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John R. Thune Republican U.S. Senator Of SOUTH DAKOTA
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2012-05-24T03:43:30Z
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2012-05-23T21:53:16Z
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2012-05-23T19:05:25Z
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2012-05-22T18:07:47Z
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2012-05-22T06:27:39Z
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2012-05-20T12:37:53Z
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Senate Years of Service: 2005-
Party: Republican

THUNE, John, a Representative and a Senator from South Dakota; born in Pierre, Hughes County, S. Dak., January 7, 1961; graduated from Jones County High School, S. Dak., 1979; B.S., Biola University, La Mirada, Calif., 1983; M.B.A., University of South Dakota, Vermillion, S. Dak., 1984; executive director, South Dakota state municipal league; board of directors, National League of Cities; staff, United States Senator James Abdnor of South Dakota 1985-1986; South Dakota state Republican party executive director 1989-1991; director, South Dakota state railroad division 1991-1993; director, South Dakota state municipal league 1993-1996; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fifth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997-January 3, 2003); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eighth Congress in 2002, but was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate; elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2004 for the term beginning January 3, 2005.

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U.S. Senator 2005 2010 South Dakota
U.S. Representative 1997 2002 South Dakota 0

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Washington Address: 493 Russell Senate Office Building
Phone: 202-224-2321
Fax: 202-228-5429
Web site: http://thune.senate.gov/public/

