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Senate bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

New Frontier Congressional Gold Medal Act

S. 951Introduced May 1, 2009Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Sponsor: Sen. Clarence Nelson D-FL
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 23, 2010 — Message received in the Senate: Returned to the Senate pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1653.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 951.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 951, last updated April 7, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 26, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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

40 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 29 Democrats, 1 independent

10 of 40 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.

Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Mark Begich (D-AK), Robert Bennett (R-UT), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Robert Byrd (D-WV), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Bob Casey (D-PA), John Cornyn (R-TX), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Michael Enzi (R-WY), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Judd Gregg (R-NH), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Kay Hutchison (R-TX), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Edward Kaufman (D-DE), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Carl Levin (D-MI), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Mel Martinez (R-FL), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Patty Murray (D-WA) and 10 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Clarence Nelson.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress

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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.