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Robert Menendez Democrat U.S. Senator Of NEW JERSEY
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Senate Years of Service: 2006-
Party: Democrat

MENENDEZ, Robert, a Representative and Senator from New Jersey; born in New York, N.Y., on January 1, 1954; graduated from Union Hill High School, Union Hill, N.J., 1972; B.A., Saint Peter’s College, Jersey City, N.J., 1976; J.D., Rutgers University School of Law, Newark, N.J., 1979; lawyer, private practice; member of the Union City, N.J., board of education 1974-1978, and chief financial officer 1978-1982; mayor of Union City, N.J., 1986-1992; member of the New Jersey state general assembly 1987-1991; member of the New Jersey state senate 1991-1993; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Third and to the six succeeding Congresses, and served from January 3, 1993, to January 16, 2006, when he resigned to become a U.S. senator; chair, House Democratic Caucus (One Hundred Eighth through One Hundred Ninth Congresses); appointed to the United States Senate to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Jon S. Corzine, and took the oath of office on January 18, 2006; elected to the U.S. Senate in 2006 for the term ending January 3, 2013.

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U.S. Senator 2006 2012 New Jersey
U.S. Representative 1993 2006 New Jersey 13

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Washington Address: 317 Senate Hart Office Building
Phone: 202-224-4744
Fax: 202-228-2197
Web site: http://menendez.senate.gov/

