Edition I, Part I, is regarding the Legislative Branch of Government, and the currently sponsored Bills of House Members of the 109th Congress.
Edition I, Part II, below, consists of continued Legislative Branch data: continued House Bills; and Senate Bills.
Edition I, Part III, consists of: continued Legislative Branch data (Resolutions, Reports, Votes, etc.); Judicial and Executive Branch data; and numerous Government resources.
Data in all three Parts is current per sources @ 8:00 AM EST 03/14/05
(Note on data sources: if the `Source' isn't noted at the bottom of the blue boxes, the source (usually a "Thomas.gov," or other "...gov" web-page), is evident when the orange link(s) in the blue box(es), is/are highlighted or clicked on. Boldfacing - pertaining to highlighting: full titles; sponsors (and the States, they represent); and oddities (such as missing data, or access to data), of legislation - is mine.)
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Legislative Branch (cont. from Part I)
House Bills (cont.)
Tuesday, (cont.) 03/07/05:
H.R.1164
Title: To guarantee the right of individuals to receive Social Security benefits under title II of the Social Security Act in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment.
Sponsor: Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R.1163
Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create Lifetime Savings Accounts.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Sam [TX-3] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R.1162
Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for retirement savings accounts, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Sam [TX-3] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (2)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R.1161
Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for employer retirement savings accounts, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Sam [TX-3] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R.1160
Title: To reauthorize the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant program through June 30, 2005, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Herger, Wally [CA-2] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
H.R.1159
Title: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Colorado Springs, Colorado, metropolitan area.
Sponsor: Rep Hefley, Joel [CO-5] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.
H.R.1158
Title: To reauthorize the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988.
Sponsor: Rep Hart, Melissa A. [PA-4] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Science.
H.R.1157
Title: To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Sanders, Bernard [VT] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (107)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
H.R.1156
Title: To amend title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase teacher familiarity with the educational needs of gifted and talented students, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Gillmor, Paul E. [OH-5] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
H.R.1155
Title: To provide additional protections for National Forest System lands in Alaska through the designation of wilderness areas, wilderness study areas, Land Use Designation II management areas, restoration areas, special management areas, and additional components of the national wild and scenic rivers system.
Sponsor: Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. [CT-3] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (75)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
H.R.1154
Title: To provide for the retention of the name of the geologic formation known as "Devils Tower" at the Devils Tower National Monument in the State of Wyoming.
Sponsor: Rep Cubin, Barbara [WY] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
H.R.1153
Title: To extend the terrorism insurance program of the Department of the Treasury.
Sponsor: Rep Capuano, Michael E. [MA-8] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (4)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
H.R.1152
Title: To redesignate the dam located on the Santa Ana River as the "Victor V. Veysey Dam".
Sponsor: Rep Calvert, Ken [CA-44] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (9)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
H.R.1151
Title: To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide the protections of habeas corpus for certain incapacitated individuals whose life is in jeopardy, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Weldon, Dave [FL-15] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (62)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R.1150
Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to individuals for certain long-term care expenses.
Sponsor: Rep Brown-Waite, Ginny [FL-5] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R.1149
Title: 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 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
H.R.1148
Title: To amend the Small Business Act to designate Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands as historically underutilized business zones (HUBZones).
Sponsor: Rep Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [GU] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (2)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
H.R.1147
Title: To provide benefits to public safety officers who die or become disabled as a result of certain injuries.
Sponsor: Rep Baca, Joe [CA-43] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R.1146
Title: To end membership of the United States in the United Nations.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
H.R.1145
Title: To require the Federal Trade Commission to study the rating system of the video game industry and assess their labeling practices to determine if such practices are unfair or deceptive.
Sponsor: Rep Baca, Joe [CA-43] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (10)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.R.1144
Title: To continue State coverage of Medicaid prescription drug coverage to Medicare dual eligible beneficiaries for 6 months while still allowing the Medicare part D benefit to be implemented as scheduled.
Sponsor: Rep Allen, Thomas H. [ME-1] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
H.R.1143
Title: To prohibit United States assistance for the Palestinian Authority and for programs, projects, and activities in the West Bank and Gaza, unless certain conditions are met.
Sponsor: Rep Weiner, Anthony D. [NY-9] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (6)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
H.R.1142
Title: To protect children from exploitive child modeling, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Foley, Mark [FL-16] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (10)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
H.R.1141
Title: To strengthen sanctions against the Government of Syria, to establish a program to support a transition to a democratically elected government in Syria and the restoration of sovereignty and democratic rule in Lebanon, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (6)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Ways and Means, 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.
