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1. H.CON.RES.14 : Supporting the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] (introduced 1/8/2009)      Cosponsors (115)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

2. H.CON.RES.40 : Expressing the need for enhanced public awareness of traumatic brain injury and support for the designation of a National Brain Injury Awareness Month.
Sponsor: Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [NJ-8] (introduced 2/4/2009)      Cosponsors (78)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/4/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

3. H.CON.RES.49 : Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] (introduced 2/12/2009)      Cosponsors (253)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/12/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

4. H.CON.RES.55 : Recognizing the 30th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act.
Sponsor: Rep Berkley, Shelley [NV-1] (introduced 2/23/2009)      Cosponsors (124)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 3/26/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

5. H.CON.RES.60 : Supporting the observance of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Granger, Kay [TX-12] (introduced 2/25/2009)      Cosponsors (121)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 3/31/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

6. H.CON.RES.74 : Supporting the goals and ideals of a decade of action for road safety with a global target to reduce by 50 percent the predicted increase in global road deaths between 2010 and 2020.
Sponsor: Rep Wexler, Robert [FL-19] (introduced 3/16/2009)      Cosponsors (47)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 9/24/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

7. H.CON.RES.109 : Honoring the 20th anniversary of the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in the Nation's Capital and its transition to the Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure on June 6, 2009, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Connolly, Gerald E. "Gerry" [VA-11] (introduced 4/27/2009)      Cosponsors (145)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 6/8/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

8. H.CON.RES.114 : 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 4/29/2009)      Cosponsors (30)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

9. H.CON.RES.123 : Recognizing the historical and national significance of the many contributions of John William Heisman to the sport of football.
Sponsor: Rep Thompson, Glenn [PA-5] (introduced 5/12/2009)      Cosponsors (13)
Committees: House Education and Labor; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/22/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

10. H.CON.RES.160 : Recognizing the contributions of the American Kennel Club.
Sponsor: Rep Price, David E. [NC-4] (introduced 6/26/2009)      Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 12/16/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

11. H.CON.RES.163 : Expressing support for designation of September 23, 2009, as "National Job Corps Day".
Sponsor: Rep Moran, Jerry [KS-1] (introduced 7/8/2009)      Cosponsors (67)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 9/25/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

12. H.CON.RES.168 : Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Purple Heart Recognition Day".
Sponsor: Rep Hall, John J. [NY-19] (introduced 7/23/2009)      Cosponsors (16)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 7/23/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

13. H.RES.6 : Recognizing the significant contribution coaches make in the life of children who participate in organized sports and supporting the goals and ideals of National Coaches Appreciation Week.
Sponsor: Rep McIntyre, Mike [NC-7] (introduced 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 9/14/2009 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. 696).

14. H.RES.16 : Supporting the goals and ideals of National Life Insurance Awareness Month.
Sponsor: Rep Biggert, Judy [IL-13] (introduced 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (59)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/29/2009 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): 394 - 1 (Roll no. 741).

15. H.RES.50 : Honoring the life of Claiborne Pell, distinguished former Senator from the State of Rhode Island.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, George [CA-7] (introduced 1/13/2009)      Cosponsors (33)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 1/13/2009 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): 415 - 0 (Roll no. 12).

16. H.RES.57 : Recognizing the persistently high rates of drowning fatalities among children.
Sponsor: Rep Sires, Albio [NJ-13] (introduced 1/13/2009)      Cosponsors (101)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 9/14/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

17. H.RES.75 : Honoring Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger III and the crew of US Airways Flight 1549 for their heroism, calm under pressure, and dedication to the safety of passengers on board.
Sponsor: Rep McNerney, Jerry [CA-11] (introduced 1/21/2009)      Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 1/22/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

18. H.RES.89 : Supporting and encouraging greater support for Veterans Day each year.
Sponsor: Rep Baca, Joe [CA-43] (introduced 1/26/2009)      Cosponsors (84)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 11/2/2009 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.95 : Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Girls and Women in Sports Day".
Sponsor: Rep Sires, Albio [NJ-13] (introduced 1/27/2009)      Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/27/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

20. H.RES.110 : Congratulating the National Football League champion Pittsburgh Steelers for winning Super Bowl XLIII and becoming the most successful franchise in NFL history with their record 6th Super Bowl title.
Sponsor: Rep Doyle, Michael F. [PA-14] (introduced 2/3/2009)      Cosponsors (63)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/13/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

21. H.RES.111 : Establishing a Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 2/3/2009)      Cosponsors (238)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 2/3/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

22. H.RES.114 : Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Girls and Women in Sports Day".
Sponsor: Rep Sires, Albio [NJ-13] (introduced 2/3/2009)      Cosponsors (52)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 2/10/2009 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): 398 - 0 (Roll no. 55).

