Sen. Christopher J. Dodd

Viewing Christopher J. Dodd's recent press releases and news feeds.

• Feb. 26 Dodd Statement on Health Care Reform Summit

• Feb. 19 Dodd: Watch for New Credit Card Protections

• Feb. 01 Dodd Releases Financial Aid Resource Guide for Students

Viewing Christopher J. Dodd's recent legislative activity.

• Jan. 27 Sponsored S2961: A bill to provide debt relief to Haiti, and for other purposes.

• Sponsored S2962: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to apply an earnings test in determining the amount of monthly insurance benefits for individuals entitled to disability insurance benefits based on blindness.

• Jan. 25 Cosponsored SRES397: A resolution relative to the death of Charles McCurdy ("Mac") Mathias, Jr., former United States Senator for the State of Maryland.

• Jan. 20 Cosponsored SRES392: A resolution expressing the Sense of the Senate on the humanitarian catastrophe caused by the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti.

• Jan. 19 Cosponsored S1183: A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide assistance to the Government of Haiti to end within 5 years the deforestation in Haiti and restore within 30 years the extent of tropical forest cover in existence in Haiti in 1990, and …

• Cosponsored S2936: A bill to accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for the relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti.

• Dec. 21 Cosponsored SRES386: A resolution condemning the Government of Iran for restricting and suppressing freedom of the press, freedom of speech, freedom of expression, and freedom of assembly, and for its human rights abuses, and for other purposes.

• Dec. 10 Cosponsored S1790: Indian Health Care Improvement Reauthorization and Extension Act of 2009

• Dec. 08 Sponsored S2860: A bill to protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint, and for other purposes.

• Dec. 03 Cosponsored SRES370: A resolution relative to the death of Paula F. Hawkins, former United States Senator for the State of Florida.

• Dec. 02 Cosponsored S2831: A bill to provide for additional emergency unemployment compensation and to keep Americans working, and for other purposes.

• Nov. 30 Cosponsored S2730: A bill to extend and enhance the COBRA subsidy program under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

• Nov. 20 Sponsored SRES360: A resolution honoring the Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, for his service to the people of India and to the world, and welcoming the Prime Minister to the United States.

• Nov. 18 Sponsored S2799: Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2009

• Nov. 17 Cosponsored S1963: Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2009

• Cosponsored SRES354: A resolution commending Robert C. Byrd, Senator from West Virginia.

• Nov. 16 Cosponsored S2781: A bill to change references in Federal law to mental retardation to references to an intellectual disability, and to change references to a mentally retarded individual to references to an individual with an intellectual disability.

• Sponsored S2790: A bill to allow Americans to receive paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs, and the health needs of their families, related to a contagious illness.

• Nov. 09 Cosponsored SRES353: A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "American Education Week".

• Nov. 08 Cosponsored SRES278: A resolution honoring the Hudson River School painters for their contributions to the United States Senate.