Biography
BINGAMAN, Jesse Francis, Jr. (Jeff), a Senator from New Mexico; born in El Paso, Tex., October 3, 1943; attended public schools of Silver City, N.Mex.; graduated, Harvard College 1965 and Stanford Law School 1968; served in the United States Army Reserve 1968-1974; admitted to the New Mexico bar 1968; assistant New Mexico attorney general 1969; counsel to State constitutional convention 1969; commenced private practice in 1970; elected New Mexico attorney general 1979-1982; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1982 for the term commencing January 3, 1983; reelected in 1988, 1994, and again in 2000 for the term ending January 3, 2007; chairman, Senate Impeachment Trial Committee (1989-1991), Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (January 3-20, 2001; June 6, 2001-January

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Bills Sponsored (83)
Bill name Last Action
S.3584A bill to comprehensively prevent, treat, and decrease overweight and obesity in our Nation's pop...09/25/2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9498-9499)
S.3518A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the limitations on the deduction of i...09/18/2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9030-9031)
S.1756A bill to provide supplemental ex gratia compensation to the Republic of the Marshall Islands for...09/16/2008Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the ...
S.2156A bill to authorize and facilitate the improvement of water management by the Bureau of Reclamati...09/16/2008Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the ...
S.2779A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to clarify that uncertifie...09/16/2008Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. Withou...

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Bills Co-Sponsored (363)
Bill name Last Action
S.RES.729A resolution expressing the opposition of the Senate to a proposed regulation by the Environmenta...12/10/2008Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10...
S.3711A bill to authorize a cost of living adjustment for the Federal judiciary.
12/09/2008Received in the House.
S.RES.719A resolution recognizing National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month and celebratin...12/09/2008Senate Committee on Indian Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10836)
S.1193A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to take into trust 2 parcels of Federal land for t...12/02/2008Became Public Law No: 110-453.
S.1924A bill to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to create a presumption that a disabil...11/17/2008By Senator Lieberman from Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs filed written r...

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