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1. H.CON.RES.220 : Encouraging the Secretaries of the military departments to maximize opportunities for space-available travel for members of the Armed Forces in a leave or pass status who are traveling between December 18, 2009, and January 3, 2010.
Sponsor: Rep Schrader, Kurt [OR-5] (introduced 12/10/2009) Cosponsors (62)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 1/12/2010 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. H.RES.209 : Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Daughters of Penelope, a preeminent international women's association and affiliate organization of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA).
Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 3/4/2009) Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 10/13/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

5. H.RES.223 : Honoring the life, achievements, and contributions of Paul Harvey, affectionately known for his signature line, "This is Paul Harvey. . .Good Day".
Sponsor: Rep Sullivan, John [OK-1] (introduced 3/9/2009) Cosponsors (63)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/30/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

6. 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.

7. 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).

8. H.RES.267 : Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Nowruz, expressing appreciation to Iranian-Americans for their contributions to society, and wishing Iranian-Americans and the people of Iran a prosperous new year.
Sponsor: Rep Honda, Michael M. [CA-15] (introduced 3/19/2009) Cosponsors (54)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/27/2010 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

9. H.RES.299 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the Nation during Public Service Recognition Week, May 4 through 10, 2009, and throughout the year.
Sponsor: Rep Lynch, Stephen F. [MA-9] (introduced 3/30/2009) Cosponsors (61)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 5/5/2009 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): 419 - 0, 4 Present (Roll no. 231).

10. H.RES.301 : Honoring the life of Dr.John Hope Franklin.
Sponsor: Rep Price, David E. [NC-4] (introduced 3/30/2009) Cosponsors (73)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/30/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

11. H.RES.314 : Honoring and saluting Hillerich & Bradsby Co. on the 125th anniversary of the Louisville Slugger.
Sponsor: Rep Yarmuth, John A. [KY-3] (introduced 4/1/2009) Cosponsors (102)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 9/30/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

12. H.RES.320 : Honoring the Life and achievements of Dr. John Hope Franklin.
Sponsor: Rep Watt, Melvin L. [NC-12] (introduced 4/2/2009) Cosponsors (95)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 4/21/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

13. H.RES.388 : Celebrating the role of mothers in the United States and supporting the goals and ideals of Mother's Day.
Sponsor: Rep Fortenberry, Jeff [NE-1] (introduced 4/30/2009) Cosponsors (58)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
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.

14. H.RES.418 : Congratulating Jockey Calvin Borel for his victory at the 135th Kentucky Derby.
Sponsor: Rep Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [LA-7] (introduced 5/7/2009) Cosponsors (58)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 5/7/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

15. 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).

16. H.RES.511 : Commending efforts to teach the history of both Israelis and Palestinians to students in Israel and the West Bank in order to foster mutual understanding, respect, and tolerance.
Sponsor: Rep Moran, James P. [VA-8] (introduced 6/4/2009) Cosponsors (26)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/4/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

17. H.RES.599 : Honoring the Minute Man National Historical Park on the occasion of its 50th Anniversary.
Sponsor: Rep Markey, Edward J. [MA-7] (introduced 6/26/2009) Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 9/22/2009 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.630 : Condemning the June 28, 2009, coup d'etat in Honduras, calling for the reinstatement of President Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Delahunt, Bill [MA-10] (introduced 7/10/2009) Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/10/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

19. H.RES.718 : Recognizing September 11 as a "National Day of Service and Remembrance".
Sponsor: Rep Matsui, Doris O. [CA-5] (introduced 7/31/2009) Cosponsors (76)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/9/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

20. H.RES.727 : Expressing support for greater awareness of ovarian cancer.
Sponsor: Rep Israel, Steve [NY-2] (introduced 9/9/2009) Cosponsors (78)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 12/1/2009 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): 385 - 0 (Roll no. 912).

