That 10 point plan of Sen. Kerry's and pending legislation

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A while back someone asked what would be different if John Kerry were President. The Senator listed his 10 Point Plan for what to do in America that is not being done now by the current Administration. I thought I would go through the Plan and link it to current legislation the Senator has filed that might actually get out of Committee with a Dem Pres and Congress.

Not a definitive list, just some suggestions. Go to this link: http://thomas.loc.gov/ and use the pulldown menu to see the bills filed by Sen. Kerry. Please note, these are only the bills that the good Senator filed and doesn't include co-sponsored amendments.

(1) Obey the law, and Protect civil rights in this country.

S. 2369 March 6, 2006
Mr. SPECTER (for himself, Mr. LEAHY, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. SUNUNU, Mr. FEINGOLD, Mr. CRAIG, Mr. HAGEL, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. SALAZAR, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. OBAMA, and Mr. KERRY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

To require a more reasonable period for delayed-notice search warrants, to provide enhanced judicial review of FISA orders and national security letters, to require an enhanced factual basis for a FISA order, and to create national security letter sunset provisions.

(2) Tell the truth, and tell it to Americans all the time.

82. S.AMDT.2507 to S.1042 To require reports on clandestine facilities for the detention of individuals captured in the global war on terrorism.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. (introduced 11/10/2005) Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 11/10/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 2507 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 82 - 9. Record Vote Number: 318.

(3) Fire the incompetents, and Restore competence and integrity to Washington.

1. S.CON.RES.82 : A concurrent resolution to establish a procedure for the appointment of independent Congressional Ethics Office to investigate ethics violations in the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. (introduced 2/28/2006) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/28/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

(4) Chase the money changers from the temples of democracy, and
reclaim it for the grassroots of this nation.

28. S.2268 : A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to deny Federal retirement benefits to individuals convicted of certain offenses, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. (introduced 2/9/2006) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/28/2006 Referred to Senate subcommittee. Status: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.

5) Bring our troops home from Iraq.

4. S.J.RES.33 : A joint resolution to provide for a strategy for successfully empowering a new unity government in Iraq.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. (introduced 4/6/2006) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 4/6/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

(6) Find Osama bin Laden, and Secure our ports and homeland.

62. S.AMDT.1162 to H.R.2360 To require the Inspector General to report to the Congress on the port security grant programs.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. (introduced 7/11/2005) Cosponsors (4)
Latest Major Action: 7/12/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1162 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.


(7) Stop subsidizing “Big Oil,” and start investing in energy alternatives.

3. S.RES.372 : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that oil and gas companies should not be provided outer Continental Shelf royalty relief when energy prices are at historic highs.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. (introduced 2/14/2006) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

60. S.AMDT.844 to H.R.6 To express the sense of the Senate regarding the need for the United States to address global climate change through comprehensive and cost-effective national measures and through the negotiation of fair and binding international commitments under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. (introduced 6/22/2005) Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 6/22/2005 Senate amendment not agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 844 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 49. Record Vote Number: 151.


(8) Make access to affordable healthcare a right and not a privilege.

5. S.114 : A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every uninsured child in America has health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. (introduced 1/24/2005) Cosponsors (10)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 1/24/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

(9) Reduce the deficit, and Respect work over wealth.

85. S.AMDT.2616 to S.2020 To accelerate marriage penalty relief for the earned income tax credit, to extend the election to include combat pay in earned income, and to make modifications of effective dates of leasing provisions of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. (introduced 11/17/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 11/17/2005 Amendment SA 2616 ruled out of order by the chair.


(10) Invest in education, and Fight for American jobs that restore the American dream.

49. S.2586 : A bill to establish a 2-year pilot program to develop a curriculum at historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges, and Hispanic serving institutions to foster entrepreneurship and business development in underserved minority communities.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. (introduced 4/6/2006) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Latest Major Action: 4/6/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.


74. S.AMDT.1695 to H.R.2862 To strengthen the loan, procurement assistance, and management education programs of the Small Business Administration in order to help small businesses and home owners hurt by Hurricane Katrina meet their existing obligations, finance their businesses, and maintain and create jobs, thereby providing stability to the national economy.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. (introduced 9/13/2005) Cosponsors (4)
Latest Major Action: 9/15/2005 Proposed amendment SA 1695 withdrawn in Senate.


**** Borrowed the list from the Dem Daily. Feel free to take it back with links if it is interesting.