current
members of the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division
from the District of Columbia Code to the United States Code.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs July
23, 2009. Reported Oct. 5, 2009; Rept. 111-86. Passed Senate
Oct. 13, 2009. Received in House and referred to Oversight and
Government Reform Oct. 14, 2009.
S. 1513 (H.R. 3614).--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. 1519.--To provide for the eradication and control of nutria in
Maryland, Louisiana, and other coastal States. Referred to
Environment and Public Works July 27, 2009. Reported May 5,
2010; Rept. 111-182.
S. 1524.--To strengthen the capacity, transparency, and
accountability of United States foreign assistance programs to
effectively adapt and respond to new challenges of the 21st
century, and for other purposes. Referred to Foreign Relations
July 28, 2009. Reported amended Feb. 2, 2010; Rept. 111-122.
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. 1560.--To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to
provide for the sharing of certain outer Continental Shelf
revenues from areas in the Alaska Adjacent Zone. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Aug. 3, 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. Passed Senate Sept. 24, 2009. Received in
House and referred to the Judiciary Sept. 25, 2009. Considered
under suspension of rules Nov. 17, 2009. Rules suspended.
Passed House Nov. 19, 2009; Roll No. 904: 425-0. Presented to
the President Dec. 2, 2009. Approved Dec. 14, 2009. Public Law
111-113.
S. 1635.--To establish an Indian Youth telemental health
demonstration project, to enhance the provision of mental
health care services to Indian youth, to encourage Indian
tribes, tribal organizations, and other mental health care
providers serving residents of Indian country to obtain the
services of predoctoral psychology and psychiatry interns, and
for other purposes. Referred to Indian Affairs Aug. 6, 2009.
Reported amended Mar. 25, 2010; Rept. 111-166.
S. 1660.--To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the
emissions of formaldehyde from composite wood products, and
for other purposes. Referred to Environment and Public Works
Sept. 10, 2009. Reported amended Apr. 19, 2010; Rept. 111-169.
S. 1670.--To reform and modernize the limitations on exclusive
rights relating to secondary transmissions of certain signals.
Referred to the Judiciary Sept. 15, 2009. Reported amended
Sept. 24, 2009; Rept. 111-98.
S. 1672.--To reauthorize the National Oilheat Research Alliance
Act of 2000. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Sept.
15, 2009. Reported Dec. 16, 2009; no written report.
S. 1677.--To reauthorize the Defense Production Act of 1950, and
for other purposes. Passed Senate Sept. 16, 2009. Received in
House and referred to Financial Services Sept. 17, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 23, 2009. Presented to the
President Sept. 24, 2009. Approved Sept. 30, 2009. Public Law
111-67.
S. 1679.--To make quality, affordable health care available to all
Americans, reduce costs, improve health care quality, enhance
disease prevention, and strengthen the health care workforce.
Reported from Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Sept. 17,
2009; no written report.
S. 1687.--To prohibit the Federal Government from awarding
contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other
Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote the
Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. Ordered
placed on the calendar Sept. 21, 2009.
S. 1692.--To extend the sunset of certain provisions of the USA
PATRIOT Act and the authority to issue national security
letters, and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary
Sept. 22, 2009. Reported amended Oct. 13, 2009; Rept. 111-92.
S. 1694.--To allow the funding for the interoperable emergency
communications grant program established under the Digital
Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to remain
available until expended through fiscal year 2012, and for
other purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Sept. 22, 2009. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate Oct. 14, 2009. Received in House and referred to Energy
and Commerce Oct. 15, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Oct.
28, 2009; Roll No. 819: 420-0. Presented to the President Oct.
30, 2009. Approved Nov. 6, 2009. Public Law 111-96.
S. 1707.--To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2010
through 2014 to promote an enhanced strategic partnership with
Pakistan and its people, and for other purposes. Passed Senate
Sept. 24, 2009. Received in House and held at desk Sept. 25,
2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 30, 2009. Presented
to the President Oct. 5, 2009. Approved Oct. 15, 2009. Public
Law 111-73.
S. 1717.--To authorize major medical facility leases for the
Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2010, and for
other purposes. Passed Senate Sept. 25, 2009. Received in
House and held at desk Sept. 29, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed
House Oct. 7, 2009. Presented to the President Oct. 15, 2009.
Approved Oct. 26, 2009. Public Law 111-82.
S. 1733.--To create clean energy jobs, promote energy
independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition
to a clean energy economy. Referred to Environment and Public
Works Sept. 30, 2009. Reported amended Feb. 2, 2010; Rept.
111-121.
S. 1735 (H.R. 31).--To provide for the recognition of the Lumbee
Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes. Referred to
Indian Affairs Oct. 1, 2009. Reported Jan. 20, 2010; Rept.
111-116.