21. H.RES.750 : Congratulating Ichiro Suzuki, outfielder for the Seattle Mariners, for becoming the first player in the history of Major League Baseball with at least 200 base hits in nine consecutive seasons.
Sponsor: Rep McDermott, Jim [WA-7] (introduced 9/17/2009) Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/17/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

22. H.RES.761 : Remembering and commemorating the lives and work of Jesuit Fathers Ignacio Ellacuria, Ignacio Martin-Baro, Segundo Montes, Amando Lopez, Juan Ramon Moreno, Joaquin Lopez y Lopez, and housekeeper Julia Elba Ramos and her daughter Celina Mariset Ramos on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of their deaths at the University of Central America Jose Simeon Canas located in San Salvador, El Salvador on November 16, 1989.
Sponsor: Rep McGovern, James P. [MA-3] (introduced 9/22/2009) Cosponsors (34)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/21/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

23. H.RES.839 : Condemning the illegal extraction of Madagascar's natural resources.
Sponsor: Rep Blumenauer, Earl [OR-3] (introduced 10/15/2009) Cosponsors (49)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 11/4/2009 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 - 5 (Roll no. 844).

24. 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.

25. H.RES.877 : Expressing support for Chinese human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren for engaging in peaceful expression as they seek answers and justice for the parents whose children were killed in the Sichuan earthquake of May 12, 2008.
Sponsor: Rep Wu, David [OR-1] (introduced 10/29/2009) Cosponsors (176)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 11/7/2009 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): 426 - 1 (Roll no. 880).

26. 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.

27. H.RES.1009 : Honoring the seven Americans killed in Khost, Afghanistan, on December 30, 2009, for their service to the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Reyes, Silvestre [TX-16] (introduced 1/13/2010) Cosponsors (25)
Committees: House Intelligence (Permanent Select)
Latest Major Action: 1/20/2010 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

28. H.J.RES.61 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.
Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 7/21/2009) Cosponsors (75)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 10/19/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

29. 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.

30. 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.

31. 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.

32. 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.

33. 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.

34. H.R.32 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the outreach activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McIntyre, Mike [NC-7] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (41)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/28/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Provisions of measure incorporated into H.R. 3949 .

35. H.R.39 : To preserve the Arctic coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, as wilderness in recognition of its extraordinary natural ecosystems and for the permanent good of present and future generations of Americans.
Sponsor: Rep Markey, Edward J. [MA-7] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (84)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

36. 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.

37. 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.

38. H.R.176 : To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide greater access to the supplemental nutrition assistance program by reducing duplicative and burdensome administrative requirements, authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to award grants to certain community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups for the purpose of establishing and implementing a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program for certain socially and economically disadvantaged populations, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Serrano, Jose E. [NY-16] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (19)
Committees: House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 4/23/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

39. H.R.179 : To permit the use of Federal funds for syringe exchange programs for purposes of reducing the transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis.
Sponsor: Rep Serrano, Jose E. [NY-16] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (117)
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.

40. H.R.204 : To permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties in the State of California, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Thompson, Mike [CA-1] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/4/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

41. 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.

42. H.R.225 : To amend title 11 of the United States Code with respect to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, Brad [NC-13] (introduced 1/7/2009) Cosponsors (44)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/22/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Hearings Held.

43. 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.

44. H.R.333 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability rated less than 50 percent to receive concurrent payment of both retired pay and veterans' disability compensation, to eliminate the phase-in period for concurrent receipt, to extend eligibility for concurrent receipt to chapter 61 disability retirees with less than 20 years of service, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Marshall, Jim [GA-8] (introduced 1/8/2009) Cosponsors (124)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/6/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

45. 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.

46. 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.

47. H.R.460 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the credit for employers establishing workplace child care facilities, to increase the child care credit to encourage greater use of quality child care services, to provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities, and to increase the exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance.
Sponsor: Rep Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [MD-2] (introduced 1/13/2009) Cosponsors (46)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/13/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

48. H.R.463 : To expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce abortions, and improve access to women's health care.
Sponsor: Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [NY-28] (introduced 1/13/2009) Cosponsors (144)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 1/13/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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.