23. H.RES.130 : Expressing support for the appointment of former Senator George Mitchell as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Delahunt, William D. [MA-10] (introduced 2/4/2009)      Cosponsors (105)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/4/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

24. H.RES.139 : Commemorating the life and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln on the bicentennial of his birth.
Sponsor: Rep Hare, Phil [IL-17] (introduced 2/9/2009)      Cosponsors (66)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/13/2009 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): 403 - 0 (Roll no. 71).

25. H.RES.178 : Expressing the need for enhanced public awareness of traumatic brain injury and support for the designation of a National Brain Injury Awareness Month.
Sponsor: Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [NJ-8] (introduced 2/13/2009)      Cosponsors (94)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/23/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

26. H.RES.260 : Supporting efforts to reduce infant mortality in the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Cohen, Steve [TN-9] (introduced 3/18/2009)      Cosponsors (117)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 9/16/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 0 (Roll no. 704).

27. H.RES.270 : Recognizing the establishment of Hunters for the Hungry programs across the United States and the contributions of those programs efforts to decrease hunger and help feed those in need.
Sponsor: Rep Gingrey, Phil [GA-11] (introduced 3/19/2009)      Cosponsors (43)
Committees: House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 7/21/2009 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): 418 - 1 (Roll no. 600).

28. H.RES.273 : Recognizing the 188th anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating Greek and American democracy.
Sponsor: Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] (introduced 3/19/2009)      Cosponsors (39)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/25/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 423 - 0 (Roll no. 154).

29. H.RES.283 : Honoring the life, achievements, and contributions of Rabbi Charles H. Rosenzveig.
Sponsor: Rep Peters, Gary C. [MI-9] (introduced 3/24/2009)      Cosponsors (50)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/4/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

30. H.RES.350 : Honoring the life and accomplishments of Harry Kalas for his invaluable contributions to the national past-time of baseball, the community, and the Nation.
Sponsor: Rep Sestak, Joe [PA-7] (introduced 4/21/2009)      Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 7/23/2009 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): 426 - 0 (Roll no. 619).

31. H.RES.366 : Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the National Eye Institute (NEI) and expressing support for designation of 2010 through 2020 as the "Decade of Vision".
Sponsor: Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] (introduced 4/27/2009)      Cosponsors (114)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 6/16/2009 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. 349).

32. H.RES.437 : Supporting the goals and ideals of Mental Health Month.
Sponsor: Rep Napolitano, Grace F. [CA-38] (introduced 5/14/2009)      Cosponsors (113)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 6/3/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

33. H.RES.472 : Congratulating and saluting the seventieth anniversary of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and their dedication to general aviation, safety and the important contribution general aviation provides to the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Dent, Charles W. [PA-15] (introduced 5/21/2009)      Cosponsors (20)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
House Reports: 111-141
Latest Major Action: 6/9/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

34. H.RES.483 : Supporting the goals and ideals of Veterans of Foreign Wars Day.
Sponsor: Rep Kline, John [MN-2] (introduced 5/21/2009)      Cosponsors (62)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 7/29/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

35. H.RES.507 : Supporting the goals of National Dairy Month.
Sponsor: Rep Courtney, Joe [CT-2] (introduced 6/4/2009)      Cosponsors (85)
Committees: House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 7/21/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 428 - 0 (Roll no. 599).

36. H.RES.513 : Supporting the goals and purpose of Gold Star Mothers Day, which is observed on the last Sunday in September of each year in remembrance of the supreme sacrifice made by mothers who lose a son or daughter serving in the Armed Forces.
Sponsor: Rep Roskam, Peter J. [IL-6] (introduced 6/4/2009)      Cosponsors (56)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 7/31/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

37. H.RES.594 : Congratulating the Pittsburgh Penguins for winning the 2009 Stanley Cup Hockey Championship.
Sponsor: Rep Doyle, Michael F. [PA-14] (introduced 6/26/2009)      Cosponsors (20)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 6/26/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

38. H.RES.679 : Supporting the goals and ideals of American Legion Day.
Sponsor: Rep Halvorson, Deborah L. [IL-11] (introduced 7/24/2009)      Cosponsors (92)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/15/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

39. H.RES.686 : Recommending that the United States Constitution be taught to high school students throughout the Nation in September of their senior year.
Sponsor: Rep Grayson, Alan [FL-8] (introduced 7/28/2009)      Cosponsors (222)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 9/14/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

40. H.RES.692 : Supporting the goals and ideals of Tay-Sachs Awareness Month.
Sponsor: Rep Arcuri, Michael A. [NY-24] (introduced 7/29/2009)      Cosponsors (103)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 10/1/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 0 (Roll no. 750).

