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1. H.CON.RES.35 : Honoring and praising the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Al [TX-9] (introduced 1/28/2009) Cosponsors (109)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/13/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

2. H.CON.RES.89 : Supporting the goals and objectives of the Prague Conference on Holocaust Era Assets.
Sponsor: Rep Wexler, Robert [FL-19] (introduced 3/30/2009) Cosponsors (28)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 7/6/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

3. H.CON.RES.151 : Expressing the sense of Congress that China release democratic activist Liu Xiaobo from imprisonment.
Sponsor: Rep Minnick, Walter [ID-1] (introduced 6/12/2009) Cosponsors (32)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 10/1/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

4. 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.

5. H.CON.RES.178 : Expressing the sense of Congress that we reaffirm the historic ties between the United States and the Netherlands by recognizing the Quadricentennial celebration of the discovery of the Hudson River and honoring the enduring values of the settlers of New Netherland that continue to permeate American society.
Sponsor: Rep Van Hollen, Chris [MD-8] (introduced 7/31/2009) Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

6. H.CON.RES.205 : Recognizing and honoring America's labor movement, supporting the designation of a National Labor History Month, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Sanchez, Linda T. [CA-39] (introduced 10/26/2009) Cosponsors (54)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 12/8/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

7. H.CON.RES.212 : Expressing the sense of Congress on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of historic events in Central and Eastern Europe, particularly the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, and reaffirming the bonds of friendship and cooperation between the United States and the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic.
Sponsor: Rep Mica, John L. [FL-7] (introduced 11/7/2009) Cosponsors (49)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 11/20/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

8. H.RES.22 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
Sponsor: Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (130)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

9. H.RES.31 : Expressing support for designation of January 28, 2009, as "National Data Privacy Day".
Sponsor: Rep Price, David E. [NC-4] (introduced 1/7/2009) Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 1/26/2009 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): 402 - 0 (Roll no. 30).

10. H.RES.35 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should provide increased Federal funding for continued type 1 diabetes research.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] (introduced 1/8/2009) Cosponsors (101)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 12/10/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

11. H.RES.36 : Acknowledging the 40th anniversary of the election of Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm, the first African-American woman in Congress.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] (introduced 1/8/2009) Cosponsors (112)
Committees: House Administration
Latest Major Action: 1/8/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

12. H.RES.83 : Recognizing the significance of Black History Month.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Al [TX-9] (introduced 1/23/2009) Cosponsors (79)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/24/2009 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): 420 - 0 (Roll no. 78).

13. 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.

14. 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).

15. 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.

16. H.RES.175 : Condemning the Government of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.
Sponsor: Rep Kirk, Mark Steven [IL-10] (introduced 2/13/2009) Cosponsors (75)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/22/2009 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): 407 - 2 (Roll no. 808).

17. H.RES.192 : Recognizing National Nurses Week on May 6 through May 12, 2009.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Eddie Bernice [TX-30] (introduced 2/25/2009) Cosponsors (110)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/12/2009 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.200 : Calling on the Egyptian Government to respect human rights and freedoms of religion and expression in Egypt.
Sponsor: Rep Wolf, Frank R. [VA-10] (introduced 2/26/2009) Cosponsors (32)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/26/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

19. H.RES.204 : Congratulating the American Dental Association for its 150th year of working to improve the public's oral health and promoting dentistry, supporting initiatives to improve access to oral health care services for all Americans, and emphasizing the benefits of prevention of disease through support of community prevention initiatives and promotion of good oral hygiene.
Sponsor: Rep Simpson, Michael K. [ID-2] (introduced 3/3/2009) Cosponsors (104)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/13/2009 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): 424 - 0 (Roll no. 253).

20. H.RES.252 : Calling upon the President to ensure that the foreign policy of the United States reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity concerning issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in the United States record relating to the Armenian Genocide, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Schiff, Adam B. [CA-29] (introduced 3/17/2009) Cosponsors (137)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

21. 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).

