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The proceedings of this first day follow a well established, but flexible routine including the swearing in of newly elected and reelected members and the election of the president pro tempore. The Senate may choose to address other administrative issues, or begin with legislative business. The Senate does not have to reorganize itself each new Congress.



Article 1, Section 3 of the Constitution provides a system of staggered six-year terms for senators. At the conclusion of each two-year congress, the terms of one third of the 100 senators expire. As a consequence, the Senate is a continuing body, which allows the Senate to make any changes in its leadership, or to change committee assignments prior to opening day.



To learn more about the opening day of a new Congress, or Senate traditions, please visit the Virtual Reference Desk’s Guide to Traditions.

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Active Legislation:

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In the Chamber now:

S.1
Title: A bill to provide greater transparency in the legislative process.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (16)
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Ordered read a second time and placed on the calendar. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1.
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1/4/2007:
Introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9-11)
1/4/2007:
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Ordered read a second time and placed on the calendar. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1. (text of measure as introduced: CR S42-48)

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COSPONSORS(16), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: (Sort: by date)
Sen Bennett, Robert F. [UT] - 1/4/2007 Sen Brown, Sherrod [OH] - 1/8/2007
Sen Cantwell, Maria [WA] - 1/4/2007 Sen Collins, Susan M. [ME] - 1/4/2007
Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] - 1/4/2007 Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] - 1/4/2007
Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] - 1/4/2007 Sen Leahy, Patrick J. [VT] - 1/4/2007
Sen Lieberman, Joseph I. [CT] - 1/4/2007 Sen Lott, Trent [MS] - 1/4/2007
Sen McConnell, Mitch [KY] - 1/4/2007 Sen Menendez, Robert [NJ] - 1/4/2007
Sen Mikulski, Barbara A. [MD] - 1/4/2007 Sen Schumer, Charles E. [NY] - 1/4/2007
Sen Stabenow, Debbie [MI] - 1/4/2007 Sen Webb, Jim [VA] - 1/4/2007



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Tuesday, January 9, 2007


Daily Digest



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Senate


Chamber Action

Routine Proceedings, pages S243-S312

Measures Introduced: Twenty-nine bills were introduced, as follows: S. 206-234.


Pages S282-83


Ethics Bill: Senate began consideration of S. 1, to provide greater transparency in the legislative process, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:


Pages S250-57, S258-74

Pending:
Reid Amendment No. 3, in the nature of a substitute.

Pages S260-61

Reid Amendment No. 4 (to Amendment No. 3), to strengthen the gift and travel bans.

Pages S261-64

Vitter Amendment No. 5 (to Amendment No. 3), to modify the application of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to Indian tribes.

Pages S264-65

Vitter Amendment No. 6 (to Amendment No. 3), to prohibit authorized committees and leadership PACs from employing the spouse or immediate family members of any candidate or Federal office holder connected to the committee.

Page S265

Vitter Amendment No. 7 (to Amendment No. 3), to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to establish criminal penalties for knowingly and willfully falsifying or failing to file or report certain information required to be reported under that Act.

Pages S265-68

A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill at approximately 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, January 10, 2007.

Page S310


Tributes to the Late President Ford--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that tributes to the late President, Gerald Ford, be printed as a Senate document, and that Senators have until Thursday, February 15, 2007, to submit said tributes.


Page S310


Inspector General Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the nominations to the Office of Inspector General, except the Office of Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency, be referred in each case to the committee having primary jurisdiction over the department, agency, or entity, and if and when reported in each case, then to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs for not to exceed 20 calendar days, except in cases when the 20-day period expires while the Senate is in recess, the committee shall have 5 additional calendar days after the Senate reconvenes to report the nomination, and that if the nomination is not reported after the expiration of that period, the nomination be automatically discharged and placed on the executive calendar.


Page S310


Bill Referral--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the Committee on Foreign Relations be discharged from further consideration of S. 198, to improve authorities to address urgent nonproliferation crises and United States nonproliferation operations, and the bill be referred to the Committee on Armed Services.


Page S310


Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Anthony C. Epstein, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years.
Leslie Southwick, of Mississippi, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit.
Joseph S. Van Bokkelen, of Indiana, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana.
John Preston Bailey, of West Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia.
Valerie L. Baker, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California.
Vanessa Lynne Bryant, of Connecticut, to be United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut.
Carol A. Dalton, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years.
Thomas M. Hardiman, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit.



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Heidi M. Pasichow, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years.
Peter D. Keisler, of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Debra Ann Livingston, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit.
Norman Randy Smith, of Idaho, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit.
Mary O. Donohue, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of New York.
Thomas Alvin Farr, of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
Nora Barry Fischer, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Gregory Kent Frizzell, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma.
Philip S. Gutierrez, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California.
Marcia Morales Howard, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida.
John Alfred Jarvey, of Iowa, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa.
Frederick J. Kapala, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois.
Sara Elizabeth Lioi, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio.
Roslynn Renee Mauskopf, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York.
Liam O'Grady, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Lawrence Joseph O'Neill, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of California.
William Lindsay Osteen, Jr., of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina.
Halil Suleyman Ozerden, of Mississippi, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi.
Martin Karl Reidinger, of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina.
James Edward Rogan, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California.
Thomas D. Schroeder, of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina.
Benjamin Hale Settle, of Washington, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Washington.
Lisa Godbey Wood, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Georgia.
Otis D. Wright II, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California.
George H. Wu, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California.
Dabney Langhorne Friedrich, of Virginia, to be a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission for the remainder of the term expiring October 31, 2009 (Recess Appointment).
Beryl A. Howell, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2011 (Recess Appointment).
John R. Steer, of Virginia, to be a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2011 (Recess Appointment).
James F. X. O'Gara, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Director for Supply Reduction, Office of National Drug Control Policy.
William W. Mercer, of Montana, to be Associate Attorney General.
Steven G. Bradbury, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General.
Andrew J. McKenna, Jr., of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Security Education Board for a term of four years.
Michael J. Burns, of New Mexico, to be Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs.
Anita K. Blair, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force.
Michael W. Tankersley, of Texas, to be Inspector General, Export-Import Bank.
Scott A. Keller, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Enrique J. Sosa, of Florida, to be a Member of the Reform Board (Amtrak) for a term of five years.
Charles Darwin Snelling, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a term expiring May 30, 2012.
Jane C. Luxton, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.
Floyd Hall, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Reform Board (Amtrak) for a term of five years.
Warren Bell, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public D20Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 2012 (Recess Appointment).



