U.S. Senator Bernard Sanders Of VERMONT

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AsSponsor

Bill s3562
A bill to reauthorize and improve the Older Americans Act of 1965, and for other purposes.

Bill s426
A bill to strengthen student achievement and graduation rates and prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships that meet the comprehensive needs of children and youth.

Bill s1108
A bill to provide local communities with tools to make solar permitting more efficient, and for other purposes.

Bill s3421
A bill to establish an Employee Ownership and Participation Initiative, and for other purposes.

Bill s3419
A bill to provide for the establishment of the United States Employee Ownership Bank, and for other purposes.

Bill s3219
A bill to restrict conflicts of interest on the boards of directors of Federal reserve banks, and for other purposes.

Bill s2222
A bill to require the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets.

Bill s1853
A bill to recalculate and restore retirement annuity obligations of the United States Postal Service, eliminate the requirement that the United States Postal Service pre-fund the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund, place restrictions on the closure of postal facilities, create incentives for innovation for the United States Postal Service, to maintain levels of postal service, and for other purposes.

Bill s1558
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.

Bill s1414
A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to establish a community-supported agriculture promotion program.

Bill s1311
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding 21st century community learning centers.

Bill s1200
A bill to require the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to impose unilaterally position limits and margin requirements to eliminate excessive oil speculation, and to take other actions to ensure that the price of crude oil, gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, and heating oil accurately reflects the fundamentals of supply and demand, to remain in effect until the date on which the Commission establishes position limits to diminish, eliminate, or prevent excessive speculation as required by title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and for other purposes.

Bill s1019
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in order to support secondary school reentry programs.

Bill s616
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in order to support the community schools model.

Bill s582
A bill to establish a point of order against any efforts to reduce benefits paid to Social Security recipients, raise the retirement age, or create private retirement accounts under title II of the Social Security Act.

Bill s552
A bill to reduce the Federal budget deficit by creating a surtax on high income individuals and eliminating big oil and gas company tax loopholes.

Bill s294
A bill to enhance early care and education.

Bill s73
A bill to provide for an earlier start for State health care coverage innovation waivers under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes.

Bill sj33
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to expressly exclude for-profit corporations from the rights given to natural persons by the Constitution of the United States, prohibit corporate spending in all elections, and affirm the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations and to regulate and set limits on all election contributions and expenditures.

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.

AsCo-Sponsor

Bill s3608
A bill to modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for individuals with disabilities, protect the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.

Bill s987
A bill to amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration.

Bill s3557
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit institutions of higher education that participate in programs under title IV of such Act from including predispute arbitration agreements in enrollment contracts.

Bill sr572
A resolution designating September 2012 as the "National Month of Voter Registration".

Bill s2620
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an extension of the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and the increased payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program.

Bill s1993
A bill to posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lena Horne in recognition of her achievements and contributions to American culture and the civil rights movement.

Bill s1910
A bill to provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees.

Bill s1301
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2012 through 2015 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons, and for other purposes.

Bill s847
A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately understood and managed, and for other purposes.

Bill s3463
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the incidence of diabetes among Medicare beneficiaries.

Bill s2374
A bill to amend the Helium Act to ensure the expedient and responsible draw-down of the Federal Helium Reserve in a manner that protects the interests of private industry, the scientific, medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and Federal agencies, and for other purposes.

Bill s1884
A bill to provide States with incentives to require elementary schools and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine at schools.

Bill s810
A bill to prohibit the conducting of invasive research on great apes, and for other purposes.

Bill sr453
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that supporting seniors and individuals with disabilities is an important responsibility of the United States, and that a comprehensive approach to expanding and supporting a strong home care workforce and making long-term services and supports affordable and accessible in communities is necessary to uphold the right of seniors and individuals with disabilities in the United States to a dignified quality of life.

Bill s821
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate discrimination in the immigration laws by permitting permanent partners of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents to obtain lawful permanent resident status in the same manner as spouses of citizens and lawful permanent residents and to penalize immigration fraud in connection with permanent partnerships.

Bill s3547
A bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to clarify provisions enacted by the Captive Wildlife Safety Act, to further the conservation of certain wildlife species, and for other purposes.

Bill s3402
A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to maintain a publicly available list of all employers that relocate a call center overseas, to make such companies ineligible for Federal grants or guaranteed loans, and to require disclosure of the physical location of business agents engaging in customer service communications, and for other purposes.

Bill s3239
A bill to provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens, and for other purposes.

Bill s2250
A bill to prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt.

