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1. H.CON.RES.353 : Recognizing the 100th birthday of Lyndon Baines Johnson, 36th President, designer of the Great Society, politician, educator, and civil rights enforcer.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 5/16/2008)      Cosponsors (47)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 5/16/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

2. H.CON.RES.354 : Recognizing the 100th birthday of Lyndon Baines Johnson, 36th President, designer of the Great Society, politician, educator, and civil rights enforcer.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 5/19/2008)      Cosponsors (56)
Committees: House Judiciary; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/20/2008 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

3. H.CON.RES.362 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the threat posed to international peace, stability in the Middle East, and the vital national security interests of the United States by Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and regional hegemony, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ackerman, Gary L. [NY-5] (introduced 5/22/2008)      Cosponsors (280)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/22/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

4. H.CON.RES.390 : Honoring the 28th Infantry Division for serving and protecting the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Carney, Christopher P. [PA-10] (introduced 7/17/2008)      Cosponsors (108)
Committees: House Armed Services; Senate Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 9/16/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

5. H.RES.369 : Supporting the goals and ideals of National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month.
Sponsor: Rep Berkley, Shelley [NV-1] (introduced 5/3/2007)      Cosponsors (106)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

6. H.RES.732 : Designating the third week of October as "National Estate Planning Awareness Week".
Sponsor: Rep Thompson, Mike [CA-1] (introduced 10/10/2007)      Cosponsors (50)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 7/16/2008 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

7. H.RES.1042 : Supporting the We Don't Serve Teens campaign.
Sponsor: Rep Bono Mack, Mary [CA-45] (introduced 3/12/2008)      Cosponsors (106)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 9/23/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

8. H.RES.1248 : Resolution recognizing the service of the USS Farenholt and her crew who served the United States with valor and bravery in the South Pacific during World War II.
Sponsor: Rep Ellsworth, Brad [IN-8] (introduced 6/5/2008)      Cosponsors (67)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 7/30/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

9. H.RES.1287 : Commending the Honor Flight Network, its volunteers, and donors, for enabling World War II veterans to travel to our Nation's capital to see the World War II Memorial created in their honor.
Sponsor: Rep Moran, Jerry [KS-1] (introduced 6/19/2008)      Cosponsors (30)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 9/22/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

10. H.RES.1335 : Celebrating the 120-year partnership between the Government and State veterans homes.
Sponsor: Rep Hodes, Paul W. [NH-2] (introduced 7/10/2008)      Cosponsors (47)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 9/17/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 411 - 0 (Roll no. 602).

11. H.RES.1348 : Honoring Anne d'Harnoncourt for her contributions as an internationally-esteemed museum leader and art scholar.
Sponsor: Rep Schwartz, Allyson Y. [PA-13] (introduced 7/15/2008)      Cosponsors (55)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 7/15/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

12. H.RES.1499 : Designating the third week of October as "National Estate Planning Awareness Week".
Sponsor: Rep Thompson, Mike [CA-1] (introduced 9/25/2008)      Cosponsors (50)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/27/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

13. H.R.82 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.
Sponsor: Rep Berman, Howard L. [CA-28] (introduced 1/4/2007)      Cosponsors (352)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

14. H.R.643 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for collegiate housing and infrastructure grants.
Sponsor: Rep Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [OH-11] (introduced 1/23/2007)      Cosponsors (209)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/23/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

15. H.R.1399 : To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia.
Sponsor: Rep Ross, Mike [AR-4] (introduced 3/8/2007)      Cosponsors (248)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/27/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
Note: On 7/24/2008, a motion was filed to discharge the Rules Committee from consideration of H.Res. 1331 , which provides for the consideration of H.R. 1399 . A discharge petition requires 218 signatures for further action. (Discharge Petition No. 110-14: text with signatures.)

16. H.R.1524 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a deduction equal to fair market value shall be allowed for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor.
Sponsor: Rep Lewis, John [GA-5] (introduced 3/14/2007)      Cosponsors (111)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/14/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

17. H.R.1650 : To amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that are contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads.
Sponsor: Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] (introduced 3/22/2007)      Cosponsors (27)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Energy and Commerce
House Reports: 110-860 Part 1
Latest Major Action: 9/18/2008 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 556.