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Kevin M. Kolevar, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability).
John Ray Correll, of Indiana, to be Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.
William Ludwig Wehrum, Jr., of Tennessee, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Roger Romulus Martella, Jr., of Virginia, to be Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Alex A. Beehler, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Environmental Protection Agency.
John L. Palmer, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund for a term of four years.
John L. Palmer, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for a term of four years.
Irving A. Williamson, of New York, to be a Member of the United States International Trade Commission for the term expiring June 16, 2014.
Catherine G. West, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board for a term expiring September 14, 2008.
John L. Palmer, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund for a term of four years.
Dean A. Pinkert, of Virginia, to be a Member of the United States International Trade Commission for the term expiring December 16, 2015.
Thomas R. Saving, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund for a term of four years.
Thomas R. Saving, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for a term of four years.
Thomas R. Saving, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund for a term of four years.
Daniel Meron, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Peter E. Cianchette, of Maine, to be a Member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board for a term expiring September 14, 2010.
Andrew G. Biggs, of New York, to be Deputy Commissioner of Social Security for the term expiring January 19, 2013.
Michael J. Astrue, of Massachusetts, to be Commissioner of Social Security for a term expiring January 19, 2013.
Ellen R. Sauerbrey, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Population, Refugees, and Migration).
Stanley Davis Phillips, of North Carolina, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Estonia.
Hector E. Morales, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2010.
Mark McKinnon, of Texas, to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2009 (Recess Appointment).
Margrethe Lundsager, of Virginia, to be United States Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund for a term of two years.
James R. Kunder, of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development.
Richard E. Hoagland, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia.
D. Jeffrey Hirschberg, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2007.
C. Boyden Gray, of the District of Columbia, to be Representative of the United States of America to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador.
Sam Fox, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to Belgium.
Curtis S. Chin, of New York, to be United States Director of the Asian Development Bank, with the rank of Ambassador.
Katherine Almquist, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development.
Ron Silver, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term expiring January 19, 2009.
Leon R. Sequeira, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor.
David Palmer, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2011.
Dennis P. Walsh, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring December 16, 2009.
Judy Van Rest, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term expiring January 19, 2009.
Richard Stickler, of West Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health.
Patricia Mathes, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board for a term expiring November 25, 2007.



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Peter N. Kirsanow, of Ohio, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring August 27, 2008.
Arlene Holen, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of six years expiring August 30, 2010.
Richard Allan Hill, of Montana, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term expiring June 10, 2009.
Michael F. Duffy, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of six years expiring August 30, 2012.
Paul DeCamp, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor.
Ellen C. Williams, of Kentucky, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2016.
Julie L. Myers, of Kansas, to be Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security.
Susan E. Dudley, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget.
Gregory B. Cade, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the United States Fire Administration, Department of Homeland Security.
Wayne Cartwright Beyer, of New Hampshire, to be a Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years expiring July 1, 2010 (Recess Appointment).
John A. Rizzo, of the District of Columbia, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Rosemary E. Rodriguez, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Election Assistance Commission for the remainder of the term expiring December 12, 2007.
Steven T. Walther, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2009.
Hans von Spakovsky, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2011.
David M. Mason, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2009.
Robert D. Lenhard, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2011.
Caroline C. Hunter, of Florida, to be a Member of the Election Assistance Commission for a term expiring December 12, 2009.
Carl Joseph Artman, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
Thomas E. Harvey, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Congressional Affairs).
5 Army nominations in the rank of general.
A routine list in the Coast Guard.


Pages S310-12


Messages From the House:


Page S281


Measures Referred:


Page S281


Executive Communications:


Page S282


Additional Cosponsors:


Page S283


Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:


Pages S283-S300


Amendments Submitted:


Pages S300-09


Authorities for Committees to Meet:


Pages S309-10


Adjournment: Senate convened at 10:00 a.m., and adjourned at 7:32 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, January 10, 2006. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S310.)


Committee Meetings

(Committees not listed did not meet)

IRAQ


Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing to examine issues relating to Iraq from members of the intelligence community.


9/11 COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS IMPLEMENTATION


Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs:
Committee concluded a hearing to examine ensuring full implementation of the 9/11 Commission's recommendations, after receiving testimony from former Senator Slade Gorton, former Representatives Lee H. Hamilton and Timothy J. Roemer, all former Commissioners, National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States; Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, and Carie Lemack, Families of September 11, both of New York, New York; James M. Thomas, Connecticut Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, Hartford; Joseph C. Carter, International Association of Chiefs of Police, Alexandria, Virginia; and Mary A. Fetchet, and Carol Ashley, both of the Voices of September 11th, New Canaan, Connecticut.



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House of Representatives


Chamber Action


Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 40 public bills, H.R. 321-360; 2 private bills, H.R. 240, 300; and 10 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 19-21; and H. Res. 38-44 were introduced.


Pages H251-53


Additional Cosponsors:


Page H253


Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.


Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed Representative Hinojosa to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today.


Page H125


Recess: The House recessed at 10:40 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon.


Page H125-26


Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House began consideration of a motion to suspend the rules and agree to the following measure. Subsequently, the motion was withdrawn. Further proceedings were postponed until later in the day.


Page H128

Mourning the passing of President Gerald Rudolph Ford and celebrating his leadership and service to the people of the United States: H. Res. 15, amended, to mourn the passing of President Gerald Rudolph Ford and celebrate his leadership and service to the people of the United States (agreed by unanimous consent to extend the time for debate).

Pages H128-32


Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007: The House passed H.R. 1, to implement the 9/11 Commission recommendations, by a Recorded vote of 299 ayes to 128 noes, Roll No. 15.


Pages H132-99, H209-22

Rejected the Ros-Lehtinen motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Foreign Affairs with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with amendments, by a Recorded vote of 198 ayes to 230 noes, Roll No. 14.

Pages H219-21

Title V of H. Res. 6, the portion of the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was agreed to on Friday, January 5.

Enhancing Intelligence Oversight Authority: The House agreed to H. Res. 35, to enhance intelligence oversight authority, by a recorded vote of 239 ayes to 188 noes, Roll No. 13.


Pages H199-H209

Rejected the Dreier motion to recommit the resolution to the Committee on Rules, by a Yea-and-Nay vote of 195 yeas to 232 nays, Roll No. 12.

Pages H208-09

Title V of H. Res. 6, the portion of the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was agreed to on Friday, January 5.

Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were postponed until Wednesday, January 10.


Page H222

Mourning the passing of President Gerald Rudolph Ford and celebrating his leadership and service to the people of the United States: H. Res. 15, amended, to mourn the passing of President Gerald Rudolph Ford and celebrate his leadership and service to the people of the United States (agreed by unanimous consent to extend the time for debate).