22. H.RES.278 : Recognizing the paramount need to address the threat of international terrorism and protect the international security of the United States by reducing the number of and accessibility to nuclear weapons and preventing their proliferation, and directing a portion of the resulting savings towards child survival, hunger, and universal education, and calling on the President to take action to achieve these goals.
Sponsor: Rep McGovern, James P. [MA-3] (introduced 3/24/2009) Cosponsors (25)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/24/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

23. H.RES.346 : Recognizing that the occurrence of prostate cancer in African-American men has reached epidemic proportions and urging Federal agencies to address that health crisis by designating additional funds for research, education, awareness outreach, and early detection.
Sponsor: Rep Meeks, Gregory W. [NY-6] (introduced 4/21/2009) Cosponsors (42)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/21/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

24. H.RES.347 : Congratulating Averett University in Danville, Virginia, for 150 years of service and leadership to the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Perriello, Thomas S.P. [VA-5] (introduced 4/21/2009) Cosponsors (27)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 5/18/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

25. H.RES.435 : Celebrating Asian/Pacific-American Heritage.
Sponsor: Rep Honda, Michael M. [CA-15] (introduced 5/13/2009) Cosponsors (56)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 6/8/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

26. 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.

27. H.RES.453 : Recognizing the significant accomplishments of the AmeriCorps and encouraging all citizens to join in a national effort to salute AmeriCorps members and alumni, and raise awareness about the importance of national and community service.
Sponsor: Rep Matsui, Doris O. [CA-5] (introduced 5/18/2009) Cosponsors (27)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 6/10/2009 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): 359 - 60 (Roll no. 318).

28. H.RES.505 : Condemning the murder of Dr. George Tiller, who was shot to death at his church on May 31, 2009.
Sponsor: Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [NY-28] (introduced 6/4/2009) Cosponsors (87)
Committees: House Judiciary
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 the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 423 - 0 (Roll no. 316).

29. H.RES.523 : Congratulating the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity on the occasion of its 100th Anniversary.
Sponsor: Rep Rooney, Thomas J. [FL-16] (introduced 6/9/2009) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 7/23/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

30. H.RES.605 : Recognizing the continued persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China on the 10th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party campaign to suppress the Falun Gong spiritual movement and calling for an immediate end to the campaign to persecute, intimidate, imprison, and torture Falun Gong practitioners.
Sponsor: Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] (introduced 6/26/2009) Cosponsors (80)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/26/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

31. H.RES.649 : Supporting the goals and ideals of National Community Gardening Awareness Month.
Sponsor: Rep Matsui, Doris O. [CA-5] (introduced 7/15/2009) Cosponsors (20)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 7/15/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

32. H.RES.700 : Expressing support for designation of the week beginning on November 9, 2009, as National School Psychology Week.
Sponsor: Rep Loebsack, David [IA-2] (introduced 7/30/2009) Cosponsors (21)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 11/7/2009 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): 431 - 1 (Roll no. 879).

33. H.RES.708 : Congratulating Nancy Goodman Brinker for receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Sponsor: Rep Schock, Aaron [IL-18] (introduced 7/31/2009) Cosponsors (58)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/20/2010 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

34. H.RES.715 : Recognizing the 70th anniversary of the Soviet and Nazi invasion of Poland and the pivotal role Poland has assumed at freedom's edge since gaining independence.
Sponsor: Rep Kaptur, Marcy [OH-9] (introduced 7/31/2009) Cosponsors (43)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/31/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

35. H.RES.720 : Commending Serena Williams for her victory in the 2009 Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship and the 2009 Wimbledon Doubles Championship.
Sponsor: Rep Watson, Diane E. [CA-33] (introduced 7/31/2009) Cosponsors (55)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 7/31/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

36. H.RES.725 : Congratulating the Chula Vista Park View Little League team of Chula Vista, California, for winning the 2009 Little League World Series Championship.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 9/9/2009) Cosponsors (52)
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.