18. H.R.1884 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Gordon, Bart [TN-6] (introduced 4/17/2007)      Cosponsors (160)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/18/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

19. H.R.2331 : To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to support efforts by local or regional television or radio broadcasters to provide essential public information programming in the event of a major disaster, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Melancon, Charlie [LA-3] (introduced 5/15/2007)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 5/16/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

20. H.R.2407 : To establish the National Hurricane Research Initiative to improve hurricane preparedness, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hastings, Alcee L. [FL-23] (introduced 5/21/2007)      Cosponsors (43)
Committees: House Science and Technology
Latest Major Action: 6/26/2008 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

21. H.R.2686 : To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Control Act of 1985 to extend the pay-as-you-go provisions through fiscal year 2012.
Sponsor: Rep Hill, Baron P. [IN-9] (introduced 6/12/2007)      Cosponsors (52)
Committees: House Budget; House Rules
Latest Major Action: 6/12/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

22. H.R.3232 : To establish a non-profit corporation to communicate United States entry policies and otherwise promote tourist, business, and scholarly travel to the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Delahunt, William D. [MA-10] (introduced 7/31/2007)      Cosponsors (244)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Judiciary; House Homeland Security
Latest Major Action: 10/2/2008 Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1113.

23. H.R.3289 : To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve early education.
Sponsor: Rep Hirono, Mazie K. [HI-2] (introduced 8/1/2007)      Cosponsors (120)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 6/25/2008 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 31 - 11.

24. H.R.3654 : To establish a commission to develop legislation designed to reform tax policy and entitlement benefit programs and ensure a sound fiscal future for the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Cooper, Jim [TN-5] (introduced 9/25/2007)      Cosponsors (112)
Committees: House Budget; House Rules
Latest Major Action: 6/24/2008 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Hearings Held.

25. H.R.3871 : To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require certain schools having computers with Internet access that receive services at discounted rates to certify that, as part of the required Internet safety policy, the schools are educating minors about appropriate online behavior.
Sponsor: Rep Ellsworth, Brad [IN-8] (introduced 10/17/2007)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 10/18/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

26. H.R.4088 : To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program.
Sponsor: Rep Shuler, Heath [NC-11] (introduced 11/6/2007)      Cosponsors (157)
Committees: House Homeland Security; House Judiciary; House Ways and Means; House Education and Labor; House Oversight and Government Reform; House Armed Services; House Agriculture; House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 3/11/2008 Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mrs. Drake. Petition No: 110-5.
Note: On 3/11/2008, a motion was filed to discharge the Committees on Homeland Security, Judiciary, Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Oversight and Government Reform, Armed Services, Agriculture, and Natural Resources from consideration of H.R 4088 . A discharge petition requires 218 signatures for further action. (Discharge Petition No. 110-5: text with signatures.)

27. H.R.4236 : To provide for the protection and the integrity of the United States mail.
Sponsor: Rep Lynch, Stephen F. [MA-9] (introduced 11/15/2007)      Cosponsors (144)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/16/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.

28. H.R.4544 : To require the issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American code talkers.
Sponsor: Rep Boren, Dan [OK-2] (introduced 12/13/2007)      Cosponsors (300)
Committees: House Financial Services; House Administration
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-420 [GPO: Text, PDF]

29. H.R.4900 : To reform the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, modernize firearms laws and regulations, protect the community from criminals, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep King, Steve [IA-5] (introduced 12/19/2007)      Cosponsors (224)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/14/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

30. H.R.5437 : To promote alternative and renewable fuels, domestic energy production, conservation, and efficiency, to increase American energy independence, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ross, Mike [AR-4] (introduced 2/14/2008)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Science and Technology; House Oversight and Government Reform; House Armed Services; House Agriculture; House Natural Resources; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/25/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research.

31. H.R.5595 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide dental care to veterans with service-connected disabilities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Carney, Christopher P. [PA-10] (introduced 3/12/2008)      Cosponsors (73)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/15/2008 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

32. H.R.5632 : To prohibit the importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Gordon, Bart [TN-6] (introduced 3/13/2008)      Cosponsors (36)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/20/2008 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

33. H.R.5868 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the retention of members of the Armed Forces on active service or in an active status who would otherwise be retired or separated for a combat-related disability, but who are still medically able to perform noncombat-related military occupational specialties or duties.
Sponsor: Rep Pearce, Stevan [NM-2] (introduced 4/22/2008)      Cosponsors (95)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 9/11/2008 Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Pearce. Petition No: 110-18.
Note: On 9/11/2008, a motion was filed to discharge the Committee on Armed Services from the consideration of H.R. 5868 . A discharge petition requires 218 signatures for further action. (Discharge Petition No. 110-18: text with signatures.)

