Free Internet Filing Act
2006-04-05: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2911)
Healing the Invisible Wounds Act of 2006
2006-05-11: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of 2006
2006-03-16: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2336-2337)
Homeland Security Education Act
2006-03-16: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to repeal the amendments made by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 requiring documentation evidencing citizenship or nationality as a condition for receipt of medical assistance under the Medicaid program.
2006-03-08: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1885-1887)
Hawaiian Waters Chemical Munitions Safety Act of 2006
2006-02-16: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1271 North King Street in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, as the "Hiram L. Fong Post Office Building".
2006-03-20: Became Public Law No: 109-203.
A bill to extend eligibility for certain Federal benefits to citizens of the Freely Associated States.
2005-11-17: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13182-13183)
Department of Homeland Security Qualified Leaders Act of 2005
2006-01-27: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.
A bill to provide that attorneys employed by the Department of Justice shall be eligible for compensatory time off for travel under section 5550b of title 5, United States Code.
2006-12-07: Held at the desk.
Bankruptcy Prevention Credit Counseling Act of 2005
2005-10-17: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11439)
Predatory Payday Loan Prohibition Act of 2005
2005-10-17: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11438-11439)
Downed Animal Protection Act
2005-09-28: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10597)
A bill to extend the time during which persons affected by Hurricane Katrina may appeal certain decisions of the Board of Veterans' Appeals that are rendered during the period beginning June 1, 2005, and ending November 30, 2005.
2005-09-20: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10235)
A bill to provide for the care of veterans affected by Hurricane Katrina.
2005-09-08: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9849-9850)
Healthcare Equality and Accountability Act
2006-02-10: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1070)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of Parkinson's Disease Research Education and Clinical Centers in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs and Multiple Sclerosis Centers of Excellence.
2006-05-11: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Public Land Protection and Conservation Act of 2005
2005-11-02: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-347.
A bill to provide for teacher acculturation, and for other purposes.
2006-02-10: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1070)
Low-Cost Alternatives to Payday Loans Act
2006-02-28: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1530-1531)