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1. H.CON.RES.49 : Concurrent resolution recognizing the 75th anniversary of the Military Order of the Purple Heart and commending recipients of the Purple Heart for their courage and sacrifice on behalf of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] (introduced 1/31/2007)      Cosponsors (91)
Committees: House Armed Services; Senate Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 8/3/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

2. H.CON.RES.134 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that there should be established a Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month to enhance public awareness of mental illness, especially within minority communities.
Sponsor: Rep Wynn, Albert Russell [MD-4] (introduced 4/30/2007)      Cosponsors (89)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 6/2/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

3. H.CON.RES.176 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued to honor our Nation's disabled veterans.
Sponsor: Rep Buchanan, Vern [FL-13] (introduced 6/27/2007)      Cosponsors (108)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 6/27/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

4. H.CON.RES.193 : Recognizing all hunters across the United States for their continued commitment to safety.
Sponsor: Rep Carney, Christopher P. [PA-10] (introduced 7/26/2007)      Cosponsors (91)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 10/16/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

5. H.CON.RES.205 : Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women's Friendship Day.
Sponsor: Rep Cohen, Steve [TN-9] (introduced 9/6/2007)      Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 10/4/2007 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

6. H.CON.RES.210 : Supporting the goals and ideals of Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Danny K. [IL-7] (introduced 9/17/2007)      Cosponsors (73)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 9/26/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

7. H.CON.RES.273 : Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences.
Sponsor: Rep Bono Mack, Mary [CA-45] (introduced 12/19/2007)      Cosponsors (61)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/8/2008 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

8. H.CON.RES.351 : Honoring the 225th Anniversary of the Continental Congress meeting in Nassau Hall, Princeton, New Jersey, in 1783.
Sponsor: Rep Holt, Rush D. [NJ-12] (introduced 5/15/2008)      Cosponsors (52)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 10/2/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

9. H.CON.RES.370 : Expressing support for designation of September 2008 as "Gospel Music Heritage Month" and honoring gospel music for its valuable and longstanding contributions to the culture of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 6/10/2008)      Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 6/27/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

10. H.RES.121 : A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of Japan should formally acknowledge, apologize, and accept historical responsibility in a clear and unequivocal manner for its Imperial Armed Forces' coercion of young women into sexual slavery, known to the world as "comfort women", during its colonial and wartime occupation of Asia and the Pacific Islands from the 1930s through the duration of World War II.
Sponsor: Rep Honda, Michael M. [CA-15] (introduced 1/31/2007)      Cosponsors (167)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/30/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

11. H.RES.222 : Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the Good Friday Agreement, signed on April 10, 1998, as a blueprint for a lasting peace in Northern Ireland, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McCarthy, Carolyn [NY-4] (introduced 3/7/2007)      Cosponsors (45)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/13/2007 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): 419 - 1 (Roll no. 141).

12. H.RES.282 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should discontinue the practice of contracting out mail delivery services.
Sponsor: Rep Sires, Albio [NJ-13] (introduced 3/28/2007)      Cosponsors (256)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/28/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

13. H.RES.472 : Congratulating and commending the Wichita State University women's bowling team for winning the 2007 United States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Bowling National Championship.
Sponsor: Rep Tiahrt, Todd [KS-4] (introduced 6/7/2007)      Cosponsors (27)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 10/22/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

14. H.RES.490 : Honoring the 2007 NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Lamar [TX-21] (introduced 6/15/2007)      Cosponsors (52)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 7/30/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

15. H.RES.587 : Expressing the sense of the House of the Representatives that legislation to renew or grant fast track trade negotiating authority should not be considered by the House of Representatives in the 110th Congress.
Sponsor: Rep Kildee, Dale E. [MI-5] (introduced 7/30/2007)      Cosponsors (33)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 8/3/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

16. H.RES.630 : Congratulating the Warner Robins Little League Baseball Team from Warner Robins, Georgia, on winning the 2007 Little League World Series Championship.
Sponsor: Rep Marshall, Jim [GA-8] (introduced 9/4/2007)      Cosponsors (55)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 10/9/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

