Legislative Research: US SB859 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress

US Congress Senate Bill 859 (Prior Session Legislation)

Other Sessions

Session	Title/Description	Last Action
2023-2024 118th Congress (Introduced - Dead)	A bill to provide for the expedited consideration of nominations for the Supreme Court of the United States. [SB859 2023 Detail][SB859 2023 Text][SB859 2023 Comments]	2023-03-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
2021-2022 117th Congress (Introduced - Dead)	A bill to terminate the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program. [SB859 2021 Detail][SB859 2021 Text][SB859 2021 Comments]	2021-03-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2019-2020 116th Congress (Introduced - Dead)	Extends through FY2036 authorization and eligibility for the program of hydroelectric production incentives and incentive payments to the owners or operators of hydroelectric facilities at existing dams to make capital improvements directly related t... [SB859 2019 Detail][SB859 2019 Text][SB859 2019 Comments]	2019-09-10 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 184.
2017-2018 115th Congress (Introduced - Dead)	Great Lakes Fishery Research Authorization Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to conduct critical monitoring, scientific assessments, and research in support of fisheries within the Great Lakes Basin between the United... [SB859 2017 Detail][SB859 2017 Text][SB859 2017 Comments]	2017-04-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
2015-2016 114th Congress (Introduced - Dead)	Crude-By-Rail Safety Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to: establish, by regulation, an interim national standard for the maximum volatility (measured by the vapor pressure) of crude oil transported by rail within the Unite... [SB859 2015 Detail][SB859 2015 Text][SB859 2015 Comments]	2015-03-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2013-2014 113th Congress (Introduced - Dead)	Animal and Public Health Protection Act - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to offer to enter into contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements with eligible laboratories to: (1) d... [SB859 2013 Detail][SB859 2013 Text][SB859 2013 Comments]	2013-05-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
2011-2012 112th Congress (Introduced - Dead)	Public Agency Accountability for Sexual Harassment Act - Prohibits sexual harassment (as defined under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) by any individual who is an agent of an organization or government and who administers a program or acti... [SB859 2011 Detail][SB859 2011 Text][SB859 2011 Comments]	2011-04-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2009-2010 111th Congress (Introduced - Dead)	Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Amendments of 2009 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to require the collection and updating of existing practices and procedures for rescuing and rehabilitating stranded or entangled (under current law,... [SB859 2009 Detail][SB859 2009 Text][SB859 2009 Comments]	2009-08-06 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 154.

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Legislative Citation

APA

US SB859 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress. (2013, May 06). LegiScan. Retrieved February 08, 2025, from https://legiscan.com/US/bill/SB859/2013

MLA

"US SB859 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 06 May. 2013. Web. 08 Feb. 2025. <https://legiscan.com/US/bill/SB859/2013>.

Chicago

"US SB859 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress." May 06, 2013 LegiScan. Accessed February 08, 2025. https://legiscan.com/US/bill/SB859/2013.

Turabian

LegiScan. US SB859 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress. 06 May 2013. https://legiscan.com/US/bill/SB859/2013 (accessed February 08, 2025).

Subjects

Agriculture and food
Animal and plant health
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Emergency planning and evacuation
Health promotion and preventive care
Higher education
Livestock
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases

Same As/Similar To

Bill	Relationship	Date	Title	Last Action
SB954	Related	2013-09-04	Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013	By Senator Stabenow from Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/01/2013. Report No. 113-88. Additional views filed.