Bill s2047
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to make demonstration grants to eligible local educational agencies for the purpose of reducing the student-to-school nurse ratio in public elementary schools and secondary schools.

Bill s2032
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding proprietary institutions of higher education in order to protect students and taxpayers.

Bill s1440
A bill to reduce preterm labor and delivery and the risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and to reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity.

Bill s1171
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage for employees' spouses and dependent children to coverage provided to other eligible dependent beneficiaries of employees.

Bill s811
A bill to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

Bill s357
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to identify and declare wildlife disease emergencies and to coordinate rapid response to those emergencies, and for other purposes.

Bill sj39
A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.

Bill sr434
A resolution supporting the goal of preventing and effectively treating Alzheimer's disease by the year 2025, as articulated in the draft National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease from the Department of Health and Human Services.

Bill s1512
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.

Bill s1324
A bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit the importation, exportation, transportation, and sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce, of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species, and for other purposes.

Bill s829
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.

Bill s3340
A bill to improve and enhance the programs and activities of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding suicide prevention and resilience and behavioral health disorders for members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.

Bill s3322
A bill to strengthen enforcement and clarify certain provisions of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, and chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code, and to reconcile, restore, clarify, and conform similar provisions in other related civil rights statutes, and for other purposes.

Bill s3313
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to women veterans, to improve health care furnished by the Department, and for other purposes.

Bill s2259
A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2012, in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes.

Bill s634
A bill to ensure that the courts of the United States may provide an impartial forum for claims brought by United States citizens and others against any railroad organized as a separate legal entity, arising from the deportation of United States citizens and others to Nazi concentration camps on trains owned or operated by such railroad, and by the heirs and survivors of such persons.

Bill s1989
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the minimum low-income housing tax credit rate for unsubsidized buildings and to provide a minimum 4 percent credit rate for existing buildings.

Bill s1935
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the March of Dimes Foundation.

Bill s1798
A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that members of the Armed Forces who may have been exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes caused by open burn pits while deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such exposure, and for other purposes.

Bill s434
A bill to improve and expand geographic literacy among kindergarten through grade 12 students in the United States by improving professional development programs for kindergarten through grade 12 teachers offered through institutions of higher education.

Bill s3243
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount of the low-income housing credit that may be allocated in States damaged in 2011 by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee.

Bill s1882
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure that valid generic drugs may enter the market.

Bill s1463
A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect breastfeeding by new mothers and to provide for reasonable break time for nursing mothers.

Bill s697
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for amounts paid by a spouse of a member of the Armed Services for a new State license or certification required by reason of a permanent change in the duty station of such member to another State.

Bill s641
A bill to provide 100,000,000 people with first-time access to safe drinking water and sanitation on a sustainable basis within six years by improving the capacity of the United States Government to fully implement the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005.

Bill sc48
A concurrent resolution recognizing 375 years of service of the National Guard and affirming congressional support for a permanent Operational Reserve as a component of the Armed Forces.

Bill s3501
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marihuana, and for other purposes.

Bill s3453
A bill to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.

Bill s3436
A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to improve the quality of infant and toddler care.

Bill s3392
A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, to require the disclosure of the total number of the domestic and foreign employers of issuers.

Bill s3387
A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to require the United States Olympic Committee to adopt a policy that requires ceremonial uniforms purchased or otherwise obtained by the Committee to be produced in the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill s3372
A bill to amend section 704 of title 18, United States Code.

Bill s3369
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities, and for other purposes.

Bill s3328
A bill to provide grants for juvenile mentoring.

Bill s3317
A bill to restore the effective use of group actions for claims arising under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, title V of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, section 1977 of the Revised Statutes, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, and for other purposes.

Bill s3286
A bill to enhance security, increase accountability, and improve the contracting of the Federal Government for overseas contingency operations, and for other purposes.

Bill s3203
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to limit increases in the certain costs of health care services under the health care programs of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

Bill s3074
A bill to prohibit employers from compelling or coercing any person to authorize access to a protected computer, and for other purposes.

Bill s3048
A bill to provide for a safe, accountable, fair, and efficient banking system, and for other purposes.

Bill s2296
A bill to amend the Higher Education Opportunity Act to restrict institutions of higher education from using revenues derived from Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes.

Bill s2281
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to strengthen the ability of the Food and Drug Administration to seek advice from external experts regarding rare diseases, the burden of rare diseases, and the unmet medical needs of individuals with rare diseases.

Bill s2280
A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain creditors to obtain certifications from institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.

