Topic

Supreme Court

644 bills on this subject

Filed across 13 Congresses, from the 107th to the 119th, and most in the 116th at 80. 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
37 bills in the 111th Congress. Showing 1–30, newest first. Every Congress
Bill Title Status Latest action
HCONRES 314 Expressing the sense of Congress on the closure of the main entrance to the Supreme Court. Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy. September 20, 2010
HCONRES 261 Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court should uphold laws that allow the families and friends of fallen members of the Armed Forces to mourn their loved ones in peace and privacy. Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy. June 15, 2010
HCONRES 13 Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of Buckley v. Valeo. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. February 9, 2009
HJRES 106 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the use of foreign law as authority in Federal courts. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. December 22, 2010
HR 6116 Fair Elections Now Act Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 410. December 22, 2010
HR 4377 Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2009 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. December 16, 2009
HR 3694 RELIEF Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy. October 19, 2009
HR 3288 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 Became Public Law No: 111-117. December 16, 2009
HR 3170 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2010 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 115. July 20, 2009
HR 2846 American Energy Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. August 3, 2009
HR 2533 Sanctity of Life Act of 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. June 12, 2009
HR 2056 Clean Money, Clean Elections Act of 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet. April 23, 2009
HR 2013 To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Thurgood Marshall. Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. April 21, 2009
HR 1826 Fair Elections Now Act Committee Hearings Held. July 30, 2009
HR 1105 Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 Became Public Law No: 111-8. March 11, 2009
HR 900 To establish procedures for causes and claims relating to the leasing of Federal lands (including submerged lands) for the exploration, development, production, processing, or transmission of oil, natural gas, or any other source or form of energy, and for other purposes. Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy. July 23, 2009
HR 569 Equal Justice for Our Military Act of 2010 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 312. July 15, 2010
HR 539 We the People Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy. June 12, 2009
HR 429 To permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. January 9, 2009
HRES 1275 Expressing disapproval of the decision issued by the Supreme Court in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy. July 26, 2010
HRES 1141 Honoring the accomplishments of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. March 17, 2010
HRES 905 Recognizing the 70th anniversary of the retirement of Justice Louis D. Brandeis from the United States Supreme Court. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. December 16, 2009
S 3871 A bill to amend chapter 13 of title 28, United States Code, to authorize the designation and assignment of retired justices of the Supreme Court to particular cases in which an active justice is recused. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7793) September 29, 2010
S 3677 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2011 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 497. July 29, 2010
S 2725 Federal Judicial Fairness Act of 2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11060-11061) November 3, 2009
S 1622 Clean Air Protection Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. August 6, 2009
S 1432 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2010 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 102. July 9, 2009
S 877 A bill to provide for the non-discretionary Supreme Court review of certain civil actions relating to the legality and constitutionality of surveillance activities. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4680) April 23, 2009
S 875 Presidential Signing Statements Act of 2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4677-4678) April 23, 2009
S 752 Fair Elections Now Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4074-4080) March 31, 2009

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.