A bill to award a congressional gold medal to Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D.
2007-10-16: Became Public Law No: 110-95.
Transit System Flexibility Protection Act of 2007
2007-01-26: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
A bill to award posthumously a Congressional gold medal to Constantino Brumidi.
2008-07-01: Became Public Law No: 110-259.
Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Promotion Act of 2007
2007-01-04: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S144-148)
Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Energy Act of 2007
2007-01-04: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S143-144)
Freedom to Fly Act of 2007
2007-01-04: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
STAR Act
2007-01-04: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Veterans' Mental Health Outreach and Access Act of 2007
2007-10-24: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-328.
Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007
2008-05-07: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-675.
HOME Act
2008-03-03: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 587.
A resolution calling on all parties to the escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to implement an immediate ceasefire and work with the support of the international community toward a comprehensive and lasting solution to the crisis.
2008-11-20: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10773-10775; text as passed Senate: CR S10774-10775; text of measure as introduced: CR S10753)
A resolution designating the week of October 19 through October 25, 2008, as "National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week".
2008-09-24: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9435; text as passed Senate: CR S9435; text of measure as introduced: CR S9425)
A resolution recognizing and honoring the 50th anniversary of the founding of AARP.
2008-09-26: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S9876-9877)
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the terrorist attacks committed against the United States of America on September 11, 2001.
2008-09-11: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8455; text as passed Senate: CR S8455; text of measure as introduced: CR S8417-8418)
A resolution recognizing the strategic success of the troop surge in Iraq and expressing gratitude to the members of the United States Armed Forces who made that success possible.
2008-07-31: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7973)
A resolution welcoming home Keith Stansell, Thomas Howes, and Marc Gonsalves, three citizens of the United States who were held hostage for over five years by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) after their plane crashed on February 13, 2003.
2008-08-01: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S8015)
A resolution designating the week beginning September 7, 2008, as "National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week".
2008-09-08: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8141-8142; text as passed Senate: CR S8142)
A resolution honoring and commemorating the selfless acts of heroism displayed by the late Detective John Michael Gibson and Private First Class Jacob Joseph Chestnut of the United States Capitol Police on July 24, 1998, and expressing the gratitude and appreciation of the Senate for the professionalism and dedication of the United States Capitol Police.
2008-07-23: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7197; text as passed Senate: CR S7197; text of measure as introduced: CR S7179)
A resolution recognizing the need for rapid recapitalization of the KC-135 aerial refueling fleet through re-competition of the United States Air Force's KC-X solicitation.
2008-07-07: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6365)
A resolution relative to the death of Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., former United States Senator for the State of North Carolina.
2008-07-08: Message on Senate action sent to the House.