Sen. Richard G. Lugar

Recent Activity

• Jan. 27 Cosponsored S2960: A bill to exempt aliens who are admitted as refugees or granted asylum and are employed overseas by the Federal Government from the 1-year physical presence requirement for adjustment of status to that of aliens lawfully admitted for permanent re…

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

• 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 SJRES26: A joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act.

• 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 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 Sponsored SRES385: A resolution recognizing the great progress made by the people of Ukraine in the establishment of democratic institutions, and supporting a free and transparent presidential election on January 17, 2010.

• Dec. 17 Cosponsored S2917: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the penalty for failure to disclose certain reportable transactions and the penalty for submitting a bad check to the Internal Revenue Service, to modify certain rules relating to Federa…

• Cosponsored SJRES24: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to financial disclosure and transparency by labor union management.

• Dec. 08 Cosponsored S2857: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the qualifying advanced energy project credit.

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

• Nov. 20 Cosponsored 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. 17 Cosponsored SRES354: A resolution commending Robert C. Byrd, Senator from West Virginia.

• Nov. 16 Cosponsored S2783: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for used oil re-refining, and for other purposes.

• Nov. 08 Cosponsored SRES340: A resolution expressing support for designation of a National Veterans History Project Week to encourage public participation in a nationwide project that collects and preserves the stories of the men and women who served our Nation in times of w…

• 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 Cosponsored S2734: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the prevention of diabetes, and for other purposes.

• Cosponsored SRES341: A resolution supporting peace, security, and innocent civilians affected by conflict in Yemen.

• Nov. 03 Sponsored S2727: START I Treaty Inspections and Monitoring Protocol Continuation Act of 2009

• Cosponsored SRES334: A resolution designating Thursday, November 19, 2009, as "Feed America Day".