Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) - Fantasy Congress

Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
Lower Senator

Sponsored	Cosponsored	Maverick	Attendance	RBA*
802 points	1846 points	27 points	98.3% points	.036 points

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S.3633 Sherrod Brown 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Transparency in Drug Labeling Act A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require country of origin labeling on prescription and over-the-counter drugs. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, September 26, 2008
S.1760 Sherrod Brown 18 Cosponsors 50 points	Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2007 A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Healthy Start Initiative. Presented to President on Friday, September 26, 2008
S.RES.685 Sherrod Brown 0 Cosponsors 1 points	A resolution designating the last week of September 2008 as "National Voter Awareness Week". Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, September 25, 2008
S.3574 Sherrod Brown 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones College Fire Prevention Act A bill to establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program within the Department of Education to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems, or other fire suppression or prevention technologies, in qualified student housing and dormitories, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, September 25, 2008
S.3530 Sherrod Brown 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal Act of 2008 A bill to establish the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal for organ donors and the family or organ donors. Referred to Senate committee on Monday, September 22, 2008

S.RES.653 Sherrod Brown 1 Cosponsors 5 points	A resolution celebrating the outstanding athletic accomplishments of The Ohio State University football team for achieving its 800th all-time victory. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Monday, September 22, 2008
S.3422 Sherrod Brown 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Food Tracking Improvement Act A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the establishment of a traceability system for food, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
S.3423 Sherrod Brown 0 Cosponsors 5 points	A bill to provide for equity in the award of military decorations and citations for service in the Armed Forces since March 20, 2003, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
S.3368 Sherrod Brown 1 Cosponsors 5 points	SECTORS Act of 2008 A bill to promote industry growth and competitiveness and to improve worker training, retention, and advancement, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, July 30, 2008
S.3316 Sherrod Brown 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Corrosion Prevention Act of 2008 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage the use of corrosion prevention and mitigation measures in the construction and maintenance of business property. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, July 23, 2008
S.3319 Sherrod Brown 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Bridge Life Extension Act of 2008 A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to require corrosion mitigation and prevention plans for bridges receiving Federal funding, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, July 23, 2008
S.CON.RES.94 Sherrod Brown 3 Cosponsors 5 points	A concurrent resolution recognizing the 60th anniversary of the integration of the United States Armed Forces. Held at the desk on Tuesday, July 22, 2008
S.RES.617 Sherrod Brown 0 Cosponsors 1 points	A resolution honoring the life and recognizing the accomplishments of Eric Nord, co-founder of the Nordson Corporation, innovative businessman and engineer, and generous Ohio philanthropist. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, July 22, 2008
S.3267 Sherrod Brown 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Safe And Fair Enforcement and Recall for Meat, Poultry, and Food Act of 2008 A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, the Egg Products Inspection Act, and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for improved public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, July 15, 2008
S.RES.594 Sherrod Brown 1 Cosponsors 1 points	A resolution designating September 2008 as "Tay-Sachs Awareness Month". Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Thursday, June 26, 2008
S.RES.440 Sherrod Brown 6 Cosponsors 5 points	A resolution recognizing soil as an essential natural resource, and soils professionals as playing a critical role in managing our Nation's soil resources. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Monday, June 23, 2008
S.3151 Sherrod Brown 1 Cosponsors 5 points	A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to priority review vouchers. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, June 18, 2008
S.RES.591 Sherrod Brown 0 Cosponsors 1 points	A resolution recognizing the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the historic touchdown of the Phoenix Mars Lander during its 50th anniversary year. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, June 11, 2008
S.J.RES.33 Sherrod Brown 0 Cosponsors 5 points	A joint resolution recognizing the efforts of the Ohio Department of Mental Health and the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services to address the stigma associated with mental health and substance use disorders. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, May 21, 2008
S.2999 Sherrod Brown 2 Cosponsors 5 points	Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2008 A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, May 8, 2008