S. 1739 (H.R. 3714).--To promote freedom of the press around the
world. Referred to Foreign Relations Oct. 1, 2009. Reported
amended Dec. 18, 2009; no written report.
S. 1749.--To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the
possession or use of cell phones and similar wireless devices
by Federal prisoners. Referred to the Judiciary Oct. 5, 2009.
Reported amended Feb. 2, 2010; no written report. Passed
Senate amended Apr. 13, 2010. Received in House and referred
to the Judiciary Apr. 14, 2010.
S. 1751.--To prohibit the Federal Government from awarding
contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other
Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote the
Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now or any
other entity which has been indicted for or convicted of
violations of laws governing election administration or
campaign financing. Ordered placed on the calendar Oct. 6,
2009.
S. 1755.--To direct the Department of Homeland Security to
undertake a study on emergency communications. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Oct. 6, 2009.
Reported Dec. 10, 2009; Rept. 111-105. Passed Senate Dec. 14,
2009. Received in House and referred to Energy and Commerce
Dec. 15, 2009.
S. 1757 (H.R. 2950).--To provide for the prepayment of a repayment
contract between the United States and the Uintah Water
Conservancy District, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Oct. 6, 2009. Reported Mar. 2,
2010; Rept. 111-143.
S. 1759.--To authorize certain transfers of water in the Central
Valley Project, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Oct. 7, 2009. Reported amended Mar. 2, 2010;
Rept. 111-144.
S. 1772.--To require that all legislative matters be available and
fully scored by CBO 72 hours before consideration by any
subcommittee or committee of the Senate or on the floor of the
Senate. Ordered placed on the calendar Oct. 13, 2009.
S. 1776.--To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for the update under the Medicare physician fee
schedule for years beginning with 2010 and to sunset the
application of the sustainable growth rate formula, and for
other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Oct. 14, 2009.
S. 1782 (H.R. 3632).--To provide improvements for the operations
of the Federal courts, and for other purposes. Referred to the
Judiciary Oct. 14, 2009. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
amended Mar. 16, 2010. Received in House and held at desk Mar.
17, 2010.
S. 1789.--To restore fairness to Federal cocaine sentencing.
Referred to the Judiciary Oct. 15, 2009. Reported amended Mar.
15, 2010; no written report. Passed Senate amended Mar. 17,
2010. Received in House and referred to the Judiciary and in
addition to Energy and Commerce Mar. 18, 2010.
S. 1790.--To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to
revise and extend that Act, and for other purposes. Referred
to Indian Affairs Oct. 15, 2009. Reported amended Dec. 16,
2009; no written report.
S. 1793 (H.R. 3792).--To amend title XXVI of the Public Health
Service Act to revise and extend the program for providing
life-saving care for those with HIV/AIDS. Reported from
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Oct. 15, 2009; no
written report. Passed Senate amended Oct. 19, 2009. Received
in House and held at desk Oct. 20, 2009. Rules suspended.
Passed House Oct. 21, 2009; Roll No. 793: 408-9. Presented to
the President Oct. 26, 2009. Approved Oct. 30, 2009. Public
Law 111-87.
S. 1796.--To provide affordable, quality health care for all
Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and
for other purposes. Reported from Finance Oct. 19, 2009; Rept.
111-89.
S. 1818.--To amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence
in National Environmental and Native American Public Policy
Act of 1992 to honor the legacy of Stewart L. Udall, and for
other purposes. Passed Senate Oct. 20, 2009. Received in House
Oct. 21, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Oct. 21, 2009.
Presented to the President Oct. 22, 2009. Approved Nov. 3,
2009. Public Law 111-90.
S. 1825.--To extend the authority for relocation expenses test
programs for Federal employees, and for other purposes.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Oct.
21, 2009. Reported Nov. 4, 2009; no written report. Passed
Senate amended Nov. 9, 2009. Received in House Nov. 16, 2009.
Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 16, 2009. Presented to the
President Nov. 19, 2009. Approved Nov. 30, 2009. Public Law
111-112.
S. 1830.--To establish the Chief Conservation Officers Council to
improve the energy efficiency of Federal agencies, and for
other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Oct. 21, 2009. Reported amended Mar. 25, 2010; Rept.
111-167.
S. 1858.--To require Senate candidates to file designations,
statements, and reports in electronic form. Ordered placed on
the calendar Oct. 26, 2009.
S. 1860.--To permit each current member of the Board of Directors
of the Office of Compliance to serve for 3 terms. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Oct. 22, 2009.
Reported Nov. 4, 2009; no written report. Passed Senate Nov.
5, 2009. Received in House and referred to House
Administration Nov. 16, 2009. Committee discharged. Passed
House Nov. 19, 2009. Presented to the President Dec. 2, 2009.
Approved Dec. 14, 2009. Public Law 111-114.