49. 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 (180)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

50. H.R.571 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles.
Sponsor: Rep Delahunt, William D. [MA-10] (introduced 1/15/2009) Cosponsors (135)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/15/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

51. H.R.574 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of home infusion therapy under the Medicare Program.
Sponsor: Rep Engel, Eliot L. [NY-17] (introduced 1/15/2009) Cosponsors (102)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/15/2009 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.

52. H.R.577 : To establish a grant program to provide vision care to children, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] (introduced 1/15/2009) Cosponsors (58)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
House Reports: 111-46
Latest Major Action: 4/1/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

53. 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]

54. H.R.676 : To provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, improved health care delivery, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] (introduced 1/26/2009) Cosponsors (87)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 1/26/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Natural Resources, 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.

55. H.R.684 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices under the Medicare Program.
Sponsor: Rep Berry, Marion [AR-1] (introduced 1/26/2009) Cosponsors (28)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/26/2009 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.

56. 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.

57. 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.

58. 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.

59. H.R.745 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Eshoo, Anna G. [CA-14] (introduced 1/28/2009) Cosponsors (175)
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.

60. 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.

61. H.R.790 : To prohibit issuance of any lease or other authorization by the Federal Government that authorizes exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in any marine national monument or national marine sanctuary or in the fishing grounds known as Georges Bank in the waters of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Markey, Edward J. [MA-7] (introduced 2/2/2009) Cosponsors (14)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/4/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

62. H.R.840 : To reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members of the Armed Forces and their family members and partners through enhanced programs of prevention and deterrence, enhanced programs of victims services, and strengthened provisions for prosecution of assailants, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [NY-28] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (58)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Judiciary; House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

63. H.R.848 : To provide parity in radio performance rights under title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] (introduced 2/4/2009) Cosponsors (46)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/13/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 9.

64. 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.

65. H.R.873 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research.
Sponsor: Rep DeGette, Diana [CO-1] (introduced 2/4/2009) Cosponsors (111)
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.

66. 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.

67. H.R.875 : To establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness, ensuring the safety of food, improving research on contaminants leading to food-borne illness, and improving security of food from intentional contamination, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. [CT-3] (introduced 2/4/2009) Cosponsors (40)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 4/23/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

68. H.R.891 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and to provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McGovern, James P. [MA-3] (introduced 2/4/2009) Cosponsors (43)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/4/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

69. H.R.912 : To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to clarify the eligibility requirements with respect to airline flight crews.
Sponsor: Rep Bishop, Timothy H. [NY-1] (introduced 2/9/2009) Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Education and Labor; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 2/10/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

70. 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.

71. H.R.1024 : To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate discrimination in the immigration laws by permitting permanent partners of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents to obtain lawful permanent resident status in the same manner as spouses of citizens and lawful permanent residents and to penalize immigration fraud in connection with permanent partnerships.
Sponsor: Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-8] (introduced 2/12/2009) Cosponsors (119)
Committees: 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.

72. H.R.1030 : To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to encourage research and carry out an educational campaign with respect to pulmonary hypertension, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Brady, Kevin [TX-8] (introduced 2/12/2009) Cosponsors (33)
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.

73. H.R.1032 : To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women.
Sponsor: Rep Capps, Lois [CA-23] (introduced 2/12/2009) Cosponsors (163)
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.

74. 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.

75. 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.