Pages H222-28


Quorum Calls--Votes: One Yea-and-Nay vote and three recorded votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H208-09, H209, H221, H221-22. There were no quorum calls.


Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page H126.


Senate Referrals: S. 197 was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


Page H250


Adjournment: The House met at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 11:14 p.m.



Committee Meetings

No committee meetings were held.



COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,




JANUARY 10, 2007




(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)



Senate

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold hearings to examine agriculture and rural America's role in enhancing national energy security, 9:30 a.m., SR-328A.
Committee on Armed Services: to receive a closed briefing regarding U.S. military action in Somalia, 2 p.m., SR-222.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to examine global oil supplies and what it means for U.S. economic and national security, focusing on U.S. dependence on imported oil, the rapid growth in oil consumption in emerging economies such as China and India and what it means for U.S. energy security, how political stability in the Middle East could affect future oil supplies, and the implications of recent developments in the Russian energy sector for U.S. and global energy security, 9:45 a.m., SDG-50.
Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine tax incentives for businesses in response to a minimum wage increase, 10 a.m., SD-215.



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Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine securing America's interests and the current situation in Iraq, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold hearings to examine challenges and opportunities relating to health care for all Americans, 10 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine balancing privacy and security, focusing on the privacy implications of government data mining programs, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
Select Committee on Intelligence: closed business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.



House

Committee on Armed Services, to meet for organizational purposes, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, to meet for organizational purposes, 11 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.



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Next Meeting of the
SENATE


9:30 a.m., Wednesday, January 10


Senate Chamber


Program for Wednesday: After the transaction of morning business (not to extend beyond 60 minutes), Senate will continue consideration of S. 1, Ethics Bill.



Next Meeting of the
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES


10 a.m., Wednesday, January 10


House Chamber


Program for Wednesday: Consideration of H.R. 2--Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007.



Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue


HOUSE


Bilirakis, Gus M., Fla., E55

Bordallo, Madeleine Z., Guam, E42, E45, E47

Castle, Michael N., Del., E43

Davis, Lincoln, Tenn., E41

Davis, Susan A., Calif., E51, E57

DeFazio, Peter A., Ore., E53

DeLauro, Rosa L., Conn., E44

Diaz-Balart, Lincoln, Fla., E43, E44

Dingell, John D., Mich., E50, E52

Emerson, Jo Ann, Mo., E55

Higgins, Brian, N.Y., E41, E47

Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E53

Jones, Stephanie Tubbs, Ohio, E44

Kind, Ron, Wisc., E42, E46

Kingston, Jack, Ga., E53

Kirk, Mark Steven, Ill., E50

Kuhl, John R. ``Randy'', Jr., N.Y., E41

Marchant, Kenny, Tex., E42, E43

McGovern, James P., Mass., E49, E52

Norton, Eleanor Holmes, D.C., E56

Ortiz, Solomon P., Tex., E45, E46

Poe, Ted, Tex., E47

Pryce, Deborah, Ohio, E53

Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E56

Rogers, Mike, Ala., E42, E44, E46

Ross, Mike, Ark., E49, E52

Skelton, Ike, Mo., E46

Thompson, Mike, Calif., E47, E50, E52, E55

Towns, Edolphus, N.Y., E48, E51

Udall, Mark, Colo., E43

Wilson, Heather, N.M., E53

Woolsey, Lynn C., Calif., E45

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Items 1 through 87 of 871. H.CON.RES.19 : Affirming the sense of Congress regarding the obligation of the United States to improve the lives of the 36,950,000 Americans living in poverty and the 15,928,000 of those who live in extreme poverty.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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2. H.CON.RES.20 : Calling on the Government of the United Kingdom to immediately establish a full, independent, and public judicial inquiry into the murder of Northern Ireland defense attorney Patrick Finucane, as recommended by Judge Peter Cory as part of the Weston Park Agreement, in order to move forward on the Northern Ireland peace process.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.


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3. H.CON.RES.21 : Calling on the United Nations Security Council to charge Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with violating the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and the United Nations Charter because of his calls for the destruction of the State of Israel.
Sponsor: Rep Rothman, Steven R. [NJ-9] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (21)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.


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4. H.RES.38 : To enhance intelligence oversight authority.
Sponsor: Rep Dreier, David [CA-26] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.


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5. H.RES.39 : Commending the University of Florida Gators for their victory in the 2006 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) and for winning the national college football championship.
Sponsor: Rep Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [FL-20] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.


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6. H.RES.40 : Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish a minority bill of rights to require the House to be administered in a bipartisan manner and to require regular order in the legislative process.
Sponsor: Rep McHenry, Patrick T. [NC-10] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (18)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.


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7. H.RES.41 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that an increase in number of members of the United States Forces deployed in Iraq is the wrong course of action and that a drastic shift in the political and diplomatic strategy of the United States is needed to help secure and stabilize Iraq.
Sponsor: Rep Meehan, Martin T. [MA-5] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (15)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


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8. H.RES.42 : Recognizing Ann Richards' extraordinary contributions to Texas and American public life.
Sponsor: Rep Ortiz, Solomon P. [TX-27] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (13)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.


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9. H.RES.43 : Commending the Boise State University Broncos football team for winning the 2007 Fiesta Bowl and completing an undefeated season.
Sponsor: Rep Simpson, Michael K. [ID-2] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.


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10. H.RES.44 : To commend the University of Florida Gators for winning the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game.
Sponsor: Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.


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11. H.R.321 : To require the Secretary of the Treasury to analyze and report on the exchange rate policies of the People's Republic of China, and to require that additional tariffs be imposed on products of that country on the basis of the rate of manipulation by that country of the rate of exchange between the currency of that country and the United States dollar.
Sponsor: Rep English, Phil [PA-3] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


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12. H.R.322 : To derive human pluripotent stem cell lines using techniques that do not harm human embryos.
Sponsor: Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD-6] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (13)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


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13. H.R.323 : To amend section 5313 of title 31, United States Code, to reform certain requirements for reporting cash transactions, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Bachus, Spencer [AL-6] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (21)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.


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14. H.R.324 : To increase the minimum wage, to provide access to health care coverage to employees of small businesses, and to preserve American jobs.
Sponsor: Rep McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [CA-25] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (25)
Committees: House Education and Labor; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


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15. H.R.325 : To create or adopt, and implement, rigorous and voluntary American education content standards in mathematics and science covering kindergarten through grade 12, to provide for the assessment of student proficiency benchmarked against such standards, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ehlers, Vernon J. [MI-3] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.