17. H.RES.654 : Congratulating the Phoenix Mercury for winning the 2007 Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) Championship.
Sponsor: Rep Pastor, Ed [AZ-4] (introduced 9/17/2007)      Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 10/9/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

18. H.RES.785 : Recognizing the 100th Anniversary of Robstown, Texas.
Sponsor: Rep Ortiz, Solomon P. [TX-27] (introduced 10/30/2007)      Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 12/11/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

19. H.RES.808 : Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.
Sponsor: Rep Moran, James P. [VA-8] (introduced 11/8/2007)      Cosponsors (69)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 11/13/2007 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

20. H.RES.1006 : Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Miner's Day to celebrate and honor the contributions of miners and encouraging the people of the United States to participate in local and National activities celebrating and honoring the contributions of miners.
Sponsor: Rep Rahall, Nick J., II [WV-3] (introduced 2/28/2008)      Cosponsors (16)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 2/28/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

21. H.RES.1086 : Recognizing National Nurses Week on May 6 through May 12, 2008.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Eddie Bernice [TX-30] (introduced 4/8/2008)      Cosponsors (115)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/8/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

22. H.RES.1202 : Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Guard Youth Challenge Day.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Tom [VA-11] (introduced 5/15/2008)      Cosponsors (66)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 7/22/2008 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): 388 - 0 (Roll no. 514).

23. H.RES.1381 : Resolution expressing the sense of the House that there should be an increased public and private commitment prioritizing prevention and public health for all people in the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Roybal-Allard, Lucille [CA-34] (introduced 7/29/2008)      Cosponsors (114)
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.

24. H.RES.1478 : Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Falls Prevention Awareness Day" to raise awareness and encourage the prevention of falls among older adults.
Sponsor: Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr. [NJ-6] (introduced 9/22/2008)      Cosponsors (25)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 9/22/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

25. H.J.RES.18 : To redeploy U.S. forces from Iraq.
Sponsor: Rep Murtha, John P. [PA-12] (introduced 1/17/2007)      Cosponsors (103)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 3/20/2007 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Hearings Held.

26. H.J.RES.70 : Congratulating the Army Reserve on its centennial, which will be formally celebrated on April 23, 2008, and commemorating the historic contributions of its veterans and continuing contributions of its soldiers to the vital national security interests and homeland defense missions of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [GA-2] (introduced 12/13/2007)      Cosponsors (260)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-203 [GPO: Text, PDF]

27. H.R.1 : To provide for the implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Thompson, Bennie G. [MS-2] (introduced 1/5/2007)      Cosponsors (205)
Committees: House Homeland Security; House Energy and Commerce; House Judiciary; House Intelligence (Permanent Select); House Foreign Affairs; House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Oversight and Government Reform; House Ways and Means; Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Senate Judiciary
Latest Conference Report: 110-259 (in Congressional Record H8496-8605)
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-53 [GPO: Text, PDF]

28. H.R.2 : To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, George [CA-7] (introduced 1/5/2007)      Cosponsors (222)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 2/1/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 3. Record Vote Number: 42.
Note: An increase in the federal minimum wage was enacted in H.R. 2206 , the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007.

29. H.R.23 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) during World War II.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 1/4/2007)      Cosponsors (244)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs; House Ways and Means; Senate Veterans' Affairs
House Reports: 110-269 Part 1
Latest Major Action: 9/5/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

30. H.R.65 : To provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McIntyre, Mike [NC-7] (introduced 1/4/2007)      Cosponsors (215)
Committees: House Natural Resources; Senate Indian Affairs
House Reports: 110-164; Senate Reports: 110-409
Latest Major Action: 7/8/2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 865.

31. H.R.74 : To amend the National Trails System Act to authorize an additional category of national trail known as a national discovery trail, to provide special requirements for the establishment and administration of national discovery trails, and to designate the cross-country American Discovery Trail as the first national discovery trail.
Sponsor: Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD-6] (introduced 1/4/2007)      Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/7/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.

