NEXT PAGE | PREVIOUS PAGE | NEW SEARCH

Items 1 through 75 of 75

1. H.RES.49 : Honoring Karen Bass for becoming the first African-American woman elected Speaker of the California State Assembly.
Sponsor: Rep Watson, Diane E. [CA-33] (introduced 1/9/2009)      Cosponsors (63)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 5/19/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

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

3. H.RES.65 : Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for efforts to increase financial literacy in the United States and recognizing the work of John Hope Bryant to raise awareness about the importance of financial and economic literacy.
Sponsor: Rep Watson, Diane E. [CA-33] (introduced 1/14/2009)      Cosponsors (45)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 1/14/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

4. H.RES.69 : Recognizing the need to continue research into the causes, treatment, education, and an eventual cure for diabetes, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Baca, Joe [CA-43] (introduced 1/15/2009)      Cosponsors (118)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 7/22/2009 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. 609).

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

6. H.RES.153 : Commending the University of Southern California Trojan football team for its victory in the 2009 Rose Bowl.
Sponsor: Rep Watson, Diane E. [CA-33] (introduced 2/10/2009)      Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 3/5/2009 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): 362 - 15, 4 Present (Roll no. 106).

7. H.RES.230 : Recognizing the historical significance of the Mexican holiday of Cinco de Mayo.
Sponsor: Rep Baca, Joe [CA-43] (introduced 3/10/2009)      Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/4/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 395 - 0 (Roll no. 229).

8. 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.

9. H.RES.290 : Honoring the lives, and mourning the loss, of Sergeant Mark Dunakin, Sergeant Ervin Romans, Sergeant Daniel Sakai, and Officer John Hege, members of the Oakland Police Department in California who were brutally slain in the line of duty.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] (introduced 3/26/2009)      Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 4/1/2009 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): 417 - 0 (Roll no. 179).

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.357 : Supporting the goals and ideals of Financial Literacy Month 2009, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hinojosa, Ruben [TX-15] (introduced 4/23/2009)      Cosponsors (67)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2009 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): 419 - 3 (Roll no. 217).

14. H.RES.396 : Honoring the graduating Class of 2009 at the University of California, Merced.
Sponsor: Rep Cardoza, Dennis A. [CA-18] (introduced 5/4/2009)      Cosponsors (38)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 5/5/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

15. H.RES.466 : Recognizing World Hepatitis Awareness Month and World Hepatitis Day May 19, 2009.
Sponsor: Rep Honda, Michael M. [CA-15] (introduced 5/20/2009)      Cosponsors (32)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/20/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.

16. H.RES.534 : Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Children and Families Day".
Sponsor: Rep Edwards, Donna F. [MD-4] (introduced 6/11/2009)      Cosponsors (56)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 7/22/2009 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): 429 - 0 (Roll no. 614).

17. H.RES.566 : Congratulating the 2008-2009 National Basketball Association Champions, the Los Angeles Lakers, on an outstanding and historic season.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 6/19/2009)      Cosponsors (50)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 7/23/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 413 - 8, 8 Present (Roll no. 618).

18. H.RES.612 : Expressing the profound sympathies of the House of Representatives for the victims of the tragic Metrorail accident on Monday, June 22, 2009, and for their families, friends, and associates.
Sponsor: Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes [DC] (introduced 7/7/2009)      Cosponsors (60)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 7/14/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 421 - 0 (Roll no. 533).

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

20. H.RES.737 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week should be established.
Sponsor: Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7] (introduced 9/14/2009)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 9/14/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

21. H.RES.783 : Recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrating the vast contributions of Hispanic Americans to the strength and culture of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Diaz-Balart, Mario [FL-25] (introduced 9/29/2009)      Cosponsors (72)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 10/29/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 423 - 0 (Roll no. 827).

22. H.RES.784 : Honoring the 2560th anniversary of the birth of Confucius and recognizing his invaluable contributions to philosophy and social and political thought.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Al [TX-9] (introduced 9/29/2009)      Cosponsors (41)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/28/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 361 - 47, 13 Present (Roll no. 821).

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

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.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.

26. 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).

27. 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.

28. H.RES.1047 : Commending The Ohio State University Buckeyes football team for its victory in the 2010 Rose Bowl.
Sponsor: Rep Kilroy, Mary Jo [OH-15] (introduced 1/27/2010)      Cosponsors (25)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 1/27/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

29. 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.