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Bill s3317
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Bill s2165
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Bill s2149
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Bill s2120
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Bill s2069
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Bill s2058
A bill to close loopholes, increase transparency, and improve the effectiveness of sanctions on Iranian trade in petroleum products.
Bill s2036
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Bill s2006
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Bill s1969
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Bill s1749
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Bill s1539
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Bill s1527
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Bill s1265
A bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to provide consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding of, the land and water conservation fund to maximize the effectiveness of the fund for future generations, and for other purposes.
Bill s1239
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.
Bill s1223
A bill to address voluntary location tracking of electronic communications devices, and for other purposes.
Bill s1214
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, regarding restrictions on the use of Department of Defense funds and facilities for abortions.
Bill s1176
A bill to amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, and for other purposes.
Bill s1141
A bill to exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from the numerical limitations on immigrant visas and for other purposes.
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Bill s1056
A bill to ensure that all users of the transportation system, including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users, children, older individuals, and individuals with disabilities, are able to travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways.
Bill s1039
A bill to impose sanctions on persons responsible for the detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, for the conspiracy to defraud the Russian Federation of taxes on corporate profits through fraudulent transactions and lawsuits against Hermitage, and for other gross violations of human rights in the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and to provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment, and for other purposes.
Bill s1025
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance the national defense through empowerment of the National Guard, enhancement of the functions of the National Guard Bureau, and improvement of Federal-State military coordination in domestic emergency response, and for other purposes.
Bill s1018
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, and the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 to provide for implementation of additional recommendations of the Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services.
Bill s1002
A bill to prohibit theft of medical products, and for other purposes.
Bill s994
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to protect States that have in effect laws or orders with respect to pay-to-play reform, and for other purposes.
Bill s979
A bill to designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the State of Utah for the benefit of present and future generations of people in the United States.
Bill s972
A bill to amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to establish procedures to advance the use of cleaner construction equipment on Federal-aid highway and public transportation construction projects, to make the acquisition and installation of emission control technology an eligible expense in carrying out such projects, and for other purposes.
Bill s968
A bill to prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property, and for other purposes.
Bill s967
A bill to establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage servicers, and for other purposes.
Bill s958
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs.
Bill s952
A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children and for other purposes.
Bill s951
A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
Bill s876
A bill to amend title 23 and 49, United States Code, to modify provisions relating to the length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways, and for other purposes.
Bill s866
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or active service used to reduce the minimum age at which a member of a reserve component of the uniformed services may retire for non-regular service.
Bill s850
A bill to provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families.
Bill s834
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.
Bill s824
A bill to provide for enhanced mortgage-backed and asset-backed security investor protections, to prevent foreclosure fraud, and for other purposes.
Bill s819
A bill to provide the spouses and children of aliens who perished in the September 11 terrorist attacks an opportunity to adjust their status to that of aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence.
Bill s816
A bill to facilitate nationwide availability of volunteer income tax assistance for low-income and underserved populations, and for other purposes.
Bill s797
A bill 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.
Bill s752
A bill to establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner.
Bill s750
A bill to reform the financing of Senate elections, and for other purposes.
Bill s741
A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a renewable electricity standard, and for other purposes.
Bill s709
A bill to enhance the security of chemical facilities and for other purposes.
Bill s707
A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide further protection for puppies.
Bill s705
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for collegiate housing and infrastructure grants.
Bill s690
A bill to establish the Office of the Homeowner Advocate.
Bill s657
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.
Bill s648
A bill to require the Commissioner of Social Security to revise the medical and evaluation criteria for determining disability in a person diagnosed with Huntington's Disease and to waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's Disease.
Bill s620
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to support fire safety education programs on college campuses.
Bill s603
A bill to modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names.
Bill s598
A bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage.
Bill s592
A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to remove the cap on punitive damages established by the Supreme Court in Exxon Shipping Company v. Baker.
Bill s587
A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic fracturing, and for other purposes.
Bill s584
A bill to establish the Social Work Reinvestment Commission to provide independent counsel to Congress and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on policy issues associated with recruitment, retention, research, and reinvestment in the profession of social work, and for other purposes.
Bill s579
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to provide members of the Individual Ready Reserve, Individual Mobilization Augmentees, and inactive members of the National Guard who served in Afghanistan or Iraq with information on counseling to prevent suicide, and for other purposes.