37. H.RES.776 : Congratulating the Dartmouth Outing Club of Hanover, New Hampshire, for 100 years of service to the United States and its wilderness.
Sponsor: Rep Hodes, Paul W. [NH-2] (introduced 9/24/2009) Cosponsors (25)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 1/19/2010 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

38. H.RES.787 : Expressing support for designation of October 13, 2009, as National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day.
Sponsor: Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. [CT-3] (introduced 9/30/2009) Cosponsors (106)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 10/28/2009 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.845 : Recognizing the United States Air Force and Dyess Air Force Base for their success in achieving energy savings and developing energy-saving innovations during Energy Awareness Month.
Sponsor: Rep Neugebauer, Randy [TX-19] (introduced 10/20/2009) Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 12/8/2009 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): 409 - 0 (Roll no. 935).

40. H.RES.864 : Congratulating President Obama for winning of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize.
Sponsor: Rep Grayson, Alan [FL-8] (introduced 10/23/2009) Cosponsors (220)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/23/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

41. H.RES.914 : Supporting the observance of National Diabetes Month.
Sponsor: Rep DeGette, Diana [CO-1] (introduced 11/18/2009) Cosponsors (136)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 11/19/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

42. H.RES.925 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the meritorious service performed by aviators in the United States Armed Forces who were shot down over, or otherwise forced to land in, hostile territory yet evaded enemy capture or were captured but subsequently escaped.
Sponsor: Rep DeFazio, Peter A. [OR-4] (introduced 11/19/2009) Cosponsors (41)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 12/8/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

43. H.RES.1003 : Expressing support for the designation of January 10, 2010, through January 16, 2010, as National Influenza Vaccination Week.
Sponsor: Rep Chu, Judy [CA-32] (introduced 1/12/2010) Cosponsors (105)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 1/26/2010 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): 398 - 2 (Roll no. 19).

44. H.RES.1018 : Requesting the Senate to adjust its rules to reflect the intent of the framers of the Constitution by amending the Senate's filibuster rule, Rule 22, to facilitate the consideration of bills and amendments.
Sponsor: Rep McDermott, Jim [WA-7] (introduced 1/19/2010) Cosponsors (27)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 1/19/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

45. H.RES.1067 : Honoring Colonel Robert Howard for his lifetime of service to the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Edwards, Chet [TX-17] (introduced 2/3/2010) Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/3/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

46. H.J.RES.18 : Providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, relating to interagency cooperation under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
Sponsor: Rep Rahall, Nick J., II [WV-3] (introduced 1/15/2009) Cosponsors (69)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 1/15/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

47. H.R.11 : To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and to modify the operation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, 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 Miller, George [CA-7] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (195)
Committees: House Education and Labor; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 2/11/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Note: Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 5 , the text of H.R. 12 as passed by the House was appended to the end of H.R. 11 as new matter. For further action, see S.181 , which became Public Law 111-2 on 1/29/2009.

48. H.R.12 : 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 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (200)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2009 Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 5 , H.R. 12 is laid on the table.
Note: Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 5 , the text of H.R. 12 as passed by the House will be appended to the end of H.R. 11 as new matter.

49. H.R.21 : To establish a national policy for our oceans, to strengthen the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to establish a national and regional ocean governance structure, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Farr, Sam [CA-17] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (67)
Committees: House Science and Technology; House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 6/18/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

50. 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.

51. 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.

52. H.R.31 : To provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McIntyre, Mike [NC-7] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (185)
Committees: House Natural Resources
House Reports: 111-103
Latest Major Action: 6/9/2009 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 72.

53. H.R.104 : To establish a national commission on presidential war powers and civil liberties.
Sponsor: Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (50)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Intelligence (Permanent Select); House Judiciary; House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/12/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

54. 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.

55. H.R.233 : To amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that are contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads.
Sponsor: Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] (introduced 1/7/2009) Cosponsors (19)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 9/16/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

56. 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.

57. 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.

