Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009
2009-01-21: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the special allowance for property acquired during 2009 and to temporarily increase the limitation for expensing certain business assets.
2009-01-21: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
A bill to provide for a 5-year carryback of certain net operating losses and to suspend the 90 percent alternative minimum tax limit on certain net operating losses.
2009-01-21: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Steel Industry National Historic Site Act
2009-01-09: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S261-262)
A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to hold at least 1 public hearing before issuance of a permit affecting public or private land use in a locality.
2009-01-07: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S170)
A resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of the National Council for International Visitors, and designating February 16, 2011, as "Citizen Diplomacy Day".
2010-09-14: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7095)
A resolution recognizing the National Museum of American Jewish History, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, as the only museum in the United States dedicated exclusively to exploring and preserving the American Jewish experience.
2010-07-22: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6225)
A resolution congratulating the Pennsylvania State University IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) on its continued success in support of the Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital.
2010-04-19: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2427)
A resolution recognizing the 189th anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating Greek and American democracy.
2010-03-22: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1816-1817; text as passed in Senate: CR S1816-1817; text of measure as introduced: CR S1815)
A resolution reauthorizing the John Heinz Senate Fellowship Program.
2010-03-09: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1315)
A resolution to express the sense of the Senate in support of permitting the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.
2010-06-08: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 421.
A resolution raising the awareness of the need for crime prevention in communities across the country and expressing support for designation of October 1, 2009 through October 7, 2009 as "Celebrate Safe Communities Week" and October as "Crime Prevention Month".
2009-10-05: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10118; text as passed Senate: CR S10118; text of measure as introduced: CR S10113)
A resolution encouraging the people of the United States to reflect on and remember the integrity and courage of the 6,135 Christian men and women of Poland who acted to save their Jewish countrymen and countrywomen from extermination by Nazi Germany.
2009-09-25: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9872)
A resolution celebrating the 10th anniversary of the rule of law program of Temple University Beasley School of Law.
2009-09-22: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9681)
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "National Campus Safety Awareness Month."
2009-09-23: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9748-9749)
A resolution recognizing the 188th anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating Greek and American democracy.
2009-03-23: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3619; text as passed Senate: CR S3619; text of measure as introduced: CR S3618)
A resolution commemorating the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Philadelphia Zoo: America's First Zoo.
2009-03-12: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3091-3092; text as passed Senate: CR S3092; text of measure as introduced: CR S3091-3092)
A resolution designating March 25, 2009, as "National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day".
2009-03-24: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3735-3736; text as passed Senate: CR S3736; text of measure as introduced: CR S3691)
A resolution recognizing the contributions of the Pennsylvania National Guard in service to the Nation.
2009-03-06: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2869-2870)
A resolution to limit consideration of amendments under a budget resolution.
2009-02-05: Referred to the Committee on the Budget. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1687)