H.R.1140
Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit financial institutions to determine their interest expense deduction without regard to tax-exempt bonds issued to provide certain small loans for health care or educational purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Nussle, Jim [IA-1] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Monday, 03/07/05, 6 House Bills sponsored:
H.R.1139
Title: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to protect the privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communications services.
Sponsor: Rep Pitts, Joseph R. [PA-16] (introduced 3/7/2005) Cosponsors (22)
Latest Major Action: 3/7/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.R.1138
Title: To require the conveyance of a small parcel of Federal land in the Colville National Forest, Washington, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McMorris, Cathy [WA-5] (introduced 3/7/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/7/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
H.R.1137
Title: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to improve Federal response to disasters, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hastings, Alcee L. [FL-23] (introduced 3/7/2005) Cosponsors (7)
Latest Major Action: 3/7/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
H.R.1136
Title: To protect the Nation's law enforcement officers by banning the Five-seveN Pistol and 5.7 x 28mm SS190 and SS192 cartridges, testing handguns and ammunition for capability to penetrate body armor, and prohibiting the manufacture, importation, sale, or purchase of such handguns or ammunition by civilians.
Sponsor: Rep Engel, Eliot L. [NY-17] (introduced 3/7/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/7/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R.1135
Title: To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to exempt certain identified varieties of tomatoes from agricultural marketing orders issued by the Secretary of Agriculture.
Sponsor: Rep Sherwood, Don [PA-10] (introduced 3/7/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/7/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
H.R.1134
Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments.
Sponsor: Rep Foley, Mark [FL-16] (introduced 3/7/2005) Cosponsors (78)
Latest Major Action: 3/7/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
House Bills sponsored since January: House Bill List.
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Note re the above House Bill List: There's usually a lag between the Bills noted on the above referenced List and the actual Bills sponsored, the List is usually from one day to over a week behind, dependent on the legislation load.. Occasionally though, a Bill is inexplicably missing from the list, although it's usually accessible on Thomas via other means
(IF YOU ARE AWARE OF THE BILL). As of this printing, the following 12 Bills (correction, s/be 11, not 12) appear to be missing from the List: 1-2, 4-7 & 9-10, (all sponsored on 01/04/05 by Dennis Hastert, with "Reserved" titles, and no data), and 872, 929 & 1026 (see below).
House Bills missing from list of Bills (all are sponsored by Dennis Hastert on 01/04/05, with their titles reserved):
H.R.10
Title: Reserved.
Sponsor: Rep Hastert, J. Dennis [IL-14] (introduced 1/4/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2005 Introduced/originated in House
H.R.9
Title: Reserved.
Sponsor: Rep Hastert, J. Dennis [IL-14] (introduced 1/4/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2005 Introduced/originated in House
H.R.7
Title: Reserved.
Sponsor: Rep Hastert, J. Dennis [IL-14] (introduced 1/4/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2005 Introduced/originated in House
H.R.6
Title: Reserved.
Sponsor: Rep Hastert, J. Dennis [IL-14] (introduced 1/4/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2005 Introduced/originated in House
H.R.5
Title: Reserved.
Sponsor: Rep Hastert, J. Dennis [IL-14] (introduced 1/4/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2005 Introduced/originated in House
H.R.4
Title: Reserved.
Sponsor: Rep Hastert, J. Dennis [IL-14] (introduced 1/4/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2005 Introduced/originated in House
H.R.2
Title: Reserved.
Sponsor: Rep Hastert, J. Dennis [IL-14] (introduced 1/4/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2005 Introduced/originated in House
H.R.1
Title: Reserved.
Sponsor: Rep Hastert, J. Dennis [IL-14] (introduced 1/4/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2005 Introduced/originated in House
Other House Bills Missing from List:
H.R.1026
Title: To foster cross-border cooperation in Northern Europe.
Sponsor: Rep Shimkus, John [IL-19] (introduced 3/1/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/1/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
H.R.929
Title: To designate Pennsylvania State Route 60 and United States Routes 22 and 30 as part of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hart, Melissa A. [PA-4] (introduced 2/17/2005) Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 2/17/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
H.R.872
Title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for reimbursement of certified midwife services and to provide for more equitable reimbursement rates for certified nurse-midwife services.
