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Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
Lower Senator - Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair
| 1402 points |
1768 points |
33 points |
97.9% points |
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| Birthplace | Brooklyn, NY |
| Residence | Brooklyn, NY |
| Education | Harvard University, BA, 1971; Harvard Law School, JD, 1974 |
| In Office | 8 years (Next election in 2010) |
| Experience | New York State Assembly, 1975-1981;US House of Representatives, District 9, 1981-1998; Attorney |
| Website | http://schumer.senate.gov/ |
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S.3659
5 points
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the disclosure of schedule M-3 to the Securities and Exchange Commission, to provide for the public disclosure of certain information on such schedule, to provide penalties for failure to file such schedule or inaccurately reporting information on such schedule, and for other purposes.
Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, October 1, 2008
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S.431
45 points
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A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes.
Cleared for White House on Tuesday, September 30, 2008
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S.3656
5 points
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A bill to preserve access to healthcare under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, September 30, 2008
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S.RES.659
5 points
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A resolution designating September 27, 2008, as Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Day.
Passed/agreed to in Senate on Friday, September 26, 2008
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S.3592
5 points
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A bill to designate 4 counties in the State of New York as high-intensity drug trafficking areas, and to authorize funding for drug control activities in those areas.
Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, September 25, 2008
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S.3350
5 points
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A bill to provide that claims of the United States to certain documents relating to Franklin Delano Roosevelt shall be treated as waived and relinquished in certain circumstances.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Wednesday, September 24, 2008
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S.3557
5 points
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A bill to encourage savings, promote financial literacy, and expand opportunities for young adults by establishing KIDS Accounts.
Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, September 24, 2008
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S.3533
5 points
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A bill to establish the Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Program.
Referred to Senate committee on Monday, September 22, 2008
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S.2837
14 points
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A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York, as the "Theodore Roosevelt United States Courthouse".
Presented to President on Thursday, September 11, 2008
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S.3481
5 points
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a temporary increase in the new qualified hybrid motor vehicle credit for school buses.
Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, September 11, 2008
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S.3429
5 points
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide for an increased mileage rate for charitable deductions.
Referred to Senate committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
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S.3389
5 points
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A bill to require, for the benefit of shareholders, the disclosure of payments to foreign governments for the extraction of natural resources, to allow such shareholders more appropriately to determine associated risks.
Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
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S.3190
5 points
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require employers to notify their employees of the availability of the earned income credit.
Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, June 25, 2008
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S.3193
5 points
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A bill to restrict nuclear cooperation with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, June 25, 2008
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S.3165
5 points
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A bill to develop a plan to share military and special use airspace along the eastern seaboard with commercial air traffic, to provide adequate resources for the FAA New York Integration Office, to establish an Aviation Traveler Task Force, and to design a notification system to alert passengers of potential service disruptions.
Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, June 19, 2008
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S.3150
5 points
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A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Transportation or the Administrator of Federal Aviation Administration from conducting auctions, implementing congestion pricing, limiting airport operations, or charging certain use fees at airports.
Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, June 18, 2008
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S.3153
5 points
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A bill to amend the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978, to require the Council to establish a single telephone number that consumers with complaints or inquiries could call and be routed to the appropriate Federal banking agency or State bank supervisor, and for other purposes.
Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, June 18, 2008
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S.3154
5 points
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A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes that the program material they accompany.
Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, June 18, 2008
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S.3120
5 points
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the income limitations for qualified performing artists eligible for an above-the-line deduction for performance expenses.
Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, June 12, 2008
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S.3123
5 points
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A bill to require lobbyists who represent foreign politicians or political parties and foreign entities to register under Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938.
Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, June 12, 2008
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S.800
8 points
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A bill to establish the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area in the State of New York, and for other purposes.
Senate floor actions on Wednesday, June 11, 2008
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S.3032
5 points
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A bill to increase the standard mileage rate for use of an automobile for business, medical, and moving deduction purposes for 2008 and permanently increase such rate for charitable deduction purposes under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and to temporarily increase the reimbursement rate for use of an automobile by Federal employees.
Referred to Senate committee on Monday, May 19, 2008
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S.J.RES.32
0 points
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A joint resolution limiting the issuance of a letter of offer with respect to a certain proposed sale of defense articles and defense services to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Read the second time on Wednesday, May 14, 2008
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S.2978
5 points
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A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to make technical corrections to the definition of willful noncompliance with respect to violations involving the printing of an expiration date on certain credit and debit card receipts before the date of the enactment of this Act.
Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, May 6, 2008
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S.2947
5 points
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A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to encourage owners and operators of privately held farm, ranch, and forest land to voluntarily make their land available for access by the public for maple-tapping activities under programs administered by States and tribal governments.
Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, April 30, 2008
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S.2928
5 points
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A bill to ban bisphenol A in children's products.
Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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S.2925
5 points
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A bill to provide for research into the development of energy-efficient technologies and renewable energy technologies and to foster the introduction of energy-efficient technologies and renewable energy technologies into the marketplace, with the goal of reducing United States oil imports.
Referred to Senate committee on Monday, April 28, 2008
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S.2915
5 points
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A bill to require the Commissioner of Social Security to issue uniform standards for the method for truncation of social security account numbers in order to protect such numbers from being used in the perpetration of fraud or identity theft and to provide for a prohibition on the display to the general public on the Internet of social security account numbers by State and local governments, and for other purposes.
Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, April 24, 2008
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S.2861
5 points
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the imposition of a separate fee for electronic filing of returns and statements for individuals, and for other purposes.
Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, April 15, 2008
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S.2846
5 points
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a $1,000 refundable credit for individuals who are bona fide volunteer members of volunteer firefighting and emergency medical service organizations.
Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, April 10, 2008
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S.RES.507
1 points
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A resolution supporting the mission and goals of National Crime Victims' Rights week in order to increase public awareness of the rights, needs, and concerns of victims and survivors of crime in the United States.
Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, April 9, 2008
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S.2761
5 points
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil and transfer the proceeds of the tax to the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes.
Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, March 13, 2008
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S.2763
5 points
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a higher education opportunity credit in place of existing education tax incentives.
Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, March 13, 2008
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S.2782
5 points
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a temporary windfall profit on crude oil and transfer the proceeds of the tax to the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes.
Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, March 13, 2008
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S.2446
5 points
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A bill to provide that the Secretary of Homeland Security may waive certain retirement provisions for reemployed annuitants in the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
Referred to Senate subcommittee on Wednesday, February 27, 2008
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S.2648
5 points
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A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to improve programs carried out through youth opportunity grants, and for other purposes.
Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, February 14, 2008
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S.2621
5 points
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A bill to amend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, to temporarily reduce the insurer deductibles for insurers sustaining insured losses from large terrorism events.
Referred to Senate committee on Monday, February 11, 2008
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S.2594
5 points
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A bill to amend title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding institution financial aid offer form requirements.
Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, February 6, 2008
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S.2589
5 points
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A bill to amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to include certain former nuclear weapons program workers in the Special Exposure Cohort under the energy employees occupational illness compensation program.
Referred to Senate committee on Monday, February 4, 2008
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S.RES.441
5 points
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A resolution congratulating the New York Giants on their victory in Super Bowl XLII.
Passed/agreed to in Senate on Monday, February 4, 2008
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S.2545
5 points
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A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare Advantage benchmark adjustment for certain local areas with VA medical centers and for certain contiguous areas.
Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, January 23, 2008
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S.2451
5 points
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A bill to enhance public safety by improving the reintegration of youth offenders into the families and communities to which they are returning.
Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, December 11, 2007
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S.2421
5 points
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits to individuals who have been wrongfully incarcerated.
Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, December 6, 2007
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S.2404
5 points
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A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve payments under the Medicare clinical laboratory fee schedule.
Referred to Senate committee on Monday, December 3, 2007
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S.2346
0 points
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A bill to temporarily increase the portfolio caps applicable to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, to provide the necessary financing to curb foreclosures by facilitating the refinancing of at-risk subprime borrowers into safe, affordable loans, and for other purposes.
Read the second time on Wednesday, November 14, 2007
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S.2351
5 points
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for medical research related to developing qualified infectious disease products.
Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, November 14, 2007
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S.2296
5 points
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A bill to provide for improved disclosures by all mortgage lenders at the loan approval and settlement stages of all mortgage loans.
Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, November 1, 2007
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S.2266
5 points
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide for an alternative test for qualifying as a cooperative housing corporation.
Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, October 30, 2007
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S.2256
5 points
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A bill to establish an Office of International and Domestic Product Safety and a Product Safety Coordinating Council to improve the management, coordination, promotion, and oversight of product safety responsibilities, develop a centralized public database for product recalls, advisories, and alerts, and for other purposes.
Referred to Senate committee on Monday, October 29, 2007
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S.J.RES.21
5 points
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A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.
Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 18, 2007
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S.2169
5 points
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A bill to temporarily increase the portfolio caps applicable to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, to provide the necessary financing to curb foreclosures by facilitating the refinancing of at-risk subprime borrowers into safe, affordable loans, and for other purposes.
Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, October 16, 2007
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S.2078
5 points
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A bill to require updating of State building energy efficiency codes and standards.
Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, September 20, 2007
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S.2079
5 points
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A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish an energy efficiency resource standard for retail electricity and natural gas distributors.
Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, September 20, 2007
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S.2036
5 points
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A bill to temporarily raise conforming loan limits in high cost areas and portfolio caps applicable to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, to provide the necessary financing to curb foreclosures by facilitating the refinancing of at-risk subprime borrowers into safe, prime loans, to preserve liquidity in the mortgage lending markets, and for other purposes.
Referred to Senate committee on Monday, September 10, 2007
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S.1957
5 points
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A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide protection for fashion design.
Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, August 2, 2007
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S.1972
5 points
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A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to modify a provision relating to the siting of interstate electric transmission.
Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, August 2, 2007
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S.RES.277
5 points
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A resolution commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Archdiocese of New York.
Passed/agreed to in Senate on Tuesday, July 31, 2007
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S.1879
5 points
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A bill to amend titles 10 and 37, United States Code, to reduce the minimum age of retirement for years of non-regular service for reserves who serve on active duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, to increase the amount of educational assistance for members of the Selected Reserve, and to provide certain other benefits relating to service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, July 26, 2007
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S.1865
5 points
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A bill to provide for mandatory availability of life insurance that does not preclude future lawful travel, and for other purposes.
Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, July 24, 2007
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S.1866
5 points
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A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to exempt certain local restrictions from review under the airport noise and access restriction review program.
Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, July 24, 2007
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S.1867
5 points
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A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct a study on the operation of helicopters over Long Island, New York and for other purposes.
Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, July 24, 2007
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S.1831
5 points
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A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act, to improve disclosures for private student loans, and for other purposes.
Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, July 19, 2007
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S.1805
5 points
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A bill to amend the National Housing Act to increase the mortgage amount limits applicable to housing insured by FHA mortgage insurance.
Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, July 17, 2007
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S.1726
5 points
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A bill to regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce, and for other purposes.
Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, June 28, 2007
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S.1735
5 points
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A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to improve dispute resolution provisions related to the Federal Aviation Administration personnel management system.
Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, June 28, 2007
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S.1691
5 points
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A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to restrict the public display on the Internet of all or any portion of social security account numbers by State and local governments, and for other purposes.
Referred to Senate committee on Monday, June 25, 2007
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S.J.RES.14
15 points
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A joint resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales no longer holds the confidence of the Senate and of the American people.
Senate floor actions on Monday, June 11, 2007
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S.1530
5 points
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A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act, to protect consumers from inadequate disclosures and certain abusive practices in rent-to-own transactions, and for other purposes.
Referred to Senate committee on Friday, May 25, 2007
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S.1479
5 points
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A bill to improve the oversight and regulation of tissue banks and the tissue donation process, and for other purposes.
Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, May 24, 2007
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S.1438
5 points
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A bill to improve railroad safety.
Referred to Senate committee on Monday, May 21, 2007
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S.1424
5 points
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A bill to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes.
Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, May 17, 2007
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S.1330
5 points
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A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide for wage insurance for dislocated workers.
Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, May 8, 2007
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S.1317
1 points
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A bill to posthumously award a congressional gold medal to Constance Baker Motley.
Referred to Senate committee on Monday, May 7, 2007
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S.1318
5 points
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged.
Referred to Senate committee on Monday, May 7, 2007
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S.1292
5 points
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A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to improve the safety of meat and poultry products by enhancing the ability of the Secretary of Agriculture to retrieve the history, use, and location of a meat or poultry product through a recordkeeping and audit system or registered identification, and for other purposes.
Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, May 3, 2007
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S.1299
5 points
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A bill to establish on behalf of consumers a fiduciary duty and other standards of care for mortgage brokers and originators, and to establish standards to assess a consumer's ability to repay, and for other purposes.
Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, May 3, 2007
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S.1310
5 points
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A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an extension of increased payments for ground ambulance services under the Medicare program.
Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, May 3, 2007
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S.1275
5 points
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for a screening and treatment program for prostate cancer in the same manner as is provided for breast and cervical cancer.
Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, May 2, 2007
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S.1220
5 points
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A bill to increase the standard mileage rate for use of an automobile for business, medical, and moving deduction purposes for 2007 and permanently increase such rate for charitable deduction purposes under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and to temporarily increase the reimbursement rate for use of an automobile by Federal employees.
Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, April 25, 2007
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S.RES.112
5 points
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