s 1 300082 1231308000 1231308000 111 2009-01-07 53360 213396 false 1231221600 51 479 This is shell legislation for the Senate's version of the economic stimulus package. All legislative action on the stimulus package will take place on the bill that was passed by the House on Jan. 28. It can be viewed here:<br><br> <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1/show">H.R. 1</a> - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 2010-12-31T05:28:21-05:00 S.1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Introduced 111-s1 Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX] N00024852 121 294 senjohncornyn 517 Hart Senate Office Building http://www.cornyn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=ContactForm M 300027 Cornyn John_Cornyn 73481 3.26666666666667 C001056 1952-02-02 202-228-2856 John 202-224-2934 314 http://www.cornyn.senate.gov/ 13132 Republican Church of Christ 23744 TX John Cornyn 54 3551 Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] N00006692 296 122 SenatorBoxer 112 Hart Senate Office Building http://www.boxer.senate.gov/en/contact/ F 300011 Boxer Barbara_Boxer 89663 2.58157389635317 B000711 1940-11-11 202-224-0454 Barbara 202-224-3553 312 http://www.boxer.senate.gov 14575 Democrat Jewish 24605 CA Barbara Boxer 111 3792 Rep. Ronald Paul [R, TX-14] N00005906 191 675 14 Ron congressmanronpaul E. 203 Cannon House Office Building http://www.house.gov/paul/contact.shtml M 400311 Paul Ron_Paul 117713 9.19289340101523 P000583 1935-08-20 202-226-6553 Ronald 202-225-2831 Ron 903 http://house.gov/paul/ 10513 Republican Protestant 20377 TX Ronald Paul 62 1925 Mel Martinez N00026748 SenMartinezdotgov 356 Russell Senate Office Building http://martinez.senate.gov/public/?p=EmailSenatorMartinez M 400621 Martinez Mel_Martinez 26935 3.14814814814815 M001162 1946-10-23 202-228-5171 Mel 202-224-3041 Mel http://martinez.senate.gov 4965 Republican 8320 Mel Martinez 8 1129 Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL] N00009926 287 149 SenBillNelson 716 Hart Senate Office Building http://www.billnelson.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm M 300078 Nelson Bill_Nelson 52362 2.43981481481481 N000032 1942-09-29 202-228-2183 Bill 202-224-5274 315 http://www.billnelson.senate.gov/ 9947 Democrat Presbyterian 17437 FL Bill Nelson 33 2708 h 1 400300 1234850400 1234850400 111 2009-02-17 54463 460736 false 1234564140 1232949600 1093 5715 This is the economic stimulus package that was passed by Congress on Feb. 13, 2009 and signed into law by President Obama on Feb. 17. The final version is estimated by the Congressional Budget Office to cost $787 billion over the 2009-2019 period.<br><br> On this page, you can view the bill's official info, including the <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1/text">full text</a>, and follow its latest status in Congress. For helpful background and more info on the stimulus debate, see the continually-updating news and blog coverage below. To speak out and give your personal vote on this bill, <a href="/register">join OpenCongress</a>, it's free and easy.<br><br> 2010-12-30T06:10:55-05:00 H.R.1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Bill Is Law 111-h1 h 45 400350 1234159200 1234159200 111 2009-02-09 54050 1366453 false 1231221600 333 4562 The Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act would establish a nationwide system for prohibiting unlicensed gun-ownership. If approved, the law would require gun owners to apply for five-year licenses to own firearms, and would give the U.S. Attorney General broad authority over the program.<br><br> This is a fringe bill with no co-sponsors that has virtually zero chance of becoming law. For more background on why there are bills in Congress like this one that are essentially dead on arrival, <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/1180-The-Vast-Majority-of-Bills-Go-Nowhere">see this blog post</a>. 2010-12-30T06:27:58-05:00 H.R.45 Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009 Introduced 111-h45 h 17 400017 1234159200 1234159200 111 2009-02-09 53969 143305 false 1231221600 46 1153 In correlation with the restrictions outlined by the 1993 Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, this bill protects and provides context for the possession and use of fire arms, namely in defense of the self or family (or, when relevant, the home) against a reasonably perceived threat of unlawful bodily injury or violent felony. It also holds relevance in light of the <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h45/show">H.R.45</a>, the Blair Holt’s Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009, which seeks to amend the afore mentioned Act of 1993. 2010-12-30T06:23:19-05:00 H.R.17 Citizens' Self-Defense Act of 2009 Introduced 111-h17 hj 5 400366 1234159200 1234159200 111 2009-02-09 53597 163159 false 1231221600 29 2801 H.J.Res. 5 is a Constitutional amendment to remove the limit on the number of terms one may serve as President. It effectively would repeal the 22nd Amendment. Over the past six congressional sessions, several members of Congress have introduced similar legislation, including Sen. Harry Reid in 1989 (<a href="http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d101:s.j.res.00036:"> S.J.Res. 36</a>). As is likely the case in the 111th Congress, the resolutions have never proceeded out of committee. This is a fringe bill that has virtually no chance of becoming law. For more background on why there are bills in Congress like this one that are essentially dead on arrival, <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/1180-The-Vast-Majority-of-Bills-Go-Nowhere">see this blog post</a>. 2010-12-30T05:54:05-05:00 H.J.Res.5 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President. Introduced 111-hj5 h 25 400242 1231221600 1231221600 111 2009-01-06 54032 252493 false 1231221600 169 2422 Resurfacing for the 6th consecutive congressional session, this bill strives to repeal the income tax, employment tax, and estate and gift tax, and to replace them with a national sales tax at a rate of 23%. It sets forth provisions for the states’ collection of sales tax revenues and the Treasury’s handling of the remittances of such revenues while setting up two new tax bureaus in the Department of Treasury in the place of the IRS. 2010-12-30T06:24:42-05:00 H.R.25 Fair Tax Act of 2009 Introduced 111-h25 Firearms 'firearm':1 4849 73432 0 Energy 'energi':1 4085 55744 251 Civil liberties 'civil':1 'liberti':2 4133 40978 0 Immigration 'immigr':1 4514 96080 177 Firearms control 'control':2 'firearm':1 5545 96856 0