Back to reality, back to reality. Please. After perusing a list of Ron "DR. NO" Paul's bills to congress, I thought it'd be fun to compare them to, say, a typical Democrat.
So I chose Sen. Frank Lautenberg, whom I think is a bit like a Mummy awakened after 3,000 years.
Let's see how they work for America, shall we?
1. H.CON.RES.43 : Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should implement Recommendation 9 of the Iraq Study Group Report.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/23/2007) Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/5/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia .
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2. H.RES.63 : Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to ensure that Members have a reasonable amount of time to read legislation that will be voted upon.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/12/2007) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 1/12/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
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3. H.J.RES.23 : Proposing an amendment the Constitution of the United States relative to abolishing personal income, estate, and gift taxes and prohibiting the United States Government from engaging in business in competition with its citizens.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/7/2007) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/1/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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4. H.J.RES.46 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to deny United States citizenship to individuals born in the United States to parents who are neither United States citizens nor persons who owe permanent allegiance to the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 6/13/2007) Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 6/25/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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5. H.R.190 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide prospectively that wages earned, and self-employment income derived, by individuals who are not citizens or nationals of the United States shall not be credited for coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program under such title, and to provide the President with authority to enter into agreements with other nations taking into account such limitation on crediting of wages and self-employment income.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/18/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
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6. H.R.191 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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7. H.R.192 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 increase in taxes on Social Security benefits.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (18)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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8. H.R.193 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make higher education more affordable by providing a full tax deduction for higher education expenses and interest on student loans.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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9. H.R.194 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the purchase of prescription drugs by individuals who have attained retirement age, and to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs and the sale of such drugs through Internet sites.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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10. H.R.195 : To provide greater health care freedom for seniors.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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11. H.R.219 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to ensure the integrity of the Social Security trust funds by requiring the Managing Trustee to invest the annual surplus of such trust funds in marketable interest-bearing obligations of the United States and certificates of deposit in depository institutions insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and to protect such trust funds from the public debt limit.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/18/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
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12. H.R.220 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security account numbers issued under such title, to prohibit the establishment in the Federal Government of any uniform national identifying number, and to prohibit Federal agencies from imposing standards for identification of individuals on other agencies or persons.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/18/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
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13. H.R.300 : To limit the jurisdiction of the Federal courts, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/5/2007) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/5/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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14. H.R.424 : To repeal the Military Selective Service Act.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/11/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/1/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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15. H.R.457 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide credits against income tax for qualified stem cell research, the storage of qualified stem cells, and the donation of umbilical cord blood.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/12/2007) Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/12/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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16. H.R.1009 : To amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marihuana, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/13/2007) Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 4/20/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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17. H.R.1056 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a credit against income tax for tuition and related expenses for public and nonpublic elementary and secondary education.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/14/2007) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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18. H.R.1057 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for amounts contributed to charitable organizations which provide elementary or secondary school scholarships and for contributions of, and for, instructional materials and materials for extracurricular activities.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/14/2007) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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19. H.R.1058 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Hope Scholarship Credit to be used for elementary and secondary expenses.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/14/2007) Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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20. H.R.1059 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/14/2007) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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21. H.R.1060 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for professional school personnel in pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and grades 1 through 12.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/14/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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22. H.R.1094 : To provide that human life shall be deemed to exist from conception.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/15/2007) Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/19/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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23. H.R.1095 : To prohibit any Federal official from expending any Federal funds for any population control or population planning program or any family planning activity.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/15/2007) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/16/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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24. H.R.1096 : To restore the second amendment rights of all Americans.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/15/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/19/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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25. H.R.1146 : To end membership of the United States in the United Nations.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/16/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/16/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Well, those 25 bills seem quite substantive, with a view to improve and simplify the lives of Americans in general. Especially #25, "To end membership of the US in the United Nations!" How about Sen. Lautenberg?
1. S.RES.85 : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the creation of refugee populations in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf region as a result of human rights violations.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 2/16/2007) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 2/16/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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2. S.RES.156 : A resolution commending the achievements of the Rutgers University women's basketball team and applauding the character and integrity of the players as student-athletes.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 4/18/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 4/18/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
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3. S.RES.226 : A resolution recognizing the month of November 2007 as "National Homeless Youth Awareness Month".
