Bills: Senate

A bill to implement equal protection under the 14th article of amendment to the Constitution for the right to life of each born and unborn human person.

A bill to amend the public charter school provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow expenses relating to all home schools to be qualified education expenses for purposes of a Coverdell education savings account.

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax deduction for itemizers and nonitemizers for expenses relating to home schooling.

A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that wages earned and self-employment income derived by individuals while such individuals were not citizens or nationals of the United States and were illegally in the United States shall not be credited for coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program under such title.

A bill to amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions.

A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a grant program to support the restoration of San Francisco Bay.

A bill to renew trade promotion authority, and for other purposes.

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

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the operation of employee stock ownership plans, and for other purposes.

A bill to provide an optional fast-track procedure the President may use when submitting rescission requests, and for other purposes.

A bill to amend part B of the individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of such part.

A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize a proposed rule to amend the spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule to tailor and streamline the requirements for the dairy industry, and for other purposes.

A bill to provide for preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines.

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services.

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat income earned by mutual funds from exchange-traded funds holding precious metal bullion as qualifying income.

A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify the tariffs on certain footwear, and for other purposes.

A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require congressional approval of agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation with foreign countries, and for other purposes.

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles.

A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require new voting systems to provide a voter-verified permanent record, to develop better accessible voting machines for individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes.

A bill to authorize the application of State law with respect to vehicle weight limitations on the Interstate Highway System in the States of Maine and Vermont.

A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants.

A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a cooperative agreement for a park headquarters at San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, to expand the boundary of the Park, to conduct a study of potential land acquisitions, and for other purposes.

A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to authorize hunting under certain circumstances.

A bill to provide for the establishment, on-going validation, and utilization of an official set of data on the historical temperature record, and for other purposes.

A bill to authorize the Moving to Work Charter program to enable public housing agencies to improve the effectiveness of Federal housing assistance, and for other purposes.

A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to allow workers who attain age 65 after 1981 and before 1992 to choose either lump sum payments over four years totaling $5,000 or an improved benefit computation formula under a new 10-year rule governing the transition to the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977, and for other purposes.

A bill to preserve open competition and Federal Government neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects.

A bill to direct the General Accountability Office to conduct a full audit of hurricane protection funding and cost estimates associated with post-Katrina hurricane protection.