34. H.R.5897 : To establish a health registry to ensure that certain individuals who may have been exposed to formaldehyde in a travel trailer have an opportunity to register for such registry and receive medical treatment for such exposure, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Barrow, John [GA-12] (introduced 4/24/2008)      Cosponsors (61)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/24/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

35. H.R.5932 : To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2801 Manhattan Boulevard in Harvey, Louisiana, as the "Harry Lee Post Office Building".
Sponsor: Rep Jefferson, William J. [LA-2] (introduced 4/30/2008)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/29/2008 Received in the Senate.

36. H.R.5933 : To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5351 Laplaco Boulevard in Marrero, Louisiana, as the "Lionel R. Collins, Sr. Post Office Building".
Sponsor: Rep Jefferson, William J. [LA-2] (introduced 4/30/2008)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 4/30/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

37. H.R.5954 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide veterans for presumptions of service connection for purposes of benefits under laws administered by Secretary of Veterans Affairs for diseases associated with service in the Armed Forces and exposure to biological, chemical, or other toxic agents as part of Project 112, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Thompson, Mike [CA-1] (introduced 5/1/2008)      Cosponsors (68)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 6/12/2008 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

38. H.R.6013 : To provide for disaster assistance for power transmission and distribution facilities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Melancon, Charlie [LA-3] (introduced 5/8/2008)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 5/9/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

39. H.R.6070 : To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee the residency of spouses of military personnel.
Sponsor: Rep Carter, John R. [TX-31] (introduced 5/15/2008)      Cosponsors (72)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/26/2008 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

40. H.R.6210 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible.
Sponsor: Rep Kind, Ron [WI-3] (introduced 6/9/2008)      Cosponsors (50)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Education and Labor; House Ways and Means; House Rules
Latest Major Action: 6/17/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

41. H.R.6217 : To amend title 39, United States Code, to modify the procedures governing the closure or consolidation of post offices.
Sponsor: Rep Sires, Albio [NJ-13] (introduced 6/9/2008)      Cosponsors (100)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 6/11/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.

42. H.R.6428 : To provide for State enhanced authority for coastal and ocean resources, expansion of America's supply of natural gas and oil, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Scalise, Steve [LA-1] (introduced 7/8/2008)      Cosponsors (19)
Committees: House Natural Resources; House Ways and Means; House Energy and Commerce; House Armed Services; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/25/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

43. H.R.6633 : To evaluate and extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation and to ensure the protection of Social Security beneficiaries.
Sponsor: Rep Giffords, Gabrielle [AZ-8] (introduced 7/29/2008)      Cosponsors (16)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Education and Labor; House Ways and Means; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 8/1/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

44. H.R.6640 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide relief in the case of federally declared disasters.
Sponsor: Rep Kind, Ron [WI-3] (introduced 7/29/2008)      Cosponsors (18)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 7/29/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

45. H.R.6670 : To open areas of the Outer Continental Shelf to oil and gas leasing, to direct the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to utilize its authority to curb immediately the role of excessive speculation in energy markets, to require sales of light grade petroleum from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and acquisitions of equivalent volumes of heavy grade petroleum, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] (introduced 7/30/2008)      Cosponsors (16)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Natural Resources; House Science and Technology; House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Education and Labor; House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 10/3/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.

46. H.R.6691 : To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia.
Sponsor: Rep Childers, Travis [MS-1] (introduced 7/31/2008)      Cosponsors (135)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/31/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

47. H.R.6709 : To greatly enhance the Nation's path toward energy independence and environmental, energy, economic, and national security, by amending Federal policy to increase the production of domestic energy sources, to dedicate fixed percentages of the royalties received for conservation programs, environmental restoration projects, renewable energy research and development, clean energy technology research and development, increased development of existing energy sources, and energy assistance for those in need, and to share a portion of such royalties with producing States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Peterson, John E. [PA-5] (introduced 7/31/2008)      Cosponsors (141)
Committees: House Natural Resources; House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Science and Technology; House Education and Labor; House Budget; House Rules
Latest Major Action: 9/17/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.

48. H.R.6890 : To extend the waiver authority for the Secretary of Education under section 105 of subtitle A of title IV of division B of Public Law 109-148, relating to elementary and secondary education hurricane recovery relief, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Melancon, Charlie [LA-3] (introduced 9/15/2008)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-366 [GPO: Text, PDF]

49. H.R.7006 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide disaster assistance relief.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 9/23/2008)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 12/9/2008 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1129.

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