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• Latest Action: Oct 29, 2009 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 191.

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• Committee Assignment: House Transportation and Infrastructure

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• Committee Assignment: House Ways and Means

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• Committee Assignment: House Natural Resources

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• Committee Assignment: House Science and Technology

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• Committee Assignment: House Transportation and Infrastructure - Highways, Transit and Pipelines

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This bill's most-recent vote occurred on September 23, 2009, with a roll call of 335 ayes, 85 nays, and 12 not voting.
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• List of U.S. Senators who voted for S 510 Food Safety Act ... - November 29, 2010 by Federal Jack - H.R.3617 Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009 – 10 hours * H.R.3607 Fiscal Year 2010 Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act – 38 hours * H.R.3614 To provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the ...

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  As noted by Federal Jack on November 29, 2010, "H.R.3617 Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009 – 10 hours * H.R.3607 Fiscal Year 2010 Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act – 38 hours * H.R.3614 To provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the ..." (http://www.federaljack.com/?p=18350)
• THE CASE AGAINST LYNN JENKINS CHAPTER 46 - SHE'S UP TO HER EARS IN ... - October 18, 2010 by Ideas, Observations, & Mental Machinations - HR 3617 the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009. This bill passed with a required ⅔ majority. Lynn Jenkins voted "Yes". HR 4213 the Unemployment Compensation Act of 2009. Lynn Jenkins voted "No." ...

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  As noted by Ideas, Observations, & Mental Machinations on October 18, 2010, "HR 3617 the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009. This bill passed with a required ⅔ majority. Lynn Jenkins voted "Yes". HR 4213 the Unemployment Compensation Act of 2009. Lynn Jenkins voted "No." ..." (http://ideas-observations--mentalmachinati.blogspot.com/2010/10/case-against-lynn-jenkins-chapter-46.html)
• Murray vs. GOP. Let's Go to the Transcript. | PubliCola ... - September 29, 2010 by PubliCola - So I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 3617, that all after the enacting clause be stricken, and the text of S. 35, as amended, with the amendment at the desk, be inserted, and that the ...

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  As noted by PubliCola on September 29, 2010, "So I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 3617, that all after the enacting clause be stricken, and the text of S. 35, as amended, with the amendment at the desk, be inserted, and that the ..." (http://www.publicola.net/2010/09/30/murray-vs-gop-lets-go-to-the-transcript/)

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• How they voted - September 26, 2009 by Gary Post Tribune - The vote was 417 yeas to 2 nays. n EXTENDING SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS: The House approved the Surface Transportation Extension Act (HR 3617) to ...

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  As noted by Gary Post Tribune on September 26, 2009, "The vote was 417 yeas to 2 nays. n EXTENDING SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS: The House approved the Surface Transportation Extension Act (HR 3617) to ..." (http://www.post-trib.com/news/elections/1792765,voted-927.article)
• House Approves 3-Month Authorization Extension; Does Not Address ... - September 25, 2009 by Gerson Lehrman Group - HR 3617 extends the current federal authorization for spending on federal -aid highways, transit projects and highway safety, until the end of the year. ...

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  As noted by Gerson Lehrman Group on September 25, 2009, "HR 3617 extends the current federal authorization for spending on federal -aid highways, transit projects and highway safety, until the end of the year. ..." (http://www.glgroup.com/Source-Article-Analysis/House-Approves-3-Month-Authorization-Extension-Does-Not-Address-Rescissions-303314.html)
• - September 23, 2009 by American Metal Market - The Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009 (HR 3617), introduced Tuesday by Rep. Jim Oberstar (D., Minn.), provides a three-month extension of funding ...

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  As noted by American Metal Market on September 23, 2009, "The Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009 (HR 3617), introduced Tuesday by Rep. Jim Oberstar (D., Minn.), provides a three-month extension of funding ..." (http://www.finance-commerce.com/article.cfm/2009/09/26/House-passes-extension-to-transportation-package)