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1. H.CON.RES.198 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding civil unrest in Jamaica.
Sponsor: Rep Meeks, Gregory W. [NY-6] (introduced 7/25/2001)      Cosponsors (25)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 8/13/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.

2. H.CON.RES.211 : Commending Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on the 10th anniversary of her receiving the Nobel Peace Prize and expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the Government of Burma.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 8/2/2001)      Cosponsors (38)
Committees: House International Relations; Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 12/20/2001 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.

3. H.CON.RES.317 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should open a dialog with the Government of Canada to discuss the smuggling from Canada into the United States of large quantities of pseudoephedrine, a necessary ingredient in the production of methamphetamines.
Sponsor: Rep Radanovich, George [CA-19] (introduced 2/6/2002)      Cosponsors (30)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 2/6/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

4. H.RES.181 : Congratulating President-elect Alejandro Toledo on his election to the Pre sidency of Peru, congratulating the people of Peru for the return of democracy to Peru, and expressing sympathy for the victims of the devastating earthquake that struck Peru on June 23, 2001.
Sponsor: Rep Ballenger, Cass [NC-10] (introduced 6/27/2001)      Cosponsors (46)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 8/1/2001 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent.

5. H.R.87 : To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to restore certain provisions relating to the definition of aggravated felony and other provisions as they were before the enactment of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-50] (introduced 1/3/2001)      Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/12/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

6. H.R.213 : To provide a sentence of death for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances.
Sponsor: Rep Sweeney, John E. [NY-22] (introduced 1/3/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/12/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

7. H.R.500 : To revise various provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Sponsor: Rep Gutierrez, Luis V. [IL-4] (introduced 2/7/2001)      Cosponsors (44)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/16/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

8. H.R.643 : To reauthorize the African Elephant Conservation Act.
Sponsor: Rep Gilchrest, Wayne T. [MD-1] (introduced 2/14/2001)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Resources; Senate Environment and Public Works
House Reports: 107-93; Senate Reports: 107-104
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 107-111 [GPO: Text, PDF]

9. H.R.645 : To reauthorize the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994.
Sponsor: Rep Gilchrest, Wayne T. [MD-1] (introduced 2/14/2001)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Resources; Senate Environment and Public Works
House Reports: 107-109; Senate Reports: 107-105
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 107-112 [GPO: Text, PDF]

10. H.R.697 : To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 2/14/2001)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/14/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

11. H.R.700 : To reauthorize the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997.
Sponsor: Rep Saxton, Jim [NJ-3] (introduced 2/14/2001)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Resources; Senate Environment and Public Works
House Reports: 107-94; Senate Reports: 107-113
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 107-141 [GPO: Text, PDF]

12. H.R.765 : To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide retroactive effect to a sentencing safety valve provision.
Sponsor: Rep Wynn, Albert Russell [MD-4] (introduced 2/27/2001)      Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

13. H.R.918 : To prohibit the importation of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds into the United States have in place a system of controls on rough diamonds, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hall, Tony P. [OH-3] (introduced 3/7/2001)      Cosponsors (138)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House International Relations; House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 4/10/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade.

14. H.R.957 : To improve the prevention and punishment of criminal smuggling, transporting, and harboring of aliens, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Keller, Ric [FL-8] (introduced 3/8/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/20/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

15. H.R.993 : To improve the prevention and punishment of criminal smuggling, transporting, and harboring of aliens, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Keller, Ric [FL-8] (introduced 3/13/2001)      Cosponsors (8)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/20/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

16. H.R.1346 : To amend title 18, United States Code, to eliminate the prohibitions on the transmission of abortion related matters, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 4/3/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 4/19/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

17. H.R.1646 : To authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal years 2002 and 2003, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hyde, Henry J. [IL-6] (introduced 4/27/2001)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House International Relations; Senate Foreign Relations
House Reports: 107-57; Latest Conference Report: 107-671 (in Congressional Record H6422-6470)
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 107-228 [GPO: Text, PDF]

18. H.R.1762 : To restore the second amendment rights of all Americans.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 5/8/2001)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/30/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

19. H.R.1778 : To provide for the collection of data on traffic stops.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 5/9/2001)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/30/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

20. H.R.1904 : To establish an Office of Children's Services within the Department of Justice to coordinate and implement Government actions involving unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Lofgren, Zoe [CA-16] (introduced 5/17/2001)      Cosponsors (89)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/30/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

21. H.R.1978 : To concentrate Federal resources aimed at the prosecution of drug offenses on those offenses that are major.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 5/23/2001)      Cosponsors (44)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 6/1/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

22. H.R.2481 : To improve maritime safety and the quality of life for Coast Guard personnel, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Young, Don [AK] (introduced 7/12/2001)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Armed Services
House Reports: 107-243
Latest Major Action: 3/29/2002 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 221.
Note: For further action, see S. 1214, which became Public Law 107-295 on 11/25/2002.

