Sen. Byron L. Dorgan

Recent Activity

• 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 S2760: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase in the annual amount authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans.

• 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 S1939: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.

• Dec. 15 Cosponsored S2889: A bill to reauthorize the Surface Transportation Board, and for other purposes.

• Dec. 10 Cosponsored S2869: A bill to increase loan limits for small business concerns, to provide for low interest refinancing for small business concerns, and for other purposes.

• Dec. 08 Cosponsored S2853: A bill to establish a Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action, to assure the long-term fiscal stability and economic security of the Federal Government of the United States, and to expand future prosperity growth for all Americans.

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

• Nov. 30 Cosponsored S2821: A bill to require a review of existing trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review, to establish terms for future trade agreements, to express the sense of the Congress that the role of Congress in making t…

• Nov. 19 Cosponsored S1067: A bill to support stabilization and lasting peace in northern Uganda and areas affected by the Lord's Resistance Army through development of a regional strategy to support multilateral efforts to successfully protect civilians and eliminate the t…

• Nov. 18 Cosponsored SRES337: A resolution designating December 6, 2009, as "National Miners Day".

• 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. 09 Sponsored S2768: A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the National Transportation Safety Board for fiscal years 2010 through 2014, and for other purposes.

• Nov. 08 Cosponsored SRES210: A resolution designating the week beginning on November 9, 2009, as National School Psychology Week.

• Nov. 05 Cosponsored SRES344: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the tragic shooting at Fort Hood, Texas on November 5, 2009.

• Nov. 04 Sponsored S2745: A bill to prohibit the use of personal wireless communications devices and laptop computers by the flight crew of commercial aircraft on the flight deck of such aircraft during aircraft operations.

• Sponsored SRES342: A resolution recognizing National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage and culture of American Indians and Alaska Natives and the contributions of American Indians and Alaska Natives to the United States.

• Oct. 28 Sponsored SRES329: A resolution recognizing the month of October 2009 as "National Principals Month".