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16. H.R.326 : To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require that each State plan for medical assistance under Medicaid provide that the financial participation of the State is 100 percent of the non-Federal share of expenditures under the plan.
Sponsor: Rep Butterfield, G. K. [NC-1] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


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17. H.R.327 : To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and implement a comprehensive program designed to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
Sponsor: Rep Boswell, Leonard L. [IA-3] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (90)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


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18. H.R.328 : To provide for the treatment of the District of Columbia as a Congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes [DC] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


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19. H.R.329 : To amend title 40, United States Code, to designate certain counties as part of the Appalachian region.
Sponsor: Rep Boucher, Rick [VA-9] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.


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20. H.R.330 : To establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance.
Sponsor: Rep Brown-Waite, Ginny [FL-5] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.


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21. H.R.331 : To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study of the accuracy of expiration dates on certain prescription drugs maintained by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep Brown-Waite, Ginny [FL-5] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


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22. H.R.332 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that wages earned, and self-employment income derived, by individuals while such individuals were not citizens or nationals of the United States and were illegally in the United States shall not be credited for coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program under such title.
Sponsor: Rep Carter, John R. [TX-31] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


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23. H.R.333 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability rated less than 50 percent to receive concurrent payment of both retired pay and veterans' disability compensation, to eliminate the phase-in period for concurrent receipt, to extend eligibility for concurrent receipt and combat-related special compensation to chapter 61 disability retirees with less than 20 years of service, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Marshall, Jim [GA-8] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


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24. H.R.334 : To require the House of Representatives and the Senate to each establish a Subcommittee on Intelligence in the Committee on Appropriations, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Castle, Michael N. [DE] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Rules; House Intelligence (Permanent Select)
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


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25. H.R.335 : To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 152 North 5th Street in Laramie, Wyoming, as the "Gale W. McGee Post Office".
Sponsor: Rep Cubin, Barbara [WY] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.


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26. H.R.336 : To require the distribution by the National Technical Information Service of monthly updates of the Death Master List prepared by the Social Security Administration to all nationwide consumer reporting agencies, to require such consumer reporting agencies to maintain a permanent fraud alert in each file of a consumer whose name appears on the Death Master List, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Susan A. [CA-53] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.


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27. H.R.337 : To eliminate the unfair and disadvantageous treatment of cash military compensation other than basic pay under the supplemental security income benefits program.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Susan A. [CA-53] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


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28. H.R.338 : To improve communications interoperability for emergency response.
Sponsor: Rep Dingell, John D. [MI-15] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


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29. H.R.339 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve access to medical services for veterans seeking treatment at Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinics with exceptionally long waiting periods.
Sponsor: Rep Duncan, John J., Jr. [TN-2] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


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30. H.R.340 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to allow remarried widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses to become or remain entitled to widow's or widower's insurance benefits if the prior marriage was for at least 10 years.
Sponsor: Rep Duncan, John J., Jr. [TN-2] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


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31. H.R.341 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for payment of lump-sum death payments upon the death of a spouse.
Sponsor: Rep Duncan, John J., Jr. [TN-2] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


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32. H.R.342 : To designate the United States courthouse located at 555 Independence Street, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as the "Rush Hudson Limbaugh, Sr., United States Courthouse".
Sponsor: Rep Emerson, Jo Ann [MO-8] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.


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33. H.R.343 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable credit to military retirees for premiums paid for coverage under Medicare Part B.
Sponsor: Rep Emerson, Jo Ann [MO-8] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


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34. H.R.344 : To ensure that Federal emergency management funds are not used for crisis counseling, recreation, or self esteem building classes or instruction.
Sponsor: Rep Feeney, Tom [FL-24] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.


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35. H.R.345 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings.
Sponsor: Rep Hoekstra, Peter [MI-2] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


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36. H.R.346 : To redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.
Sponsor: Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (13)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.


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37. H.R.347 : To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require political committees which are associated but not affiliated with a Federal candidate or officeholder to include in the statements of organization and the reports such committees file with the Federal Election Commission the identification of each candidate or officeholder with which the committee is associated, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Administration
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.


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38. H.R.348 : To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that a Member of Congress convicted of any of certain felony offenses shall not be eligible for retirement benefits based on that individual's Member service, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Administration; House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


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39. H.R.349 : To amend the Clean Air Act to require all gasoline sold for use in motor vehicles to contain 10 percent renewable fuel in the year 2010 and thereafter, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kline, John [MN-2] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


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40. H.R.350 : To prohibit a convicted sex offender from obtaining approval of immigration petitions filed by the offender on behalf of family members.
Sponsor: Rep Kline, John [MN-2] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


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41. H.R.351 : To establish the Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.


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42. H.R.352 : To require poverty impact statements for certain legislation.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Rules; House Budget
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


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43. H.R.353 : To prohibit the use of funds for an escalation of United States forces in Iraq above the numbers existing as of January 9, 2007.
Sponsor: Rep Markey, Edward J. [MA-7] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


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44. H.R.354 : To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve school safety.
Sponsor: Rep McCarthy, Carolyn [NY-4] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.


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45. H.R.355 : To direct the Attorney General to conduct a study on the feasibility of expanding the National Incident-Based Reporting System to identify crime data relating to elementary and secondary schools.
Sponsor: Rep McCarthy, Carolyn [NY-4] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


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46. H.R.356 : To remove certain restrictions on the Mammoth Community Water District's ability to use certain property acquired by that District from the United States.
Sponsor: Rep McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [CA-25] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


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47. H.R.357 : To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to implement mandatory country of origin labeling requirements for meat and produce on September 30, 2007.
Sponsor: Rep Rehberg, Dennis R. [MT] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.


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48. H.R.358 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and make permanent the Department of Veterans Affairs benefit for Government markers for marked graves of veterans buried in private cemeteries, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Reichert, David G. [WA-8] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


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49. H.R.359 : To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of sites associated with the life of Cesar Estarada Chavez and the farm labor movement.
Sponsor: Rep Solis, Hilda L. [CA-32] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


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50. H.R.360 : To provide for counterproliferation measures.
Sponsor: Rep Tauscher, Ellen O. [CA-10] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.


