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Three provisions of the PATRIOT Act are sceduled to expire at the end of the year. President Barack Obama wants Congress to renew them.

Some Democrats, led by Sen. Russ Feingold of Wisconsin, want to use the renewal as an opportunity to make broader changes in the law because they think it gives the government too much power to snoop.

Proponents of the PATRIOT Act, including many Republicans and the head of the FBI, say the law gives law enforcement much-needed flexibility to track terrorist activity in the U.S.

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Impeaching G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., judge of th...
-- Vote No. 105 voted on 03/11/2010. Chamber: H.

The House agreed to Article IV of the resolution by a recorded vote of 423 ayes with none voting "no", Roll No. 105.
H.R. 4213 As Amended; Tax Extenders Act of 2009
-- Vote No. 48 voted on 03/10/2010. Chamber: S.

By 62 yeas to 36 nays (vote No. 48), Senate passed H.R. 4213, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions.
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(...
-- Vote No. 98 voted on 03/10/2010. Chamber: H.

The House failed to agree to H. Con. Res. 248, to direct the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan, by a yea-and-nay vote of 65 yeas to 356 nays, Roll No. 9...
Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act
-- Vote No. 90 voted on 03/04/2010. Chamber: H.

By a vote of 217 yeas to 201 nays, the House approved this bill that would provide $13 billion in payroll tax relief over 10 years for employers who hire unemployed workers and extend through 2010 a law that allows small businesses to deduct ...
Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in S...
-- Vote No. 82 voted on 03/03/2010. Chamber: H.

By a vote of 262 yeas to 153 nays, the House passed this legislation that would establish the first federal safety standards on seclusion and restraint in schools, allowing for restraints in cases when there is immediate danger to the student...
Temporary Extension Act of 2010
-- Vote No. 32 voted on 03/02/2010. Chamber: S.

By 78 yeas to 19 nays, the Senate passed this bill that provides short-term extensions of a number of programs that expired February 28, including unemployment benefits and federal health care subsidies for jobless workers.
Senate's $15 billion jobs bill
-- Vote No. 25 voted on 02/24/2010. Chamber: S.

The Senate passed this $15 billion jobs bill, which includes payroll tax breaks, bond-financing for state and local infrast...
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act
-- Vote No. 48 voted on 02/04/2010. Chamber: H.

Raise the federal debt limit to $13.029 trillion and enact pay-as-you-go budget enforcement rules aimed at cutting the government’s deficit.

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ...
-- Vote No. 968 voted on 12/11/2009. Chamber: H.

The House passed H.R. 4173, to provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets, by a recorded vote of ...
Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2918
-- Vote No. 302 voted on 09/30/2009. Chamber: S.

By 62 yeas to 38 nays, Senate agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 2918, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010.

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A Haitian Marshall Plan
-- H.RES.1160 created on 03/15/2010

Calling for the establishment of a Haiti Marshall Plan Committee to coordinate aid and development initiatives from multilateral development banks, international financial institutions, United States bilateral aid programs, and major international charities and nongovernmental organizations in response to the earthquake that struck Haiti on...

Taking Responsibility For Congressional Pay Act
-- H.R.4720 created on 03/08/2010

Cuts the salaries of Members of Congress by five percent. 

Fairness in Corporate Campaign Spending Act
-- H.R.4644 created on 02/25/2010

Prohibits corporations from spending or giving money to run political ads without the prior approval of shareholders.

Corporal Dustin Lee Memorial Act
-- H.R.4639 created on 02/25/2010

Allow seriously wounded members of the military or relatives of deceased veterans to adopt their working dogs.

Corporate Politics Transparency Act
-- H.R.4630 created on 02/25/2010

Requires publicly traded companies to list any money spent on political ads in their reports to shareholders.

Criminal Penalties for Unauthorized Employment ...
-- H.R.4627 created on 02/25/2010

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to impose new penalties for knowingly hiring illegal immigrants.

Support Iranian democracy
-- S.3008 created on 02/22/2010

Establishes a government program to support a transition to a freely elected and open democracy in Iran.

Wall Street Bonus Tax Act
-- S.3007 created on 02/22/2010

Amends federal tax regulations to impose a 50 percent tax on bonuses paid by recipients of the TARP bank bailout program.

Help Madoff victims
-- S.3006 created on 02/22/2010

Allows pension funds victimized by Bernie Madoff to spread out losses over a long period of time to avoid certain tax penalties.

Citizens Right to Know Act of 2010
-- S.3004 created on 02/22/2010

Requires publicly traded companies to list any money spent on political ads in their reports to shareholders.

Open College Textbook Act of 2010
-- H.R.4575 created on 02/19/2010

Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive one-year grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs), professors from IHEs, and producers of open textbooks to create or update open textbooks, or adapt textbooks into open formats, for postsecondary coursework. (Open textbooks are defined as college textbooks or course materi...

Fiscal 2010 Intelligence Authorization
-- H.R.2701 created on 02/10/2010

A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States government, the Community Management Account and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.

Jobs for Main Street Act
-- H.R.2847 created on 02/10/2010

A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2010, and for other purposes. It would provide $154.4 billion for infrastructure projects and assistance to state and local governments.

Democracy Restoration Act of 2009
-- S.1516 created on 02/09/2010

Declares that the right of a U.S. citizen to vote in any election for federal office shall not be denied or abridged because that individual has been convicted of a criminal offense unless, at the time of the election, such individual is serving a felony sentence in a correctional institution or facility. Provides for enforcement and remedi...

Democracy Restoration Act of 2009
-- H.R.3335 created on 02/09/2010

Declares that the right of a U.S. citizen to vote in any election for federal office shall not be denied or abridged because that individual has been convicted of a criminal offense unless, at the time of the election, such individual is serving a felony sentence in a correctional institution or facility. Provides for enforcement and remedi...

Repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell
-- H.R.1283 created on 02/01/2010

Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2009 - Repeals current Department of Defense (DOD) policy concerning homosexuality in the Armed Forces. Prohibits the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, from discriminating on the basis of sexua...

Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2009
-- H.R.4061 created on 02/01/2010

Directs specified federal agencies participating in the National High-Performance Computing Program to: (1) transmit to Congress a cybersecurity strategic research and development plan and triennial updates; and (2) develop and annually update an implementation roadmap for such plan. Provides for the award of computer and network security...

National and commercial space programs
-- H.R.3237 created on 01/11/2010

11/2/2009--Reported to House without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Enacts title 51 of the United States Code into positive law to be entitled "National and Commercial Space Programs." Makes conforming changes to existing la...

Government Accountability Office Improvement Ac...
-- H.R.2646 created on 01/11/2010

6/2/2009--Introduced. Government Accountability Office Improvement Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Comptroller General to: (1) obtain federal agency records required to discharge his or her duties, including through bringing civil actions under this Act; and (2) make and retain copies of agency records and interview federal agency officers and...

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ...
-- H.R.4173 created on 12/07/2009

To provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets, and for other purposes.

Caregiver and Veterans Omnibus Health Services ...
-- S.1963 created on 11/11/2009

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide assistance to caregivers of veterans, to improve the provision of health care to veterans, and for other purposes.

Affordable Health Care for America Act
-- H.R.3962 created on 11/02/2009

To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes.

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