Active Legislation is a list of current bills that have been receiving legislative or media attention. Bills are listed alphabetically by popular title or general subject. Active Legislation is updated weekly when the Senate is in session.
Use the following choices to view and track recent floor activity by date (choose from the last five days). If the Senate was not in session on the specified date, you will see a header with the date, but no items will appear.
Last Major Action - Obtain a list of all bills with Major Actions on the specified date. Bills Introduced - Obtain a list of all bills introduced on the specified date. Congressional Record - See the printed, and substantially verbatim account of proceedings in the Senate for the date specified. Daily Digest - Read a summary of the day's floor and committee actions, with page references to the Congressional Record. Also lists the measures scheduled for action during the next meeting. Roll Call Votes - Go to a table of all Roll Call Votes this year. The most recent votes are listed at the top.
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This chart compares legislative statistics over a 20-year period from 1984-2003. The chart is in PDF format.
There are several ways to read the text of bills, including Web and print resources. Use this guide to learn how to find copies of bills.