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51. S.206 : A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


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52. S.207 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to designate part or all of any income tax refund to support reservists and National Guard members.
Sponsor: Sen Coleman, Norm [MN] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


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53. S.208 : A bill for the relief of Luay Lufti Hadad.
Sponsor: Sen Levin, Carl [MI] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


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54. S.209 : A bill for the relief of Marcos Antonio Sanchez-Diaz.
Sponsor: Sen Levin, Carl [MI] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


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55. S.210 : A bill for the relief of Anton Dodaj, Gjyljana Dodaj, Franc Dodaj, and Kristjan Dodaj.
Sponsor: Sen Levin, Carl [MI] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


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56. S.211 : A bill to facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services. volunteer services, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Clinton, Hillary Rodham [NY] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (26)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


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57. S.212 : A bill for the relief of Perlat Binaj, Almida Binaj, Erina Binaj, and Anxhela Binaj.
Sponsor: Sen Levin, Carl [MI] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


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58. S.213 : A bill for the relief of Mohamad Derani, Maha Felo Derani, and Tarek Derani.
Sponsor: Sen Levin, Carl [MI] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


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59. S.214 : A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 28, United States Code, to preserve the independence of United States attorneys.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


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60. S.215 : A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality.
Sponsor: Sen Dorgan, Byron L. [ND] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (8)
Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.


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61. S.216 : A bill to provide for the exchange of certain Federal land in the Santa Fe National Forest and certain non-Federal land in the Pecos National Historical Park in the State of New Mexico.
Sponsor: Sen Bingaman, Jeff [NM] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


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62. S.217 : A bill to require the United States Trade Representative to initiate a section 301 investigation into abuses by the Australian Wheat Board with respect to the United Nations Oil-for-Food Programme, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Coleman, Norm [MN] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


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63. S.218 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the income threshold used to calculate the refundable portion of the child tax credit.
Sponsor: Sen Snowe, Olympia J. [ME] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


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64. S.219 : A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 152 North 5th Street in Laramie, Wyoming, as the "Gale W. McGee Post Office".
Sponsor: Sen Enzi, Michael B. [WY] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


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65. S.220 : A bill to authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within the A & B Irrigation District in the State of Idaho.
Sponsor: Sen Craig, Larry E. [ID] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


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66. S.221 : A bill to amend title 9, United States Code, to provide for greater fairness in the arbitration process relating to livestock and poultry contracts.
Sponsor: Sen Grassley, Chuck [IA] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


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67. S.222 : A bill to amend the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2006 to extend the date for the President to determine if Haiti meets certain requirements, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Graham, Lindsey [SC] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


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68. S.223 : A bill to require Senate candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form.
Sponsor: Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (22)
Committees: Senate Rules and Administration
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.


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69. S.224 : A bill to create or adopt, and implement, rigorous and voluntary American education content standards in mathematics and science covering kindergarten through grade 12, to provide for the assessment of student proficiency benchmarked against such standards, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Dodd, Christopher J. [CT] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


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70. S.225 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the number of individuals qualifying for retroactive benefits from traumatic injury protection coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance.
Sponsor: Sen Craig, Larry E. [ID] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


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71. S.226 : A bill to direct the Inspector General of the Department of Justice to submit semi-annual reports regarding settlements relating to false claims and fraud against the Federal Government.
Sponsor: Sen Grassley, Chuck [IA] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


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72. S.227 : A bill to establish the Granada Relocation Center National Historic Site as an affiliated unit of the National Park System.
Sponsor: Sen Allard, Wayne [CO] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


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73. S.228 : A bill to establish a small business child care grant program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Roberts, Pat [KS] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


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74. S.229 : A bill to redesignate a Federal building in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the "Raymond G. Murphy Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".
Sponsor: Sen Domenici, Pete V. [NM] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


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75. S.230 : A bill to provide greater transparency in the legislative process.
Sponsor: Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


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76. S.231 : A bill to authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (16)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


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77. S.232 : A bill to make permanent the authorization for watershed restoration and enhancement agreements.
Sponsor: Sen Wyden, Ron [OR] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


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78. S.233 : A bill to prohibit the use of funds for an escalation of United States military forces in Iraq above the numbers existing as of January 9, 2007.
Sponsor: Sen Kennedy, Edward M. [MA] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


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79. S.234 : A bill to require the FCC to issue a final order regarding television white spaces.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.


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80. S.AMDT.1 to S.1 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Senate amendment submitted


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81. S.AMDT.2 to S.1 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Leahy, Patrick J. [VT] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Senate amendment submitted


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82. S.AMDT.3 to S.1 In the nature of a substitute.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (8)
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor)


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83. S.AMDT.4 to S.1 To strengthen the gift and travel bans.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor)


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84. S.AMDT.5 to S.1 To modify the application of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to Indian tribes.
Sponsor: Sen Vitter, David [LA] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor)


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85. S.AMDT.6 to S.1 to prohibit authorized committees and leadership PACs from employing the spouse or immediate family members of any candidate or Federal office holder connected to the committee.
Sponsor: Sen Vitter, David [LA] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor)


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86. S.AMDT.7 to S.1 To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to establish criminal penalties for knowingly and willfully falsifying or failing to file or report certain information required to be reported under that Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Vitter, David [LA] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor)


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87. S.AMDT.8 to S.1 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Baucus, Max [MT] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Senate amendment submitted

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/R?d1...0:+@eq+20070109

U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 110th Congress - 1st Session

as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate


Vote Summary

Question: On the Amendment (Vitter Amdt No. 7 )
Vote Number: 2 Vote Date: January 10, 2007, 12:00 PM
Required For Majority: 1/2 Vote Result: Amendment Agreed to
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 7 to S.Amdt. 3 to S. 1
Statement of Purpose: To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to establish criminal penalties for knowingly and willfully falsifying or failing to file or report certain information required to be reported under that Act, and for other purposes.
Vote Counts: YEAs 93
NAYs 2
Not Voting 5
Vote Summary By Senator Name By Vote Position By Home State