S. 1927.--To establish a moratorium on credit card interest rate
increases, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the
calendar Oct. 27, 2009.
S. 1929 (H.R. 4508).--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 Oct. 26, 2009. Received in House and held at
desk Oct. 26, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House with
amendment Oct. 28, 2009. Senate agreed to House amendment Oct.
29, 2009. Presented to the President Oct. 30, 2009. Approved
Oct. 30, 2009. Public Law 111-89.
S. 1938.--To establish a program to reduce injuries and deaths
caused by cellphone use and texting while driving. Referred to
Environment and Public Works Oct. 27, 2009. Committee
discharged Oct. 29, 2009. Rereferred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Oct. 29, 2009.
S. 1963.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
assistance to caregivers of veterans, to improve the provision
of health care to veterans, and for other purposes. Ordered
placed on the calendar Oct. 29, 2009. Passed Senate Nov. 19,
2009; Roll No. 352: 98-0. Received in House and referred to
Veterans' Affairs Nov. 19, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House
with amendment Apr. 21, 2010; Roll No. 214: 419-0. Senate
agreed to House amendment Apr. 22, 2010. Presented to the
President Apr. 27, 2010. Approved May 5, 2010. Public Law 111-
163.
S. 1965.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide
financial assistance to the State of Louisiana for a pilot
program to develop measures to eradicate or control feral
swine and to assess and restore wetlands damaged by feral
swine. Referred to Environment and Public Works Oct. 28, 2009.
Reported May 5, 2010; Rept. 111-183.
S. 2129 (H.R. 1700).--To authorize the Administrator of General
Services to convey a parcel of real property in the District
of Columbia to provide for the establishment of a National
Women's History Museum. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Oct. 29, 2009. Committee discharged Dec.
4, 2009. Referred to Environment and Public Works Dec. 4,
2009.
S. 2727.--To provide for continued application of arrangements
under the Protocol on Inspections and Continuous Monitoring
Activities Relating to the Treaty Between the United States of
America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the
Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms in the
period following the Protocol's termination on December 5,
2009. Referred to Foreign Relations Nov. 4, 2009. Reported
Nov. 20, 2009; Rept. 111-100.
S. 2768.--To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize
appropriations for the National Transportation Safety Board
for fiscal years 2010 through 2014, and for other purposes.
Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation Nov. 10,
2009. Reported amended Feb. 23, 2010; Rept. 111-127.
S. 2772.--To establish a criminal justice reinvestment grant
program to help States and local jurisdictions reduce spending
on corrections, control growth in the prison and jail
populations, and increase public safety. Referred to the
Judiciary Nov. 16, 2009. Reported amended Mar. 22 (Legislative
day of Mar. 19), 2010; no written report.
S. 2778.--To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act
of 1965 to reauthorize that Act, and for other purposes.
Referred to Environment and Public Works Nov. 16, 2009.
Reported amended Jan. 20, 2010; Rept. 111-114.
S. 2799.--To expand the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, to provide for
the divestment of assets in Iran by State and local
governments and other entities, to identify locations of
concern with respect to transshipment, reexportation, or
diversion of certain sensitive items to Iran, and for other
purposes. Reported from Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Nov. 19, 2009; Rept. 111-99. Passed Senate Jan. 28, 2010.
Received in House and held at desk Jan. 29, 2010.
S. 2865.--To reauthorize the Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 801
et seq.), and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Dec. 10, 2009. Reported Mar.
15, 2010; Rept. 111-163. Passed Senate Mar. 17, 2010. Received
in House and referred to Education and Labor Mar. 18, 2010.
S. 2917.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the
penalty for failure to disclose certain reportable
transactions and the penalty for submitting a bad check to the
Internal Revenue Service, to modify certain rules relating to
Federal vendors, and for other purposes. Referred to Finance
Dec. 18, 2009. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Feb. 9
(Legislative day of Feb. 8), 2010. Received in House and held
at desk Feb. 22, 2010.
S. 2924.--To reauthorize the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, in the
wake of its Centennial, and its programs and activities.
Referred to the Judiciary Dec. 22, 2009. Reported Jan. 28,
2010; no written report.
S. 2939.--To amend title 31, United States Code to require an
audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
and the Federal reserve banks, and for other purposes.
Received in Senate Jan. 20, 2010. Received in Senate Jan. 20,
2010. Ordered placed on the calendar Jan. 21, 2010.
S. 2949.--To amend section 1113 of the Social Security Act to
provide authority for increased fiscal year 2010 payments for
temporary assistance to United States citizens returned from
foreign countries, to provide necessary funding to avoid
shortfalls in the Medicare cost-sharing program for low-income
qualifying individuals, and for other purposes. Passed Senate
Jan. 25, 2010. Received in House Jan. 26, 2010. Rules
suspended. Passed House Jan. 26, 2010. Presented to the
President Jan. 27, 2010. Approved Jan. 27, 2010. Public Law
111-127.