Bill s578
A bill to amend title V of the Social Security Act to eliminate the abstinence-only education program.
Bill s558
A bill to limit the use of cluster munitions.
Bill s555
A bill to end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools, and for other purposes.
Bill s543
A bill to restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property.
Bill s540
A bill to prevent harassment at institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.
Bill s539
A bill to amend the Public Health Services Act and the Social Security Act to extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities, and for other purposes.
Bill s534
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a reduced rate of excise tax on beer produced domestically by certain small producers.
Bill s530
A bill to modify certain subsidies for ethanol production, and for other purposes.
Bill s510
A bill to prevent drunk driving injuries and fatalities, and for other purposes.
Bill s506
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students.
Bill s489
A bill to require certain mortgagees to evaluate loans for modifications, to establish a grant program for State and local government mediation programs, and for other purposes.
Bill s483
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services under the Medicare program.
Bill s481
A bill to enhance and further research into the prevention and treatment of eating disorders, to improve access to treatment of eating disorders, and for other purposes.
Bill s480
A bill to temporarily expand the V nonimmigrant visa category to include Haitians whose petition for a family-sponsored immigrant visa was approved on or before January 12, 2010.
Bill s461
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend financing of the Superfund.
Bill s438
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve women's health by prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women.
Bill s436
A bill to ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale.
Bill s431
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 225th anniversary of the establishment of the Nation's first Federal law enforcement agency, the United States Marshals Service.
Bill s425
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders.
Bill s418
A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol.
Bill s414
A bill to protect girls in developing countries through the prevention of child marriage, and for other purposes.
Bill s412
A bill to ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance.
Bill s402
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the award of a military service medal to members of the Armed Forces who served honorably during the Cold War, and for other purposes.
Bill s398
A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to improve energy efficiency of certain appliances and equipment, and for other purposes.
Bill s394
A bill to amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal.
Bill s393
A bill to aid and support pediatric involvement in reading and education.
Bill s388
A bill to prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns.
Bill s387
A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to provide flexible spending arrangements for members of uniformed services, and for other purposes.
Bill s384
A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research.
Bill s362
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative, and for other purposes.
Bill s350
A bill to require restitution for victims of criminal violations of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and for other purposes.
Bill s344
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit certain retired members of the uniformed services who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation, and for other purposes.
Bill s311
A bill to provide for the coverage of medically necessary food under Federal health programs and private health insurance.
Bill s275
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for enhanced safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation, to provide for enhanced reliability in the transportation of the Nation's energy products by pipeline, and for other purposes.
Bill s273
A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, to condition the receipt of certain highway funding by States on the enactment and enforcement by States of certain laws to prevent repeat intoxicated driving.
Bill s260
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation.
Bill s253
A bill to establish a commission to ensure a suitable observance of the centennial of World War I, and to designate memorials to the service of men and women of the United States in World War I.
Bill s195
A bill to reinstate Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments.
Bill s185
A bill to provide United States assistance for the purpose of eradicating severe forms of trafficking in children in eligible countries through the implementation of Child Protection Compacts, and for other purposes.
Bill s170
A bill to provide for the affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Bill s146
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the work opportunity credit to certain recently discharged veterans.
Bill s136
A bill to establish requirements with respect to bisphenol A.
Bill s72
A bill to repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements for payments of $600 or more to corporations, and for other purposes.
Bill s34
A bill to increase public safety by permitting the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected dangerous terrorists.
Bill s33
A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness.
Bill sj29
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.
Bill sj17
A joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003.
Bill sr525
A resolution honoring the life and legacy of Oswaldo Paya Sardinas.
Bill sr494
A resolution condemning the Government of the Russian Federation for providing weapons to the regime of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria.
Bill sr490
A resolution designating the week of September 16, 2012, as "Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week", reaffirming the importance of an enhanced and coordinated research effort on mitochondrial diseases, and commending the National Institutes of Health for its efforts to improve the understanding of mitochondrial diseases.
Bill sr476
A resolution honoring the contributions of the late Fang Lizhi to the people of China and the cause of freedom.
Bill sr474
A resolution recognizing the significance of May 2012 as Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month and the importance of celebrating the significant contributions of Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States.
Bill sr473
A resolution commending Rotary International and others for their efforts to prevent and eradicate polio.
Bill sr440
A resolution recognizing the historic significance of the Mexican holiday of Cinco de Mayo.
Bill sr435
A resolution calling for democratic change in Syria, and for other purposes.
Bill sr412
A resolution commending the African Union for committing to a coordinated military response, comprised of 5,000 troops from Uganda, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and South Sudan, in order to fortify ongoing efforts to arrest Joseph Kony and senior commanders of the Lord's Resistance Army and to stop the crimes against humanity and mass atrocities committed by them.