23. H.R.2500 : Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Wolf, Frank R. [VA-10] (introduced 7/13/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Appropriations
House Reports: 107-139; Latest Conference Report: 107-278 (in Congressional Record H7986-8034)
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 107-77 [GPO: Text, PDF]

24. H.R.2506 : Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kolbe, Jim [AZ-5] (introduced 7/17/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Appropriations; Senate Appropriations
House Reports: 107-142; Senate Reports: 107-58; Latest Conference Report: 107-345 (in Congressional Record H10373-10400)
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 107-115 [GPO: Text, PDF]

25. H.R.2512 : To authorize additional appropriations for the United States Customs Service for personnel, technology, and infrastructure to expedite the flow of legal commercial and passenger traffic along the Southwest land border, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hinojosa, Ruben [TX-15] (introduced 7/17/2001)      Cosponsors (8)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 7/23/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

26. H.R.2590 : Making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Istook, Ernest J., Jr. [OK-5] (introduced 7/23/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Appropriations; Senate Appropriations
House Reports: 107-152; Latest Conference Report: 107-253 (in Congressional Record H7337-7356)
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 107-67 [GPO: Text, PDF]

27. H.R.2817 : To provide for the effective punishment of online child molesters, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Simmons, Rob [CT-2] (introduced 8/2/2001)      Cosponsors (38)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 9/10/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

28. H.R.2920 : To amend title 31, United States Code, to prevent the smuggling of large amounts of currency or monetary instruments into or out of the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Roukema, Marge [NJ-5] (introduced 9/20/2001)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 10/4/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

29. H.R.2922 : To amend title 31, United States Code, to prevent the smuggling of large amounts of currency or monetary instruments into or out of the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Roukema, Marge [NJ-5] (introduced 9/20/2001)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Financial Services; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 10/4/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

30. H.R.2954 : To prohibit the importation into the United States of colombo tantalite from certain countries involved in the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McKinney, Cynthia A. [GA-4] (introduced 9/25/2001)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 9/26/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

31. H.R.2978 : To strengthen existing Federal laws and provide law enforcement agencies with enhanced enforcement tools necessary to combat money laundering, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Roukema, Marge [NJ-5] (introduced 10/2/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Financial Services; House Judiciary; House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 11/2/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

32. H.R.2979 : To enhance the ability of law enforcement to combat money laundering, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Roukema, Marge [NJ-5] (introduced 10/2/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Ways and Means; House Financial Services; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 11/2/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

33. H.R.3004 : To combat the financing of terrorism and other financial crimes, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Oxley, Michael G. [OH-4] (introduced 10/3/2001)      Cosponsors (24)
Committees: House Financial Services; House Judiciary; House Ways and Means; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
House Reports: 107-250 Part 1
Latest Major Action: 10/17/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Note: H.R. 3162, the USA PATRIOT Act, incorporated provisions of two earlier anti-terrorism bills: H.R. 2975, which passed the House on 10/12/2001; and S. 1510, which passed the Senate on 10/11/2001. Provisions of H.R. 3004, the Financial Anti-Terrorism Act, were incorporated as Title III in H.R. 3162. H.R. 3162 became Public Law 107-56 on 10/26/2001.

34. H.R.3009 : To extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, to grant additional trade benefits under that Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Crane, Philip M. [IL-8] (introduced 10/3/2001)      Cosponsors (21)
Committees: House Ways and Means; Senate Finance
House Reports: 107-290; Senate Reports: 107-126; Latest Conference Report: 107-624 (in Congressional Record H5888-5957)
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 107-210 [GPO: Text, PDF]
Note: H.R. 3009 was enacted as the Trade Act of 2002, covering trade adjustment assistance (TAA), trade promotion authority (fast-track procedures), Andean trade preferences, and other trade provisions. As passed House, H.R. 3009 covered Andean trade provisions. S. 525 and S. 2485 were similar bills on Andean trade. The Senate agreed to S.Amdt. 3401, a broader trade legislation package, as a substitute amendment to H.R. 3009 on 5/23/2002. On 6/26/2002, the House agreed to the Senate amendment with an amendment pursuant to H. Res. 450. Differences were resolved at the conference level. As enacted, H.R. 3009 incorporated provisions from H.R. 3005, H.R. 3008, H.R. 3010, and H.R. 3129.

