Senate bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedAug 5, 2009
- Committee action—
- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 5, 2009 — Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-1134.
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
45 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 41 Democrats, 2 independents
2 of 45 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.
Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Mark Begich (D-AK), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Roland Burris (D-IL), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Bob Casey (D-PA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Russell Feingold (D-WI), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Al Franken (D-MN), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Edward Kaufman (D-DE), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), John Kerry (D-MA), Paul Kirk (D-MA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Herbert Kohl (D-WI), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Carl Levin (D-MI), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) and 15 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley.
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- S. 1244 (111th) Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009
- S. 1402 (111th) Small Business Jump Start Act of 2009
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.