Next Generation Hispanic-Serving Institutions Act
2007-05-09: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Alice Paul Women's Suffrage Congressional Gold Medal Act
2008-05-19: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
District of Columbia and United States Territories Circulating Quarter Dollar Program Act
2007-01-24: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
SPEAK Act
2007-05-09: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Working Families Wage and Access to Health Care Act
2007-05-09: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Stem Cell Research bill
2007-06-25: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7063-7065)
Civilian Service Recognition Act of 2007
2007-08-02: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Shirley A. Chisholm United States-Caribbean Educational Exchange Act of 2008
2008-09-15: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 968.
Minidoka National Historic Site Act
2008-06-11: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530)
Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2007
2007-02-02: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Social Security Fairness Act of 2007
2007-01-11: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Lumbee Recognition Act
2008-07-08: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 865.
Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2007
2007-09-05: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2007
2007-02-12: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1463, H1469)
Congratulating the Army Reserve on its centennial, which will be formally celebrated on April 23, 2008, and commemorating the historic contributions of its veterans and continuing contributions of its soldiers to the vital national security interests and homeland defense missions of the United States.
2008-04-23: Became Public Law No: 110-203.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.
2007-03-01: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Concerning the use of military force by the United States against Iran.
2007-01-12: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Regarding the recent decision by the President to declare Venezuela and Bolivia as nations that have "failed demonstrably" to meet their international commitments to combat the production and trafficking of illicit drugs.
2008-09-23: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Falls Prevention Awareness Day" to raise awareness and encourage the prevention of falls among older adults.
2008-09-22: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Supporting international health and education grant programs related to autism spectrum disorders.
2008-09-22: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.