30. H.J.RES.24 : Providing for the appointment of David M. Rubenstein as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor: Rep Matsui, Doris O. [CA-5] (introduced 2/12/2009)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Administration
Latest Major Action: 2/12/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

31. 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.

32. 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.

33. 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.

34. 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.

35. H.R.44 : To implement the recommendations of the Guam War Claims Review Commission.
Sponsor: Rep Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [GU] (introduced 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (88)
Committees: House Natural Resources; Senate Energy and Natural Resources; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/5/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

36. 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.

37. H.R.592 : To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to encourage the use of certified health information technology by providers in the Medicaid Program and the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Schwartz, Allyson Y. [PA-13] (introduced 1/15/2009)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 1/15/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

38. H.R.608 : To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to carry out certain construction projects, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Oberstar, James L. [MN-8] (introduced 1/16/2009)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Administration
House Reports: 111-53 Part 1
Latest Major Action: 4/24/2009 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 38.

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

40. 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.

41. H.R.796 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into private debt collection contracts.
Sponsor: Rep Lewis, John [GA-5] (introduced 2/3/2009)      Cosponsors (25)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/3/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

42. 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.

43. 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.

44. 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]

45. 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.

46. 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.

47. 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.

48. H.R.1625 : To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care.
Sponsor: Rep DeGette, Diana [CO-1] (introduced 3/19/2009)      Cosponsors (115)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/19/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

49. H.R.1740 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase awareness of the risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer.
Sponsor: Rep Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [FL-20] (introduced 3/26/2009)      Cosponsors (375)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 10/8/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

50. H.R.1751 : To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Berman, Howard L. [CA-28] (introduced 3/26/2009)      Cosponsors (106)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 5/14/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

51. H.R.1820 : To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2777 Logan Avenue in San Diego, California, as the "Cesar E. Chavez Post Office".
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Susan A. [CA-53] (introduced 3/31/2009)      Cosponsors (26)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/31/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

52. H.R.1881 : To enhance the transportation security functions of the Department of Homeland Security by providing for an enhanced personnel system for employees of the Transportation Security Administration, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Lowey, Nita M. [NY-18] (introduced 4/2/2009)      Cosponsors (147)
Committees: House Homeland Security; House Oversight and Government Reform
House Reports: 111-273 Part 1, 111-273 Part 2
Latest Major Action: 9/29/2009 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 154.

53. H.R.1906 : To permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of the State of California, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Capps, Lois [CA-23] (introduced 4/2/2009)      Cosponsors (28)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 4/13/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

54. H.R.1995 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to prevent and treat diabetes, to promote and improve the care of individuals with diabetes, and to reduce health disparities, relating to diabetes, within racial and ethnic minority groups, including the African-American, Hispanic American, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities.
Sponsor: Rep DeGette, Diana [CO-1] (introduced 4/21/2009)      Cosponsors (24)
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.

55. H.R.2097 : To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the Star-Spangled Banner, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [MD-2] (introduced 4/23/2009)      Cosponsors (296)
Committees: House Financial Services; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 9/10/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

56. H.R.2245 : To authorize the President, in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the historic and first lunar landing by humans in 1969, to award gold medals on behalf of the United States Congress to Neil A. Armstrong, the first human to walk on the moon; Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr., the pilot of the lunar module and second person to walk on the moon; Michael Collins, the pilot of their Apollo 11 mission's command module; and, the first American to orbit the Earth, John Herschel Glenn, Jr.
Sponsor: Rep Grayson, Alan [FL-8] (introduced 5/5/2009)      Cosponsors (298)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-44 [GPO: Text, PDF]

57. H.R.2425 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes self-management training by designating certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services under part B of the Medicare Program.
Sponsor: Rep DeGette, Diana [CO-1] (introduced 5/14/2009)      Cosponsors (35)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/14/2009 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.

58. H.R.2517 : To provide certain benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees.
Sponsor: Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] (introduced 5/20/2009)      Cosponsors (140)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; House Administration; House Judiciary
House Reports: 111-400 Part 1
Latest Major Action: 1/29/2010 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 239.