S. 2950.--To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to
obtain criminal history background checks. Passed Senate Jan.
25, 2010. Received in House and referred to the Judiciary Jan.
26, 2010. Considered under suspension of rules Feb. 2, 2010.
Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 4, 2010. Presented to the
President Feb. 17, 2010. Approved Mar. 1, 2010. Public Law
111-143.
S. 2960.--To exempt aliens who are admitted as refugees or granted
asylum and are employed overseas by the Federal Government
from the 1-year physical presence requirement for adjustment
of status to that of aliens lawfully admitted for permanent
residence, and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary
Jan. 28, 2010. Reported amended Mar. 26, 2010; no written
report.
S. 2961.--To provide debt relief to Haiti, and for other purposes.
Referred to Foreign Relations Jan. 28, 2010. Reported amended
Feb. 25, 2010; Rept. 111-128. Passed Senate amended Mar. 5,
2010. Received in House and held at desk Mar. 9, 2010.
S. 2968.--To make certain technical and conforming amendments to
the Lanham Act. Passed Senate Jan. 28, 2010. Received in House
and referred to the Judiciary Jan. 29, 2010. Rules suspended.
Passed House Mar. 3, 2010. Presented to the President Mar. 5,
2010. Approved Mar. 17, 2010. Public Law 111-146.
S. 2974.--To establish the Return of Talent Program to allow
aliens who are legally present in the United States to return
temporarily to the country of citizenship of the alien if that
country is engaged in post-conflict or natural disaster
reconstruction, and for other purposes. Referred to the
Judiciary Feb. 2, 2010. Reported amended Mar. 26, 2010; no
written report.
S. 3031.--To authorize Drug Free Communities enhancement grants to
address major emerging drug issues or local drug crises.
Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 24, 2010. Reported amended Apr.
15, 2010; no written report.
S. 3092.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 5070 Vegas Valley Drive in Las Vegas,
Nevada, as the ``Joseph A. Ryan Post Office Building''.
Ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 10, 2010.
S. 3111.--To establish the Commission on Freedom of Information
Act Processing Delays. Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 15,
2010. Reported amended Apr. 19, 2010; no written report.
Passed Senate amended May 5, 2010. Received in House and
referred to Oversight and Government Reform May 6, 2010.
S. 3143.--To provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a
pay increase until the annual Federal budget deficit is
eliminated. Ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 19, 2010.
S. 3152.--To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act. Ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 23, 2010.
S. 3153 (H.R. 4851).--To provide a fully offset temporary
extension of certain programs so as not to increase the
deficit, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the
calendar Mar. 23, 2010.
S. 3158.--To require Congress to lead by example and freeze its
own pay and fully offset the cost of the extension of
unemployment benefits and other Federal aid. Ordered placed on
the calendar Mar. 24, 2010.
S. 3162.--To clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
Referred to Veterans' Affairs Mar. 24, 2010. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate Mar. 26 (Legislative day of Mar.
25), 2010. Received in House and held at desk Apr. 13, 2010.
S. 3186.--To reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and
Reauthorization Act of 2004 through April 30, 2010, and for
other purposes. Passed Senate Mar. 25, 2010. Received in House
and passed Mar. 25, 2010. Presented to the President Mar. 26,
2010. Approved Mar. 26, 2010. Public Law 111-151.
S. 3187 (H.R. 4915) (H.R. 4957).--To amend the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority
of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49,
United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport
improvement program, and for other purposes. Passed Senate
Mar. 25, 2010. Received in House and held at desk Mar. 25,
2010.
S. 3191.--To reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and
Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes. Passed
Senate Mar. 26 (Legislative day of Mar. 25), 2010. Received in
House and held at desk Apr. 13, 2010.
S. 3194.--To provide collective bargaining rights for public
safety officers employed by States or their political
subdivisions. Ordered placed on the calendar Apr. 13, 2010.
S. 3217.--To promote the financial stability of the United States
by improving accountability and transparency in the financial
system, to end ``too big to fail'', to protect the American
taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive
financial services practices, and for other purposes. Reported
from Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Apr. 15, 2010; Rept.
111-176. Considered Apr. 28, 29, 30, May 3, 4, 5, 2010.
S. 3244.--To provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a
cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011.
Passed Senate Apr. 22, 2010. Received in House and referred to
House Administration and in addition to Oversight and
Government Reform Apr. 22, 2010.
S. 3253.--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
Apr. 22, 2010. Received in House and held at desk Apr. 26,
2010. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 27, 2010. Presented
to the President Apr. 29, 2010. Approved Apr. 30, 2010. Public
Law 111-162.
S. 3307.--To reauthorize child nutrition programs, and for other
purposes. Reported from Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
May 5, 2010; Rept. 111-178.
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