Bill s2219
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities, and for other purposes.

Bill s2179
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve oversight of educational assistance provided under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense, and for other purposes.

Bill s2146
A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to create a market-oriented standard for clean electric energy generation, and for other purposes.

Bill s2139
A bill to enhance security, increase accountability, and improve the contracting of the Federal Government for overseas contingency operations, and for other purposes.

Bill s2134
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for certain requirements relating to the retirement, adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs, and for other purposes.

Bill s2128
A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to clarify that all veterans programs are exempt from sequestration, and for other purposes.

Bill s2126
A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to extend and improve the milk income loss contract program.

Bill s2120
A bill to require the lender or servicer of a home mortgage upon a request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt decision whether to allow the sale.

Bill s2112
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for members of the reserve components, a member or former member of a reserve component who is eligible for retired pay but for age, widows and widowers of retired members, and dependents.

Bill s2108
A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to provide for the establishment of Youth Corps programs and provide for wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model.

Bill s2106
A bill to establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in elementary schools and secondary schools.

Bill s2074
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the rehabilitation credit, and for other purposes.

Bill s2059
A bill to reduce the deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers.

Bill s2051
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans.

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.

Bill s2028
A bill to amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects carried out using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods that are produced in the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill s2017
A bill to secure the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration.

Bill s2010
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.

Bill s2003
A bill to clarify that an authorization to use military force, a declaration of war, or any similar authority shall not authorize the detention without charge or trial of a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States and for other purposes.

Bill s1990
A bill to require the Transportation Security Administration to comply with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.

Bill s1961
A bill to provide level funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.

Bill s1951
A bill to restore the exemption from fees for certain customs services for passengers arriving from Canada, Mexico, and islands adjacent to the United States.

Bill s1942
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to improve transportation for seniors, and for other purposes.

Bill s1929
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Mark Twain.

Bill s1926
A bill to amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish in the Department of Agriculture a Healthy Food Financing Initiative.

Bill s1925
A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.

Bill s1903
A bill to prohibit commodities and securities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress, to require additional reporting by Members and employees of Congress of securities transactions, and for other purposes.

Bill s1876
A bill to require the establishment of a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security benefits under title II of the Social Security Act.

Bill s1850
A bill to expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes.

Bill s1829
A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to empower the States to set the maximum annual percentage rates applicable to consumer credit transactions, and for other purposes.

Bill s1787
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on certain trading transactions.

Bill s1773
A bill to promote local and regional farm and food systems, and for other purposes.

Bill s1770
A bill to prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster case placements based on the sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status of any prospective adoptive or foster parent, or the sexual orientation or gender identity of the child involved.

Bill s1763
A bill to decrease the incidence of violent crimes against Indian women, to strengthen the capacity of Indian tribes to exercise the sovereign authority of Indian tribes to respond to violent crimes committed against Indian women, and to ensure that perpetrators of violent crimes committed against Indian women are held accountable for that criminal behavior, and for other purposes.

Bill s1755
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for coverage under the beneficiary travel program of the Department of Veterans Affairs of certain disabled veterans for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation, and for other purposes.

Bill s1745
A bill to posthumously award a Congressional gold medal to Alice Paul, in recognition of her role in the women's suffrage movement and in advancing equal rights for women.

Bill s1742
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit fraudulently representing a product to be maple syrup.

Bill s1733
A bill to establish the Commission on the Review of the Overseas Military Facility Structure of the United States.

Bill s1696
A bill to improve the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program.

Bill s1692
A bill to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, to provide full funding for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program, and for other purposes.

Bill s1629
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.

Bill s1621
A bill to create livable communities through coordinated public investment and streamlined requirements, and for other purposes.

Bill s1598
A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prevent excessive speculation in commodity markets and excessive speculative position limits on energy contracts, and for other purposes.

Bill s1597
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.

Bill s1591
A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Raoul Wallenberg, in recognition of his achievements and heroic actions during the Holocaust.

Bill s1585
A bill to prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

Bill s1541
A bill to revise the Federal charter for the Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc. to reflect a change in eligibility requirements for membership.

Bill s1527
A bill to authorize the award of a Congressional gold medal to the Montford Point Marines of World War II.

Bill s1521
A bill to provide assistance for agricultural producers adversely affected by damaging weather and other conditions relating to Hurricane Irene.

Bill s1517
A bill to provide for the creation of jobs.

Bill s1514
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.

Bill s1462
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to encourage and support parent, family, and community involvement in schools, to provide needed integrated services and comprehensive supports to children for the ultimate goal of assisting students to stay in school, become successful learners, improve their academic achievement, and for other purposes.