59. H.R.2590 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the occurrence of diabetes in Medicare beneficiaries by extending coverage under Medicare for medical nutrition therapy services to such beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes.
Sponsor: Rep DeGette, Diana [CO-1] (introduced 5/21/2009)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2009 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.

60. H.R.2700 : To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to assist low-income individuals in obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage under the Medicare prescription drug program by expediting the application and qualification process and by revising the resource standards used to determine eligibility for such subsidies, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Doggett, Lloyd [TX-25] (introduced 6/4/2009)      Cosponsors (85)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/4/2009 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.

61. H.R.2760 : To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1615 North Wilcox Avenue in Los Angeles, California, as the "Johnny Grant Hollywood Post Office Building".
Sponsor: Rep Watson, Diane E. [CA-33] (introduced 6/8/2009)      Cosponsors (50)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-104 [GPO: Text, PDF]

62. H.R.3017 : To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 6/24/2009)      Cosponsors (197)
Committees: House Education and Labor; House Administration; House Oversight and Government Reform; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 9/23/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Hearings Held.

63. H.R.3119 : To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 867 Stockton Street in San Francisco, California, as the "Lim Poon Lee Post Office".
Sponsor: Rep Pelosi, Nancy [CA-8] (introduced 7/7/2009)      Cosponsors (48)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-106 [GPO: Text, PDF]

64. H.R.3319 : To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 440 South Gulling Street in Portola, California, as the "Army Specialist Jeremiah Paul McCleery Post Office Building".
Sponsor: Rep McClintock, Tom [CA-4] (introduced 7/23/2009)      Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-131 [GPO: Text, PDF]

65. H.R.3564 : To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to strengthen the provisions relating to child labor.
Sponsor: Rep Roybal-Allard, Lucille [CA-34] (introduced 9/15/2009)      Cosponsors (69)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 11/16/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

66. H.R.3567 : To repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage.
Sponsor: Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-8] (introduced 9/15/2009)      Cosponsors (107)
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.

67. H.R.3590 : An act entitled The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 9/17/2009)      Cosponsors (40)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 12/24/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Yea-Nay Vote. 60 - 39. Record Vote Number: 396.
Note: The bill is the Senate vehicle for health care reform legislation.

68. H.R.3668 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the special diabetes programs for Type I diabetes and Indians under that Act.
Sponsor: Rep DeGette, Diana [CO-1] (introduced 9/29/2009)      Cosponsors (87)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 9/29/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

69. H.R.3734 : To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish and carry out an urban revitalization and livable communities program to provide Federal grants to urban areas for the rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and facilities and development of improved recreation programs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Sires, Albio [NJ-13] (introduced 10/6/2009)      Cosponsors (107)
Committees: House Financial Services; House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 11/16/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

70. H.R.3742 : To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes.
Sponsor: Rep Kildee, Dale E. [MI-5] (introduced 10/7/2009)      Cosponsors (28)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 11/4/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Hearings Held.

71. H.R.3855 : To amend title 13, United States Code, to make clear that each decennial census, as required for the apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the several States, shall tabulate the total number of persons in each State, and to provide that no information regarding United States citizenship or immigration status may be elicited in any such census.
Sponsor: Rep Baca, Joe [CA-43] (introduced 10/20/2009)      Cosponsors (47)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 12/1/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives.

72. H.R.4321 : To provide for comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ortiz, Solomon P. [TX-27] (introduced 12/15/2009)      Cosponsors (93)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Homeland Security; House Armed Services; House Foreign Affairs; House Natural Resources; House Ways and Means; House Education and Labor; House Oversight and Government Reform; House Administration
Latest Major Action: 1/21/2010 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities.

73. H.R.4349 : To further allocate and expand the availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Napolitano, Grace F. [CA-38] (introduced 12/16/2009)      Cosponsors (43)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2010 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.

74. H.R.4360 : To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs blind rehabilitation center in Long Beach, California, as the "Major Charles R. Soltes, Jr., O.D. Department of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabilitation Center".
Sponsor: Rep Campbell, John [CA-48] (introduced 12/16/2009)      Cosponsors (52)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 12/16/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

75. H.R.4462 : To accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for the relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 1/19/2010)      Cosponsors (163)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-126 [GPO: Text, PDF]

NEXT PAGE | PREVIOUS PAGE | NEW SEARCH