41. H.RES.693 : Honoring the life and accomplishments of Jim Johnson and extending the condolences of the House of Representatives to his family on the occasion of his death.
Sponsor: Rep Brady, Robert A. [PA-1] (introduced 7/29/2009)      Cosponsors (55)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/29/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

42. H.RES.709 : Supporting the goals and ideals of National Immunization Awareness Month to raise awareness of the benefits of immunization.
Sponsor: Rep Castor, Kathy [FL-11] (introduced 7/31/2009)      Cosponsors (45)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 7/31/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

43. H.RES.736 : Honoring President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address on "Dedication Day", November 19, 2009.
Sponsor: Rep Platts, Todd Russell [PA-19] (introduced 9/10/2009)      Cosponsors (54)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 11/3/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 393 - 0 (Roll no. 840).

44. H.RES.754 : Honoring the citizen-soldiers of the National Guard of the State of Pennsylvania, including the 56th Brigade Combat Team (Stryker) of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard on its return to the United States from deployment in Iraq.
Sponsor: Rep Holden, Tim [PA-17] (introduced 9/17/2009)      Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 10/14/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

45. H.RES.771 : Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Mesothelioma Awareness Day.
Sponsor: Rep McCollum, Betty [MN-4] (introduced 9/24/2009)      Cosponsors (24)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/24/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

46. H.RES.786 : Commemorating the canonization of Father Damien de Veuster, SS.CC. to sainthood.
Sponsor: Rep Hirono, Mazie K. [HI-2] (introduced 9/30/2009)      Cosponsors (63)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/14/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 418 - 0 (Roll no. 779).

47. H.RES.790 : Supporting the goals and ideals of a national day of remembrance on October 30, 2009, for American nuclear weapons program workers and uranium miners, millers, and haulers.
Sponsor: Rep Berkley, Shelley [NV-1] (introduced 10/1/2009)      Cosponsors (58)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 10/28/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

48. H.RES.800 : Expressing sympathy for the citizens of the Philippines dealing with Tropical Storm Ketsana and Typhoon Parma.
Sponsor: Rep Speier, Jackie [CA-12] (introduced 10/6/2009)      Cosponsors (78)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/15/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 415 - 0 (Roll no. 782).

49. H.RES.817 : Supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should continue to raise awareness of domestic violence in the United States and its devastating effects on families and communities, and support programs designed to end domestic violence.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Al [TX-9] (introduced 10/8/2009)      Cosponsors (78)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 10/26/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

50. H.RES.838 : Welcoming to the United States and to Washington, DC, His All Holiness Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome, Ecumenical Patriarch on his current trip on October 20, 2009, through November 6, 2009.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 10/15/2009)      Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/28/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 424 - 0 (Roll no. 820).

51. H.RES.867 : Calling on the President and the Secretary of State to oppose unequivocally any endorsement or further consideration of the "Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict" in multilateral fora.
Sponsor: Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] (introduced 10/23/2009)      Cosponsors (202)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 11/3/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 344 - 36, 22 Present (Roll no. 838).

52. H.RES.942 : Commending the Real Salt Lake soccer club for winning the 2009 Major League Soccer Cup.
Sponsor: Rep Matheson, Jim [UT-2] (introduced 12/2/2009)      Cosponsors (55)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 12/14/2009 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): 347 - 0 (Roll no. 970).

53. H.RES.1055 : Supporting the designation of National Robotics Week as an annual event.
Sponsor: Rep Doyle, Michael F. [PA-14] (introduced 2/2/2010)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Science and Technology; House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Science and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.

54. H.J.RES.39 : Recognizing the 188th anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating Greek and American democracy.
Sponsor: Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] (introduced 3/9/2009)      Cosponsors (37)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

55. H.R.22 : To amend title 5, United States Code, to reduce the amount that the United States Postal Service is required to pay into the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund by the end of fiscal year 2009.
Sponsor: Rep McHugh, John M. [NY-23] (introduced 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (339)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
House Reports: 111-216
Latest Major Action: 12/7/2009 Referred to Senate subcommittee. Status: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.