Alphabetical by Senator Name Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Alexander (R-TN), Yea
Allard (R-CO), Yea
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bayh (D-IN), Yea
Bennett (R-UT), Yea
Biden (D-DE), Yea
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Yea
Boxer (D-CA), Yea
Brown (D-OH), Yea
Brownback (R-KS), Not Voting
Bunning (R-KY), Yea
Burr (R-NC), Yea
Byrd (D-WV), Not Voting
Cantwell (D-WA), Yea
Cardin (D-MD), Yea
Carper (D-DE), Yea
Casey (D-PA), Yea
Chambliss (R-GA), Yea
Clinton (D-NY), Yea
Coburn (R-OK), Yea
Cochran (R-MS), Yea
Coleman (R-MN), Yea
Collins (R-ME), Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Corker (R-TN), Yea
Cornyn (R-TX), Yea
Craig (R-ID), Yea
Crapo (R-ID), Not Voting
DeMint (R-SC), Yea
Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Dole (R-NC), Yea
Domenici (R-NM), Yea
Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Durbin (D-IL), Yea
Ensign (R-NV), Yea
Enzi (R-WY), Yea
Feingold (D-WI), Yea
Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Graham (R-SC), Yea
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Gregg (R-NH), Yea
Hagel (R-NE), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Hutchison (R-TX), Yea
Inhofe (R-OK), Yea
Inouye (D-HI), Not Voting
Isakson (R-GA), Yea
Johnson (D-SD), Not Voting
Kennedy (D-MA), Yea
Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Kyl (R-AZ), Yea
Landrieu (D-LA), Yea
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Yea
Lieberman (I-CT), Yea
Lincoln (D-AR), Yea
Lott (R-MS), Nay
Lugar (R-IN), Nay
Martinez (R-FL), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Yea
McCaskill (D-MO), Yea
McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Menendez (D-NJ), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Murray (D-WA), Yea
Nelson (D-FL), Yea
Nelson (D-NE), Yea
Obama (D-IL), Yea
Pryor (D-AR), Yea
Reed (D-RI), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Roberts (R-KS), Yea
Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Salazar (D-CO), Yea
Sanders (I-VT), Yea
Schumer (D-NY), Yea
Sessions (R-AL), Yea
Shelby (R-AL), Yea
Smith (R-OR), Yea
Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Yea
Stabenow (D-MI), Yea
Stevens (R-AK), Yea
Sununu (R-NH), Yea
Tester (D-MT), Yea
Thomas (R-WY), Yea
Thune (R-SD), Yea
Vitter (R-LA), Yea
Voinovich (R-OH), Yea
Warner (R-VA), Yea
Webb (D-VA), Yea
Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea
Wyden (D-OR), Yea

Vote Summary By Senator Name By Vote Position By Home State


Grouped By Vote Position YEAs ---93
Akaka (D-HI)
Alexander (R-TN)
Allard (R-CO)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bayh (D-IN)
Bennett (R-UT)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Bond (R-MO)
Boxer (D-CA)
Brown (D-OH)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burr (R-NC)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Clinton (D-NY)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Coleman (R-MN)
Collins (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Craig (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
Dodd (D-CT)
Dole (R-NC)
Domenici (R-NM)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Durbin (D-IL)
Ensign (R-NV)
Enzi (R-WY)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hagel (R-NE)
Harkin (D-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerry (D-MA)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Kohl (D-WI)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (I-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Martinez (R-FL)
McCain (R-AZ)
McCaskill (D-MO)
McConnell (R-KY)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Nelson (D-NE)
Obama (D-IL)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Roberts (R-KS)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Salazar (D-CO)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Smith (R-OR)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (R-PA)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Stevens (R-AK)
Sununu (R-NH)
Tester (D-MT)
Thomas (R-WY)
Thune (R-SD)
Vitter (R-LA)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Warner (R-VA)
Webb (D-VA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

NAYs ---2
Lott (R-MS)
Lugar (R-IN)

Not Voting - 5
Brownback (R-KS)
Byrd (D-WV)
Crapo (R-ID)
Inouye (D-HI)
Johnson (D-SD)

Vote Summary By Senator Name By Vote Position By Home State


Grouped by Home State Alabama: Sessions (R-AL), Yea Shelby (R-AL), Yea
Alaska: Murkowski (R-AK), Yea Stevens (R-AK), Yea
Arizona: Kyl (R-AZ), Yea McCain (R-AZ), Yea
Arkansas: Lincoln (D-AR), Yea Pryor (D-AR), Yea
California: Boxer (D-CA), Yea Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Colorado: Allard (R-CO), Yea Salazar (D-CO), Yea
Connecticut: Dodd (D-CT), Yea Lieberman (I-CT), Yea
Delaware: Biden (D-DE), Yea Carper (D-DE), Yea
Florida: Martinez (R-FL), Yea Nelson (D-FL), Yea
Georgia: Chambliss (R-GA), Yea Isakson (R-GA), Yea
Hawaii: Akaka (D-HI), Yea Inouye (D-HI), Not Voting
Idaho: Craig (R-ID), Yea Crapo (R-ID), Not Voting
Illinois: Durbin (D-IL), Yea Obama (D-IL), Yea
Indiana: Bayh (D-IN), Yea Lugar (R-IN), Nay
Iowa: Grassley (R-IA), Yea Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Kansas: Brownback (R-KS), Not Voting Roberts (R-KS), Yea
Kentucky: Bunning (R-KY), Yea McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Louisiana: Landrieu (D-LA), Yea Vitter (R-LA), Yea
Maine: Collins (R-ME), Yea Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Maryland: Cardin (D-MD), Yea Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Massachusetts: Kennedy (D-MA), Yea Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Michigan: Levin (D-MI), Yea Stabenow (D-MI), Yea
Minnesota: Coleman (R-MN), Yea Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea
Mississippi: Cochran (R-MS), Yea Lott (R-MS), Nay
Missouri: Bond (R-MO), Yea McCaskill (D-MO), Yea
Montana: Baucus (D-MT), Yea Tester (D-MT), Yea
Nebraska: Hagel (R-NE), Yea Nelson (D-NE), Yea
Nevada: Ensign (R-NV), Yea Reid (D-NV), Yea
New Hampshire: Gregg (R-NH), Yea Sununu (R-NH), Yea
New Jersey: Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea Menendez (D-NJ), Yea
New Mexico: Bingaman (D-NM), Yea Domenici (R-NM), Yea
New York: Clinton (D-NY), Yea Schumer (D-NY), Yea
North Carolina: Burr (R-NC), Yea Dole (R-NC), Yea
North Dakota: Conrad (D-ND), Yea Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Ohio: Brown (D-OH), Yea Voinovich (R-OH), Yea
Oklahoma: Coburn (R-OK), Yea Inhofe (R-OK), Yea
Oregon: Smith (R-OR), Yea Wyden (D-OR), Yea
Pennsylvania: Casey (D-PA), Yea Specter (R-PA), Yea
Rhode Island: Reed (D-RI), Yea Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea
South Carolina: DeMint (R-SC), Yea Graham (R-SC), Yea
South Dakota: Johnson (D-SD), Not Voting Thune (R-SD), Yea
Tennessee: Alexander (R-TN), Yea Corker (R-TN), Yea
Texas: Cornyn (R-TX), Yea Hutchison (R-TX), Yea
Utah: Bennett (R-UT), Yea Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Vermont: Leahy (D-VT), Yea Sanders (I-VT), Yea
Virginia: Warner (R-VA), Yea Webb (D-VA), Yea
Washington: Cantwell (D-WA), Yea Murray (D-WA), Yea
West Virginia: Byrd (D-WV), Not Voting Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Wisconsin: Feingold (D-WI), Yea Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Wyoming: Enzi (R-WY), Yea Thomas (R-WY), Yea
Vote Summary By Senator Name By Vote Position By Home State

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll...on=1&vote=00002

Last Major Senate Actions: 1/10/2007

Items 1 through 39 of 391. H.R.2 : To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, George [CA-7] (introduced 1/5/2007) Cosponsors (222)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
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2. S.RES.22 : A resolution reaffirming the constitutional and statutory protections accorded sealed domestic mail, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Collins, Susan M. [ME] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (4)
Committees: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


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3. S.1 : A bill to provide greater transparency in the legislative process.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (17)
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Senate floor actions. Status: Considered by Senate.


