Bills About Government Operations And Politics Sponsored by Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

Sen. Wyden sponsored 35 bills about government operations and politics in the 117th Congress (2021-22).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
Dec. 17, 2020	S.5042	A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require high-ranking officers to provide adequate disclosure of debts.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Nov. 18, 2020	S.4912	A bill to amend the Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015 to require Federal agencies to obtain exemptions from certain cybersecurity requirements in order to avoid compliance with those requirements, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sept. 23, 2020	S.4668	A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to ensure that voters in elections for Federal office do not wait in long lines in order to vote.	2	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Sept. 15, 2020	S.RES.695	A resolution designating September 2020 as "National Voting Rights Month".	22	Bipartisan	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S5614-5615)
March 11, 2020	S.3440	A bill to require States to adopt contingency plans to prevent the disruption of Federal elections from the COVID-19 virus, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Nov. 14, 2019	S.2861	A bill to amend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 to clarify the prohibition on the use of certain Federal funds for lobbying, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sept. 12, 2019	S.RES.309	A resolution designating September 2019 as "National Voting Rights Month".	22	Bipartisan	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S5476-5477)
May 21, 2019	S.1569	A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to allow certain expenditures for cybersecurity-related services or assistance.	2	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3008)
May 15, 2019	S.1472	A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require paper ballots and risk-limiting audits in all Federal elections, and for other purposes.	15	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Jan. 3, 2019	S.20	A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require the disclosure of certain tax returns by Presidents and certain candidates for the office of the President, and for other purposes.	22	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Jan. 3, 2019	S.26	A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections, to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for automatic voter registration.	16	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Sept. 12, 2018	S.RES.626	A resolution designating September 2018 as "National Voting Rights Month".	19	Bipartisan	Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6146-6147)
June 12, 2018	S.3049	A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require paper ballots and risk-limiting audits in all Federal elections, and for other purposes.	14	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
May 25, 2017	S.1231	A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections, to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for automatic voter registration.	19	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Jan. 4, 2017	S.26	A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require the disclosure of certain tax returns by Presidents and certain candidates for the office of the President, and for other purposes.	23	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Sept. 15, 2016	S.3348	A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require candidates of major parties for the office of President to disclose recent tax return information.	10	All Democrats	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 633.
July 14, 2016	S.3214	A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections, to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for automatic voter registration.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5165-5166)
May 25, 2016	S.2979	A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require candidates of major parties for the office of President to disclose recent tax return information.	9	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Jan. 8, 2015	S.136	A bill to amend chapter 21 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in the civil service.	2	Bipartisan	Became Public Law No: 114-62.
July 29, 2014	S.2683	A bill to reform classification and security clearance processes throughout the Federal Government and, within the Department of Homeland Security, to establish an effective and transparent process for the designation, investigation, adjudication, denial, suspension, and revocation of security clearances, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
April 23, 2013	S.791	A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the disclosure of contributions and expenditures for independent Federal election-related activity, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sept. 21, 2012	S.3611	A bill to prohibit executive agencies from procuring merchandise subject to antidumping or countervailing duty orders, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
March 8, 2011	S.514	A bill to amend chapter 21 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that fathers of permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in the civil service.	5	Bipartisan	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.
July 26, 2010	S.3650	A bill to amend chapter 21 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in the civil service.	5	Bipartisan	By Senator Lieberman from Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 111-374.
May 4, 2010	S.3299	A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections.	6	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3096-3097)
May 4, 2010	S.3300	A bill to establish a Vote by Mail grant program.	6	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3097-3098)
May 4, 2010	S.3301	A bill to establish an Online Voter Registration grant program.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3098-3099)
June 22, 2009	S.1314	A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 630 Northeast Killingsworth Avenue in Portland, Oregon, as the "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Post Office".	1	All Democrats	Became Public Law No: 111-111.
Feb. 12, 2009	S.RES.48	A resolution honoring the sesquicentennial of Oregon statehood.	1	All Democrats	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2254-2255; text as passed Senate: CR S2255; text of measure as introduced: CR S2252)
March 23, 2007	S.979	A bill to establish a Vote by Mail grant program.	4	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3710-3712)
Sept. 29, 2006	S.4018	A bill to establish a Vote by Mail grant program.	2	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10695-10696)
July 15, 2004	S.2672	A bill to establish an Independent National Security Classification Board in the executive branch, and for other purposes.	5	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Intelligence. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8236-8237)
May 6, 2004	S.2392	A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require candidates to stand by their printed and Internet advertising, and for other purposes.	1	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5000)
April 10, 2003	S.876	A bill to require public disclosure of noncompetitive contracting for the reconstruction of the infrastructure of Iraq, and for other purposes.	7	Bipartisan	Star Print ordered on the bill.
March 21, 1996	S.1636	A bill to designate the United States Courthouse under construction at 1030 Southwest 3rd Avenue, Portland, Oregon, as the "Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse," and for other purposes.	0		Became Public Law No: 104-221.

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