Bill s1460
A bill to grant the congressional gold medal, collectively, to the First Special Service Force, in recognition of its superior service during World War II.

Bill s1415
A bill to establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of Food and Drug Administration-approved contraception, and for other purposes.

Bill s1372
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding environmental education, and for other purposes.

Bill s1352
A bill to amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to include freight and passenger rail among eligible uses of funding under the coordinated border infrastructure program and to reauthorize that program.

Bill s1346
A bill to restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, and for other purposes.

Bill s1283
A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to permit leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grandchild, or grandparent who has a serious health condition.

Bill s1273
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act with regard to certain exemptions under that Act for direct care workers and to improve the systems for the collection and reporting of data relating to the direct care workforce, and for other purposes.

Bill s1269
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to collect information from coeducational secondary schools on such schools' athletic programs, and for other purposes.

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 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 s1206
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require drug manufacturers to provide drug rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the Medicare prescription drug benefit program.

Bill s1188
A bill to require the purchase of domestically made flags of the United States of America for use by the Federal Government.

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 s1166
A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for high gravity violations, to adjust penalties for inflation, to provide rights for victims of family members, and for other purposes.

Bill s1132
A bill to establish programs to provide services to individuals with autism and the families of such individuals and for other purposes.

Bill s1095
A bill to include geriatrics and gerontology in the definition of "primary health services" under the National Health Service Corps program.

Bill s1094
A bill to reauthorize the Combating Autism Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-416).

Bill s1086
A bill to reauthorize the Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act of 2004, to provide assistance to Best Buddies to support the expansion and development of mentoring programs, and for other purposes.

Bill s1059
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers under section 330 of such Act.

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 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 s1023
A bill to authorize the President to provide assistance to the Government of Haiti to end within 5 years the deforestation in Haiti and restore within 30 years the extent of tropical forest cover in existence in Haiti in 1990, and for other purposes.

Bill s984
A bill to allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families.

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 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 s949
A bill to amend the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 to reauthorize and improve that Act, and for other purposes.

Bill s946
A bill to establish an Office of Rural Education Policy in the Department of Education.

Bill s929
A bill to establish a comprehensive literacy program.

Bill s922
A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to provide grants for Urban Jobs Programs, and for other purposes.

Bill s919
A bill to authorize grant programs to ensure successful, safe, and healthy students.

Bill s894
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2011, in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, 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 s852
A bill to improve the H-2A agricultural worker program for use by dairy workers, sheepherders, and goat herders, and for other purposes.

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 s833
A bill to provide grants to States to ensure that all students in the middle grades are taught an academically rigorous curriculum with effective supports so that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in secondary school and postsecondary endeavors, to improve State and district policies and programs relating to the academic achievement of students in the middle grades, to develop and implement effective middle grades models for struggling students, and for other purposes.

Bill s831
A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to provide for country of origin labeling for dairy products.

Bill s830
A bill to establish partnerships to create or enhance educational and skills development pathways to 21st century careers, and for other purposes.

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 s800
A bill to amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to reauthorize and improve the safe routes to school program.

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 s750
A bill to reform the financing of Senate elections, and for other purposes.

Bill s749
A bill to establish a revenue source for fair elections financing of Senate campaigns by providing an excise tax on amounts paid pursuant to contracts with the United States Government.

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 s740
A bill to revise and extend provisions under the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act.

Bill s707
A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide further protection for puppies.

Bill s690
A bill to establish the Office of the Homeowner Advocate.

Bill s680
A bill to authorize the Administrator of General Services to convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to provide for the establishment of a National Women's History Museum.

Bill s672
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit.

Bill s658
A bill to provide for the preservation by the Department of Defense of documentary evidence of the Department of Defense on incidents of sexual assault and sexual harassment in the military, and for other purposes.

Bill s643
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to direct Medicaid EHR incentive payments to federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics.

Bill s625
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to incorporate regional transportation planning organizations into statewide transportation planning, and for other purposes.

Bill s613
A bill to amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to permit a prevailing party in an action or proceeding brought to enforce the Act to be awarded expert witness fees and certain other expenses.

Bill s598
A bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage.

Bill s595
A bill to amend title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to complete payments under such title to local educational agencies eligible for such payments within 3 fiscal years.

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 s578
A bill to amend title V of the Social Security Act to eliminate the abstinence-only education program.

Bill s572
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the prohibition on collective bargaining with respect to matters and questions regarding compensation of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs other than rates of basic pay, and for other purposes.

