All Bills: 112th Congress 
Bills Senate
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What's this?
Bills are the most common form of proposals for laws. They require approval from both the House and Senate, as well as the President's signature, in order to become laws. Below is shown each bill's official title, a link to a page with its full details, and its current status in Congress.
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S.1945Introduced Feb 09, 2012 98 Views
A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.
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S.2038 - Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act of 2012Senate Passed Feb 06, 2012 914 Views
An original bill to prohibit Members of Congress and employees of Congress from using nonpublic information derived from their official positi...
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S.1794 - Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011Senate Passed Feb 06, 2012 11 Views
A bill to correct and simplify the drafting of section 1752 (relating to restricted buildings or grounds) of title 18, United States Code.
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S.1408 - Data Breach Notification Act of 2011Introduced Feb 06, 2012 49 Views
A bill to require Federal agencies, and persons engaged in interstate commerce, in possession of data containing sensitive personally identifi...
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S.2074Introduced Feb 06, 2012 28 Views
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the rehabilitation credit, and for other purposes.
Joint Resolutions Senate
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What's this?
Joint Resolutions go through the same process as bills to become laws. They are used for appropriations, to amend the Constitution, and to declare war.
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S.J.Res.35Introduced Jan 24, 2012 40 Views
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to authorizing regulation of contributions to cand...
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S.J.Res.34Introduced Jan 23, 2012 43 Views
A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, as submitted under section...
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S.J.Res.22Senate Passed Dec 19, 2011 76 Views
A joint resolution to grant the consent of Congress to an amendment to the compact between the States of Missouri and Illinois providing that ...
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S.J.Res.24Senate Defeats Dec 14, 2011 97 Views
Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
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S.J.Res.10Senate Defeats Dec 14, 2011 97 Views
Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Concurrent Resolution Senate
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What's this?
Concurrent resolutions don't become laws. They affect the functioning of Congress itself by requesting a call for recess, a joint session, the creation of a joint committee, and more.
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S.Con.Res.34Senate Passed Jan 31, 2012 82 Views
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress in honor of the life and legacy of Vaclav Havel.
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S.Con.Res.32Senate Passed Dec 07, 2011 67 Views
A concurrent resolution to authorize the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make technical corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 470, an...
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S.Con.Res.33Introduced Dec 01, 2011 70 Views
A concurrent resolution reorganizing the need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all people of the United Stat...
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S.Con.Res.31Senate Passed Nov 01, 2011 63 Views
A concurrent resolution directing the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the enrollment of S. 1280.
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S.Con.Res.27Senate Passed Oct 25, 2011 60 Views
A concurrent resolution honoring the service of Sergeant First Class Leroy Arthur Petry, a native of Santa Fe, New Mexico, and the second livi...
Resolutions Senate
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What's this?
Resolutions (also called "simple resolutions") are not proposals for laws, but rather are statements of opinion by Congress on various matters.
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S.Res.368Senate Passed Feb 06, 2012 24 Views
A resolution recognizing the anniversary of the tragic earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010, honoring those who lost their lives in that ea...
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S.Res.367Senate Passed Feb 02, 2012 54 Views
A resolution designating January 2012 as "National Mentoring Month".
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S.Res.365Senate Passed Feb 01, 2012 17 Views
A resolution honoring the life of Kevin Hagan White, the Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts from 1968 to 1984.
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S.Res.366Senate Passed Feb 01, 2012 26 Views
A resolution honoring the life of dissident and democracy activist Wilman Villar Mendoza and condemning the Castro regime for the death of Wil...
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S.Res.364Senate Passed Jan 31, 2012 85 Views
A resolution recognizing the goals of National Catholic Schools Week and honoring the valuable contributions of Catholic schools in the United...
Bills House of Representatives
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What's this?
Bills are the most common form of proposals for laws. They require approval from both the House and Senate, as well as the President's signature, in order to become laws. Below is shown each bill's official title, a link to a page with its full details, and its current status in Congress.
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H.R.1904 - Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011House Passed Feb 09, 2012 141 Views
To facilitate the efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-F...
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H.R.1734 - CPRAIntroduced Feb 06, 2012 75 Views
To decrease the deficit by realigning, consolidating, selling, disposing, and improving the efficiency of federal buildings and other civilian...
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H.R.3581 - Budget and Accounting Transparency Act of 2011Introduced Feb 06, 2012 76 Views
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to increase transparency in Federal budgeting, and for other purposes.
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H.R.1162House Passed Feb 06, 2012 85 Views
To provide the Quileute Indian Tribe Tsunami and Flood Protection, and for other purposes.
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H.R.2606 - New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement ActIntroduced Feb 06, 2012 32 Views
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow the construction and operation of natural gas pipeline facilities in the Gateway National ...
Joint Resolutions House of Representatives
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What's this?
Joint Resolutions go through the same process as bills to become laws. They are used for appropriations, to amend the Constitution, and to declare war.
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H.J.Res.101Introduced Feb 06, 2012 11 Views
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing for Representatives to be chosen every four years, and limiting the ...
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H.J.Res.98House Passed Jan 26, 2012 114 Views
Relating to the disapproval of the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, as submitted under section 3101A of title 31,...
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H.J.Res.100Introduced Jan 25, 2012 82 Views
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the use of public funds to pay for campaigns for election to Federal...
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H.J.Res.99Introduced Jan 25, 2012 80 Views
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that an increase in the Federal debt requires approval from a major...
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H.J.Res.96Introduced Jan 06, 2012 74 Views
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve to 4 in the H...
Concurrent Resolution House of Representatives
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What's this?
Concurrent resolutions don't become laws. They affect the functioning of Congress itself by requesting a call for recess, a joint session, the creation of a joint committee, and more.
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H.Con.Res.90House Passed Feb 02, 2012 20 Views
Authorizing the printing of the 25th edition of the pocket version of the United States Constitution.
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H.Con.Res.98Introduced Jan 31, 2012 55 Views
To express the sense of the Congress that any Executive order that infringes on the powers and duties of the Congress under article I, section...
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H.Con.Res.97Introduced Jan 27, 2012 47 Views
Expressing the sense of Congress in honor of the life and legacy of Vaclav Havel.
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H.Con.Res.96House Passed Jan 24, 2012 28 Views
Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the President.
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H.Con.Res.94House Passed Dec 17, 2011 57 Views
Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 3672.
Resolutions House of Representatives
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What's this?
Resolutions (also called "simple resolutions") are not proposals for laws, but rather are statements of opinion by Congress on various matters.
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H.Res.539Introduced Feb 06, 2012 5 Views
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3581) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to increase transpa...
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H.Res.537House Passed Feb 06, 2012 11 Views
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1734) to decrease the deficit by realigning, consolidating, selling, disposing, and improving th...
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H.Res.533House Passed Feb 03, 2012 14 Views
Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 658) to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appr...
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H.Res.527Introduced Feb 03, 2012 28 Views
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding Tunisia's peaceful Jasmine Revolution.
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H.Res.459Introduced Feb 03, 2012 26 Views
Encouraging any new government convened in Egypt to fully allow for the freedom of religion.