Sen. John Cornyn

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District SD-TX
Party Republican
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Bills Introduced 409

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US Congress 112th Congress

Child Protection Act of 2012 [S.3456]
Child Protection Act of 2012 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to 20 years for transporting, receiving, distributing, selling, or possessing pornographic images of a child under the age of 12. Requires a U.S. district court to issue a protective order prohibiting harassment or intimidation of a minor victim or witness if the court finds evidence that the conduct at issue is reasonably likely to adversely affect the willingness of the minor witness or victim to testify or otherwise participate in a federal (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 07/30/2012

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Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2012 [S.3482]
Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2012 - Reduces the estimated committee allocation of the appropriate levels of budget totals for FY2013 for the Senate Committee on Appropriations to: (1) $985 billion in total new budget authority, and (2) $1.118 trillion in total budget outlays. Expresses the sense of Congress that it should enact comprehensive tax reform that lowers marginal rates, broadens the base, and simplifies the tax code to increase economic growth while generating revenues that are in line with the historical average of 18% of Gross Domestic (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Budget. on 08/02/2012

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Audit the Pentagon Act of 2012 [S.3487]
Audit the Pentagon Act of 2012 - Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 to require the financial improvement and audit readiness plan of the Department of Defense (DOD) to ensure that: (1) a complete and validated statement of DOD budgetary resources is ready by the end of FY2014, and (2) the full set of DOD consolidated financial statements for each of FY2017 and thereafter are ready in a timely manner and in preparation for audit. Provides that DOD financial statements shall cease to be covered by specified DOD financial (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 08/02/2012

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A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements. [S.3500]
Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Secretary of the Interior, within 30 days after being served with a complaint in an action alleging a failure to perform an act or duty related to an endangered species or threatened species determination, to publish the complaint. Prohibits the failure of the Secretary to meet such deadline from being the basis for such an action. Sets forth requirements concerning the intervention in such actions by affected parties and referral to a mediation program. Authorizes the court, in issuing any (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 08/02/2012

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Military Religious Freedom Act of 2012 [S.3526]
Military Religious Freedom Act of 2012 - Requires the Armed Forces to accommodate the conscience and sincerely held moral principles and religious beliefs of its members concerning the appropriate and inappropriate expression of human sexuality, and prohibits the Armed Forces from using such conscience, principles, or beliefs (beliefs) as the basis of any adverse personnel action, discrimination, or denial of promotion, schooling, training, or assignment. Prohibits any member from: (1) directing, ordering, or requiring a chaplain to perform any (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Wicker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 09/11/2012

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North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act of 2012 [S.3543]
North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act of 2012 - Makes the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 and provisions of the federal criminal code prohibiting importation of injurious animals inapplicable to any water transfer by the North Texas Municipal Water District and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority using only closed conveyance systems from the Lake Texoma raw water intake structure to treatment facilities at which all zebra mussels are extirpated and removed from the transferred water.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 09/13/2012

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Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2011 [S.358]
Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2011 - Sets forth general requirements for the federal regulatory system, including the protection of public health, welfare, safety, and the environment, the promotion of predictability in the regulatory process, and the consideration of benefits and costs of regulations. Requires federal agencies to: (1) propose or adopt regulations only upon a reasoned determination that the benefits of such regulations justify their costs; (2) tailor regulations to impose the least burden on society and to maximize (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 112-220. on 07/20/2011

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HELP Act [S.360]
Honest Expenditure Limitation Program Act of 2011 or HELP Act - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to make it out of order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report that includes any provision that would exceed specified non-security discretionary spending limits for FY2011-FY2021. Limits non-security discretionary spending limits: (1) for FY2011-FY2016 to the levels provided in FY2008; and (2) for FY2017-FY2021 to such amount adjusted annually for inflation. Defines (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S793) on 02/16/2011

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A bill to rename section 219(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as the Kay Bailey Hutchison Spousal IRA. [S.3667]
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to rename the section heading of Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to the individual retirement accounts (IRAs) of married individuals as the Kay Bailey Hutchison Spousal IRA.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn Received In The House. on 12/30/2012

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A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research. [S.384]
Extends, for four years, the authority of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to issue a semipostal to contribute to funding for breast cancer research.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Became Public Law No: 112-80. on 12/23/2011

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