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 6/7/2007) Cosponsors (13)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 7/11/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
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4. S.RES.243 : A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Clean Beaches Week and the considerable value of beaches and their role in American culture.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 6/20/2007) Cosponsors (20)
Latest Major Action: 6/20/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
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5. S.RES.269 : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that a commemorative postage stamp be issued in honor of former United States Representative Barbara Jordan.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 7/12/2007) Cosponsors (18)
Committees: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: 8/22/2007 Referred to Senate subcommittee. Status: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.
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6. S.RES.354 : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the 35th anniversary of the enactment of the Clean Water Act.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 10/19/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 10/19/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
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7. S.148 : A bill to establish the Paterson Great Falls National Park in the State of New Jersey, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 9/27/2007 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
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8. S.294 : A bill to reauthorize Amtrak, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 1/16/2007) Cosponsors (41)
Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation; House Transportation and Infrastructure
Senate Reports: 110-67
Latest Major Action: 11/1/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
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9. S.354 : A bill to provide for disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 1/22/2007) Cosponsors (4)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 1/22/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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10. S.506 : A bill to improve efficiency in the Federal Government through the use of high-performance green buildings, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 2/6/2007) Cosponsors (13)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Senate Reports: 110-241
Latest Major Action: 12/12/2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 533.
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11. S.595 : A bill to amend the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 to strike a provision relating to modifications in reporting frequency.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 2/14/2007) Cosponsors (4)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Senate Reports: 110-253
Latest Major Action: 12/19/2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 552.
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12. S.604 : 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.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 2/15/2007) Cosponsors (20)
Committees: Senate Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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13. S.615 : A bill to provide the nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens who perished in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks an opportunity to adjust their status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 2/15/2007) Cosponsors (12)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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14. S.719 : A bill to amend section 10501 of title 49, United States Code, to exclude solid waste disposal from the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 2/28/2007) Cosponsors (7)
Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Major Action: 2/28/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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15. S.836 : A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for sewer overflow control grants.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 3/9/2007) Cosponsors (8)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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16. S.918 : A bill to authorize appropriations for activities under the Federal railroad safety laws for fiscal years 2008 through 2011, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (by request) (introduced 3/19/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Major Action: 3/19/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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17. S.972 : A bill to provide for the reduction of adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 3/22/2007) Cosponsors (14)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 3/22/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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18. S.1039 : A bill to extend the authorization for the Coastal Heritage Trail in the State of New Jersey.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 3/29/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 9/27/2007 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
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19. S.1234 : A bill to strengthen the liability of parent companies for violations of sanctions by foreign entities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 4/26/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/26/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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20. S.1237 : 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.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 4/26/2007) Cosponsors (12)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 4/26/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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21. S.1411 : A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish within the Environmental Protection Agency an office to measure and report on greenhouse gas emissions of Federal agencies.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 5/16/2007) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 5/16/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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22. S.1506 : A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to modify provisions relating to beach monitoring, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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23. S.1535 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Foreign Trade Zones Act to simplify the tax and eliminate the drawback fee on certain distilled spirits used in nonbeverage products manufactured in a United States foreign trade zone for domestic use and export.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 5/25/2007) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 5/25/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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24. S.1555 : A bill to establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of Food and Drug Administration-approved contraception, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 6/6/2007) Cosponsors (8)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 6/6/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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25. S.1575 : A bill to encourage the effective use of community resources to combat hunger and the root causes of hunger by creating opportunity through food recovery and job training.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 6/7/2007) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Latest Major Action: 6/7/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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Most of the Mummy's good work consists of resolutions expressing "Feelings" on a particular subject, such as the Rutgers basketball team, or bills providing more garbage cans to New Jersey state parks. What the hell??!
And just what the fuck is "food recovery?" Dare I investigate? Maybe its something to do with pumping some fat guy's stomach to retrieve a couple of hamburgers for the soup kitchen??