32. 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.

33. H.R.89 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend eligibility for combat-related special compensation paid to certain uniformed services retirees who are retired under chapter 61 of such title with fewer than 20 years of creditable service.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 1/4/2007)      Cosponsors (46)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 1/25/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

34. H.R.303 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit certain additional retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation and to eliminate the phase-in period under current law with respect to such concurrent receipt.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 1/5/2007)      Cosponsors (198)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

35. H.R.327 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and implement a comprehensive program designed to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
Sponsor: Rep Boswell, Leonard L. [IA-3] (introduced 1/9/2007)      Cosponsors (152)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs; Senate Veterans' Affairs
House Reports: 110-55
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-110 [GPO: Text, PDF]

36. H.R.358 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and make permanent the Department of Veterans Affairs benefit for Government markers for marked graves of veterans buried in private cemeteries, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Reichert, David G. [WA-8] (introduced 1/9/2007)      Cosponsors (67)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

37. H.R.406 : A bill to award a congressional gold medal in recognition of Alice Paul's role in the women's suffrage movement and in advancing equal rights for women.
Sponsor: Rep Baca, Joe [CA-43] (introduced 1/11/2007)      Cosponsors (406)
Committees: House Financial Services; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/19/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

38. H.R.471 : To repeal the sunset of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 with respect to the expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs.
Sponsor: Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2] (introduced 1/12/2007)      Cosponsors (157)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/12/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

39. H.R.576 : To direct the Secretary of Labor to revise the regulations under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to require that belt haulage entries not be used to ventilate active working places in mines.
Sponsor: Rep Rahall, Nick J., II [WV-3] (introduced 1/19/2007)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 5/18/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

40. H.R.695 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into private tax collection contracts.
Sponsor: Rep Van Hollen, Chris [MD-8] (introduced 1/24/2007)      Cosponsors (161)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/24/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

41. H.R.718 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance the national defense through empowerment of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and the enhancement of the functions of the National Guard Bureau, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Tom [VA-11] (introduced 1/30/2007)      Cosponsors (102)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/26/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

42. H.R.760 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for purposes of benefits under programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 1/31/2007)      Cosponsors (116)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/17/2007 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

43. H.R.782 : To amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is a countervailable export subsidy, to amend the Exchange Rates and International Economic Policy Coordination Act of 1988 to clarify the definition of manipulation with respect to currency, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ryan, Tim [OH-17] (introduced 1/31/2007)      Cosponsors (119)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Financial Services; House Foreign Affairs; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/12/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.

44. H.R.799 : To reauthorize and improve the program authorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965.
Sponsor: Rep Oberstar, James L. [MN-8] (introduced 2/5/2007)      Cosponsors (25)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
House Reports: 110-33
Latest Major Action: 7/17/2007 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 273.
Note: For further action, see S.496 , which became Public Law 110-371 on 10/8/2008.

45. H.R.800 : To amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, George [CA-7] (introduced 2/5/2007)      Cosponsors (233)
Committees: House Education and Labor
House Reports: 110-23
Latest Major Action: 6/26/2007 Senate floor actions. Status: Cloture on the motion to proceed not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 48. Record Vote Number: 227.

46. H.R.806 : To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the marketing of authorized generic drugs.
Sponsor: Rep Emerson, Jo Ann [MO-8] (introduced 2/5/2007)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/5/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

47. H.R.809 : To repeal section 216 of the Federal Power Act (as added by the Energy Policy Act of 2005) providing for the use of eminent domain authority for the construction of certain electric power lines, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [NY-22] (introduced 2/5/2007)      Cosponsors (14)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/6/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.

48. H.R.811 : To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot under title III of such Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Holt, Rush D. [NJ-12] (introduced 2/5/2007)      Cosponsors (216)
Committees: House Administration
House Reports: 110-154
Latest Major Action: 5/16/2007 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 91.