Sponsor: Rep Towns, Edolphus [NY-10] (introduced 2/16/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 2/16/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Senate Bills
Sponsored the last seven days:
Friday, 03/11/05, Senate Bills sponsored:
S.610
Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a small agri-biodiesel producer credit and to improve the small ethanol producer credit.
Sponsor: Sen Talent, Jim [MO] (introduced 3/11/2005) Cosponsors (8)
Latest Major Action: 3/11/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Thursday, 03/10/05, 13 Senate Bills sponsored:
S.599
Title: A bill to provide duty-free treatment for certain tuna.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 3/10/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/10/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.598
Title: A bill to reauthorize provisions in the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 relating to Native Hawaiian low-income housing and Federal loan guarantees for Native Hawaiian housing.
Sponsor: Sen Inouye, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 3/10/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/10/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
S.597
Title: A bill for the relief of Fatuka Kaikumba Flake.
Sponsor: Sen Bayh, Evan [IN] (introduced 3/10/2005) Cosponsors (None) Private bill
Latest Major Action: 3/10/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S.596
Title: A bill to reform the nation's outdated laws relating to the electric industry, improve the operation of our transmission system, enhance reliability of our electric grid, increase consumer benefits from wholesale electric competition and restore investor confidence in the electric industry.
Sponsor: Sen Thomas, Craig [WY] (introduced 3/10/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/10/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S.595
Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit.
Sponsor: Sen Santorum, Rick [PA] (introduced 3/10/2005) Cosponsors (4)
Latest Major Action: 3/10/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.594
Title: A bill to amend section 1114 of title 11, United States Code, to preserve the health benefits of certain retired miners.
Sponsor: Sen Specter, Arlen [PA] (introduced 3/10/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/10/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S.593
Title: A bill to amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that the provisions relating to countervailing duties apply to nonmarket economy countries.
Sponsor: Sen Collins, Susan M. [ME] (introduced 3/10/2005) Cosponsors (16)
Latest Major Action: 3/10/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.592
Title: A bill to extend the contract for the Glendo Unit of the Missouri River Basin Project in the State of Wyoming.
Sponsor: Sen Thomas, Craig [WY] (introduced 3/10/2005) Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 3/10/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S.591
Title: A bill to limit the acquisition by the United States of land located in a State in which 25 percent or more of the land in that State is owned by the United States.
Sponsor: Sen Thomas, Craig [WY] (introduced 3/10/2005) Cosponsors (4)
Latest Major Action: 3/10/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S.590
Title: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 750 4th Street in Sparks, Nevada, as the "Mayor Tony Armstrong Memorial Post Office".
Sponsor: Sen Ensign, John [NV] (introduced 3/10/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/10/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
S.589
Title: A bill to establish the Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays.
Sponsor: Sen Cornyn, John [TX] (introduced 3/10/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/10/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S.588
Title: A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to jointly conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Arizona Trail as a national scenic trail or a national historic trail.
Sponsor: Sen McCain, John [AZ] (introduced 3/10/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/10/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S.587
Title: A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to require that automobiles and light trucks manufactured after model year 2006 be able to operate on a fuel mixture that is at least 85 percent ethanol, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Dayton, Mark [MN] (introduced 3/10/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/10/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Wednesday, 03/09/05, 17 Senate Bills sponsored:
S.586
Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments.
Sponsor: Sen Bond, Christopher S. [MO] (introduced 3/9/2005) Cosponsors (2)
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.585
Title: A bill to better provide for compensation for certain persons injured in the course of employment at the Rocky Flats site in Colorado.
Sponsor: Sen Salazar, Ken [CO] (introduced 3/9/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S.584
Title: A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to allow the continued occupancy and use of certain land and improvements within Rocky Mountain National Park.
Sponsor: Sen Salazar, Ken [CO] (introduced 3/9/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S.583
Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments.
Sponsor: Sen Landrieu, Mary L. [LA] (introduced 3/9/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.582
Title: A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of the Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Pryor, Mark L. [AR] (introduced 3/9/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
S.581
Title: A bill to contain the costs of the medicare prescription drug program under part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Graham, Lindsey [SC] (introduced 3/9/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.580
Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain modifications to be made to qualified mortgages held by a REMIC or a grantor trust.