I love #20! Its the "lets not give weapons to terrorists" bill! Gee! Let's not! THanks, Senator Lautenberg!
Jurched
So I chose Sen. Frank Lautenberg, whom I think is a bit like a Mummy awakened after 3,000 years.
Let's see how they work for America, shall we?
1. H.CON.RES.43 : Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should implement Recommendation 9 of the Iraq Study Group Report.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/23/2007) Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/5/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia .
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2. H.RES.63 : Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to ensure that Members have a reasonable amount of time to read legislation that will be voted upon.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/12/2007) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 1/12/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
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3. H.J.RES.23 : Proposing an amendment the Constitution of the United States relative to abolishing personal income, estate, and gift taxes and prohibiting the United States Government from engaging in business in competition with its citizens.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/7/2007) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/1/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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4. H.J.RES.46 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to deny United States citizenship to individuals born in the United States to parents who are neither United States citizens nor persons who owe permanent allegiance to the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 6/13/2007) Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 6/25/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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5. H.R.190 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide prospectively that wages earned, and self-employment income derived, by individuals who are not citizens or nationals of the United States shall not be credited for coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program under such title, and to provide the President with authority to enter into agreements with other nations taking into account such limitation on crediting of wages and self-employment income.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/18/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
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6. H.R.191 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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7. H.R.192 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 increase in taxes on Social Security benefits.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (18)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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8. H.R.193 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make higher education more affordable by providing a full tax deduction for higher education expenses and interest on student loans.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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9. H.R.194 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the purchase of prescription drugs by individuals who have attained retirement age, and to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs and the sale of such drugs through Internet sites.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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10. H.R.195 : To provide greater health care freedom for seniors.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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11. H.R.219 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to ensure the integrity of the Social Security trust funds by requiring the Managing Trustee to invest the annual surplus of such trust funds in marketable interest-bearing obligations of the United States and certificates of deposit in depository institutions insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and to protect such trust funds from the public debt limit.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/18/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
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12. H.R.220 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security account numbers issued under such title, to prohibit the establishment in the Federal Government of any uniform national identifying number, and to prohibit Federal agencies from imposing standards for identification of individuals on other agencies or persons.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/18/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
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13. H.R.300 : To limit the jurisdiction of the Federal courts, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/5/2007) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/5/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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14. H.R.424 : To repeal the Military Selective Service Act.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/11/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/1/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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15. H.R.457 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide credits against income tax for qualified stem cell research, the storage of qualified stem cells, and the donation of umbilical cord blood.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/12/2007) Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/12/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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16. H.R.1009 : To amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marihuana, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/13/2007) Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 4/20/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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17. H.R.1056 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a credit against income tax for tuition and related expenses for public and nonpublic elementary and secondary education.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/14/2007) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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18. H.R.1057 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for amounts contributed to charitable organizations which provide elementary or secondary school scholarships and for contributions of, and for, instructional materials and materials for extracurricular activities.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/14/2007) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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19. H.R.1058 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Hope Scholarship Credit to be used for elementary and secondary expenses.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/14/2007) Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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20. H.R.1059 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/14/2007) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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21. H.R.1060 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for professional school personnel in pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and grades 1 through 12.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/14/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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22. H.R.1094 : To provide that human life shall be deemed to exist from conception.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/15/2007) Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/19/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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23. H.R.1095 : To prohibit any Federal official from expending any Federal funds for any population control or population planning program or any family planning activity.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/15/2007) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/16/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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24. H.R.1096 : To restore the second amendment rights of all Americans.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/15/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/19/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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25. H.R.1146 : To end membership of the United States in the United Nations.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/16/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/16/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Well, those 25 bills seem quite substantive, with a view to improve and simplify the lives of Americans in general. Especially #25, "To end membership of the US in the United Nations!" How about Sen. Lautenberg?
1. S.RES.85 : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the creation of refugee populations in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf region as a result of human rights violations.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 2/16/2007) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 2/16/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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2. S.RES.156 : A resolution commending the achievements of the Rutgers University women's basketball team and applauding the character and integrity of the players as student-athletes.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 4/18/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 4/18/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
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3. S.RES.226 : A resolution recognizing the month of November 2007 as "National Homeless Youth Awareness Month".