35. H.R.3013 : To direct the Secretary of Transportation to take actions to improve security at the maritime borders of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Brown, Corrine [FL-3] (introduced 10/3/2001)      Cosponsors (13)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 1/28/2002 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Referred to Maritime Administration for report.
Note: For further action, see S. 1214, which became Public Law 107-295 on 11/25/2002.

36. H.R.3016 : To amend the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 with respect to the responsibilities of the Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding biological agents and toxins, and to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to such agents and toxins, to clarify the application of cable television system privacy requirements to new cable services, to strenghen security at certain nuclear facilities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [LA-3] (introduced 10/3/2001)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Judiciary
House Reports: 107-231 Part 1, 107-231 Part 2
Latest Major Action: 11/6/2001 Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Energy and Commerce, H. Rept. 107-231, Part II.

37. H.R.3061 : Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Regula, Ralph [OH-16] (introduced 10/9/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Appropriations
House Reports: 107-229; Latest Conference Report: 107-342 (in Congressional Record H10239-10353)
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 107-116 [GPO: Text, PDF]

38. H.R.3108 : To deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [WI-9] (introduced 10/12/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Intelligence (Permanent Select); House International Relations; House Energy and Commerce; House Financial Services; House Education and the Workforce; House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Note: On 10/12/2001 the text of H.R. 3108, excluding some sections, was incorporated in H.R. 2975 as an amendment in the nature of a substitute.

39. H.R.3129 : To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2002 and 2003 for the United States Customs Service for antiterrorism, drug interdiction, and other operations, for the Office of the United States Trade Representative, for the United States International Trade Commission, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Crane, Philip M. [IL-8] (introduced 10/16/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means; Senate Finance
House Reports: 107-320
Latest Major Action: 5/23/2002 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Note: For further action, see H.R. 3009, which became Public Law 107-210 on 8/6/2002.

40. H.R.3160 : To amend the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 with respect to the responsibilities of the Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding biological agents and toxins, and to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to such agents and toxins.
Sponsor: Rep Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [LA-3] (introduced 10/23/2001)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Judiciary; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 12/20/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

41. H.R.3162 : To deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [WI-9] (introduced 10/23/2001)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Intelligence (Permanent Select); House Financial Services; House International Relations; House Energy and Commerce; House Education and the Workforce; House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 107-56 [GPO: Text, PDF]
Note: H.R. 3162, the USA PATRIOT Act, incorporated provisions of two earlier anti-terrorism bills: H.R. 2975, which passed the House on 10/12/2001; and S. 1510, which passed the Senate on 10/11/2001. Provisions of H.R. 3004, the Financial Anti-Terrorism Act, were incorporated as Title III in H.R. 3162.

42. H.R.3255 : To respond to the threat of bioterrorism.
Sponsor: Rep Menendez, Robert [NJ-13] (introduced 11/8/2001)      Cosponsors (140)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Judiciary; House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Armed Services; House Science; House Intelligence (Permanent Select); House International Relations; House Agriculture; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 12/6/2001 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from DOD, DOE.

43. H.R.3437 : To amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to establish a program to ensure greater security for United States Seaports, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [FL-22] (introduced 12/6/2001)      Cosponsors (20)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Judiciary; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 1/28/2002 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Referred to Maritime Administration for report.
Note: For further action, see S. 1214, which became Public Law 107-295 on 11/25/2002.

44. H.R.3507 : To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2002, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Young, Don [AK] (introduced 12/18/2001)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 12/20/2001 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 301.
Note: For further action, see S. 1214, which became Public Law 107-295 on 11/25/2002.

45. H.R.3621 : To improve the security of seaports and the marine environment to promote public safety and commerce.
Sponsor: Rep Vitter, David [LA-1] (introduced 1/23/2002)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Ways and Means; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/18/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

46. H.R.3782 : To respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines in the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ose, Doug [CA-3] (introduced 2/14/2002)      Cosponsors (83)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Agriculture; House Resources; House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Education and the Workforce; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/9/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

47. H.R.3894 : To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to restore fairness to immigration law, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] (introduced 3/7/2002)      Cosponsors (41)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/18/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

48. H.R.3983 : To ensure the security of maritime transportation in the United States against acts of terrorism, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Young, Don [AK] (introduced 3/18/2002)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
House Reports: 107-405
Latest Major Action: 6/4/2002 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Note: For further action, see S. 1214, which became Public Law 107-295 on 11/25/2002.

