Legislation

Bill #	Bill Description	Updated
S. 1636	Cosponsored — A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify the jurisdiction of the Federal courts, and for other purposes.	10/13/11
S. 1696	Sponsored — A bill to improve the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program.	10/12/11
S. 1634	Cosponsored — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the approval and disapproval of programs of education for purposes of educational benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.	09/26/11
S. 1632	Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a look back rule in the case of federally declared disasters for determining earned income for purposes of the child tax credit and the earned income credit, and for other purposes.	09/23/11
S. 1151	Sponsored — A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information.	09/22/11
S. 1621	Cosponsored — A bill to create livable communities through coordinated public investment and streamlined requirements, and for other purposes.	09/22/11
S. 1609	Cosponsored — A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration program to award grants to, and enter into contracts with, medical-legal partnerships to assist patients and their families to navigate health-related programs and activities.	09/22/11
S. 1601	Sponsored — An original bill making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.	09/22/11
S. 1618	Cosponsored — A bill to amend section 402 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to extend the eligibility period for supplemental security income benefits for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants, and for other purposes.	09/22/11
S. 1597	Cosponsored — A bill to provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary school and secondary school buildings in public school districts and community colleges across the United States in order to support the achievement of improved educational outcomes in those schools, and for other purposes.	09/21/11
S.Res. 271	Cosponsored — A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Charles H. Percy, former Senator for the State of Illinois.	09/19/11
S. Res. 271	Cosponsored — A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Charles H. Percy, former Senator for the State of Illinois.	09/19/11
S.Res. 268	Cosponsored — A resolution relative to the death of the Honorable Malcolm Wallop, former Senator for the State of Wyoming.	09/15/11
S. Res. 268	Cosponsored — A resolution relative to the death of the Honorable Malcolm Wallop, former Senator for the State of Wyoming.	09/15/11
S. 1558	Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply payroll taxes to remuneration and earnings from self-employment up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of $250,000.	09/14/11
S. 1239	Cosponsored — A bill to provide for a medal of appropriate design to be awarded by the President to the memorials established at the 3 sites honoring the men and women who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001.	09/09/11
S. 657	Cosponsored — A bill to encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout the United States in order to disseminate information when a law enforcement officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty.	09/08/11
S. 1514	Cosponsored — A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Elouise Pepion Cobell, in recognition of her outstanding and enduring contributions to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and the Nation through her tireless pursuit of justice.	09/06/11
S. 1512	Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Small Business Act to expand the availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations, and for other purposes.	09/06/11
S. Res. 257	Cosponsored — A resolution relative to the death of the Honorable Mark O. Hatfield, former United States Senator for the State of Oregon.	09/06/11

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