58. H.R.444 : To amend section 340B of the Public Health Service Act to revise and expand the drug discount program under that section to improve the provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers.
Sponsor: Rep Rush, Bobby L. [IL-1] (introduced 1/9/2009) Cosponsors (96)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

59. H.R.578 : To address the impending humanitarian crisis and potential security breakdown as a result of the mass influx of Iraqi refugees into neighboring countries, and the growing internally displaced population in Iraq, by increasing directed accountable assistance to these populations and their host countries, facilitating the resettlement of Iraqis at risk, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hastings, Alcee L. [FL-23] (introduced 1/15/2009) Cosponsors (31)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

60. 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]

61. H.R.624 : To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Thompson, Mike [CA-1] (introduced 1/21/2009) Cosponsors (35)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 1/22/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

62. H.R.627 : To amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under an open end consumer credit plan, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 1/22/2009) Cosponsors (128)
Committees: House Financial Services
House Reports: 111-88
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-24 [GPO: Text, PDF]

63. H.R.644 : To withdraw the Tusayan Ranger District and Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management in the vicinity of Kanab Creek and in House Rock Valley from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7] (introduced 1/22/2009) Cosponsors (49)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 7/21/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

64. H.R.646 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of qualified acupuncturist services under part B of the Medicare Program, and to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for coverage of such services under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.
Sponsor: Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [NY-22] (introduced 1/22/2009) Cosponsors (37)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/22/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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.

65. H.R.678 : To require the Commissioner of Social Security to revise the medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person diagnosed with Huntington's Disease and to waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's Disease.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 1/26/2009) Cosponsors (91)
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.

66. 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.

67. 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.

68. H.R.857 : To limit compensation to officers and directors of entities receiving emergency economic assistance from the Government, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Moore, Dennis [KS-3] (introduced 2/4/2009) Cosponsors (44)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 2/4/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

69. H.R.868 : To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide funds to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities under the Medicaid Program.
Sponsor: Rep Capps, Lois [CA-23] (introduced 2/4/2009) Cosponsors (59)
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.

70. H.R.874 : To allow travel between the United States and Cuba.
Sponsor: Rep Delahunt, William D. [MA-10] (introduced 2/4/2009) Cosponsors (178)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/4/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

71. H.R.893 : To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture.
Sponsor: Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-8] (introduced 2/4/2009) Cosponsors (37)
Committees: House Armed Services; 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.

72. H.R.908 : To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 2/4/2009) Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House Judiciary; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/11/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

73. H.R.916 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants for the training of graduate medical residents in preventive medicine and public health.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] (introduced 2/9/2009) Cosponsors (38)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/9/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

74. 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.

75. H.R.978 : To recognize and clarify the authority of the States to regulate intrastate helicopter medical services pursuant to their authority over public health planning and protection, patient safety and protection, emergency medical services, the quality and coordination of medical care, and the practice of medicine within their jurisdictions.
Sponsor: Rep Altmire, Jason [PA-4] (introduced 2/11/2009) Cosponsors (35)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/12/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

76. H.R.981 : To limit the use of cluster munitions.
Sponsor: Rep McGovern, James P. [MA-3] (introduced 2/11/2009) Cosponsors (32)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/11/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

77. H.R.984 : To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege.
Sponsor: Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-8] (introduced 2/11/2009) Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 11/5/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 12.

78. H.R.1017 : To amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 and title 38, United States Code, to require the provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and to expand access to such care and services.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 2/12/2009) Cosponsors (27)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/1/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

79. H.R.1020 : To amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to arbitration.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [GA-4] (introduced 2/12/2009) Cosponsors (108)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

80. H.R.1028 : To provide additional support for the efforts of community coalitions, health care providers, parents, and others to prevent and reduce underage drinking, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Roybal-Allard, Lucille [CA-34] (introduced 2/12/2009) Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/12/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

81. 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.

82. H.R.1066 : To amend the Peace Corps Act to provide continued funding for the Peace Corps, to increase the readjustment allowances for Peace Corps volunteers and volunteer leaders, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Farr, Sam [CA-17] (introduced 2/13/2009) Cosponsors (132)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/13/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

83. H.R.1094 : To ensure that home health agencies can assign the most appropriate skilled service to make the initial assessment visit for home health services for Medicare beneficiaries requiring rehabilitation therapy under a home health plan of care, based upon physician referral.
Sponsor: Rep Lewis, John [GA-5] (introduced 2/13/2009) Cosponsors (13)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/13/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

84. H.R.1126 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a deduction equal to fair market value shall be allowed for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor.
Sponsor: Rep Lewis, John [GA-5] (introduced 2/23/2009) Cosponsors (72)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/23/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

85. H.R.1179 : To provide for the expansion of Federal efforts concerning the prevention, education, treatment, and research activities related to Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, including the establishment of a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 2/25/2009) Cosponsors (89)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/25/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

86. H.R.1203 : 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 Van Hollen, Chris [MD-8] (introduced 2/25/2009) Cosponsors (204)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Oversight and Government Reform; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 6/26/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.