49. H.R.4026 : To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses.
Sponsor: Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD-6] (introduced 3/20/2002)      Cosponsors (19)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/6/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

50. H.R.4070 : To amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional safeguards for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries with representative payees, to enhance program protections, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [FL-22] (introduced 3/20/2002)      Cosponsors (18)
Committees: House Ways and Means; Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 11/18/2002 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

51. H.R.4108 : To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve the administrative structure for carrying out the immigration laws.
Sponsor: Rep Kolbe, Jim [AZ-5] (introduced 4/9/2002)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/6/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

52. H.R.4779 : To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2002 through 2004 for the United States Customs Service for antiterrorism, drug interdiction, and other operations, for the Office of the United States Trade Representative, for the United States International Trade Commission, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Crane, Philip M. [IL-8] (introduced 5/21/2002)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

53. H.R.5005 : To establish the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Armey, Richard K. [TX-26] (by request) (introduced 6/24/2002)      Cosponsors (118)
Committees: House Homeland Security (Select); House Agriculture; House Appropriations; House Armed Services; House Energy and Commerce; House Financial Services; House Government Reform; House Intelligence (Permanent Select); House International Relations; House Judiciary; House Science; House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Ways and Means
House Reports: 107-609 Part 1
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 107-296 [GPO: Text, PDF]
Note: On 11/19/2002, S.Amdt. 4901 substituted text essentially the same as H.R. 5710 in H.R. 5005. The House agreed to the Senate amendment on 11/22/2002. Other earlier bills included H.R. 4660, S. 1534, S. 2452, and S. 2794.

54. H.R.5013 : To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to bar the admission, and facilitate the removal, of alien terrorists and their supporters and fundraisers, to secure our borders against terrorists, drug traffickers, and other illegal aliens, to facilitate the removal of illegal aliens and aliens who are criminals or human rights abusers, to reduce visa, document, employment, and voting fraud, to reform the legal immigration system, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Gekas, George W. [PA-17] (introduced 6/25/2002)      Cosponsors (44)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/18/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

55. H.R.5120 : Making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Istook, Ernest J., Jr. [OK-5] (introduced 7/15/2002)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Appropriations
House Reports: 107-575
Latest Major Action: 7/25/2002 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 517.
Note: FY2003 Treasury-Postal Service appropriations were enacted in Public Law 108-7, the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003.

56. H.R.5264 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deter the smuggling of tobacco products into the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Doggett, Lloyd [TX-10] (introduced 7/26/2002)      Cosponsors (90)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 8/20/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

57. H.R.5410 : Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kolbe, Jim [AZ-5] (introduced 9/19/2002)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Appropriations
House Reports: 107-663
Latest Major Action: 9/19/2002 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 406.
Note: FY2003 Foreign Operations appropriations were enacted in Public Law 108-7, the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003.

58. H.R.5619 : To require the Secretary of the Treasury to take certain actions with respect to the prevention of illegal transshipments, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hayes, Robin [NC-8] (introduced 10/10/2002)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 11/12/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

59. H.R.5710 : To establish the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Armey, Richard K. [TX-26] (introduced 11/12/2002)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Homeland Security (Select)
Latest Major Action: 11/14/2002 Received in the Senate.
Note: For further action, see H.R. 5005, which became Public Law 107-296 on 11/25/2002.

60. S.RES.107 : A resolution congratulating the people of Peru on the occasion of their democratic elections on June 3, 2001.
Sponsor: Sen Helms, Jesse [NC] (introduced 6/8/2001)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 6/25/2001 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

61. S.16 : A bill to improve law enforcement, crime prevention, and victim assistance in the 21st century.
Sponsor: Sen Daschle, Thomas A. [SD] (introduced 1/22/2001)      Cosponsors (16)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/22/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

62. S.89 : A bill to enhance the illegal narcotics control activities of the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Grassley, Chuck [IA] (introduced 1/22/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/22/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

63. S.92 : A bill to authorize appropriations for the United States Customs Service for fiscal years 2002 and 2003, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Gramm, Phil [TX] (introduced 1/22/2001)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 1/22/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

64. S.96 : A bill to ensure that employees of traveling sales crews are protected under there Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and under other provisions of law.
Sponsor: Sen Kohl, Herb [WI] (introduced 1/22/2001)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 1/22/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

65. S.118 : A bill to strengthen the penalties for violations of plant quarantine laws.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 1/22/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Latest Major Action: 1/22/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

66. S.121 : A bill to establish an Office of Children's Services within the Department of Justice to coordinate and implement Government actions involving unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 1/22/2001)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/28/2002 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration. Hearings held.