49. H.R.861 : To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a national standard in accordance with which nonresidents of a State may carry concealed firearms in the State.
Sponsor: Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6] (introduced 2/6/2007)      Cosponsors (100)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/6/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

50. H.R.869 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to revive previous authority on the use of the Armed Forces and the militia to address interference with State or Federal law, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Tom [VA-11] (introduced 2/7/2007)      Cosponsors (36)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/7/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

51. H.R.900 : To provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process for the people of Puerto Rico.
Sponsor: Rep Serrano, Jose E. [NY-16] (introduced 2/7/2007)      Cosponsors (129)
Committees: House Natural Resources
House Reports: 110-597
Latest Major Action: 4/22/2008 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 370.

52. H.R.943 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from income and employment taxes and wage withholding property tax rebates and other benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders.
Sponsor: Rep Larson, John B. [CT-1] (introduced 2/8/2007)      Cosponsors (159)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/8/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

53. H.R.1043 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit.
Sponsor: Rep Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [OH-11] (introduced 2/14/2007)      Cosponsors (110)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

54. H.R.1063 : To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions.
Sponsor: Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] (introduced 2/15/2007)      Cosponsors (136)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/19/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

55. H.R.1110 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Tom [VA-11] (introduced 2/16/2007)      Cosponsors (344)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Oversight and Government Reform; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 9/20/2007 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

56. H.R.1229 : To amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that the provisions relating to countervailing duties apply to nonmarket economy countries, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Artur [AL-7] (introduced 2/28/2007)      Cosponsors (57)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Rules
Latest Major Action: 3/15/2007 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Hearings Held.

57. H.R.1267 : To develop a methodology for, and complete, a national assessment of geological storage capacity for carbon dioxide, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Gordon, Bart [TN-6] (introduced 3/1/2007)      Cosponsors (15)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 3/5/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

58. H.R.1338 : To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. [CT-3] (introduced 3/6/2007)      Cosponsors (230)
Committees: House Education and Labor; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
House Reports: 110-783
Latest Major Action: 8/1/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

59. H.R.1367 : To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans.
Sponsor: Rep Kennedy, Patrick J. [RI-1] (introduced 3/7/2007)      Cosponsors (255)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Education and Labor; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Note: For further action, see H.R.1424 , which became Public Law 110-343 on 10/3/2008.

60. 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.)

61. H.R.1424 : A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kennedy, Patrick J. [RI-1] (introduced 3/9/2007)      Cosponsors (274)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Education and Labor; House Ways and Means
House Reports: 110-374 Part 1, 110-374 Part 2, 110-374 Part 3
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-343 [GPO: Text, PDF]
Note: Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. H.R.1424 is the vehicle for the economic rescue legislation. Division A is the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008; Division B is the Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008; and Division C is the Tax Extenders and Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008.

62. H.R.1459 : To improve Medicare beneficiary access by extending the 60 percent compliance threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation facility.
Sponsor: Rep Tanner, John S. [TN-8] (introduced 3/9/2007)      Cosponsors (240)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/13/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

63. H.R.1537 : To modernize credit union net worth standards, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modify credit union regulatory standards and reduce burdens, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kanjorski, Paul E. [PA-11] (introduced 3/15/2007)      Cosponsors (150)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 3/15/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

64. H.R.1609 : To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Constantino Brumidi.
Sponsor: Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [NJ-8] (introduced 3/20/2007)      Cosponsors (303)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 4/13/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
Note: For further action, see S.254 , which became Public Law 110-259 on 7/1/2008.

