Senate+Committee

=Senate Leadership=

**//Democrat Minority Whip- Joyelle Owens//**
= = =Bills Passing Senate Committee=

The following bills passed their class Senate committees and will be presented to the full Senate on Mock Congress Day. __**Civil Liberties and Constitutional Issues**__

__**Civil Rights**__

__**Criminal Justice**__ SB22- Equal Punishment Act- APolasky-(R-MT), JKall (R-NY)- passing percentage- 63% SB36 Change the Gangs TCassidy (WI), JEvans (OR) - 90% passing

__**Economy**__ SB9-Unemployment Act of 2012- SPennock (R-GA), CHaley(D-VT) passing percentage 57%

__**Education**__ SB23-Mandatory Recess- MUpdyke (G-MI), GDeininger (D-OK), passing percentage 83% SB35 Stress or __Study__ Hall - MKamer (D-RI), LKokish (NY) -73% passing SB38 21st Century School Update - Equality for Everyone - EKeller (WA), SHolt (IN) - 59% passing SB49 - Jump Start to America's Education - GAini (CO), SJanoch (MI), EGill (MO) - 53% passing

__**Evnironment and Energy**__

__**Foreign Policy**__ SB16 - No Involvement in Foreign Wars: MBulone (R-IL), RCarey (R-MD), JGartrell (R-ID)- passing percentage- 62%

__**Gun Control**__ SB34 Gun People Control - GYonkers (TX), AStruhar (MA)- 76% passing SB47 - Get the Sheet Before You Pack Heat - ANicholas (IL), DAhrens (AR) 67% passing

__**Health and Safety**__ SB5- Second Hand Smoke Act- EPollock (R-TX), MPhillips (R-WV) passing percentage 71% SB21-Optional __Affordable Health__ Care- MFoust (R-CT), KFayne (D-NE), AuBiggs (R-FL)- passing percentage- 58% SB24- Physicals Provided through High Schools- EWinkler(D-HI), MHorn (R-WY)- passing percentage 52% SB54 Protect Your Head, Don't End Up Dead - MBurdick R-LA - 67% passing

__**Immigration**__ SB48 - Keep America Legal Citizens - ERichards (SD), CDijulius (PA) - 60% passing SB53 Less Drugs More Hugs - JDemicco R-MO, JAsplin D-CT 96% passing

__**National Defense**__ SB1 -WMP- Weapons for Mass Protection: JLasky(D-RI), PBarnes (R-LA), CBraun (D-ME)- passing percentage-83% SB6- Military Removal Act of 2012- AShipley- (R-WA), APollarine (R-OR), EBelofsky (R-NM)- passing percentage 62% SB19- Coming Home with Relief- JLieberth (R-DE), HJones(R-NJ). JContes (R-CA)- passing percentage- 74% SB33 - Mind Your Own Business - LKocianic (OH), JJacob (FL), OHesmondhalgh (AK) - 76% passing

__**Social**__ Programs

__**Values and American Society**__