Topic
Senate
1,667
bills on this subject
Filed across 13 Congresses, from the 107th to the 119th, and most in the 117th at 172. 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
151
bills in the 112th Congress.
Showing 121–150,
newest first.
Every Congress
| Bill | Title | Status | Latest action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 116 | A resolution to provide for expedited Senate consideration of certain nominations subject to advice and consent. | Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay. 89 - 8. Record Vote Number: 103. (text: CR S4208-4209) | June 29, 2011 | |
| SRES 110 | A resolution to require that all legislative matters be available and fully scored by CBO 48 hours before consideration by any subcommittee or committee of the Senate or on the floor of the Senate. | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1900) | March 28, 2011 | |
| SRES 103 | A resolution providing for members on the part of the Senate of the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library. | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1768-1769; text as passed Senate: CR S1769; text of measure as introduced: CR S1757-1758) | March 16, 2011 | |
| SRES 99 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the primary safeguard for the well-being and protection of children is the family, and that the primary safeguards for the legal rights of children in the United States are the Constitutions of the United States and the several States, and that, because the use of international treaties to govern policy in the United States on families and children is contrary to principles of self-government and federalism, and that, because the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child undermines traditional principles of law in the United States regarding parents and children, the President should not transmit the Convention to the Senate for its advice and consent. | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1566-1567) | March 10, 2011 | |
| SRES 94 | A resolution to express the sense of the Senate in support of reducing its budget by at least 5 percent. | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S1768) | March 16, 2011 | |
| SRES 93 | A resolution establishing the Committee to Reduce Government Waste. | Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1330) | March 7, 2011 | |
| SRES 92 | A resolution to authorize the payment of legal expenses of Senate employees out of the contingent fund of the Senate. | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1242; text as passed Senate: CR S1242; text of measure as introduced: CR S1239) | March 3, 2011 | |
| SRES 82 | A resolution to provide sufficient time for legislation to be read. | Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1068) | March 1, 2011 | |
| SRES 78 | A resolution relative to the death of James Albertus McClure, former United States Senator for the State of Idaho. | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S957-959; text as passed Senate: CR S959; text of measure as introduced: CR S978) | February 28, 2011 | |
| SRES 46 | A resolution requiring that legislation considered by the Senate to be confined to a single issue. | Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S634) | February 8, 2011 | |
| SRES 43 | A resolution to constitute the minority party's membership on certain committees for the One Hundred Twelfth Congress, or until their successors are chosen. | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S557; text as passed Senate: CR S557; text of measure as introduced: CR S551-552) | February 3, 2011 | |
| SRES 42 | A resolution to constitute the majority party's membership on certain committees for the One Hundred Twelfth Congress, or until their successors are chosen. | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S556-557; text as passed Senate: CR S556-557; text of measure as introduced: CR S551) | February 3, 2011 | |
| SRES 29 | A resolution to permit the waiving of the reading of an amendment if the text and adequate notice are provided. | Resolution agreed to in Senate, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 81 - 15. Record Vote Number: 3. (text: CR S327) | January 27, 2011 | |
| SRES 28 | A resolution to establish as a standing order of the Senate that a Senator publicly disclose a notice of intent to objecting to any measure or matter. | Resolution agreed to in Senate, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 92 - 4. Record Vote Number: 2. (text: CR S326) | January 27, 2011 | |
| SRES 24 | A resolution to propose a standing order to govern extended debate. | Submitted in the Senate. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Over, Under the Rule. (text of measure as introduced: CR S245-246) | January 25, 2011 | |
| SRES 23 | A resolution to prohibit unauthorized earmarks. | Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S245) | January 25, 2011 | |
| SRES 21 | A resolution to amend the Standing Rules of the Senate to provide procedures for extended debate. | Returned to the Calendar. Under Over, Under the Rule. | January 27, 2011 | |
| SRES 19 | A resolution to require that a descriptive summary of each provision of any legislative matter be available 72 hours before consideration by any subcommittee or committee of the Senate or on the floor of the Senate. | Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S243) | January 25, 2011 | |
| SRES 16 | A resolution to require that all legislative matters be available and fully scored by CBO 72 hours before consideration by any subcommittee or committee of the Senate or on the floor of the Senate. | Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S242) | January 25, 2011 | |
| SRES 13 | A bill to require a two-fifths threshold to sustain a filibuster. | Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S67) | January 5, 2011 | |
| SRES 12 | A resolution to amend the Standing Rules of the Senate to reform the filibuster rules to improve the daily process of the Senate. | Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S66-67) | January 5, 2011 | |
| SRES 11 | A resolution to establish as a standing order of the Senate that a Senator publicly disclose a notice of intent to objecting to any measure or matter. | Submitted in the Senate. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Over, Under the Rule. (text of measure as introduced: CR S66) | January 5, 2011 | |
| SRES 10 | A resolution to improve the debate and consideration of legislative matters and nominations in the Senate. | Returned to the Calendar. Under Over, Under the Rule. | January 27, 2011 | |
| SRES 9 | A resolution to permit the Senate to avoid unnecessary delay and vote on matters for which floor debate has ceased. | Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S65) | January 5, 2011 | |
| SRES 8 | A resolution amending the Standing Rules of the Senate to provide for cloture to be invoked with less than a three-fifths majority after additional debate. | Returned to the Calendar. Under Over, Under the Rule. | January 27, 2011 | |
| SRES 7 | A resolution to make effective appointment of Deputy Senate Legal Counsel. | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S14; text as passed Senate: CR S14; text of measure as introduced: CR S65) | January 5, 2011 | |
| SRES 6 | A resolution to make effective appointment of Senate Legal Counsel. | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S14; text as passed Senate: CR S14; text of measure as introduced: CR S65) | January 5, 2011 | |
| SRES 5 | A resolution electing Gary B. Myrick, of Virginia, as Secretary for the Majority of the Senate. | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S14; text as passed Senate: CR S14; text of measure as introduced: CR S64) | January 5, 2011 | |
| SRES 4 | A resolution honoring Senator Barbara Mikulski for becoming the longest-serving female Senator in history. | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6-13; text as passed Senate: CR S6-7; text of measure as introduced: CR S64) | January 5, 2011 | |
| SRES 3 | A resolution fixing the hour of daily meeting of the Senate. | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6; text as passed Senate: CR S6; text of measure as introduced: CR S64) | January 5, 2011 |
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.