Stolen Valor Act of 2013
2013-02-04: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013
2013-01-31: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
A bill to award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, where the 4 little Black girls lost their lives, which served as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement.
2013-01-30: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
I-Squared Act of 2013
2013-01-29: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S364-367)
Mental Health First Aid Act of 2013
2013-01-24: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
A bill to make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance available for fiscal years 2012 and 2013, and for other purposes.
2013-01-24: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Paycheck Fairness Act
2014-04-01: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-830.
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013
2013-03-07: Became Public Law No: 113-4.
Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013
2013-01-22: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S48-156)
A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.
2013-01-22: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S45)
Chemical Weapons Control and Accountability Resolution of 2013
2013-09-10: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
2013-07-11: Read the second time and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.
2014-09-11: Cloture on the joint resolution not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 42. Record Vote Number: 261. (consideration: CR S5543-5544; text: CR S5543-5544)
A resolution recognizing National Native American Heritage Month and celebrating the heritages and cultures of Native Americans and the contributions of Native Americans to the United States.
2014-11-20: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6221; text as passed Senate: CR S6212)
A resolution recognizing that access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas of the United States is essential to the survival and success of communities in the United States.
2014-11-20: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6221; text as passed Senate: CR S6211)
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 the people of the United States to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all children.
2014-11-20: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
A resolution designating October 26, 2014, as Day of the Deployed.
2014-09-16: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5650; text as passed Senate: CR S5635)
A resolution designating November 29, 2014, as "Small Business Saturday" and supporting efforts to increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses.
2014-09-16: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5650; text as passed Senate: CR S5635)
A resolution designating the year of 2014 as the "International Year of Family Farming".
2014-09-15: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5592; text as passed Senate: CR S5590)
A resolution designating November 1, 2014, as National Bison Day.
2014-09-17: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.