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4. S.235 : A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain buildings and lands of the Yakima Project, Washington, to the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District.
Sponsor: Sen Cantwell, Maria [WA] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


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5. S.236 : A bill to require reports to Congress on Federal agency use of data mining.
Sponsor: Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


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6. S.237 : A bill to improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


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7. S.238 : A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to limit the misuse of Social Security numbers, to establish criminal penalties for such misuse, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (4)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


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8. S.239 : A bill to require Federal agencies, and persons engaged in interstate commerce, in possession of data containing sensitive personally identifiable information, to disclose any breach of such information.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


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9. S.240 : A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992.
Sponsor: Sen Craig, Larry E. [ID] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (7)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


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10. S.241 : A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements to protect natural resources of units of the National Park System through collaborative efforts on land inside and outside of units of the National Park System.
Sponsor: Sen Wyden, Ron [OR] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


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11. S.242 : A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Dorgan, Byron L. [ND] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (28)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


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12. S.243 : A bill to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system.
Sponsor: Sen Ensign, John [NV] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (14)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


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13. S.244 : A bill to improve women's access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery of obstetrical and gynecological services.
Sponsor: Sen Gregg, Judd [NH] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (11)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


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14. S.245 : A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to designate the President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home in Hope, Arkansas, as a National Historic Site and unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Pryor, Mark L. [AR] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


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15. S.246 : A bill to enhance compliance assistance for small business.
Sponsor: Sen Snowe, Olympia J. [ME] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.


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16. S.247 : A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 555 Independence Street, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as the "Rush Hudson Limbaugh, Sr. United States Courthouse".
Sponsor: Sen Bond, Christopher S. [MO] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.


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17. S.248 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend and modify the work opportunity credit, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Baucus, Max [MT] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


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18. S.249 : A bill to permit the National Football League to restrict the movement of its franchises, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


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19. S.250 : A bill to reduce the costs of prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries and to guarantee access to comprehensive prescription drug coverage under part D of the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Snowe, Olympia J. [ME] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


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20. S.251 : A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Vitter, David [LA] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


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21. S.252 : A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
Sponsor: Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


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22. S.253 : A bill to permit the cancellation of certain loans under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Landrieu, Mary L. [LA] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


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23. S.254 : A bill to award posthumously a Congressional gold medal to Constantino Brumidi.
Sponsor: Sen Enzi, Michael B. [WY] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.


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24. S.255 : A bill to provide assistance to the State of New Mexico for the development of comprehensive State water plans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Domenici, Pete V. [NM] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


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25. S.AMDT.2 to S.1 To give investigators and prosecutors the tools they need to combat public corruption.
Sponsor: Sen Leahy, Patrick J. [VT] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor)


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26. S.AMDT.3 to S.1 In the nature of a substitute.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (8)
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Considered by Senate.


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27. S.AMDT.4 to S.1 To strengthen the gift and travel bans.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (4)
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Considered by Senate.


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28. S.AMDT.5 to S.1 To modify the application of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to Indian tribes.
Sponsor: Sen Vitter, David [LA] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Motion to table amendment SA 5 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56 - 40. Record Vote Number: 3.


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29. S.AMDT.6 to S.1 to prohibit authorized committees and leadership PACs from employing the spouse or immediate family members of any candidate or Federal office holder connected to the committee.
Sponsor: Sen Vitter, David [LA] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Motion to table amendment SA 6 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay. 54 - 41. Record Vote Number: 4.


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30. S.AMDT.7 to S.1 To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to establish criminal penalties for knowingly and willfully falsifying or failing to file or report certain information required to be reported under that Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Vitter, David [LA] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 7 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 93 - 2. Record Vote Number: 2.


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31. S.AMDT.9 to S.1 To place certain restrictions on the ability of the spouses of Members of Congress to lobby Congress.
Sponsor: Sen Vitter, David [LA] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor)


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32. S.AMDT.10 to S.1 To increase the penalty for failure to comply with lobbying disclosure requirements.
Sponsor: Sen Vitter, David [LA] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor)


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33. S.AMDT.11 to S.1 To strengthen earmark reform.
Sponsor: Sen DeMint, Jim [SC] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor)


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34. S.AMDT.12 to S.1 To clarify that earmarks added to a conference report that are not considered by the Senate or the House of Representatives are out of scope.
Sponsor: Sen DeMint, Jim [SC] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor)


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35. S.AMDT.13 to S.1 To prevent government shutdowns.
Sponsor: Sen DeMint, Jim [SC] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor)


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36. S.AMDT.14 to S.1 To protect individuals from having their money involuntarily collected and used for lobbying by a labor organization.
Sponsor: Sen DeMint, Jim [SC] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor)


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37. S.AMDT.15 to S.1 To require Senate committees and subcommittees to make available by the Internet a video recording, audio recording, or transcript of any meeting not later than 14 business days after the meeting occurs.
Sponsor: Sen Salazar, Ken [CO] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 15 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.


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38. S.AMDT.16 to S.1 To permit certain travel within State.
Sponsor: Sen Stevens, Ted [AK] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Proposed amendment SA 16 withdrawn in Senate.


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39. S.AMDT.17 to S.1 To establish a legislative line item veto.
Sponsor: Sen Gregg, Judd [NH] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (28)
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor)

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Items 1 through 51 of 511. H.R.2 : To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, George [CA-7] (introduced 1/5/2007) Cosponsors (222)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 5.
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2. H.R.3 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research.
Sponsor: Rep DeGette, Diana [CO-1] (introduced 1/5/2007) Cosponsors (217)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.


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3. S.RES.23 : A resolution designating the week of February 5 through February 9, 2007, as "National School Counseling Week".
Sponsor: Sen Murray, Patty [WA] (introduced 1/11/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


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4. S.RES.24 : A resolution designating January 2007 as "National Stalking Awareness Month".
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 1/11/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


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5. S.RES.25 : A resolution congratulating the University of Florida football team for winning the 2006 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship.
Sponsor: Sen Nelson, Bill [FL] (introduced 1/11/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.