65. H.R.1610 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 level.
Sponsor: Rep Pomeroy, Earl [ND] (introduced 3/20/2007)      Cosponsors (238)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/20/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

66. H.R.1687 : To provide competitive grants for training court reporters and closed captioners to meet requirements for realtime writers under the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kind, Ron [WI-3] (introduced 3/26/2007)      Cosponsors (129)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 6/27/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

67. H.R.1756 : To prohibit Mexico-domiciled motor carriers from operating beyond United States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border until certain conditions are met to ensure the safety of such operations.
Sponsor: Rep Hunter, Duncan [CA-52] (introduced 3/29/2007)      Cosponsors (46)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Homeland Security; House Judiciary; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/20/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

68. H.R.1773 : To limit the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to grant authority to motor carriers domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond United States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border.
Sponsor: Rep Boyda, Nancy E. [KS-2] (introduced 3/29/2007)      Cosponsors (52)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
House Reports: 110-147
Latest Major Action: 5/16/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

69. 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.

70. H.R.1959 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit interest on federally guaranteed water, wastewater, and essential community facilities loans to be tax exempt.
Sponsor: Rep Lewis, Ron [KY-2] (introduced 4/19/2007)      Cosponsors (20)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/19/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

71. H.R.1976 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the refined coal credit to include qualified coal waste sludge recycling.
Sponsor: Rep Doyle, Michael F. [PA-14] (introduced 4/20/2007)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/20/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

72. H.R.1984 : To amend title 23, United States Code, to clarify that the Buy America provision applies to an entire bridge project.
Sponsor: Rep Baird, Brian [WA-3] (introduced 4/20/2007)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 4/23/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

73. H.R.1992 : To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to prohibit the import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Michaud, Michael H. [ME-2] (introduced 4/23/2007)      Cosponsors (174)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Armed Services; House Oversight and Government Reform; House Rules; House Energy and Commerce; House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

74. H.R.2012 : To amend the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act to require contact lens sellers to provide a toll-free telephone number and a dedicated email address for the purpose of receiving communications from prescribers.
Sponsor: Rep Ross, Mike [AR-4] (introduced 4/24/2007)      Cosponsors (19)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/25/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.

75. H.R.2040 : To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the semicentennial of the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Sponsor: Rep Lewis, John [GA-5] (introduced 4/25/2007)      Cosponsors (313)
Committees: House Financial Services; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-451 [GPO: Text, PDF]

76. H.R.2091 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow bonds guaranteed by the Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds.
Sponsor: Rep Levin, Sander M. [MI-12] (introduced 5/1/2007)      Cosponsors (67)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/1/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

77. H.R.2095 : To amend title 49, United States Code, to prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases, to authorize the Federal Railroad Safety Administration, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Oberstar, James L. [MN-8] (introduced 5/1/2007)      Cosponsors (94)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
House Reports: 110-336
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-432 [GPO: Text, PDF]

78. H.R.2125 : To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure competition in the rail industry, enable rail customers to obtain reliable rail service, and provide those customers with a reasonable process for challenging rate and service disputes.
Sponsor: Rep Oberstar, James L. [MN-8] (introduced 5/3/2007)      Cosponsors (57)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 5/4/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

79. H.R.2188 : To establish kinship navigator programs, to establish kinship guardianship assistance payments for children, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Danny K. [IL-7] (introduced 5/7/2007)      Cosponsors (88)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 9/19/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

80. H.R.2470 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 5/24/2007)      Cosponsors (221)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 7/24/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

81. H.R.2511 : To revise and extend provisions under the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act.
Sponsor: Rep Gordon, Bart [TN-6] (introduced 5/24/2007)      Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

82. H.R.2564 : To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit human cloning.
Sponsor: Rep Weldon, Dave [FL-15] (introduced 6/5/2007)      Cosponsors (62)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/16/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

83. H.R.2702 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [VA-3] (introduced 6/13/2007)      Cosponsors (127)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/20/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

84. H.R.2744 : To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to clarify the eligibility requirements with respect to airline flight crews.
Sponsor: Rep Bishop, Timothy H. [NY-1] (introduced 6/15/2007)      Cosponsors (241)
Committees: House Education and Labor; House Oversight and Government Reform; House Administration; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

85. H.R.2750 : To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 6/15/2007)      Cosponsors (296)
Committees: House Financial Services; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 8/3/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