56. H.R.23 : 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 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (168)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs; Senate Veterans' Affairs
House Reports: 111-99
Latest Major Action: 5/13/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

57. H.R.24 : To redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.
Sponsor: Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] (introduced 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (367)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

58. H.R.43 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.
Sponsor: Rep Becerra, Xavier [CA-31] (introduced 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (141)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

59. H.R.82 : To expand retroactive eligibility of the Army Combat Action Badge to include members of the Army who participated in combat during which they personally engaged, or were personally engaged by, the enemy at any time on or after December 7, 1941.
Sponsor: Rep Brown-Waite, Ginny [FL-5] (introduced 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (18)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 1/30/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

60. H.R.98 : To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to enforce restrictions on employment in the United States of unauthorized aliens through the use of improved Social Security cards and an Employment Eligibility Database, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Dreier, David [CA-26] (introduced 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Judiciary; House Homeland Security; House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

61. H.R.111 : To amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and the Revised Statutes of the United States to prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kanjorski, Paul E. [PA-11] (introduced 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (92)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

62. H.R.147 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Israel, Steve [NY-2] (introduced 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (87)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/4/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

63. H.R.156 : To prevent Members of Congress from receiving any automatic pay adjustment in 2010.
Sponsor: Rep Mitchell, Harry E. [AZ-5] (introduced 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (118)
Committees: House Administration; House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

64. H.R.181 : To permit members of the House of Representatives to donate used computer equipment to public elementary and secondary schools designated by the members.
Sponsor: Rep Serrano, Jose E. [NY-16] (introduced 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (31)
Committees: House Administration
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

65. H.R.197 : 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 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (167)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/9/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

66. H.R.211 : To facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services, including volunteer services, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Eshoo, Anna G. [CA-14] (introduced 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (194)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

67. H.R.226 : To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine.
Sponsor: Rep Pence, Mike [IN-6] (introduced 1/7/2009)      Cosponsors (183)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

68. H.R.235 : 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 1/7/2009)      Cosponsors (314)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

69. H.R.270 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for continuity of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the Retired Reserve.
Sponsor: Rep Latta, Robert E. [OH-5] (introduced 1/7/2009)      Cosponsors (71)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 1/30/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

70. H.R.275 : To repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities.
Sponsor: Rep Meek, Kendrick B. [FL-17] (introduced 1/7/2009)      Cosponsors (133)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

71. H.R.347 : To grant the congressional gold medal, collectively, to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, United States Army, in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II.
Sponsor: Rep Schiff, Adam B. [CA-29] (introduced 1/8/2009)      Cosponsors (297)
Committees: House Financial Services; House Administration; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/18/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

72. H.R.413 : To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions.
Sponsor: Rep Kildee, Dale E. [MI-5] (introduced 1/9/2009)      Cosponsors (188)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

73. H.R.433 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax equal to 50 percent of the compensation paid to employees while they are performing active duty service as members of the Ready Reserve or the National Guard and of the compensation paid to temporary replacement employees.
Sponsor: Rep Poe, Ted [TX-2] (introduced 1/9/2009)      Cosponsors (40)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

74. H.R.442 : To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Rehberg, Denny [MT] (introduced 1/9/2009)      Cosponsors (141)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/9/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

75. H.R.483 : To safeguard the Crime Victims Fund.
Sponsor: Rep Poe, Ted [TX-2] (introduced 1/13/2009)      Cosponsors (36)
Committees: House Budget; House Rules; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/9/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

76. H.R.496 : To amend United States trade laws to eliminate foreign barriers to exports of United States goods and services, to restore rights under trade remedy laws, to strengthen enforcement of United States intellectual property rights and health and safety laws at United States borders, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 1/14/2009)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Rules; House Homeland Security
Latest Major Action: 2/5/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: For prior action see H.R. 6530 , 110th Congress.

77. H.R.503 : To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain conduct relating to the use of horses for human consumption.
Sponsor: Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] (introduced 1/14/2009)      Cosponsors (179)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

78. H.R.510 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that the payment of the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly.
Sponsor: Rep Kind, Ron [WI-3] (introduced 1/14/2009)      Cosponsors (108)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/14/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

79. H.R.595 : To require certain Federal agencies to use iron and steel produced in the United States in carrying out projects for the construction, alteration, or repair of a public building or public work, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Visclosky, Peter J. [IN-1] (introduced 1/15/2009)      Cosponsors (31)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Homeland Security; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/5/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight.

80. H.R.621 : To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America.
Sponsor: Rep Kingston, Jack [GA-1] (introduced 1/21/2009)      Cosponsors (304)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-86 [GPO: Text, PDF]

81. H.R.658 : To amend title 39, United States Code, to modify the procedures governing the closure or consolidation of postal facilities.
Sponsor: Rep Sires, Albio [NJ-13] (introduced 1/22/2009)      Cosponsors (97)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/24/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.