Bill s571
A bill to amend subtitle B of title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to provide education for homeless children and youths, and for other purposes.

Bill s560
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices under the Medicare 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 s550
A bill to improve the provision of assistance to fire departments, and for other purposes.

Bill s541
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and schools to increase implementation of schoolwide positive behavioral interventions and supports and early intervening services in order to improve student academic achievement, reduce disciplinary problems in schools, and to improve coordination with similar activities and services provided under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

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 s509
A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act, to advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities, 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 s486
A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance protections for members of the uniformed services relating to mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction, and for other purposes.

Bill s462
A bill to better protect, serve, and advance the rights of victims of elder abuse and exploitation by establishing a program to encourage States and other qualified entities to create jobs designed to hold offenders accountable, enhance the capacity of the justice system to investigate, pursue, and prosecute elder abuse cases, identify existing resources to leverage to the extent possible, and assure data collection, research, and evaluation to promote the efficacy and efficiency of the activities described in this Act.

Bill s459
A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to preserve certain rates for the milk income loss contract program.

Bill s458
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish and enforce a maximum somatic cell count requirement for fluid milk.

Bill s457
A bill to allow modified bloc voting by cooperative associations of milk producers in connection with a referendum on Federal milk marketing order reform.

Bill s456
A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require monthly reporting to the Secretary of Agriculture of items contained in the cold storage survey and the dairy products survey of the National Agriculture Statistics.

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 s424
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to ambulance services under the Medicare program.

Bill s414
A bill to protect girls in developing countries through the prevention of child marriage, and for other purposes.

Bill s393
A bill to aid and support pediatric involvement in reading and education.

Bill s385
A bill to include nonprofit and volunteer ground and air ambulance crew members and first responders for certain benefits.

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 s381
A bill to amend the Arms Export Control Act to provide that certain firearms listed as curios or relics may be imported into the United States by a licensed importer without obtaining authorization from the Department of State or the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

Bill s374
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services under the Medicare program.

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 s328
A bill to amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relating to fundamentally undervalued currency of any foreign country.

Bill s319
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes.

Bill s296
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide the Food and Drug Administration with improved capacity to prevent drug shortages.

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 s258
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate oil and gas company preferences.

Bill s254
A bill to reduce the rape kit backlog and for other purposes.

Bill s222
A bill to limit investor and homeowner losses in foreclosures, and for other purposes.

Bill s186
A bill to provide for the safe and responsible redeployment of United States combat forces from Afghanistan.

Bill s146
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the work opportunity credit to certain recently discharged veterans.

Bill s137
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in premium rates.

Bill s136
A bill to establish requirements with respect to bisphenol A.

Bill s48
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of pharmacists in National Health Services Corps programs, and for other purposes.

Bill s45
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the taxation of income of controlled foreign corporations attributable for imported property.

Bill s44
A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries.

Bill s33
A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness.

Bill s27
A bill to prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market.

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 sr467
A resolution designating May 18, 2012, as "Endangered Species Day".

Bill sr455
A resolution designating June 27, 2012, as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day".

Bill sr399
A resolution calling upon the President to ensure that the foreign policy of the United States reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity concerning issues related to human rights, crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in the United States record relating to the Armenian Genocide, and for other purposes.

Bill sr392
A resolution urging the Republic of Turkey to safeguard its Christian heritage and to return confiscated church properties.

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 sr310
A resolution designating 2012 as the "Year of the Girl" and congratulating Girl Scouts of the USA on its 100th anniversary.

Bill sr274
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that funding for the Federal Pell Grant program should not be cut in any deficit reduction program.

Bill sr241
A resolution expressing support for the designation of November 16, 2011, as National Information and Referral Services Day.

Bill sr230
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that any agreement to reduce the budget deficit should not include cuts to Social Security benefits or Medicare benefits.

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 sr211
A resolution observing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.

Bill sr202
A resolution designating June 27, 2011, as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day".

Bill sr171
A resolution recognizing and supporting National Train Day on May 7, 2011.

Bill sr162
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that stable and affordable housing is an essential component of an effective strategy for the prevention, treatment, and care of human immunodeficiency virus, and that the United States should make a commitment to providing adequate funding for the development of housing as a response to the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome pandemic.

Bill sr117
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Professional Social Work Month and World Social Work Day.

Bill sr104
A resolution designating September 2011 as "Campus Fire Safety Month".

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 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 sc8
A concurrent resolution recognizing women serving in the United States Armed Forces.

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