Bill sr402
A resolution condemning Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army for committing crimes against humanity and mass atrocities, and supporting ongoing efforts by the United States Government and governments in central Africa to remove Joseph Kony and Lord's Resistance Army commanders from the battlefield.
Bill sr397
A resolution promoting peace and stability in Sudan, and for other purposes.
Bill sr391
A resolution condemning violence by the Government of Syria against journalists, and expressing the sense of the Senate on freedom of the press in Syria.
Bill sr386
A resolution calling for free and fair elections in Iran, and for other purposes.
Bill sr380
A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the importance of preventing the Government of Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons capability.
Bill sr356
A resolution expressing support for the people of Tibet.
Bill sr347
A resolution recognizing the 40th anniversary of the National Cancer Act of 1971 and the more than 12,000,000 survivors of cancer alive today because of the commitment of the United States to cancer research and advances in cancer prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment.
Bill sr344
A resolution supporting the democratic aspirations of the Nicaraguan people and calling attention to the deterioration of constitutional order in Nicaragua.
Bill sr342
A resolution honoring the life and legacy of Laura Pollan.
Bill sr310
A resolution designating 2012 as the "Year of the Girl" and congratulating Girl Scouts of the USA on its 100th anniversary.
Bill sr301
A resolution urging the people of the United States to observe October 2011 as Italian and Italian-American Heritage Month.
Bill sr228
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding coming together as a Nation and ceasing all work or other activity for a moment of remembrance beginning at 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time on September 11, 2011, in honor of the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks committed against the United States on September 11, 2001.
Bill sr196
A resolution calling upon the Government of Turkey to facilitate the reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate's Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay.
Bill sr185
A resolution reaffirming the commitment of the United States to a negotiated settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, reaffirming opposition to the inclusion of Hamas in a unity government unless it is willing to accept peace with Israel and renounce violence, and declaring that Palestinian efforts to gain recognition of a state outside direct negotiations demonstrates absence of a good faith commitment to peace negotiations, and will have implications for continued United States aid.
Bill sr180
A resolution expressing support for peaceful demonstrations and universal freedoms in Syria and condemning the human rights violations by the Assad regime.
Bill sr175
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to ongoing violations of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Georgia and the importance of a peaceful and just resolution to the conflict within Georgia's internationally recognized borders.
Bill sr153
A resolution recognizing the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
Bill sr140
A resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs operation and commending the members of Brigada de Asalto 2506 (Assault Brigade 2506).
Bill sr138
A resolution calling on the United Nations to rescind the Goldstone report, and for other purposes.
Bill sr132
A resolution recognizing and honoring the zoos and aquariums of the United States.
Bill sr119
A resolution recognizing past, present, and future public health and economic benefits of cleaner air due to the successful implementation of the Clean Air Act.
Bill sr104
A resolution designating September 2011 as "Campus Fire Safety Month".
Bill sr80
A resolution condemning the Government of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.
Bill sr9
A resolution to permit the Senate to avoid unnecessary delay and vote on matters for which floor debate has ceased.
Bill sc53
A concurrent resolution honoring the victims of the Aurora, Colorado, movie theater shooting and condemning the atrocities that occurred in Aurora, Colorado.
Bill sc34
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress in honor of the life and legacy of Vaclav Havel.
Bill sc13
A concurrent resolution honoring the service and sacrifice of members of the United States Armed Forces who are serving in, or have served in, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation New Dawn.
Bill sc10
A concurrent resolution authorizing the remains of Frank W. Buckles, the last surviving United States veteran of the First World War, to lie in honor in the rotunda of the Capitol.
Bill sc6
A concurrent resolution commending the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 102nd anniversary.
Bill sc5
A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol to honor Frank W. Buckles, the longest surviving United States veteran of the First World War.
Bill sc4
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that an appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington National Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory of the Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States.
Bill s1881
A bill to establish an integrated Federal program to respond to ongoing and expected impacts of climate variability and change by protecting, restoring, and conserving the natural resources of the United States and to maximize government efficiency and reduce costs, in cooperation with State, local, and tribal governments and other entities.

Recent Votes
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012 5:57:05 PM   Pass: Vote:Yea   Bill sr14
Senate Roll#1 2011: On the Resolution S.Res. 14
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 5:57:03 PM   Pass: Vote:Yea   Bill sr28
Senate Roll#2 2011: On the Resolution S.Res. 28
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 5:57:03 PM   Pass: Vote:Yea   Bill sr29
Senate Roll#3 2011: On the Resolution S.Res. 29
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 5:57:03 PM   Fail: Vote:Nay   Bill sr8
Senate Roll#4 2011: On the Resolution S.Res. 8
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 5:57:02 PM   Fail: Vote:Yea   Bill sr10
Senate Roll#5 2011: On the Resolution S.Res. 10
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 5:57:00 PM   Fail: Vote:Yea   Bill sr21
Senate Roll#6 2011: On the Resolution S.Res. 21

Committees
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
    Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection

    Housing, Transportation and Community Development Chairman

    Securities, Insurance and Investment

Senate Committee on Finance
    Health Care

    International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness

    Taxation and IRS Oversight

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
    International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs and International Environmental Protection

    International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy and Global Women's Issues

    Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs

    Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Global Narcotics Affairs Chairman

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