A bill to close the loophole that allowed the 9/11 hijackers to obtain credit cards from United States banks that financed their terrorist activities, to ensure that illegal immigrants cannot obtain credit cards to evade United States immigration laws, and for other purposes.
2009-01-06: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Title X Family Planning Act
2009-01-06: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
A bill to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act to require approval by the Congress for certain expenditures for the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
2009-01-06: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009
2009-01-06: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
MCAP Act
2009-01-06: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2010
2010-09-29: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Mediation Board relating to representation election procedures.
2010-09-23: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 43 - 56. Record Vote Number: 239.
A joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act.
2010-06-10: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 53. Record Vote Number: 184. (consideration: CR S4836)
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to financial disclosure and transparency by labor union management.
2009-12-18: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.
2009-05-06: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of obligations under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.
2009-01-15: Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 42 - 52. Record Vote Number: 5.
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to limiting the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.
2009-01-06: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
A resolution expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging Americans to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all children.
2010-11-18: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S8107)
A resolution relative to the death of the Honorable Theodore "Ted" Fulton Stevens, former Senator for the State of Alaska.
2010-08-12: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
A resolution designating the week beginning September 12, 2010, as "National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week".
2010-07-27: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6341; text as passed Senate: CR S6341; text of measure as introduced: CR S6308)
A resolution congratulating the University of South Carolina baseball team for winning the 2010 NCAA Division I Baseball National Championship.
2010-06-30: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5702-5703)
A resolution relative to the death of the Honorable Robert C. Byrd, a Senator from the State of West Virginia.
2010-06-28: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5499-5501; text as passed Senate: CR S5501; text of measure as introduced: CR S5494)
A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that Israel has an undeniable right to self-defense, and to condemn the recent destabilizing actions by extremists aboard the ship Mavi Marmara.
2010-06-24: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Voice Vote. (text: CR 6/28/2010 S5495-5496)
A resolution honoring the coal miners who perished in the Upper Big Branch Mine-South in Raleigh County, West Virginia, extending the condolences of the United States Senate to the families of the fallen coal miners, and recognizing the valiant efforts of the emergency response workers.
2010-04-15: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2393-2394; text as passed Senate: CR S2394; text of measure as introduced: CR S2390-2391)
A resolution expressing sympathy for the people of Poland in the aftermath of the devastating plane crash that killed the country's President, First Lady, and 94 other high ranking government, military, and civic leaders on April 10, 2010.
2010-04-14: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: S2251-2254; text as passed Senate: CR S2252; text of measure as introduced: CR S2298)