Senate Legislation

To Make You Think

S. 500 - Sen. Ken Salazar [D-CO]
A bill to establish the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of the National Museum of the American Latino to develop a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of a National Museum of the American Latino in Washington, DC, and for other purposes.

S. 503 - Sen. Elizabeth Dole [R-NC]
A bill to establish the SouthEast Crescent Authority, and for other purposes.

S. 505 - Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the above-the-line deduction for teacher classroom supplies and to expand such deduction to include qualified professional development expenses.

National Security

S. 494 - Sen. Richard Lugar [R-IN]
A bill to endorse further enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and to facilitate the timely admission of new members to NATO, and for other purposes.

S. 509 - Sen. Daniel Inouye [D-HI]
A bill to provide improved aviation security, and for other purposes.

Health, Identity

S. 498 - Sen. Russell Feingold [D-WI]
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the Medicare program for beneficiaries residing in rural areas.

S. 504 - Sen. Gordon Smith [R-OR]
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish long-term care trust accounts and allow a refundable tax credit for contributions to such accounts, and for other purposes.

S. 507 - Sen. Gaylord Conrad [D-ND]
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for reimbursement of certified midwife services and to provide for more equitable reimbursement rates for certified nurse-midwife services.

S. 495 - Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]
A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information.

Government Operations

S. 506 - Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ]
A bill to improve efficiency in the Federal Government through the use of high-performance green buildings, and for other purposes.

S. 508 - Sen. Charles Grassley [R-IA]
A bill to amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to apply whistleblower protections available to certain executive branch employees to legislative branch employees, and for other purposes.