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 6/7/2007) Cosponsors (13)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 7/11/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
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4. S.RES.243 : A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Clean Beaches Week and the considerable value of beaches and their role in American culture.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 6/20/2007) Cosponsors (20)
Latest Major Action: 6/20/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
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5. S.RES.269 : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that a commemorative postage stamp be issued in honor of former United States Representative Barbara Jordan.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 7/12/2007) Cosponsors (18)
Committees: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: 8/22/2007 Referred to Senate subcommittee. Status: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.
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6. S.RES.354 : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the 35th anniversary of the enactment of the Clean Water Act.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 10/19/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 10/19/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
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7. S.148 : A bill to establish the Paterson Great Falls National Park in the State of New Jersey, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 9/27/2007 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
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8. S.294 : A bill to reauthorize Amtrak, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 1/16/2007) Cosponsors (41)
Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation; House Transportation and Infrastructure
Senate Reports: 110-67
Latest Major Action: 11/1/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
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9. S.354 : A bill to provide for disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 1/22/2007) Cosponsors (4)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 1/22/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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10. S.506 : A bill to improve efficiency in the Federal Government through the use of high-performance green buildings, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 2/6/2007) Cosponsors (13)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Senate Reports: 110-241
Latest Major Action: 12/12/2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 533.
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11. S.595 : A bill to amend the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 to strike a provision relating to modifications in reporting frequency.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 2/14/2007) Cosponsors (4)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Senate Reports: 110-253
Latest Major Action: 12/19/2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 552.
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12. S.604 : 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.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 2/15/2007) Cosponsors (20)
Committees: Senate Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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13. S.615 : A bill to provide the nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens who perished in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks an opportunity to adjust their status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 2/15/2007) Cosponsors (12)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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14. S.719 : A bill to amend section 10501 of title 49, United States Code, to exclude solid waste disposal from the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 2/28/2007) Cosponsors (7)
Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Major Action: 2/28/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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15. S.836 : A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for sewer overflow control grants.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 3/9/2007) Cosponsors (8)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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16. S.918 : A bill to authorize appropriations for activities under the Federal railroad safety laws for fiscal years 2008 through 2011, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (by request) (introduced 3/19/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Major Action: 3/19/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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17. S.972 : A bill to provide for the reduction of adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 3/22/2007) Cosponsors (14)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 3/22/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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18. S.1039 : A bill to extend the authorization for the Coastal Heritage Trail in the State of New Jersey.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 3/29/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 9/27/2007 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
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19. S.1234 : A bill to strengthen the liability of parent companies for violations of sanctions by foreign entities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 4/26/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/26/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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20. S.1237 : 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.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 4/26/2007) Cosponsors (12)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 4/26/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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21. S.1411 : A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish within the Environmental Protection Agency an office to measure and report on greenhouse gas emissions of Federal agencies.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 5/16/2007) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 5/16/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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22. S.1506 : A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to modify provisions relating to beach monitoring, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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23. S.1535 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Foreign Trade Zones Act to simplify the tax and eliminate the drawback fee on certain distilled spirits used in nonbeverage products manufactured in a United States foreign trade zone for domestic use and export.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 5/25/2007) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 5/25/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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24. S.1555 : A bill to establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of Food and Drug Administration-approved contraception, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 6/6/2007) Cosponsors (8)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 6/6/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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25. S.1575 : A bill to encourage the effective use of community resources to combat hunger and the root causes of hunger by creating opportunity through food recovery and job training.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 6/7/2007) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Latest Major Action: 6/7/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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Most of the Mummy's good work consists of resolutions expressing "Feelings" on a particular subject, such as the Rutgers basketball team, or bills providing more garbage cans to New Jersey state parks. What the hell??!
And just what the fuck is "food recovery?" Dare I investigate? Maybe its something to do with pumping some fat guy's stomach to retrieve a couple of hamburgers for the soup kitchen??
I love #20! Its the "lets not give weapons to terrorists" bill! Gee! Let's not! THanks, Senator Lautenberg!
Jurched
