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Senate bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2005

S. 1272Introduced Jun 20, 2005Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Sen. E. Nelson D-NE
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 20, 2005 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6831-6832)

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

41 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 25 Democrats, 2 independents

15 of 41 cosponsors (37%) are from the other party.

Max Baucus (D-MT), Evan Bayh (D-IN), Christopher Bond (R-MO), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Conrad Burns (R-MT), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Lincoln Chafee (R-RI), Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Norm Coleman (R-MN), Susan Collins (R-ME), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Jon Corzine (D-NJ), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), James Jeffords (I-VT), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), John Kerry (D-MA), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and 11 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. E. Nelson.

Sponsor’s state and district

Nebraska in Congress

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.