S.2940 Sherrod Brown 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Green Energy Production Act of 2008 A bill to promote green energy production, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, April 30, 2008
S.2948 Sherrod Brown 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Small Business Empowerment Act A bill to provide quality, affordable health insurance for small employers and individuals. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, April 30, 2008
S.2908 Sherrod Brown 7 Cosponsors 5 points	Medicare Card Security Act of 2008 A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit the display of Social Security account numbers on Medicare cards. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, April 24, 2008
S.2900 Sherrod Brown 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Partnership for Children and Families Act A bill to provide States with the incentives, flexibility and resources to develop child welfare services that focus on improving circumstances for children, whether in foster care or in their own homes. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, April 22, 2008
S.1551 Sherrod Brown 15 Cosponsors 5 points	Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2007 A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to making progress toward the goal of eliminating tuberculosis, and for other purposes. By Senator Kennedy from Committee on Health on Tuesday, April 22, 2008
S.2887 Sherrod Brown 2 Cosponsors 5 points	Firefighter Fatality Reduction Act of 2008 A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a survey to determine the level of compliance with national consensus standards and any barriers to achieving compliance with such standards, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, April 17, 2008
S.2870 Sherrod Brown 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Veterans Disability Fairness Act A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out quality assurance activities with respect to the administration of disability compensation, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, April 16, 2008
S.2872 Sherrod Brown 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Benefit Rating Acceleration for Veteran Entitlements Act of 2008 A bill to amend titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act to provide for treatment of disability rates and certified as total by reason of unemployability by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as disability for purposes of such titles, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, April 16, 2008
S.2848 Sherrod Brown 1 Cosponsors 5 points	A bill to provide for health care benefits for certain nuclear facility workers. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, April 10, 2008
S.1993 Sherrod Brown 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park Boundary Adjustment Act A bill to modify the boundary of the Hopewell Culture National Historical Park in the State of Ohio, and for other purposes. Senate committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, April 9, 2008
S.2773 Sherrod Brown 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Pediatric Research Consortia Establishment Act A bill to amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of pediatric research consortia. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, March 13, 2008
S.2723 Sherrod Brown 7 Cosponsors 5 points	Deamonte Driver Dental Care Access Improvement A bill to expand the dental workforce and improve dental access, prevention, and data reporting, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, March 6, 2008
S.2677 Sherrod Brown 2 Cosponsors 5 points	Supporting Education for Returning Veterans Act of 2008 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to provide grants to institutions of higher education to establish programs for the provision of services and support to veterans who are students at such institutions, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, February 28, 2008
S.2142 Sherrod Brown 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Veterans Emergency Care Fairness Act of 2007 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse veterans receiving emergency treatment in non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities for such treatment until such veterans are transferred to Department facilities, and for other purposes. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Monday, February 25, 2008
S.2644 Sherrod Brown 0 Cosponsors 5 points	A bill to clarify and improve information for members and former members of the Armed Forces on upgrades of discharge, to prohibit personality disorder discharges in cases of post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, February 14, 2008
S.2580 Sherrod Brown 11 Cosponsors 5 points	College and University Rural Education Act of 2008 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the participation in higher education of, and to increase opportunities in employment for, residents of rural areas. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, January 30, 2008
S.RES.415 Sherrod Brown 12 Cosponsors 5 points	A resolution honoring the life and recognizing the accomplishments of William Karnet "Bill" Willis, pioneer and Hall of Fame football player for both Ohio State University and the Cleveland Browns. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Wednesday, December 19, 2007
S.2479 Sherrod Brown 4 Cosponsors 5 points	Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2007 A bill to catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes in the United States. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, December 13, 2007
S.RES.398 Sherrod Brown 1 Cosponsors 5 points	A resolution honoring the life and recognizing the accomplishments of Joe Nuxhall, broadcaster for the Cincinnati Reds. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Monday, December 10, 2007
