A bill to create jobs, restore economic growth, and strengthen America's middle class through measures that modernize the nation's infrastructure, enhance America's energy independence, expand educational opportunities, preserve and improve affordable health care, provide tax relief, and protect those in greatest need, and for other purposes.

Overview Sponsor: Sen. Harry Reid [D-NV]show cosponsors (17) Cosponsors: Mark Begich [D-AK] Jeff Bingaman [D-NM] Barbara Boxer [D-CA] Sherrod Brown [D-OH] Robert Casey [D-PA] Hillary Clinton [D-NY] Richard Durbin [D-IL] Edward Kennedy [D-MA] John Kerry [D-MA] Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ] Carl Levin [D-MI] Joseph Lieberman [I-CT] Claire McCaskill [D-MO] Robert Menéndez [D-NJ] Charles Schumer [D-NY] Debbie Ann Stabenow [D-MI] Text: Summary | Full Text Status: Introduced Jan 6, 2009 Reported by Committee Jan 7, 2009 Senate Vote ... House Vote ... Signed by President ... This bill was considered in committee which has recommended it be considered by the Senate as a whole. Although it has been placed on a calendar of business, the order in which legislation is considered and voted on is determined by the majority party leadership. Keep in mind that sometimes the text of one bill is incorporated into another bill, and in those cases the original bill, as it would appear here, would seem to be abandoned. [Last Updated: Nov 14, 2009 5:34AM] Last Action: Jan 7, 2009: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1. Related: See the Related Legislation page for other bills related to this one and a list of subject terms that have been applied to this bill. Sometimes the text of one bill or resolution is incorporated into another, and in those cases the original bill or resolution, as it would appear here, would seem to be abandoned.

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