Sponsor: Sen Smith, Gordon H. [OR] (introduced 3/9/2005) Cosponsors (4)
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.579
Title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize funding for the establishment of a program on children and the media within the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to study the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children.
Sponsor: Sen Lieberman, Joseph I. [CT] (introduced 3/9/2005) Cosponsors (6)
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S.578
Title: A bill to better manage the national instant criminal background check system and terrorism matches.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 3/9/2005) Cosponsors (7)
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S.577
Title: A bill to promote health care coverage for individuals participating in legal recreational activities or legal transportation activities.
Sponsor: Sen Collins, Susan M. [ME] (introduced 3/9/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S.576
Title: A bill to restore the prohibition on the commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros.
Sponsor: Sen Byrd, Robert C. [WV] (introduced 3/9/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S.575
Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable credit for certain education expenses.
Sponsor: Sen Mikulski, Barbara A. [MD] (introduced 3/9/2005) Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.574
Title: A bill to amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to increase the authorization of appropriations and modify the date on which the authority of the Secretary of the Interior terminates under the Act.
Sponsor: Sen Dodd, Christopher J. [CT] (introduced 3/9/2005) Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S.573
Title: A bill to improve the response of the Federal Government to agroterrorism and agricultural diseases.
Sponsor: Sen Akaka, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 3/9/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
S.572
Title: A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to give additional biosecurity responsibilities to the Department of Homeland Security.
Sponsor: Sen Akaka, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 3/9/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
S.571
Title: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1915 Fulton Street in Brooklyn, New York, as the "Congresswoman Shirley A. Chisholm Post Office Building".
Sponsor: Sen Schumer, Charles E. [NY] (introduced 3/9/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
S.570
Title: A bill to amend title XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act and title III of the Public Health Service Act to improve access to information about individuals' health care options and legal rights for care near the end of life, to promote advance care planning and decisionmaking so that individuals' wishes are known should the become unable to speak for themselves, to engage health care providers in disseminating information about and assisting in the preparation of advance directives, which include living wills and durable powers of attorney for health care, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Nelson, Bill [FL] (introduced 3/9/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/10/2005 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 49.
Tuesday, 03/08/05, 26 Senate Bills sponsored:
S.569
Title: A bill to improve the health of women through the establishment of Offices of Women's Health within the Department of Health and Human Services.
Sponsor: Sen Snowe, Olympia J. [ME] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (4)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S.568
Title: A bill to balance the budget and protect the Social Security Trust Fund surpluses.
Sponsor: Sen Voinovich, George V. [OH] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
S.567
Title: A bill to provide immunity for nonprofit athletic organizations in lawsuits arising from claims of ordinary negligence relating to the passage, adoption, or failure to adopt rules of play for athletic competitions and practices.
Sponsor: Sen Lugar, Richard G. [IN] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S.566
Title: A bill to continue State coverage of medicaid prescription drug coverage to medicare dual eligible beneficiaries for 6 months while still allowing the medicare part D benefit to be implemented as scheduled.
Sponsor: Sen Rockefeller, John D., IV [WV] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.565
Title: A bill to direct the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to establish and carry out traffic safety law enforcement and compliance campaigns, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen DeWine, Mike [OH] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
S.564
Title: A bill to improve traffic safety by discouraging the use of traffic signal preemption transmitters.
Sponsor: Sen DeWine, Mike [OH] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S.563
Title: A bill to improve driver licensing and education, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen DeWine, Mike [OH] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
S.562
Title: A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to improve the highway safety improvement program and provide for a proportional obligation of amounts made available for the highway safety improvement program.
Sponsor: Sen DeWine, Mike [OH] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
S.561
Title: A bill to improve child safety in motor vehicles.
Sponsor: Sen DeWine, Mike [OH] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
S.560
Title: A bill to enhance disclosure of automobile safety information.
Sponsor: Sen DeWine, Mike [OH] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
S.559
Title: A bill to make the protection of vulnerable populations, especially women and children, who are affected by a humanitarian emergency a priority of the United States Government, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
S.558
Title: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit certain additional retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special compensation and to eliminate the phase-in period under current law with respect to such concurrent receipt.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (15)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
S.557
Title: A bill to provide that Executive Order 13166 shall have no force or effect, to prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Coburn, Tom [OK] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
S.556
Title: A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to jointly conduct a study of certain land adjacent to the Walnut Canyon National Monument in the State of Arizona.