82. H.R.662 : 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 1/23/2009)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Education and Labor; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/23/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

83. H.R.690 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Sam [TX-3] (introduced 1/26/2009)      Cosponsors (185)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/26/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

84. H.R.702 : To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve early education.
Sponsor: Rep Hirono, Mazie K. [HI-2] (introduced 1/27/2009)      Cosponsors (78)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 1/27/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

85. H.R.707 : To provide monthly vouchers to members of the Armed Forces serving in overseas operations, or hospitalized due to a disease or injury incurred as a result of service in such operations, that a member may transfer to another person to permit the person to mail, without charge, correspondence and small parcels to members of the Armed Forces.
Sponsor: Rep Castor, Kathy [FL-11] (introduced 1/27/2009)      Cosponsors (241)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/17/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

86. H.R.734 : To direct the Secretary of Transportation to study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation.
Sponsor: Rep Towns, Edolphus [NY-10] (introduced 1/28/2009)      Cosponsors (182)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 1/28/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

87. H.R.775 : To repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans dependency and indemnity compensation.
Sponsor: Rep Ortiz, Solomon P. [TX-27] (introduced 1/28/2009)      Cosponsors (319)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/17/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

88. H.R.816 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit certain increases in fees for military health care.
Sponsor: Rep Edwards, Chet [TX-17] (introduced 2/3/2009)      Cosponsors (195)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/24/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

89. H.R.819 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who died on or before September 30, 1999, under the same eligibility conditions as apply to payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who die after that date.
Sponsor: Rep Holden, Tim [PA-17] (introduced 2/3/2009)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/6/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

90. H.R.836 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 level, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Pomeroy, Earl [ND] (introduced 2/3/2009)      Cosponsors (242)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/3/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

91. H.R.948 : To amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to create a presumption that a disability or death of a Federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employee's duty.
Sponsor: Rep Capps, Lois [CA-23] (introduced 2/10/2009)      Cosponsors (136)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 3/23/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

92. H.R.952 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the meaning of "combat with the enemy" for purposes of service-connection of disabilities.
Sponsor: Rep Hall, John J. [NY-19] (introduced 2/10/2009)      Cosponsors (94)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/10/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

93. H.R.953 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a deduction for travel expenses to medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with examinations or treatments relating to service-connected disabilities.
Sponsor: Rep Heller, Dean [NV-2] (introduced 2/10/2009)      Cosponsors (55)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/10/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

94. H.R.958 : To amend title 5, United States Code, to make unused sick leave creditable, for purposes of the Federal Employees' Retirement System, in the same manner as provided for under the Civil Service Retirement System.
Sponsor: Rep Moran, James P. [VA-8] (introduced 2/10/2009)      Cosponsors (88)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/10/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

95. H.R.959 : To increase Federal Pell Grants for the children of fallen public safety officers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Murphy, Patrick J. [PA-8] (introduced 2/10/2009)      Cosponsors (19)
Committees: House Education and Labor; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/23/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

96. H.R.997 : To declare English as the official language of the United States, to establish a uniform English language rule for naturalization, and to avoid misconstructions of the English language texts of the laws of the United States, pursuant to Congress' powers to provide for the general welfare of the United States and to establish a uniform rule of naturalization under article I, section 8, of the Constitution.
Sponsor: Rep King, Steve [IA-5] (introduced 2/11/2009)      Cosponsors (134)
Committees: House Education and Labor; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/23/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

97. H.R.1016 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide advance appropriations authority for certain accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 2/12/2009)      Cosponsors (125)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
House Reports: 111-171
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-81 [GPO: Text, PDF]

98. H.R.1021 : To improve research, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries, to conduct a longitudinal study on aging, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] (introduced 2/12/2009)      Cosponsors (41)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Science and Technology
Latest Major Action: 2/25/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.

99. H.R.1064 : To provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention to help build individual, family, and community strength and resiliency to ensure that youth lead productive, safe, healthy, gang-free, and law-abiding lives.
Sponsor: Rep Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [VA-3] (introduced 2/13/2009)      Cosponsors (234)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Education and Labor; House Energy and Commerce; House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 12/2/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 14.

100. H.R.1067 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to allow workers who attain age 65 after 1981 and before 1992 to choose either lump sum payments over four years totalling $5,000 or an improved benefit computation formula under a new 10-year rule governing the transition to the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hall, Ralph M. [TX-4] (introduced 2/13/2009)      Cosponsors (99)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/13/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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