S.2431 Sherrod Brown 7 Cosponsors 5 points	A bill to address emergency shortages in food banks. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, December 6, 2007
S.2385 Sherrod Brown 1 Cosponsors 5 points	A bill to provide Federal Perkins Loan cancellation to fire fighters. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, November 16, 2007
S.2203 Sherrod Brown 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund Reauthorization Act of 2007 A bill to reauthorize the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund, and for other purposes. Senate committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, November 15, 2007
S.2361 Sherrod Brown 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Cell Phone Number Protection Act of 2007 A bill to ensure the privacy of wireless telephone numbers, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, November 15, 2007
S.2326 Sherrod Brown 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2007 A bill to improve the safety of motorcoaches, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, November 8, 2007
S.2085 Sherrod Brown 7 Cosponsors 30 points	Patient and Pharmacy Protection Act of 2007 A bill to delay for 6 months the requirement to use of tamper-resistant prescription pads under the Medicaid program. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, November 8, 2007
S.2313 Sherrod Brown 4 Cosponsors 5 points	Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance Act A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance efforts to address antimicrobial resistance. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, November 6, 2007
S.2095 Sherrod Brown 0 Cosponsors 5 points	A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require country of origin labeling for processed food items. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, September 26, 2007
S.2081 Sherrod Brown 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Food and Product Responsibility Act of 2007 A bill to require manufacturers to demonstrate sufficient means to cover, for certain products distributed in commerce, costs of potential recalls, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, September 20, 2007
S.2050 Sherrod Brown 2 Cosponsors 5 points	Arthur Woolweaver, Jr. Social Security Act Improvements for the Terminally Ill Act A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the five-month waiting period in the disability insurance program, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, September 12, 2007
S.2013 Sherrod Brown 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Patient and Pharmacy Protection Act of 2007 A bill to initially apply the required use of tamper-resistant prescription pads under the Medicaid Program to schedule II narcotic drugs and to delay the application of the requirement to other prescription drugs for 18 months. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, August 3, 2007
S.2014 Sherrod Brown 2 Cosponsors 5 points	A bill to provide for statewide longitudinal data systems to improve elementary and secondary education, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Friday, August 3, 2007
S.1912 Sherrod Brown 0 Cosponsors 5 points	A bill for the relief of Maha Dakar. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, August 1, 2007
S.RES.248 Sherrod Brown 0 Cosponsors 5 points	A resolution honoring the life and achievements of Dame Lois Browne Evans, Bermuda's first female barrister and Attorney General, and the first female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealth. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Tuesday, July 24, 2007
S.1792 Sherrod Brown 9 Cosponsors 5 points	FOREWARN Act of 2007 A bill to amend the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to improve such Act. Referred to Senate committee on Monday, July 16, 2007
S.1765 Sherrod Brown 0 Cosponsors 5 points	A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to expedite the prompt return of the remains of deceased members of the Armed Forces to their loved ones for burial. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, July 11, 2007
S.1718 Sherrod Brown 14 Cosponsors 5 points	Veterans Education Tuition Support Act A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for reimbursement to servicemembers of tuition for programs of education interrupted by military service, for deferment of students loans and reduced interest rates for servicemembers during periods of military service, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, June 27, 2007
S.1719 Sherrod Brown 0 Cosponsors 5 points	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide additional educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill to veterans pursuing a degree in science, technology, engineering, or math. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, June 27, 2007
S.1720 Sherrod Brown 1 Cosponsors 5 points	A bill to amend title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a Federal Supplemental Loan Program. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, June 27, 2007
S.RES.241 Sherrod Brown 5 Cosponsors 1 points	A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should reaffirm the commitments of the United States to the 2001 Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health and to pursuing trade policies that promote access to affordable medicines. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, June 20, 2007
S.CON.RES.38 Sherrod Brown 0 Cosponsors 1 points	A concurrent resolution recognizing that the plight of Kashmiri Pandits has been an ongoing concern since 1989 and that their physical, political, and economic security should be safeguarded by the Government of the Republic of India and the state government of Jammu and Kashmir. Referred to Senate committee on Monday, June 18, 2007
S.1592 Sherrod Brown 10 Cosponsors 5 points	A bill to reauthorize the Underground Railroad Educational and Cultural Program. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, June 12, 2007
