Biography
LEVIN, Carl, (brother of Sander Martin Levin), a Senator from Michigan; born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., June 28, 1934; attended Detroit public schools; graduated, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pa., 1956; graduated, Harvard Law School 1959; admitted to the Michigan bar in 1959 and commenced practice in Detroit; assistant attorney general and general counsel for the Michigan civil rights commission 1964-1967; special assistant attorney general for the State of Michigan and chief appellate defender for the city of Detroit 1968-1969; member, Detroit city council 1969-1973; president, Detroit city council 1974-1977; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1978 for the term commencing January 3, 1979; reelected in 1984, 1990, 1996, and 2002 for the term ending January 3,

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Bills Sponsored (58)
Bill name Last Action
S.3715A bill to provide for emergency bridge loan assistance to automobile manufacturers and component ...11/20/2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10748)
S.3001An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the ...10/14/2008Signed by President.
S.J.RES.45A joint resolution expressing the consent and approval of Congress to an interstate compact regar...10/03/2008Became Public Law No: 110-342.
S.2281A bill to expand the boundaries of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Prese...09/26/2008Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye without amendment....
S.1058A bill to expedite review of the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians of Michigan to secure a time...09/25/2008Committee on Indian Affairs. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-628. 2:15 p.m.

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Bills Co-Sponsored (358)
Bill name Last Action
S.RES.728A resolution designating January 2009 as "National Mentoring Month".
12/11/2008Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10957-10958)
S.3731A bill to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (division A of Public Law 110-34...12/10/2008Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendme...
S.3684A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction against in...11/19/2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10609-10610)
S.906A bill to prohibit the sale, distribution, transfer, and export of elemental mercury, and for oth...10/14/2008Signed by President.
S.1738A bill to require the Department of Justice to develop and implement a National Strategy Child Ex...10/13/2008Became Public Law No: 110-401.

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