67. S.191 : A bill to abolish the death penalty under Federal Law.
Sponsor: Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI] (introduced 1/25/2001)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/25/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

68. S.435 : A bill to provide that the annual drug certification procedures under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 not apply to certain countries with which the United States has bilateral agreements and other plans relating to counterdrug activities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Boxer, Barbara [CA] (introduced 3/1/2001)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 3/1/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

69. S.787 : A bill to prohibit the importation of diamonds from countries that have not become signatories to an international agreement establishing a certification system for exports and imports of rough diamonds or that have not unilaterally implemented a certification system meeting the standards set forth herein.
Sponsor: Sen Gregg, Judd [NH] (introduced 4/26/2001)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 4/26/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

70. S.799 : A bill to prohibit the use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals by the United States Customs Service personnel, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 4/30/2001)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 4/30/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

71. S.1031 : A bill to authorize additional appropriations for the United States Customs Service for personnel, technology, and infrastructure to expedite the flow of legal commercial and passenger traffic along the Southwest land border, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Gramm, Phil [TX] (introduced 6/13/2001)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 6/13/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

72. S.1084 : A bill to prohibit the importation into the United States of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds have in place a system of controls on rough diamonds, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 6/21/2001)      Cosponsors (15)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 6/21/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

73. S.1170 : A bill to make the United States' energy policy toward Iraq consistent with the national security policies of the United States.
Sponsor: Sen Murkowski, Frank H. [AK] (introduced 7/12/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 7/12/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

74. S.1209 : A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to consolidate and improve the trade adjustment assistance programs, to provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Bingaman, Jeff [NM] (introduced 7/19/2001)      Cosponsors (47)
Committees: Senate Finance
Senate Reports: 107-134
Latest Major Action: 2/4/2002 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 313.

75. S.1214 : A bill to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to establish a program to ensure greater security for United States seaports, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Hollings, Ernest F. [SC] (introduced 7/20/2001)      Cosponsors (14)
Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Senate Reports: 107-64; Latest Conference Report: 107-777 (in Congressional Record H8561-8590)
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 107-295 [GPO: Text, PDF]
Note: As enacted, S. 1214 concerns port security, Coast Guard FY2003 authorization, and other maritime issues.

76. S.1215 : An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Hollings, Ernest F. [SC] (introduced 7/20/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Appropriations
Senate Reports: 107-42
Latest Major Action: 11/29/2001 Senate floor actions. Status: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Note: For further action, see H.R. 2500, which became Public Law 107-77 on 11/28/2001.

77. S.1232 : A bill to provide for the effective punishment of online child molesters, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen McConnell, Mitch [KY] (introduced 7/24/2001)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/24/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

78. S.1236 : A bill to reduce criminal gang activities.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 7/25/2001)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/25/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

79. S.1315 : A bill to make improvements in title 18, United States Code, and safeguard the integrity of the criminal justice system.
Sponsor: Sen Leahy, Patrick J. [VT] (introduced 8/2/2001)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 8/2/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

80. S.1371 : A bill to combat money laundering and protect the United States financial system by strengthening safeguards in private banking and correspondent banking, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Levin, Carl [MI] (introduced 8/3/2001)      Cosponsors (8)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 8/3/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

81. S.1398 : An original bill making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Dorgan, Byron L. [ND] (introduced 9/4/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Appropriations
Senate Reports: 107-57
Latest Major Action: 11/14/2001 Senate floor actions. Status: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Note: For further action, see H.R. 2590, which became Public Law 107-67 on 11/12/2001.

82. S.1401 : An original bill to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and for United States international broadcasting activities for fiscal years 2002 and 2003, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] (introduced 9/4/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Senate Reports: 107-60
Latest Major Action: 9/4/2001 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 149.
Note: For further action, see H.R. 1646, which became Public Law 107-228 on 9/30/2002.