76. H.R.1079 : To expand the research, prevention, and awareness activities of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health with respect to pulmonary fibrosis, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Baird, Brian [WA-3] (introduced 2/13/2009) Cosponsors (115)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/13/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

77. H.R.1102 : To require full funding of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Sponsor: Rep Van Hollen, Chris [MD-8] (introduced 2/13/2009) Cosponsors (80)
Committees: House Education and Labor; House Appropriations
Latest Major Action: 3/30/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

78. H.R.1142 : To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require States to provide hair prostheses under the Medicaid Program for individuals diagnosed with alopecia areata.
Sponsor: Rep Eshoo, Anna G. [CA-14] (introduced 2/24/2009) Cosponsors (20)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/24/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

79. H.R.1147 : To implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service.
Sponsor: Rep Doyle, Michael F. [PA-14] (introduced 2/24/2009) Cosponsors (86)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
House Reports: 111-375
Latest Major Action: 12/24/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

80. H.R.1182 : To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of residency, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Carter, John R. [TX-31] (introduced 2/25/2009) Cosponsors (208)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/8/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

81. 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.

82. H.R.1210 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for arthritis research and public health, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Eshoo, Anna G. [CA-14] (introduced 2/26/2009) Cosponsors (146)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/26/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

83. H.R.1236 : To provide for the provision by hospitals receiving Federal funds through the Medicare Program or Medicaid Program of emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault.
Sponsor: Rep Rothman, Steven R. [NJ-9] (introduced 2/26/2009) Cosponsors (42)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/26/2009 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.

84. 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]

85. H.R.1256 : To protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, to amend title 5, United States Code, to make certain modifications in the Thrift Savings Plan, the Civil Service Retirement System, and the Federal Employees' Retirement System, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Waxman, Henry A. [CA-30] (introduced 3/3/2009) Cosponsors (178)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Oversight and Government Reform
House Reports: 111-58 Part 1, 111-58 Part 2
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-31 [GPO: Text, PDF]

86. H.R.1265 : To restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Doggett, Lloyd [TX-25] (introduced 3/3/2009) Cosponsors (67)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Financial Services; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.

87. 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.

88. H.R.1298 : To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Berry, Marion [AR-1] (introduced 3/4/2009) Cosponsors (35)
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.

89. 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.

90. 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.

91. H.R.1326 : To prohibit the conducting of invasive research on great apes, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Towns, Edolphus [NY-10] (introduced 3/5/2009) Cosponsors (142)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/5/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

92. H.R.1339 : To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease.
Sponsor: Rep McCarthy, Carolyn [NY-4] (introduced 3/5/2009) Cosponsors (80)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Education and Labor; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

93. H.R.1378 : To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, to develop guidelines to be used on a voluntary basis to develop plans to manage the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and early childhood education programs, to establish school-based food allergy management grants, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Lowey, Nita M. [NY-18] (introduced 3/6/2009) Cosponsors (82)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

94. H.R.1380 : To establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in elementary and secondary schools.
Sponsor: Rep Sutton, Betty [OH-13] (introduced 3/6/2009) Cosponsors (78)
Committees: House Education and Labor; House Energy and Commerce; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 6/3/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

95. 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.

96. H.R.1456 : To extend the protections of the Truth in Lending Act to overdraft protection programs and services provided by depository institutions, to require customer consent before a depository institution may initiate overdraft protection services and fees, to enhance the information made available to consumers relating to overdraft protection services and fees, to prohibit systematic manipulation in the posting of checks and other debits to a depository account for the purpose of generating overdraft protection fees, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 3/12/2009) Cosponsors (16)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 3/19/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

97. H.R.1458 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide continued entitlement to coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries under the Medicare Program that have received a kidney transplant and whose entitlement to coverage would otherwise expire, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Camp, Dave [MI-4] (introduced 3/12/2009) Cosponsors (80)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Energy and Commerce; 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.

98. H.R.1461 : To amend the National Labor Relations Act to apply the protections of the Act to teaching and research assistants.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, George [CA-7] (introduced 3/12/2009) Cosponsors (8)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 5/14/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

99. H.R.1523 : To ban the use of bisphenol A in food containers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Markey, Edward J. [MA-7] (introduced 3/16/2009) Cosponsors (65)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

100. H.R.1526 : To aid and support pediatric involvement in reading and education.
Sponsor: Rep Payne, Donald M. [NJ-10] (introduced 3/16/2009) Cosponsors (101)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 5/14/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

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