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Bills 14,356 First seen 107th Most recent 119th

14,356 bills on this subject

Filed across 13 Congresses, from the 107th to the 119th, and most in the 109th at 3,489. A subject is a heading the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, and a bill usually carries several, so these are the bills that touch this subject rather than the bills only about it.

Bills by Congress 107th to 119th
122 bills in the 112th Congress. Showing 91–120, newest first. Every Congress
Bill Title Status Latest action
S 1842 Restoring the 10th Amendment Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. November 10, 2011
S 1821 Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2011 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 261. December 15, 2011
S 1744 Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 450. July 12, 2012
S 1712 Transparency in Judgment Payments Act of 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. October 13, 2011
S 1664 Equal Justice for Our Military Act of 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6334) October 6, 2011
S 1652 Consumer Mobile Fairness Act of 2011 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-177. October 13, 2011
S 1637 Appeal Time Clarification Act of 2011 Became Public Law No: 112-62. November 29, 2011
S 1636 Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act of 2011 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 198. October 17, 2011
S 1186 Fair Arbitration Act of 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. June 13, 2011
S 1032 A bill to provide for additional Federal district judgeships. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. May 19, 2011
S 1014 Emergency Judicial Relief Act of 2011 Star Print ordered on the reported bill. November 15, 2011
S 987 Arbitration Fairness Act of 2011 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-177. October 13, 2011
S 968 PROTECT IP Act of 2011 Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to S. 968 withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (consideration: CR S13) January 23, 2012
S 890 Fighting Fraud to Protect Taxpayers Act of 2011 By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 112-142. January 30, 2012
S 671 Finding Fugitive Sex Offenders Act of 2011 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 247. December 1, 2011
S 634 Holocaust Rail Justice Act Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-551. June 20, 2012
S 623 Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2011 By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 112-45. Minority views filed. August 2, 2011
S 603 A bill to modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. March 16, 2011
S 598 Respect for Marriage Act of 2011 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 228. November 10, 2011
S 569 Federal Judicial Fairness Act of 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (consideration: CR S1606) March 14, 2011
S 553 Detention of Unprivileged Enemy Belligerents Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. March 10, 2011
S 549 Casting Light on EAJA Agency Records for Oversight Act of 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. March 10, 2011
S 533 Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. March 9, 2011
S 505 See Something, Say Something Act of 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. March 8, 2011
S 466 Restoration of Legal Rights for Claimants under Holocaust-Era Insurance Policies Act of 2011 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-551. June 20, 2012
S 410 Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2011 Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts. Hearings held. December 6, 2011
S 348 Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. February 15, 2011
S 197 MCAP Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. January 26, 2011
SCONRES 11 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the Obama administration's discontinuing to defend the Defense of Marriage Act. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2212) April 6, 2011
SRES 376 A resolution commemorating the 225th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution of the United States and recognizing the contributions of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution and the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S4780-4781) June 29, 2012

Subjects are the headings the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, not labels written here, so the wording is theirs. Bills are listed newest first by their latest action. A bill carries several subjects, so it appears under each of them. Records come from Congress.gov.