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Bill s2213
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Bill s2221
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Bill s2083
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Bill s1956
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Bill s1679
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Bill s785
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Bill s781
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Bill s720
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Bill s710
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Bill s501
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Bill s3053
A bill to require Regional Administrators of the Environmental Protection Agency to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Bill s2371
A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees.
Bill s2205
A bill to prohibit funding to negotiate a United Nations Arms Trade Treaty that restricts the Second Amendment rights of United States citizens.
Bill s2160
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Bill s2148
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Bill s1979
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Bill s1512
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Bill s1299
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Bill s1507
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Bill s491
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Bill s1335
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Bill s595
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Bill sj19
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.
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 s2245
A bill to preserve existing rights and responsibilities with respect to waters of the United States.
Bill s1100
A bill to amend title 41, United States Code, to prohibit inserting politics into the Federal acquisition process by prohibiting the submission of political contribution information as a condition of receiving a Federal contract.
Bill s2103
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
Bill s1718
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the application of Medicare secondary payer rules for certain claims.
Bill s1616
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investments in United States real property interests, and for other purposes.
Bill s881
A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to assure meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs to consumers under such agreements, to provide substantive rights to consumers under such agreements, and for other purposes.
Bill s755
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for restitution and other State judicial debts that are past-due.
Bill s705
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for collegiate housing and infrastructure grants.
Bill s2368
A bill to ensure economy and efficiency of Federal Government operations by establishing a moratorium on midnight rules during a President's final days in office, and for other purposes.
Bill s1251
A bill to amend title XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to curb waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Bill s1751
A bill to amend subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels.
Bill s1561
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the deductibility of charitable contributions to agricultural research organizations, and for other purposes.
Bill s1297
A bill to preserve State and institutional authority relating to State authorization and the definition of credit hour.
Bill s1494
A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act.
Bill sj36
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation election procedures.
Bill s2185
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to award grants on a competitive basis to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents.
Bill s1684
A bill to amend the Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act of 2005, and for other purposes.
Bill s91
A bill to implement equal protection under the 14th article of amendment to the Constitution for the right to life of each born and unborn human person.
Bill s1833
A bill to provide additional time for compliance with, and coordinating of, the compliance schedules for certain rules of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Bill s672
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit.
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 s2065
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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 s1506
A bill to prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens.
Bill s700
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the treatment of certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation.
Bill s202
A bill to require a full audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks by the Comptroller General of the United States before the end of 2012, and for other purposes.
Bill s798
A bill to provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes.
Bill s2150
A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources under the supplemental security income program.
Bill s2100
A bill to suspend sales of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until certain conditions are met.
Bill s2081
A bill to require participation in public service and engagement in an active job search as conditions for receipt of extended unemployment benefits.
Bill s2054
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Bill s2043
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Bill s2040
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Bill s2007
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Bill s1975
A bill to repeal the authority to provide certain loans to the International Monetary Fund, to prohibit loans to enable the Fund to provide financing for European financial stability and to oppose the provision of such financing, and for other purposes.
Bill s1971
A bill to provide for the establishment of a committee to assess the effects of certain Federal regulatory mandates and to provide for relief from those mandates, and for other purposes.
Bill s1957
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Bill s1916
A bill to exclude ecosystem component stocks of fish from certain annual catch limits and for other purposes.
Bill s1903
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Bill s1843
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Bill s1707
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Bill s1702
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Bill s1626
A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to reform agricultural programs by establishing the aggregate risk and revenue management program.
Bill s1615
A bill to require enhanced economic analysis and justification of regulations proposed by certain Federal banking, housing, securities, and commodity regulators, and for other purposes.
Bill s1610
A bill to provide additional time for the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities, and for other purposes.
Bill s1588
A bill to protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects administered by the Secretary of the Army, and for other purposes.
Bill s1538
A bill to provide for a time-out on certain regulations, and for other purposes.
Bill s1531
A bill to provide a Federal regulatory moratorium, and for other purposes.
Bill s1528
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in areas in which that dust is regulated under State, tribal, or local law, to establish a temporary prohibition against revising any national ambient air quality standard applicable to coarse particulate matter, and for other purposes.
Bill s1527
A bill to authorize the award of a Congressional gold medal to the Montford Point Marines of World War II.
Bill s1499
A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate a rule to improve the daytime and nighttime visibility of agricultural equipment that may be operated on a public road.
Bill s1486
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify and expand on criteria applicable to patient admission to and care furnished in long-term care hospitals participating in the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
Bill s1478
A bill to modify the boundary of the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in the State of South Dakota, and for other purposes.
Bill s1467
A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to protect rights of conscience with regard to requirements for coverage of specific items and services.
Bill s1431
A bill to amend section 242 of the National Housing Act to extend the sunset provisions for the exemption for critical access hospitals under the FHA programs of mortgage insurance for hospitals.
Bill s1395
A bill to ensure that all Americans have access to waivers from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Bill s1385
A bill to terminate the $1 presidential coin program.
Bill s1349
A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to clarify the effective date of policies covering properties affected by floods in progress.
Bill s1277
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the incentives for the production of biodiesel.
Bill s1248
A bill to prohibit the consideration of any bill by Congress unless the authority provided by the Constitution of the United States for the legislation can be determined and is clearly specified.
Bill s1241
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions.
Bill s1226
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to address air pollution from Outer Continental Shelf activities.
Bill s1129
A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to improve the management of grazing leases and permits, and for other purposes.
Bill s1116
A bill to merge the Department of Labor, the Department of Commerce, and the Small Business Administration to establish a Department of Commerce and the Workforce, and for other purposes.
Bill s1113
A bill to facilitate the reestablishment of domestic, critical mineral designation, assessment, production, manufacturing, recycling, analysis, forecasting, workforce, education, research, and international capabilities in the United States, and for other purposes.
Bill s1094
A bill to reauthorize the Combating Autism Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-416).
Bill s1061
A bill to amend title 5 and 28, United States Code, with respect to the award of fees and other expenses in cases brought against agencies of the United States, to require the Administrative Conference of the United States to compile, and make publically available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to Justice Act, and for other purposes.
Bill s1049
A bill to lower health premiums and increase choice for small business.
Bill s1048
A bill to expand sanctions imposed with respect to the Islamic Republic of Iran, North Korea, and Syria, and for other purposes.
Bill s1046
A bill to require the detention at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, of high-value enemy combatants who will be detained long-term.
Bill s1030
A bill to reform the regulatory process to ensure that small businesses are free to compete and to create jobs, and for other purposes.