86. H.R.2768 : To establish improved mandatory standards to protect miners during emergencies, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, George [CA-7] (introduced 6/19/2007)      Cosponsors (24)
Committees: House Education and Labor; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
House Reports: 110-457
Latest Major Action: 1/22/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

87. H.R.2769 : To establish improved mandatory standards to protect and enhance the health of miners.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, George [CA-7] (introduced 6/19/2007)      Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 7/24/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

88. H.R.2894 : To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the "Star Spangled Banner" and the War of 1812, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [MD-2] (introduced 6/28/2007)      Cosponsors (298)
Committees: House Financial Services; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/19/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

89. H.R.2927 : To increase the corporate average fuel economy standards for automobiles, to promote the domestic development and production of advanced technology vehicles, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hill, Baron P. [IN-9] (introduced 6/28/2007)      Cosponsors (178)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 6/28/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.

90. H.R.2933 : To amend the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to extend the authorization for that Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, Gary G. [CA-42] (introduced 6/28/2007)      Cosponsors (107)
Committees: House Natural Resources
House Reports: 110-792
Latest Major Action: 10/2/2008 Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1112.

91. H.R.2942 : To provide for identification of misaligned currency, require action to correct the misalignment, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ryan, Tim [OH-17] (introduced 6/28/2007)      Cosponsors (77)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Financial Services; House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/12/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

92. H.R.3021 : To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to State educational agencies for the modernization, renovation, or repair of public school facilities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Chandler, Ben [KY-6] (introduced 7/12/2007)      Cosponsors (142)
Committees: House Education and Labor; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
House Reports: 110-623
Latest Major Action: 8/1/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

93. H.R.3192 : To provide for programs that reduce the need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Lincoln [TN-4] (introduced 7/26/2007)      Cosponsors (38)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Education and Labor; House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 4/25/2008 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

94. H.R.3195 : To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Sponsor: Rep Hoyer, Steny H. [MD-5] (introduced 7/26/2007)      Cosponsors (255)
Committees: House Education and Labor; House Judiciary; House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Energy and Commerce
House Reports: 110-730 Part 1, 110-730 Part 2
Latest Major Action: 6/27/2008 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 856.
Note: For further action, see S.3406 , which became Public Law 110-325 on 9/25/2008.

95. H.R.3229 : To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the legacy of the United States Army Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center.
Sponsor: Rep Westmoreland, Lynn A. [GA-3] (introduced 7/30/2007)      Cosponsors (290)
Committees: House Financial Services; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-357 [GPO: Text, PDF]

96. H.R.3315 : To provide that the great hall of the Capitol Visitor Center shall be known as Emancipation Hall.
Sponsor: Rep Wamp, Zach [TN-3] (introduced 8/2/2007)      Cosponsors (227)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
House Reports: 110-436
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-139 [GPO: Text, PDF]

97. H.R.3440 : To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide standards and procedures to guide both State and local law enforcement agencies and law enforcement officers during internal investigations, interrogation of law enforcement officers, and administrative disciplinary hearings, to ensure accountability of law enforcement officers, to guarantee the due process rights of law enforcement officers, and to require States to enact law enforcement discipline, accountability, and due process laws.
Sponsor: Rep Sanchez, Linda T. [CA-39] (introduced 8/3/2007)      Cosponsors (41)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 9/10/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

98. H.R.3442 : To ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed regarding the pain experienced by their unborn child.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 8/3/2007)      Cosponsors (120)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 8/3/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

99. H.R.3616 : To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of extending the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail to include additional sites associated with the preparation and return phases of the expedition, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Emerson, Jo Ann [MO-8] (introduced 9/20/2007)      Cosponsors (24)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 10/30/2007 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Note: For further action, see S.2739 , which became Public Law 110-229 on 5/8/2008.

100. H.R.3622 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction.
Sponsor: Rep Meek, Kendrick B. [FL-17] (introduced 9/20/2007)      Cosponsors (165)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 9/20/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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