Sponsor: Sen McCain, John [AZ] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S.555
Title: A bill to amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal.
Sponsor: Sen DeWine, Mike [OH] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (12)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S.554
Title: A bill for the relief of Ashley Ross Fuller.
Sponsor: Sen Thomas, Craig [WY] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (1) Private bill
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S.553
Title: A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for HOV-lane exemptions for low-emission and hybrid vehicles.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
S.552
Title: A bill to make technical corrections to the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004.
Sponsor: Sen Akaka, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.551
Title: A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Colorado Springs, Colorado, metropolitan area.
Sponsor: Sen Allard, Wayne [CO] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.550
Title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to facilitating the development of microbicides for preventing transmission of HIV and other diseases, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Corzine, Jon S. [NJ] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (17)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S.549
Title: A bill to extend a certain high priority corridor in the States of Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
Sponsor: Sen Allard, Wayne [CO] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (4)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
S.548
Title: A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to encourage owners and operators of privately-held farm, ranch, and forest land to voluntarily make their land available for access by the public under programs administered by States and tribal governments.
Sponsor: Sen Conrad, Kent [ND] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
S.547
Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for employer retirement savings accounts, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Thomas, Craig [WY] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.546
Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for retirement savings accounts, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Thomas, Craig [WY] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.545
Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create Lifetime Savings Accounts.
Sponsor: Sen Thomas, Craig [WY] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.544
Title: A bill to amend title IX of the Public Health Service Act to provide for the improvement of patient safety and to reduce the incidence of events that adversely effect patient safety.
Sponsor: Sen Jeffords, James M. [VT] (introduced 3/8/2005) Cosponsors (5)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Monday, 03/07/05, 10 Senate Bills sponsored:
S.543
Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the availability of the cash method of accounting for small businesses, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Snowe, Olympia J. [ME] (introduced 3/7/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/7/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.542
Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue code of 1986 to extend for 5 years the credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Dorgan, Byron L. [ND] (introduced 3/7/2005) Cosponsors (5)
Latest Major Action: 3/7/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.541
Title: A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to clarify the rate of duty for certain gloves.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 3/7/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/7/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.540
Title: A bill to strengthen and permanently preserve social security.
Sponsor: Sen Hagel, Chuck [NE] (introduced 3/7/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/7/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.539
Title: A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide the protections of habeas corpus for certain incapacitated individuals whose life is in jeopardy, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Martinez, Mel [FL] (introduced 3/7/2005) Cosponsors (6)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 34.
S.538
Title: A bill to educate health professionals concerning substance use disorders and addiction.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 3/7/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/7/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S.537
Title: A bill to increase the number of well-trained mental health service professionals (including those based in schools) providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Bingaman, Jeff [NM] (introduced 3/7/2005) Cosponsors (6)
Latest Major Action: 3/7/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S.536
Title: A bill to make technical corrections to laws relating to Native Americans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen McCain, John [AZ] (introduced 3/7/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2005 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
S.535
Title: A bill to establish grant programs for the development of telecommunications capacities in Indian country.
Sponsor: Sen Inouye, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 3/7/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/7/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
S.534
Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI] (introduced 3/7/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/7/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senate Bills sponsored since January: Senate Bill List.
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Note re the above Senate Bill List: There's usually a lag between the Bills noted on the above referenced List and the actual Bills sponsored, the List is usually from one day to over a week behind, dependent on the legislation load.. Occasionally though, a Bill is inexplicably missing from the list, although it's usually accessible on Thomas via other means
(IF YOU ARE AWARE OF THE BILL). As of this printing, the following 9 Bills appear to be missing from the List: 1-2, 4, 10, 22-23, 26, 28, 30 (
Thomas queries pull up no data for these nine early bills, other than: Text hasn't been received from GPO (see below). Lastly, a 2003 Bill, S.875, is still on the list, being moved to the last line at the end of each day (see below).
2003 Senate Bill, S.875 on current Senate Bill list:
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 875
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an income tax credit for the provision of homeownership and community development, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 10, 2003
Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. SANTORUM, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. ALLARD, Mr. DASCHLE, Mr. KENNEDY, Ms. STABENOW, and Mrs. CLINTON) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
[Source: thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:S.875.IS:]
Nine early Senate Bills for which Thomas.gov pulls up no data:
S.30
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S.28
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S.26
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S.23
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S.22
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S.10
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S.4
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S.2
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S.1
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