S.1524 Sherrod Brown 2 Cosponsors 5 points	A bill to waive time limitations specified by law in order to allow the Medal of Honor to be awarded to Gary Lee McKiddy, of Miamisburg, Ohio, for acts of valor while a helicopter crew chief and door gunner with the 1st Cavalry Division during the Vietnam War. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, May 24, 2007
S.1431 Sherrod Brown 3 Cosponsors 5 points	Early Childhood Education Professional Development and Career System Grants Act A bill to provide for a statewide early childhood education professional development and career system, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, May 17, 2007
S.1432 Sherrod Brown 5 Cosponsors 5 points	Food Outreach and Opportunity Development for a Healthy America Act of 2007 A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve access to healthy foods, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, May 17, 2007
S.1356 Sherrod Brown 14 Cosponsors 5 points	Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007 A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to establish industrial bank holding company regulation, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, May 10, 2007
S.1280 Sherrod Brown 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Trade-Related American National Security Enhancement and Accountability Act A bill to provide greater accountability in reviewing the national security considerations of free trade agreements. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, May 3, 2007
S.1191 Sherrod Brown 3 Cosponsors 5 points	Growth Opportunity Act of 2007 A bill to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to award grants to States to establish revolving loan funds to provide loans to small manufacturers to develop new products, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, April 24, 2007
S.1004 Sherrod Brown 1 Cosponsors 5 points	Restoring Integrity in Contracting Act of 2007 A bill to make ineligible for Federal contract awards any expatriated corporations and any companies that do business with, or own foreign subsidiaries that do business with, state sponsors of terrorism or foreign terrorist organizations. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, March 28, 2007
S.RES.81 Sherrod Brown 1 Cosponsors 5 points	A resolution recognizing the 45th anniversary of John Hershel Glenn, Jr.'s historic achievement in becoming the first United States astronaut to orbit the Earth. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Saturday, February 17, 2007
S.RES.41 Sherrod Brown 1 Cosponsors 1 points	A resolution honoring and the life and recognizing the accomplishments of Tom Mooney, president of the Ohio Federation of Teachers. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Thursday, February 15, 2007

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S.AMDT.4155 Sherrod Brown 30 points	To improve the training of manufacturing workers. Amendment SA 4155 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote on Thursday, March 13, 2008
S.AMDT.4252 Sherrod Brown 30 points	To increase Federal assistance to food banks. Amendment SA 4252 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent on Thursday, March 13, 2008
S.AMDT.4132 Sherrod Brown 10 points	To authorize the temporary refusal of admission into the customs territory of the United States of consumer products manufactured by companies that have violated consumer product safety rules. Amendment SA 4132 proposed by Senator Brown on Thursday, March 6, 2008
S.AMDT.3819 Sherrod Brown 20 points	To increase funding for critical Farm Bill programs and improve crop insurance. Amendment SA 3819, pursuant to the order of December 13, 2007, having faile... on Thursday, December 13, 2007
S.AMDT.3361 Sherrod Brown 30 points	To provide information to schools relating to the prevention of violent events and other crisis situations. Amendment SA 3361 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent on Monday, October 22, 2007

S.AMDT.3348 Sherrod Brown 30 points	To provide funding for the Underground Railroad Educational and Cultural Program. Amendment SA 3348 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote on Thursday, October 18, 2007
S.AMDT.3349 Sherrod Brown 30 points	To prohibit the Secretary of Education from using funds with respect to an evaluation for the Upward Bound Program until congressional examination of the regulation providing for such review. Amendment SA 3349 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote on Thursday, October 18, 2007
S.AMDT.3260 Sherrod Brown 30 points	To prohibit the use of any funds made available in this Act in a manner that is inconsistent with the trade remedy laws of the United States, and for other purposes. Amendment SA 3260 as modified agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote on Monday, October 15, 2007
S.AMDT.3127 Sherrod Brown 30 points	To make available from Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army, up to $1,000,000 for the High Altitude Airship Program. Amendment SA 3127 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent on Wednesday, October 3, 2007
S.AMDT.2095 Sherrod Brown 30 points	To expedite the prompt return of the remains of deceased members of the Armed Forces to their loves ones for burial. Amendment SA 2095 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent on Tuesday, September 25, 2007
S.AMDT.2096 Sherrod Brown 30 points	To require a comprehensive accounting of the funding require to ensure that the plan for implementing the final recommendations of the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment commission remains on schedule. Amendment SA 2096 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent on Monday, September 17, 2007
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