CAR Act of 2009
2009-01-09: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
To grant the congressional gold medal, collectively, to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, United States Army, in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II.
2009-05-18: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act
2009-02-06: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
To repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities.
2009-01-07: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction.
2009-01-07: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009
2009-01-07: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Emergency Homeownership and Equity Protection Act
2009-01-22: Committee Hearings Held.
Calling for 2-1-1 Act of 2009
2010-09-15: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2009
2009-02-09: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
American Opportunity Tax Credit Act of 2009
2009-01-06: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Lumbee Recognition Act
2009-06-09: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 72.
To redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.
2010-05-05: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Paycheck Fairness Act
2009-03-06: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and to modify the operation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.
2009-03-06: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Recognizing Madam C.J. Walker for her achievements as a trailblazing woman in business, philanthropist, and 20th century activist for social justice.
2010-03-16: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Congratulating Auburn University quarterback and College Park, Georgia, native Cameron Newton on winning the 2010 Heisman Trophy for being the most outstanding college football player in the United States.
2010-12-15: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Recognizing the commitment and efforts made by the Library of Congress to promote the joy of reading through the sponsorship of the National Book Festival.
2010-09-28: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Honoring the 50th anniversary of the publication of "To Kill a Mockingbird", a classic American novel authored by Nelle Harper Lee of Monroeville, Alabama.
2010-07-26: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Recognizing North Carolina Central University on its 100th anniversary.
2010-05-20: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Expressing support for designation of May as "Child Advocacy Center Month" and commending the National Child Advocacy Center in Huntsville, Alabama, on their 25th anniversary in 2010.
2010-12-02: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.