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6. S.RES.26 : A resolution commending the Appalachian State University football team for winning the 2006 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I-AA Football Championship.
Sponsor: Sen Dole, Elizabeth [NC] (introduced 1/11/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.


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7. S.1 : A bill to provide greater transparency in the legislative process.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (17)
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Senate floor actions. Status: Considered by Senate.


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8. S.256 : A bill to harmonize rate setting standards for copyright licenses under section 112 and 114 of title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 1/11/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


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9. S.257 : A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of establishing the Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area in the States of Washington and Oregon, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Smith, Gordon H. [OR] (introduced 1/11/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


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10. S.258 : A bill to clarify provisions relating to statutory copyright licenses for satellite carriers.
Sponsor: Sen Sununu, John E. [NH] (introduced 1/11/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


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11. S.259 : A bill to authorize the establishment of the Henry Kuualoha Giugni Kupuna Memorial Archives at the University of Hawaii.
Sponsor: Sen Akaka, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 1/11/2007) Cosponsors (21)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


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12. S.260 : A bill to establish the Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area.
Sponsor: Sen Domenici, Pete V. [NM] (introduced 1/11/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


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13. S.261 : A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Cantwell, Maria [WA] (introduced 1/11/2007) Cosponsors (9)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


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14. S.262 : A bill to rename the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in the State of Idaho as the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in honor of the late Morley Nelson, an international authority on birds of prey, who was instrumental in the establishment of this National Conservation Area, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Craig, Larry E. [ID] (introduced 1/11/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


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15. S.263 : A bill to amend the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 to reauthorize the participation of the Bureau of Reclamation in the Deschutes River Conservancy, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Smith, Gordon H. [OR] (introduced 1/11/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


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16. S.264 : A bill to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to participate in the rehabilitation of the Wallowa Lake Dam in Oregon, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Smith, Gordon H. [OR] (introduced 1/11/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


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17. S.265 : A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a water resource feasibility study for the Little Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins in Oregon.
Sponsor: Sen Smith, Gordon H. [OR] (introduced 1/11/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


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18. S.266 : A bill to provide for the modification of an amendatory repayment contract between the Secretary of the Interior and the North Unit Irrigation District, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Smith, Gordon H. [OR] (introduced 1/11/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


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19. S.267 : A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to clarify that territories and Indian tribes are eligible to receive grants for confronting the use of methamphetamine.
Sponsor: Sen Bingaman, Jeff [NM] (introduced 1/11/2007) Cosponsors (8)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


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20. S.268 : A bill to designate the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Cantwell, Maria [WA] (introduced 1/11/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


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21. S.269 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and permanently extend the expensing of certain depreciable business assets for small businesses.
Sponsor: Sen Snowe, Olympia J. [ME] (introduced 1/11/2007) Cosponsors (4)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


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22. S.270 : A bill to permit startup partnerships and S corporations to elect taxable years other than required years.
Sponsor: Sen Snowe, Olympia J. [ME] (introduced 1/11/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


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23. S.271 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain improvements to retail space.
Sponsor: Sen Snowe, Olympia J. [ME] (introduced 1/11/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


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24. S.272 : A bill to amend Public Law 87-383 to reauthorize appropriations to promote the conservation of migratory waterfowl and to offset or prevent the serious loss of important wetland and other waterfowl habitat essential to the preservation of migratory waterfowl, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Coleman, Norm [MN] (introduced 1/11/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.


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25. S.273 : A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate for lower prices for Medicare prescription drugs.
Sponsor: Sen Specter, Arlen [PA] (introduced 1/11/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


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26. S.274 : A bill 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.
Sponsor: Sen Akaka, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 1/11/2007) Cosponsors (10)
Committees: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


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27. S.275 : A bill to establish the Prehistoric Trackways National Monument in the State of New Mexico.
Sponsor: Sen Bingaman, Jeff [NM] (introduced 1/11/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


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28. S.276 : A bill to strengthen the consequences of the fraudulent use of United States or foreign passports and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 1/11/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


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29. S.AMDT.2 to S.1 To give investigators and prosecutors the tools they need to combat public corruption.
Sponsor: Sen Leahy, Patrick J. [VT] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Considered by Senate.


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30. S.AMDT.3 to S.1 In the nature of a substitute.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (8)
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Considered by Senate.


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31. S.AMDT.4 to S.1 To strengthen the gift and travel bans.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (4)
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Considered by Senate.


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32. S.AMDT.9 to S.1 To place certain restrictions on the ability of the spouses of Members of Congress to lobby Congress.
Sponsor: Sen Vitter, David [LA] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Considered by Senate.


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33. S.AMDT.10 to S.1 To increase the penalty for failure to comply with lobbying disclosure requirements.
Sponsor: Sen Vitter, David [LA] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Considered by Senate.


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34. S.AMDT.11 to S.1 To strengthen earmark reform.
Sponsor: Sen DeMint, Jim [SC] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Motion to table amendment SA 11 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 51. Record Vote Number: 5.


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35. S.AMDT.12 to S.1 To clarify that earmarks added to a conference report that are not considered by the Senate or the House of Representatives are out of scope.
Sponsor: Sen DeMint, Jim [SC] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Considered by Senate.


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36. S.AMDT.13 to S.1 To prevent government shutdowns.
Sponsor: Sen DeMint, Jim [SC] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Amendment SA 13 ruled out of order by the chair.


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37. S.AMDT.14 to S.1 To protect individuals from having their money involuntarily collected and used for lobbying by a labor organization.
Sponsor: Sen DeMint, Jim [SC] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Considered by Senate.


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38. S.AMDT.17 to S.1 To establish a legislative line item veto.
Sponsor: Sen Gregg, Judd [NH] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (28)
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Considered by Senate.


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39. S.AMDT.19 to S.1 To include a reporting requirement.
Sponsor: Sen McCain, John [AZ] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor)


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40. S.AMDT.20 to S.1 To strike a provision relating to paid efforts to stimulate grassroots lobbying.
Sponsor: Sen Bennett, Robert F. [UT] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor)


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41. S.AMDT.24 to S.1 To provide for better transparency and enhanced Congressional oversight of spending by clarifying the treatment of matter not committed to the conferees by either House.
Sponsor: Sen Ensign, John [NV] (introduced 1/11/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor)


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42. S.AMDT.25 to S.1 To ensure full funding of the Department of Defense within the regular appropriations process, to