This page contains bills sponsored by incumbent Senators who are running for re-election in 2008, plus House incumbents running for Senate in 2008. Bill sponsorships indicate the topics that legislators are most interested in, and spend the most time on. These bills are selected as the "signature issue" that each legislator focused on.

08-S2844 on Apr 10, 2008

1. the use of a rapid testing method;
2. measures for communication within 24 hours of the results of a water sample concerning pollutants to specified officials with authority to require the prevention or treatment of the sources of beach water pollution;
3. measures to develop and implement a beach water pollution source identification and tracking program for the coastal recreation waters that are not meeting applicable water quality standards for pathogens; and
4. a publicly accessible and searchable global information system database with information updated within 24 hours of its availability, organized by beach and with defined standards, sampling plan, monitoring protocols, sampling results, and number and cause of beach closing and advisory days.
5. Legislative Outcome: Related bills: H.R.2537, S.1506. Senate Reports: 110-414.

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   Participating counts on VoteMatch question 8. Question 8: Human needs over animal rights Scores: -2=Strongly oppose; -1=Oppose; 0=neutral; 1=Support; 2=Strongly support.
   • Topic: Environment
   • Headline: Grants for beach water pollution under Clean Water Act (Score: -1)
   • Headline 2: Grants for beach water pollution under Clean Water Act (Score: -1)
     
     Participating counts on AmericansElect question 8.
   • Headline: Grants for beach water pollution under Clean Water Act (Answer: C)
   • Headline 2: Grants for beach water pollution under Clean Water Act (Answer: C)
   • AmericansElect Quiz Question 8 on Environment: Which of the following statements comes closest to your personal view?
     • A: Natural resources exist for the benefit of humanity
     • B: Natural resources exist for the benefit of humanity, but should be somewhat protected
     • C: Natural resources should be mostly protected, but also exist for the benefit of humanity
     • D: Natural resources exist on their own and should be completely protected
     • E: Unsure
     
     
     
   • Key for participation codes:
   • Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
   • Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
   • Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
   • Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred
   • Surveys: '+' supports; '-' opposes.
   
   
   

   Democrats participating in 08-S2844
   Gary Ackerman	s2o	New York Dem./Ind./Lib. (Retiring 2012)
   Howard Berman	s2o	California Democrat
   Timothy Bishop	s2o	New York Democrat
   Sherrod Brown	s2o	OH Democratic Sr Senator
   Lois Capps	s2o	California Democrat
   Benjamin Cardin	s2o	Maryland Democrat
   Hillary Clinton	s2o	NY Former Democratic Senator (NY); now Secretary of State
   Bill Delahunt	s2o	Massachusetts Democrat (until 2010)
   Rosa DeLauro	s2o	Connecticut Democrat
   Richard Durbin	s2o	IL Democratic Sr Senator
   Anna Eshoo	s2o	California Democrat
   Bob Filner	s2o	California Democrat (Mayoral run 2011)
   Jane Harman	s2o	California Democrat (Resigned 2011)
   Alcee Hastings	s2o	Florida Democrat
   Brian Higgins	s2o	New York Democrat
   Steve Israel	s2o	New York Democrat
   Steve Kagen	s2o	WI Former Democratic challenger (2012)
   John Kerry	s2o	MA Democratic Sr Senator
   Ron Klein	s2o	Florida Former Democrat (until 2010)
   Amy Klobuchar	s2o	MN Democrat/DFL Sr Senator
   Frank Lautenberg	s1i	NJ Democratic Sr Senator (retiring 2014)
   Zoe Lofgren	s2o	California Democrat
   Nita Lowey	s2o	New York Democrat
   Carolyn Maloney	s2o	New York Democrat/Liberal
   Doris Matsui	s1i	California Democrat
   Carolyn McCarthy	s2o	New York Dem./Ind./Working-Families
   Mike McIntyre	s2o	North Carolina Democrat
   Gregory Meeks	s2o	New York Dem./Working-Families
   Robert Menendez	s2o	New Jersey Democrat
   George Miller	s2o	California Democrat
   Solomon Ortiz	s2o	Texas Democrat (Unseated 2010)
   Frank Pallone	s1i	New Jersey Democrat
   Steven Rothman	s2o	New Jersey Democrat
   Linda Sanchez	s2o	California Democrat
   Loretta Sanchez	s2o	California Democrat
   Jan Schakowsky	s2o	Illinois Democrat
   Charles Schumer	s2o	NY Democratic Sr Senator
   Jose Serrano	s2o	New York Democrat/Liberal
   Carol Shea-Porter	s2o	New Hampshire Democrat
   David Adam Smith	s2o	Washington Democrat
   Debbie Stabenow	s2o	MI Democratic Jr Senator
   Henry Waxman	s2o	California Democrat
   Anthony Weiner	s2o	New York Former Democrat(Resigned 2011)
   Robert Wexler	s2o	Florida Democrat (resigned Jan. 2010)
   Sheldon Whitehouse	s2o	RI Democratic Jr Senator, previously attorney general

   
   
   

   Republicans participating in 08-S2844
   Peter King	s2o	New York Rep./Ind./Cons./Right-To-Life
   Mark Kirk	s2o	IL Republican Jr Senator
   Jim Saxton	s2o	New Jersey Republican (Retiring 2008)
   Christopher Smith	s2o	New Jersey Republican
   George Voinovich	s2o	OH Republican Sr Senator (retiring 2010)
   John Warner	s2o	VA Former Republican Senator (retired 2008)

   
   
   

   Independents participating in 08-S2844
   Donna Christensen	s2o	Virgin Islands -
   Joseph Lieberman	s2o	CT Independent Sr Senator; Gore's VP nominee (Retiring)
   Joe Sestak	s2o	PA 2010 Democratic Senate Challenger; currently US Rep.

   
   
   

   Total recorded by OnTheIssues:

   Democrats: 45 Republicans: 6 Independents: 3