87. H.R.1204 : To ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by making the antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers (including health plans under parts C and D of the Medicare Program) in the same manner as such laws apply to protected activities under the National Labor Relations Act.
Sponsor: Rep Weiner, Anthony D. [NY-9] (introduced 2/25/2009) Cosponsors (96)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/23/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.

88. H.R.1207 : To amend title 31, United States Code, to reform the manner in which the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is audited by the Comptroller General of the United States and the manner in which such audits are reported, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/26/2009) Cosponsors (317)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 9/25/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Hearings Held.

89. H.R.1209 : To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor in 1861, America's highest award for valor in action against an enemy force which can be bestowed upon an individual serving in the Armed Services of the United States, to honor the American military men and women who have been recipients of the Medal of Honor, and to promote awareness of what the Medal of Honor represents and how ordinary Americans, through courage, sacrifice, selfless service and patriotism, can challenge fate and change the course of history.
Sponsor: Rep Carney, Christopher P. [PA-10] (introduced 2/26/2009) Cosponsors (302)
Committees: House Financial Services; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-91 [GPO: Text, PDF]

90. H.R.1232 : To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to construct a full service hospital in Far South Texas.
Sponsor: Rep Ortiz, Solomon P. [TX-27] (introduced 2/26/2009) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/27/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

91. H.R.1240 : To improve and expand geographic literacy among kindergarten through grade 12 students in the United States by improving professional development programs for kindergarten through grade 12 teachers offered through institutions of higher education.
Sponsor: Rep Van Hollen, Chris [MD-8] (introduced 2/26/2009) Cosponsors (91)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

92. H.R.1243 : To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of Congress to Arnold Palmer in recognition of his service to the Nation in promoting excellence and good sportsmanship in golf.
Sponsor: Rep Baca, Joe [CA-43] (introduced 3/2/2009) Cosponsors (302)
Committees: House Financial Services; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-65 [GPO: Text, PDF]

93. H.R.1283 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance the readiness of the Armed Forces by replacing the current policy concerning homosexuality in the Armed Forces, referred to as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell", with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
Sponsor: Rep Tauscher, Ellen O. [CA-10] (introduced 3/3/2009) Cosponsors (187)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 3/31/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

94. H.R.1296 : To achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services for all Americans and to reform the organization of primary care delivery through an expansion of the Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs.
Sponsor: Rep Clyburn, James E. [SC-6] (introduced 3/4/2009) Cosponsors (131)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/4/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

95. H.R.1310 : To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste.
Sponsor: Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr. [NJ-6] (introduced 3/4/2009) Cosponsors (162)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

96. H.R.1324 : To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to improve the nutrition and health of schoolchildren and protect the Federal investment in the national school lunch and breakfast programs by updating the national school nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold outside of school meals to conform to current nutrition science.
Sponsor: Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] (introduced 3/5/2009) Cosponsors (163)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

97. H.R.1340 : To provide for the admission to the United States of certain Tibetans.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, George [CA-7] (introduced 3/5/2009) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 4/27/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

98. H.R.1396 : To improve the safety of motorcoaches, to allow a credit against income tax for the cost of motorcoaches complying with Federal safety requirements, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Lewis, John [GA-5] (introduced 3/9/2009) Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Small Business
Latest Major Action: 3/10/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

99. H.R.1409 : 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 3/10/2009) Cosponsors (228)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

100. H.R.1444 : To establish the Congressional Commission on Civic Service to study methods of improving and promoting volunteerism and national service, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McDermott, Jim [WA-7] (introduced 3/11/2009) Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

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