83. S.1416 : An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Levin, Carl [MI] (introduced 9/12/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Armed Services
Senate Reports: 107-62
Latest Major Action: 9/12/2001 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 155.
Note: For further action, see S. 1438, which became Public Law 107-107 on 12/28/2001.

84. S.1419 : An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Levin, Carl [MI] (introduced 9/12/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2001 Held at the desk.
Note: For further action, see S. 1438, which became Public Law 107-107 on 12/28/2001.

85. S.1438 : A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military constructions, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Levin, Carl [MI] (introduced 9/19/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Conference Report: 107-333 (in Congressional Record H9333-9751)
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 107-107 [GPO: Text, PDF]
Note: H.R. 2586 was the House-passed version of the FY 2002 defense authorization bill. S. 1155 was introduced by request, based on the President's budget request. S. 1416 was the version of the defense authorization bill from the Senate Armed Services Committee and S. 1438 was a later similar version. S. 1417, S. 1418, and S. 1419 each contained a portion of S. 1438 as amended. The House inserted H.R. 2586 in S. 1438 prior to S. 1438 passage. Differences between the House and Senate versions of S. 1438 were resolved in conference.

86. S.1510 : A bill to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Daschle, Thomas A. [SD] (introduced 10/4/2001)      Cosponsors (25)
Latest Major Action: 10/11/2001 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 96 - 1. Record Vote Number: 302.
Note: H.R. 3162, the USA PATRIOT Act, incorporated provisions of two earlier anti-terrorism bills: H.R. 2975, which passed the House on 10/12/2001; and S. 1510. Provisions of H.R. 3004, the Financial Anti-Terrorism Act, were incorporated as Title III in H.R. 3162. H.R. 3162 became Public Law 107-56 on 10/26/2001.

87. S.1511 : An original bill to combat international money laundering, thwart the financing of terrorism, and protect the United States financial system, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Sarbanes, Paul S. [MD] (introduced 10/9/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/9/2001 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 185.

88. S.1536 : An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Harkin, Tom [IA] (introduced 10/11/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Appropriations
Senate Reports: 107-84
Latest Major Action: 1/23/2002 Senate floor actions. Status: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Note: For further action, see H.R.3061, which became Public Law 107-116 on 1/10/2002.

89. S.1874 : A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Sessions, Jeff [AL] (introduced 12/20/2001)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 12/20/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

90. S.1935 : A bill to amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to include inspectors of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, inspectors and canine enforcement officers of the United States Customs Service, and revenue officers of the Internal Revenue Service as law enforcement officers.
Sponsor: Sen Mikulski, Barbara A. [MD] (introduced 2/12/2002)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: Senate Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/22/2002 Referred to Senate subcommittee. Status: Committee on Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services.

91. S.2091 : A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit gunrunning, and provide mandatory minimum penalties for crimes related to gunrunning.
Sponsor: Sen Torricelli, Robert G. [NJ] (introduced 4/11/2002)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 4/11/2002 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

92. S.2444 : A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve the administration and enforcement of the immigration laws, to enhance the security of the United States, and to establish the Office of Children's Services within the Department of Justice, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Kennedy, Edward M. [MA] (introduced 5/2/2002)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/2/2002 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

93. S.2647 : A bill to require that activities carried out by the United States in Afghanistan relating to governance, reconstruction and development, and refugee relief and assistance will support the basic human rights of women and women's participation and leadership in these areas.
Sponsor: Sen Snowe, Olympia J. [ME] (introduced 6/19/2002)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 6/19/2002 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

94. S.2763 : A bill to respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines in the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 7/19/2002)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/19/2002 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

95. S.2779 : An original bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Leahy, Patrick J. [VT] (introduced 7/24/2002)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Appropriations
Senate Reports: 107-219
Latest Major Action: 7/24/2002 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 513.
Note: FY2003 Foreign Operations appropriations were enacted in Public Law 108-7, the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003.

96. S.2794 : A bill to establish a Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Gramm, Phil [TX] (introduced 7/25/2002)      Cosponsors (36)
Committees: Senate Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/25/2002 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Note: For further action on establishing a Department of Homeland Security, see H.R. 5005, which became Public Law 107-296 on 11/25/2002.

97. S.3017 : A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide retroactive effect to a sentencing safety valve provision.
Sponsor: Sen Levin, Carl [MI] (introduced 9/30/2002)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 9/30/2002 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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