Bill s1009
A bill to rescind certain Federal funds identified by States as unwanted and use the funds to reduce the Federal debt.
Bill s1005
A bill to provide for parental notification and intervention in the case of a minor seeking an abortion.
Bill s971
A bill to promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and digital services.
Bill s964
A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the applicability of such Act with respect to States that have right to work laws in effect.
Bill s906
A bill to prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and to provide for conscience protections, and for other purposes.
Bill s892
A bill to establish the Department of Energy and the Environment, and for other purposes.
Bill s877
A bill to prevent taxpayer-funded elective abortions by applying the longstanding policy of the Hyde amendment to the new health care law.
Bill s868
A bill to restore the longstanding partnership between the States and the Federal Government in managing the Medicaid program.
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 s863
A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources under the supplemental security income program.
Bill s838
A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection Agency with respect to certain sporting good articles, and to exempt those articles from a definition under that Act.
Bill s778
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services.
Bill s746
A bill to repeal provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Bill s737
A bill to replace the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection with a 5-person Commission, to bring the Bureau into the regular appropriations process, and for other purposes.
Bill s726
A bill to rescind $45 billion of unobligated discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes.
Bill s724
A bill to appropriate such funds as may be necessary to ensure that members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay and allowances for active service performed when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs, which results in the furlough of non-emergency personnel and the curtailment of Government activities and services.
Bill s718
A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to improve the use of certain registered pesticides.
Bill s712
A bill to repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Bill s703
A bill to amend the Long-Term Leasing Act, and for other purposes.
Bill s671
A bill to authorize the United States Marshals Service to issue administrative subpoenas in investigations relating to unregistered sex offenders.
Bill s668
A bill to remove unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats from seniors' personal health decisions by repealing the Independent Payment Advisory Board.
Bill s644
A bill to amend subchapter II of chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, to prohibit coverage for annuity purposes for any individual hired as a Federal employee after 2012.
Bill s609
A bill to provide for the establishment of a committee to assess the effects of certain Federal regulatory mandates.
Bill s575
A bill to study the market and appropriate regulatory structure for electronic debit card transactions, and for other purposes.
Bill s570
A bill to prohibit the Department of Justice from tracking and cataloguing the purchases of multiple rifles and shotguns.
Bill s511
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for a reduction in the number of boutique fuels, and for other purposes.
Bill s482
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from promulgating any regulation concerning, taking action relating to, or taking into consideration the emission of a greenhouse gas to address climate change, and for other purposes.
Bill s474
A bill to reform the regulatory process to ensure that small businesses are free to compete and to create jobs, and for other purposes.
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 s395
A bill to repeal certain amendments to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act with respect to lighting energy efficiency.
Bill s376
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that persons having seriously delinquent tax debts shall be ineligible for Federal employment.
Bill s375
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with State foresters authorizing State foresters to provide certain forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration and protection services.
Bill s360
A bill to reduce the deficit by establishing discretionary spending caps for non-security spending.
Bill s358
A bill to codify and modify regulatory requirements of Federal agencies.
Bill s347
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for reporting and disclosure by State and local public employee retirement pension plans.
Bill s314
A bill to ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed regarding the pain experienced by their unborn child.
Bill s301
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to make technical and minor modifications to the positive train control requirements under chapter 201.
Bill s299
A bill to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law.
Bill s251
A bill to prohibit the provision of Federal funds to State and local governments for payment of obligations, to prohibit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from financially assisting State and local governments, and for other purposes.
Bill s228
A bill to preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases under Federal and common law on enactment of a Federal policy to mitigate climate change.
Bill s217
A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to ensure the right of employees to a secret ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board.
Bill s211
A bill to provide for a biennial budget process and a biennial appropriations process and to enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government.
Bill s210
A bill to amend title 44, United States Code, to eliminate the mandatory printing of bills and resolutions for the use of offices of Members of Congress.
Bill s197
A bill to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system.
Bill s167
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions.
Bill s165
A bill to amend the Public Health Services Act to prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in governmental activities.
Bill s164
A bill to repeal the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities.
Bill s102
A bill to provide an optional fast-track procedure the President may use when submitting rescission requests, and for other purposes.
Bill s82
A bill to repeal the sunset of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 with respect to the expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs, to repeal the sunset of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act with respect to increased dollar limitations for such credit and programs, and to allow the adoption credit to be claimed in the year expenses are incurred, regardless of when the adoption becomes final.
Bill s81
A bill to direct unused appropriations for Senate Official Personnel and Office Expense Accounts to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt.
Bill s80
A bill to provide a permanent deduction for State and local general sales taxes.
Bill s20
A bill to protect American job creation by striking the job-killing Federal employer mandate.
Bill s19
A bill to restore American's individual liberty by striking the Federal mandate to purchase insurance.
Bill s18
A bill to repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements for payments of $600 or more to corporations and for other purposes.
Bill s14
A bill to establish a Commission on Congressional Budgetary Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies.
Bill sj23
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget.
Bill sj10
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget.
Bill sj6
A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices.
Bill sj5
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring that the Federal budget be balanced.
Bill sj3
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget.
Bill sr386
A resolution calling for free and fair elections in Iran, and for other purposes.
Bill sr302
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.
Bill sr213
A resolution commending and expressing thanks to professionals of the intelligence community.
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 sr173
A resolution designating the week of May 1 through May 7, 2011, as "National Physical Education and Sport Week".
Bill sr99
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the primary safeguard for the well-being and protection of children is the family, and that the primary safeguards for the legal rights of children in the United States are the Constitutions of the United States and the several States, and that, because the use of international treaties to govern policy in the United States on families and children is contrary to principles of self-government and federalism, and that, because the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child undermines traditional principles of law in the United States regarding parents and children, the President should not transmit the Convention to the Senate for its advice and consent.
Bill sr94
A resolution to express the sense of the Senate in support of reducing its budget by at least 5 percent.
Bill sr87
A resolution designating the year of 2012 as the "International Year of Cooperatives".
Bill sr20
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should immediately approve the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, and the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement.
Bill sr16
A resolution to require that all legislative matters be available and fully scored by CBO 72 hours before consideration by any subcommittee or committee of the Senate or on the floor of the Senate.
Bill sc23
A concurrent resolution declaring that it is the policy of the United States to support and facilitate Israel in maintaining defensible borders and that it is contrary to United States policy and national security to have the borders of Israel return to the armistice lines that existed on June 4, 1967.
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.

Committees
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
    Jobs, Rural Economic Growth and Energy Innovation Ranking Member

    Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Marketing and Agriculture Security

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
    Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security Ranking Member

    Communications, Technology, and the Internet

    Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion

    Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance

    Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security

Senate Committee on Finance
    Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure

    International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness Ranking Member

    Taxation and IRS Oversight

Senate Committee on the Budget

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