Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Supreme Court

Bill Introduced: S.985 Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2013

2013-05-15T20:00:00Z

A bill to repeal certain provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and revive the separation between commercial banking and the securities business, in the manner provided in the Banking Act of 1933, the so-called "Glass-Steagall Act", and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.850 Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

A bill to prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from taking any action that requires a quorum of the members of the Board until such time as Board constituting a quorum shall have been confirmed by the Senate, the Supreme Court issues a decision on the constitutionality of the appointments to the Board made in January 2012, or the adjournment sine die of the first session of the 113th Congress.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1435 Equal Justice for Our Military Act of 2013

2013-04-08T20:00:00Z

To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to allow for certiorari review of certain cases denied relief or review by the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.

Bill Introduced: S.575 Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2013

2013-03-13T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide an Inspector General for the judicial branch, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1203 Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2013

2013-03-13T20:00:00Z

To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide an Inspector General for the judicial branch, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1120 Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act

2013-03-12T20:00:00Z

To prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from taking any action that requires a quorum of the members of the Board until such time as Board constituting a quorum shall have been confirmed by the Senate, the Supreme Court issues a decision on the constitutionality of the appointments to the Board made in January 2012, or the adjournment sine die of the first session of the 113th Congress.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.108 Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the landmark case Gideon v. Wainwright, in which the Supreme Court held that counsel must be provided to indigent defendants in all felony cases.

2013-03-11T20:00:00Z

Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the landmark case Gideon v. Wainwright, in which the Supreme Court held that counsel must be provided to indigent defendants in all felony cases.

Bill Introduced: S.103 Thurgood Marshall's Elementary School Study Act

2013-01-22T19:00:00Z

A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of P.S. 103 in West Baltimore, Maryland, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.269 Fair Elections Now Act

2013-01-14T19:00:00Z

To reform the financing of House elections, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.268 Grassroots Democracy Act of 2013

2013-01-14T19:00:00Z

To reform the financing of Congressional elections by encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of campaigns, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.6 Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of Buckley v. Valeo.

2013-01-03T19:00:00Z

Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of Buckley v. Valeo.

Bill Introduced: H.R.129 Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2013

2013-01-02T19:00:00Z

To repeal certain provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and revive the separation between commercial banking and the securities business, in the manner provided in the Banking Act of 1933, the so-called "Glass-Steagall Act", and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.96 Cameras in the Courtroom Act

2013-01-02T19:00:00Z

To permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.

Bill Signed by President: H.R.6116 To amend the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands to provide for direct review by the United States Supreme Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court, and for other purposes.

2012-12-27T19:00:00Z

To amend the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands to provide for direct review by the United States Supreme Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court, and for other purposes.

December 27, 2012: Signed by President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.6116 To amend the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands to provide for direct review by the United States Supreme Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court, and for other purposes.

2012-12-18T19:00:00Z

Bill Enacted: H.R.3556 To designate the new United States courthouse in Buffalo, New York, as the "Robert H. Jackson United States Courthouse".

2012-10-04T20:00:00Z

To designate the new United States courthouse in Buffalo, New York, as the "Robert H. Jackson United States Courthouse".

October 04, 2012: Became Public Law No: 112-184.

Bill Signed by President: H.R.3556 To designate the new United States courthouse in Buffalo, New York, as the "Robert H. Jackson United States Courthouse".

2012-10-04T20:00:00Z

To designate the new United States courthouse in Buffalo, New York, as the "Robert H. Jackson United States Courthouse".

October 04, 2012: Signed by President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.3556 To designate the new United States courthouse in Buffalo, New York, as the "Robert H. Jackson United States Courthouse".

2012-09-24T20:00:00Z

To designate the new United States courthouse in Buffalo, New York, as the "Robert H. Jackson United States Courthouse".

September 24, 2012: Presented to President.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6426 Grassroots Democracy Act of 2012

2012-09-13T20:00:00Z

To reform the financing of Congressional elections by encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of campaigns, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6116 To amend the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands to provide for direct review by the United States Supreme Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court, and for other purposes.

2012-07-11T20:00:00Z

To amend the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands to provide for direct review by the United States Supreme Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court, and for other purposes.